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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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Finding entertainment is really sort of easy when you think about it--pick up the phone and call an agency and tell them what you want, how much you have to spend, and the dates. Sign a contract. Piece of cake. But what if your choices are not available? Then what? Staying with your theme is important, but it is not the... »
Why Some Companies Still Hold Meetings
Everyone has heard by now about the restrictions placed on bailout companies. Other companies have also implemented the restrictions, thinking it will improve their public image. But when these companies made the decisions on who they needed to impress, they left out one important class of people: their employees. Spotlight on Executives There is no doubt the heat of the spotlight is... »
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... »
Uh-Oh: How the Recession May Affect Meeting Planners
The mantra for almost everything these days has changed from “location, location, location,” to “price, price, price,”, a few groans, and more than an occasional "uh-oh." Value and importance aside, meetings are suffering from the financial squeeze as well. Here are some ways a meeting planner might suffer--or benefit--from the recession. Air Travel Airlines are suffering, there is no doubt about it;... »
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... »