What’s New in Contract Negotiations

Posted on April 11th, 2018
Sara Faircloth, Mission Point Resort The topic of “What’s New in Contract Negotiations” is an interesting one as well as ever-changing. It seems there is something new that pops up with every contract. It was interesting to hear both the planner side and supplier side of “What’s New” a…

Association Tools Build the Way for Savvy Meetings Strategists

Posted on April 11th, 2018
Sherry L. Cummins, CMP, CMM A meetings management strategist must be savvy with contract verbiage and negotiations, return on investment, budgets and accounting, procurement, risk management, professional presentation, sustainability, and networking! Strategic Meetings Management (SM…

Content is king

Posted on April 11th, 2018
Aaron D. Wolowiec, MSA, CAE, CMP, CTA Earlier this year, CareerCast released its 2012 Job Stress Report listing meeting planner as the sixth most stressful job based upon work environment, job competitiveness and risk. Consider, for a moment, a day in the life: from hotel contracts and BEOs to spea…

Meetings Deliver Results

Posted on April 11th, 2018
Let’s face it, time is money and today senior management expects meetings, incentives and events to deliver business results. The days are gone where your daily tasks were reviewing rooming lists and BEOs. Meeting planning requires strategic management and a continual eye on ROI. Meeting…

Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau

Posted on April 11th, 2018
The lakeside communities of Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Boyne City, and Walloon Village are well known as communities who have been welcoming both affluent cottage owners and visitors since 1875. Respect for our traditions, our culture and our environment have kept the descendants of the early co…