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Business Meeting Incentives
- Tapping into the SMERF MarketThe first step in tapping into the SMERF market would – of course – be understanding exactly what the SMERF market is. This particular travel, meeting and event market consists of social, military, education, religious and fraternal organizations, hence the SMERF acronym. This growing market of potential clients is the bread and butter of some [...] […]
- Incorporating Luxury Spa Treatments into Corporate MeetingsWhether your corporate event lasts for two days or two weeks, there are bound to be certain points where participants begin to get edgy, stress begins to take its toll, or energy and attention begin to wane. Even in the most interesting meetings this can happen, which can lead to lower productivity and decreased satisfaction [...] […]
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The Best End-Of-Meeting Prize
End-of-meeting gifts or promotional items are always appreciated by the meeting attendees. Company logo printed t-shirts, business bags, or exercise equipment are popular items to order online for giveaway projects. However, there should always be a 'grand prize' available that will be very memorable event for everybody to talk about later. The very best end-of-meeting 'grand prize' that we know... »
Five Tips for Productive, Enjoyable Meetings
Effective meetings that are perceived as productive and enjoyable begin this success in the planning stages. Selecting a venue, determining the best seating arrangement, ensuring audio-visual equipment is reserved and set up, arranging the food and beverage component, and meeting each of your client’s specific needs are all crucial to ensuring a great meeting that is productive for the company... »
Fun Activity for Breaking the Ice and Breaking into Work Groups
Every meeting can benefit from fun activities that get the participants up and moving around the room, talking to other attendees and working together to complete a fun task. This is great for breaking the ice at the beginning of a meeting, breaking large groups into smaller working or brainstorming groups, team building and encouraging full participation. An important point... »
Ensuring Participants have a Satisfying Meeting Experience
Every meeting planner knows that breaking the ice at the beginning of a meeting, incorporating activities that liven things up a bit during the event, and making sure that participants are prepared with agendas and materials are important parts of ensuring a successful, productive meeting that will reflect well on your meeting planning services. Whether or not you will be... »
Arranging Your Meeting Room for a Productive Planning Session
Corporate meetings that include planning or brainstorming sessions need to be productive, need to stay on task and need to be in an environment that promotes clear, easy communication. The person conducting the meeting will be in charge of keeping the participants on task and moving them towards their goals, but the meeting planner can assist in creating an atmosphere... »
How To Keep Those Snoring Sounds Out Of Your Business Meeting
People who are new to meeting planning will often make the mistake of setting the meeting room up like a classroom. They assume that the key personnel will want to give the meeting participants important information to consider about a project. The difference between a business meeting structure and a classroom set-up is that everybody at the business meeting is... »
Making Plans for the Disabled
So the event you have been so proud of planning is over and seemed like a huge success. Congratulations! You send your client a bottle of fine wine, reward your helpers, and start talking about the next year’s conference. A week later your client calls you in a panic--that successful meeting did not have a closed caption screen or sign... »
When Your Client Wants to Cancel, Part 3
Sometimes meetings have to be canceled, but it should be a last resort. This is the third of a three-part series on ways that event planners can turn a canceled meeting around. We have looked at rescheduling your hurricane-ruined meeting as well as holding a virtual meeting to help your client go through with her plans. However, those two options may... »
Trimming the Fat with Virtual Scissors – Cutting Meeting Costs
When a company calls you to plan an event for them, they are thinking, “Please, let it be cheap!” They know the costs of a meeting are more than the checks they will write for the event--it may also include the employee-hours lost at their company and a host of other charges that can nickel and dime them to death. However,... »