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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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Powerful Invitations
Meetings and events often start with planning from the perspective of the host(s), but it is the invitation that grabs the attention of participants. For the participants, the invitation really is the start of a meeting or event, it puts that event or meeting on the horizon. How any given invitation looks plays a major role in the efficacy of... »
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... »
Group Organizers See 7 Reasons to Bookmark Seasite.com
Newly launched Seasite.com provides 24/7 access to all cruise brands, and the most content-rich and searchable database for the cruise industry. Miami, FL (Vocus/PRWEB ) January 21, 2010 -- Planning a group cruise requires searching for detailed ship information and not always finding what you need – even on the cruise lines’ own web sites. Now, with Seasite.com, the first cruise... »
Spotlight – Atlanta: Southern Comfort at the W Atlanta Midtown
The W Midtown, in Atlanta, Georgia, provides a perfect venue for meetings and events. It embodies ambiance and has beautiful décor that is both well designed and welcoming. For meetings, the W Midtown provides a versatile venue that is easily modified to meet any of your event or meeting needs. If your meeting requires amazing food and beverages, the W Midtown... »
What To Do When Things Don’t Go As Planned During Meetings and Events
Planning a big meeting or conference event is something that you will find to be trying at times. Meeting planners will have a lot of things to do and feel rushed and maybe even a little bit anxious at the same time. You will not be able to make everything perfect and this is something that you will just have... »
How To Create Effective Team Building At Your Meetings and Events
When it comes to team work you will need it for most of your events. You will need to think about the teamwork first. You will have plenty of little details that must be completed, but can you put the most effect team together? When it comes to choosing people to be on a team, you have to pick them... »
Good Relationships are Key to Successful Events
Producing successful events requires ongoing communication and interaction between the meeting planner and the client, the vendors, venue managers. With many companies limited travel and meeting budgets, it is more important than ever to stay engaged with your clients through personal interaction. It's not all business - address your client's hobbies and interests, know the person. Send handwritten notes, especially thank you... »
Cruise Meeting Resource
Recently, we attended the 2009 Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Southeast Educational Conference at the Edon Roc Hotel in Miami Beach. We had the opportunity to speak with Brad Nickel, VP of Marketing for Landry & Kling. He was excited to tell us about the upcoming launch of a new cruise meeting resource for meeting and incentive professionals: Seasite.com. Seasite.com, the... »
Should You Specialize? Reflections on Types of Careers
Just as many doctors specialize in treatment of a certain part of the body, many meeting planners like to specialize. However, there are still many doctors in general practice who call their practices “family medicine.” Family practitioners treat common ailments and injuries, and often have many clients. Specialists have fewer, but often make more money per patient. The comparison of planning... »
Tours for Meetings and Events
Those who attend meetings and conferences in other cities have a natural curiosity about the towns that host their events. Although participants could simply go back to their rooms after the day’s activities are done and look up information on the Internet, it’s much more fun to actually get a taste of the town by being there. Why not book... »