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- Corporate Event Planners Can Now Plan Weddings with EaseYou are a corporate event planner that is darn good at your job and can put together a topnotch conference, team-building experience, executive retreat or upscale gala with one hand tied behind your back. But, what do you do when one of your best clients suddenly asks you to plan his wedding and you have [...] […]
- Baton Rouge – The Attraction is the ExperienceBaton Rouge, Louisiana is a meeting destination where the draw is the experience. Offering many venues that can support a meeting of any size, with breathtaking views of Baton Rouge as your backdrop, your group will be enchanted with the variety of great activities that range from sightseeing and the musical sounds of the local [...] […]
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Meeting Promotion And Publicity Checklist
Here is a checklist for meeting and event planners to use when promoting events. 1. Review previous years' promotional budgets 2. Determine objectives and scope of program 3. Determine audience(s): membership, potential exhibitors, an industry or trade, general public. 4. Develop theme and corresponding graphics. Considerations should include purposes of individual pieces: who will receive them, tone to be conveyed, how they will... »
Glam and Glitter – The Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria, New Orleans
Katrina may have huffed and puffed and blown the house down, but it only took five years and $145 million in renovations for the Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria in New Orleans to make her grand comeback. Twenty-foot ceilings traverse the expanse of an entire city block and the gilded hallways provide a home for the hotel’s original grand piano and 19th... »
Eco-Friendly F&B
Eco-friendly practices are becoming increasingly important in the meeting planning industry, so many more convention centers and hotel restaurants are making their menus sustainable, local and green. Here are som tips for meeting and event planners for "greener" food and beverage options: Serving beef? Use pasture-fed beef, which is greener than grain fed Don't serve endangered fish. You can find seafood watch... »
Book an Incentive Cruise
Value is what everyone is looking for today. Now more than ever before, customers are asking, "What am I getting for my money?" A lot of them even analyze how many hours they had to work for the money compared to the value of goods they consider purchasing. So as soon as your customer questions you why their company should... »
Great Advice for Meeting Planners and Event Professionals
FREE advice for Meeting Planners & Event Professionals from MPI's 2009 WEC conference in Salt Lake City, Utah! Tips on incentives, more...leadership, facebook and linkedin! Meeting... »
Global Launch Of Seasite.Com Will Revolutionize The Cruise Meetings Industry
The First Web Portal for Cruise Meetings & Events Puts Planners in “Cruise” Control with its Innovative Technology, Robust Search & Super Rich Content MIAMI, FL (Sept 29, 2009) – In what will be a bold foray into cyberspace and revolutionize the cruise meetings industry, global cruise event specialist, Landry & Kling, announces the worldwide debut of Seasite.com, the first... »
Meeting Planners: Conference planning at the new Melbourne Convention Center
If you're planning a conference, or planning a meeting, Australia's $380 million state of the art Melbourne Convention Center is open for business. Tim Shaw narrates this short video and takes you on a tour of Melbourne's new Convention Center. Australia is a popular and exciting destination that meeting and event planners may want to consider. Visit MCEC for more information... »
A Few Minutes Into the Future
If you are like a lot of other independent event planners, you are facing some of the most uncertain times of your professional life. No one will deny that events at the end of 2008 made 2009 look pretty scary. The worst thing was, many of us were not prepared for that--it requires more than socking away funds for dry... »
Planning a Corporate Event? Here Are a Few Tips
Planning an event could get very tedious as you will need to look into every small detail and ensure that everything runs smoothly. However if you follow a few simple steps, there is no reason why you cannot achieve satisfying results. There are many ways to organize corporate events and some of these could even get expensive. During times of... »
Low Budget Event Meals
The economic crunch has bitten into our lives, finding its way in everything we do. Yes, lifestyles have changed- a lavish, spendthrift economy has taken a back seat and what has come upfront is a population of anxious consumers, eager to save every penny. With the “saving” culture finding a huge fan following, it is no great surprise that the event... »