Are you getting ready to plan or execute your first in person meeting since early 2020? If you are, take these 3 simple steps: Don’t panic – you just need a guide with a plan Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage Call me – there are no strings
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As professionals in the meeting planning industry going through the largest challenge many of us have faced, one solution to consider is whether to outsource portions of your meeting and event needs. This is especially true to virtual options for the short-term and hybrid meetings for the foreseeable future. In
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“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” Frank A. Clark This quote is perfect for those of us who choose to be entrepreneurs in the meetings and events industry. We are traveling a path with lots of obstacles…and we love overcoming them. There
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Even as our economy and the hospitality industry enjoys a period of strength and growth, professional meeting and event planners have less time, less budget and less room for error when planning and executing events. Outsourcing various components of a function can allow the organization’s meetings department to focus on
Read moreI am writing to my fellow meeting planning professionals from the desk in my hotel room while on-site with one of my groups. This client was canceled by the originally contracted hotel and forced to find another location only eleven (11) months prior to their event. As I sit here,
Read moreFor nearly 20 years of my hospitality career, I was on the hotel side of the industry. During several of these years I facilitated a contract negotiation class, training the entire sales force of a major hotel chain. A large portion of my career as a supplier, I had the
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