by Cara O'Neill | Sep 30, 2015 | 2015, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management
September Morn… ah, that’s one of my late father-in-law’s favorite songs. I can hear it in my head now even as I just say those words. Neil Diamond sure had it right when he sang about the feelings that a brisk September morning can conjure up. The whimsical freedom...
by Geoff Woliner | Aug 21, 2015 | 2015, Guest Bloggers, Meeting Planning
Event planners from all walks of life are often given a straightforward task: “Make this event great!” As if you were planning on making it a catastrophe. This directive is issued from the top, either from internal leadership or the head of client organizations, and...
by Terry Matthews-Lombardo | Jul 14, 2015 | 2015, Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, On-Site Management
If you’re new to temporary or On Site Management (OSM) work, you might think that working a few hours at a dinner program in a fancy restaurant is an easy-peasy assignment. And sometimes they can be, but other times, watch out! When you work a number of these...
by Geoff Woliner | Jul 7, 2015 | 2015, Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, Small Business
A steady stream of clients is the lifeblood of any event planner’s business. Most event professionals go to great pains to ensure they have a crisp website, strong SEO presence and a robust network of referrals that keep things flowing. But that’s only one part of the...
by Lori Gershaw | May 21, 2015 | 2015, Small Business
I was recently given the honor of speaking at the African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. AWEP is a U.S. Department of State initiative started in 2010 to help support women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa. In front of an...
by Terry Matthews-Lombardo | Mar 24, 2015 | 2015, Guest Bloggers, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management
By now, most of us on the planning side are aware of the sweeping changes that took place in the management of medical meetings since the passage of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PPSA), aka “The Sunshine Act.” Since 2009, small steps have been taken...
