Tracy Padot
For those of us in the meetings and events industry we know that budgets are shrinking and we’re being asked to do more with less. Often an event planner is not only responsible for coordinating all of the logistics for the event but they are charged with marketing it as well. I’ve devel…
Mark Bondy
Recently, at the Michigan Meetings Expo I had the opportunity to facilitate a discussion on Food and Beverage Trends in the meetings and incentive industry. Times have evolved and it is no longer about selecting menus from a standard list of options a month or two ahead of a program operati…
Leslie Blair, CMP
For the past three or four years, we’ve been operating in a buyer’s market. That is changing, and as a result, contracts are changing. Flexibility and willingness to eliminate certain clauses have gone by the wayside, only to be replaced by stiffer attrition and cancellation…
Dawn Whitcomb, CMP, Calhoun County Visitors Bureau
The Team Building Idea Swap groups shared some great ideas for group activities at the Michigan Meetings Expo. The favorites included contests using items such as play-doh sculptures, golf cart decorations or sandcastle (or snowman) building…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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