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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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Corporate Meeting Planners Are Moving Up
The importance of corporate meetings and events continues to increase, especially as the current economic slump seems set to continue unabated. The result is that meeting planners are moving up from dealing with middle management to dealing with executives, and those same middle management staffers are now in the unemployment lines or moved up in the company themselves. Here are... »
The Secrets of Successful Meetings
Being a successful meeting planner entails knowing the secrets to creating successful meetings. If you do not happen to know those secrets, then read on: Time – The time that meetings are held has a huge impact on energy levels. Early AM meetings, especially on Mondays, tend to be less productive than those scheduled prior to lunch. Meetings immediately after lunch,... »
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... »
Selecting a Unique Venue
Even though all hotels are not the same, hotels are not necessarily unique. Even though various cities offer various attractions and forms of entertainment, cities are still just cities. When planning group incentive travel, a meeting planner will want to look beyond hotels and cities. There are numerous venues from which meetings planners can choose when organizing group incentive travel.... »
Setting an Agenda for Cruise Meetings
Meetings at sea are not all about pleasure, leisure, and recreation. While entertainment and recreational activities should be included as part of a group incentive cruise, the inclusion of seminars and meetings is equally important. Companies and organizations hope to see both intangible and tangible profits from incentive cruises, and participants want to enjoy the “vacation” atmosphere as much as... »
Measuring Your Work Performance
It is essential for a meeting planner to measure the performance of their work. A meeting planner will want to ensure that they are meeting client's expectations, and one way to assess this is to determine if the purpose of the event was achieved. It will be vital to know not only if the event's purpose was achieve but also... »
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... »
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... »
Mark On Call –iPhone App for Meeting Planners
Mark On Call (MOC)is a custom floor planning application for the iPhone. It’s easy to use and gives the meeting planner, wedding planner, or event coordinator the ability to create, optimize, or change a floor plan on the fly. A presets palette is available for the application giving the user different options for different stone, color, or wood patterns. It’s... »