So here is a thought for meeting planners…….. If you are planning any meeting or event and someone says “let’s do it exactly like last year, people loved it” – It may be time to rethink what you are doing.
Category: Event Planning
What Meeting Planners Can Learn from Zappos
Wow, this was a post worth dusting off for meeting planners, this post is from July of 08…..I went and had a look and Zappos is still at it. Check out this article from Business Week from December 30th of 2009…. Reading this article made me think, I can do more on a daily basis […]
Group Event – Zip Lining the Mountains of the Dominican Republic
Update, 5/24/11, I have been working on the Site Chicago Mexico Event pictures and this gave me the boost I needed to create a quick video of our Zip Adventure and take the static pictures out of this post. I hope that the video does the experience justice, it was a ton of fun and […]
Las Vegas Continues Making Huge Mistakes Hurting the Meetings Industry
In yet another move that makes me shake my head, Las Vegas unveiled yet another bad marketing device in this era of government crackdowns and meeting lynch mobs hurting the meetings industry. If Las Vegas wants to fly under the radar, regain some of the meeting and event business that has canceled and make the […]
You Want Meeting Planners to Pay What? Part I
A first-time meeting planner and exhibitor recently arrived onsite at a major meetings industry trade show with company check in hand and instructions from her boss in mind: rent a few furniture items for the booth. No problem, right? Upon speaking with show services providers, the exhibitor was floored to learn that she would have […]