Aaaargh, Get Ye Off My Room Block!
There be pirates about, Meeting Planners. And I am not talking about the eye patch wearing, rum drinking types. These pirates are not out for your ship, but for your rooms. With growing frequency,...
View ArticleDo You Hear What I Hear?
Love the lyrics (below)? Check out the new holiday classic: “Do You Hear” Video! Said the VP to the meeting planner, Do you plan what I need? I need to have an awesome meeting planned. Do you plan...
View ArticleROI for Sponsors and Exhibitors
A few months ago I wrote about a plan for ensuring that the ever-important ROI happens for your event. If your events include sponsors and exhibitors, their ROI greatly affects your ROI! They look to...
View ArticleWin Big with One Billion Dollars!
“Wow!” This was my reaction when I opened up an email from Roger Helms, founder of HelmsBriscoe, stating that our total bookings in 2014 came to over one billion dollars. One billion dollars! No one...
View ArticleSanity Savers are In
We talk a lot about saving time and money, and though quite important, saving our sanity also ranks rather high. Meeting Managers have the capacity to store amazing amounts of information, details,...
View ArticleGet More Attendees Guide
One of the top questions you will hear in the days leading up to your event is, “How many tickets have we sold?” or “How many people have signed up?” Some events have the luxury of being so well known...
View ArticleIn Case of Emergency, Read This . . .
Meeting planners deal with all sorts of, what we might call, “everyday emergencies.” The weather can cause plane delays, the printer failed to print up handouts, one of your team member falls ill, and...
View ArticleFor the Meeting Planner who has Everything . . .
It’s no secret that meeting planners lead glamorous jet set lifestyles where we are wined and dined and showered with lavish gifts. So what’s a gal or guy to do when it comes to buying that perfect...
View ArticleMeeting Planner Infographic
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an infographic is worth at least that – and then some. Infographics, which are defined as “graphic visual representation of information, data, or knowledge...
View ArticleAre you Fee-ling it?
Probably. Sometimes we meeting planners fee-l it; paying fee after fee after fee. We find ourselves asking – Do I have to pay them? Is there room for negotiation? Why so many fees? Let’s explore the...
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