By Doug Baarman One of the more enjoyable parts of being on the meeting planning side of our industry is learning new destinations. I have been on a bunch of site visit trips and have truly enjoyed every place that we visited: Atlanta, New Orleans, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Salt Lake
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Etiquette For Hospitality Professionals When Attending Industry Events
I attended three industry events in the past two weeks; a heavy reception, lunch and a sit-down dinner. At all three events, there was a featured speaker or a series of presenters. In each case, we knew prior to attending that there would be speakers and the topic they would
Read moreConferenceDirect Announces Team Director of the Year
Doug Baarman Receives Award for top performance and leadership in 2012 LOS ANGELES, CA – March 25, 2013 – Doug Baarman, CDS, Senior Vice President & Team Director has been named ConferenceDirect’s Team Director of the Year. He was honored at the ConferenceDirect Awards Dinner during its Annual Partner Meeting
Read moreWhat Business Are Hospitality and Meeting Professionals In?
“We aren’t in the coffee business serving people. We are in the people business serving coffee.” Howard Schultz- Founder and Chairman, Starbucks This quote really makes you think…what business are we in? We introduce ourselves as working in the hospitality industry, hotel business or as a meeting planner. But, when
Read moreFace-to-Face Meetings Matter to More than Meeting Planning Professionals
By Doug Baarman We have all known intuitively since we entered this industry the importance of meetings and events to our economy. This past year, it was proven by the Convention Industry Council. The Economic Significance Study demonstrates that meetings matter to our local, national and in fact the global
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