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Business Meeting Incentives
- Cruise Meetings Are In StyleThe entire business world has been turned upside down and it is consequently time to look at a lot of old ideas and question them. One misconception that many people have is that cruises are only for personal pleasure. Au contraire mon frère, cruise meetings are certainly in style these days. Consider the following reasons: Employees [...] […]
- Using Travel Incentive Meetings as a ConcessionNot everyone in the office can get the big promotion and the corner office, but that does not mean that there are no other rewards to dole out to encourage performance and loyalty. In fact, some of those rewards can be tax deductible while simultaneously offering an immediate and direct benefit to the company, such [...] […]
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How to Attain the “Wow Factor”
Meetings do not have to be dull, drab, boring, and completely forgettable, but many times attendees dread meetings because these events often lack creativity and can seem stifling. A well-planned and carefully constructed meeting, however, can leave attendees in eager anticipation of next year's event. Ensuring that a meeting is educational, productive, enjoyable, and memorable should be the goal of... »
Planning Down Time
So you are just about done with the skeletal details of an event you’re planning. This is a first step of a job well done, but you may have left out one important thing: time off for the participants. One reason you may have overlooked this is due to pure creativity on your part. You want to offer them all... »
Danger and Opportunity: Two Characters, One Result
After reading an article entitled “Crisis? Or Opportunity?” in the March, 2009 issue of “Direct Selling News,” it became apparent that some think Americans have lost sight of Joseph P. Kennedy’s statement, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” As the father of two sons cut down in their prime--John and Robert Kennedy--he must have had a bird’s... »
When Your Client Wants to Cancel, Part 3
Sometimes meetings have to be canceled, but it should be a last resort. This is the third of a three-part series on ways that event planners can turn a canceled meeting around. We have looked at rescheduling your hurricane-ruined meeting as well as holding a virtual meeting to help your client go through with her plans. However, those two options may... »