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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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Not Ready For a Cruise? Are You Sure?
One of the most common questions meeting planners and event planners get at some point is: should we book a cruise ship for our next event? A cruise meeting is sort of corporate equivalent of a rite of passage in a way, but it can be surprisingly affordable. Here’s how to tell if a cruise meeting or cruise event might... »
Augmenting All-Inclusive Options
When trying to decide whether to handle all of the planning for a meeting and/or event, many event planners fall into the trap of believing that there are only two extremes: all-inclusive and handling every little detail on their own. While it is true that there are many offerings at both extremes, it is often possible to find ways to... »
Landry & Kling Announces Seasite.com Online Community Powered by i-Meet
Social Media Strategy Launches for Planners and Suppliers; Technology Partnership Connects Customers, Embraces Open Communication May 05, 2010 07:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time MIAMI--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Cruise event specialists Landry & Kling Inc. have announced a strategic partnership between their company Seasite.com, the first cruise portal for meetings and events, and i-Meet.com, the professional and social network for meeting and event... »
How to Motivate Employees with Incentive Travel
Have you ever considered why or if employee incentive travel is more preferable than a cash bonus? Is there more to incentive travel than purely compensating employee(s) for a job well done? Discerning the things that motivate your employees is a crucial feature of conducting business. It is crucial to learn just what motivates each person as an individual. If the... »
LANDRY & KLING and SEASITE.COM APPOINT MARK PHILLIPS, FORMER STARCITE EXEC, AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
LANDRY & KLING and SEASITE.COM APPOINT MARK PHILLIPS, FORMER STARCITE EXEC, AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER MIAMI, FL (March 18, 2010) – Longtime cruise meeting and incentive specialist Landry & Kling Inc. – who last fall launched Seasite.com – has appointed Mark Phillips to the new position of Chief Operating Officer. Phillips, founding team member at StarCite, Inc. and, most recently, Managing Director/Vice... »
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... »