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- Seasite.com Launches Version 2.0Business Planners Can Now Search Cruise Choices and Submit One Request to Five Cruise Lines Simultaneously Seasite.com, the first online portal for cruise meetings and events, launched version 2.0 that provides business and event planners direct access to major cruise lines. With the new electronic Request For Proposal (eRFP) feature, planners can send cus […]
- Not Enough Hours in the Day?What Meeting Planner hasn’t wished for just a couple more hours in the day to get more work done? With all the details and planning involved in orchestrating a successful corporate event, its no wonder sleep falls to the bottom of the totem pole in so many cases. The thinking is always, “I’ll get some rest after […]
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Meeting Planners Need to Wear Multiple Hats
With more companies than ever using meeting planners, it would seem like meeting planners might be immune to the need to wear multiple hats. Sadly, that is not the case and for a very interesting reason: as more companies employ meeting planners, more companies are in need of individuals with flexible skill sets. If you want to transition from an... »
Great Organizational Tools for Meeting Planners
Being a successful meeting planner requires organization, and not in small amounts. Staying organized is important for anyone hoping to make a successful career out of meeting planning, and that will generally mean investing in the right tools for the job. In some cases, these investments can be covered by the company or companies one is working for/with, or it... »
Tips From Successful Meeting Planners
Learning how to become a successful meeting planner is something that many struggle with, especially in their first few months on the job. There seems to be so much to balance between the often complex yet subtle social interactions and the finite scheduling that forces both sides of the brain to work at once, sometimes going in different directions. Here... »
Live an Exciting Life as a Cruise Meeting Planner
A cruise meeting and/or event planner is a special job that only some people are suited to. The job can be exciting, but it also involves very serious aspects too. Those who can walk the fine line between playing hard and working hard can make a good living. Those who only want to be defined as ‘hardly working’ will probably... »
The Great Job Shakeup Has Arrived, How Are Your Incentives?
The poor economic conditions are finally starting to lift and one thing has recently become clear: this means a massive shakeup in jobs. One of the main reasons for this is that employers have known full well that employees were not truly free to leave their jobs until now. This means that employers who wish to retain their top talent... »
Managing Your Events
Managing Your Events - Once You Know The " Why", The"How" will Present Itself Getting the right information to make your event great is not always easy. You will want to be informed so that you can do everything that you need to so that you are in control of the event and so that it can be a great... »
When Your Client Wants to Cancel, Part 1
Although a company may have a perfectly good reason to cancel a meeting, a good meeting planner can often save the day by helping the client find another way to hold the meeting, thereby recovering some of the expenditure by making it productive. This is the first of a three-part series on how to make a canceled meeting work for... »