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Money Monday: Completing a detailed and accurate Request for Proposal
Completing a detailed and accurate Request for Proposal (RFP) can be a big time and money saver! By filling out a RFP, you not only make sure that your organization and committee are on the same page, but you also send consistent information to prospective facilities, destination management companies and […]
Tantalizing Thursday
You might say that popcorn is too mundane to be a breakthrough trend. The media focuses on technology products with descriptors such as breakthrough trends, Innovators, disruptive products, Early Adopters, etc yet the same applies to the food & beverage sector. There is upsurge in whole grain trends and popcorn […]
Top Trends Tuesday
So with a great demand for planners, and bearing in mind all the various challenges that are part of planning meetings and events, it is imperative to stay on top of all the up-to-the-minute, hottest planning trends. As part of the event planning industry you must be many things to […]
MONEY MONDAY: Partner with the Local Convention and Vistor’s Bureau
PARTNER WITH THE LOCAL CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. Successful meetings and events take hard work, careful planning and powerful partnerships. The CVB’s team is equipped with all the knowledge, tools and resources to make it easy to plan, promote and experience the destination you are interested in and their […]
10 Simple Tips to Creating a Better E-mail Blast
Number 10: Don’t ever use ALL CAPS in your message. It looks like you are YELLING!!! Number 9: Don’t use a lot of exclamation points in your copy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any more than 3 is just over kill!!! Number 8: Avoid eblasts that are one single image. Most e-mail clients won’t automatically […]
How Do You Keep It All Organized?? Part 2
Last week I listed my top 3 things that help me keep my life organized. Do It Now! Simplily! Simplify! Simplify! Delegate Here are few more tips that help keep me organized. Workable to do list. This is different from our real “got to get it done” or list of […]
How Do You Keep It All Organized???
One of the most popular questions I get from my clients is “How do you keep everything organized when you have so many events?” This week alone we have a large tradeshow in Chicago, a Senior Leadership Meeting in California, several cocktail receptions in Tampa plus the launch of a […]
The IMPORTANCE of a Conference Education Session Title
The goal of the conference organizer is for the session titles, descriptions and learning objectives to spark interest AND accurately match the presentation that is delivered. Why is so little time spent on crafting the best session titles, descriptions and learning objectives? Most conference organizers spent a large volume of […]
Marketing Concepts to Help Your Conference Be a Success
Marketing Campaign Before you start developing the marketing collateral, signage, and other brand materials, you must determine the theme for the show. The purpose of the theme is to help the attendees quickly understand what makes you different and why they should buy from you. Everything you create, from signage, […]