When planning cocktails...

...be sure there’s a way everyone can spot each other.

The RetailSpeaks cocktail hour was tonight, in the eighth floor bar at the Marriott Marquis on Times Square. For some bizarre reason, the front bar was closed, but a few of us grabbed drinks from the back bar then snagged a table up front, just to be sure the rest of the group would see us (or we’d see them).

What’s that saying about the best laid plans...?

Bottom line: There were several micro-groups scattered about, no one spotting the others. My bad. Next time, gotta find a balloon or something to mark the right table. Drats.