2010 outlook: Boutique events, cost management

摘要

Doug Ducate is president-CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research. BcoB talkedrnto him about upcoming trends in the events industry.rnBtoB:Are there any hurdles you see for the event industry this year?rnDoug Ducate: Therntwo big challenges are time and cost.rnTime in many ways-prior to the economic decline-was a bigger factorrnthen cost, particularly among young professionals. The time that we are asking people to take away from the rest of their lives is probably everyrnbit as important as the cost.