by Geoff Woliner | Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning
We all know how crazy travelling can be these days. Unexpected delays, mishandling of luggage, scary, turbulent, white-knuckling rides…and that’s just the cab to the airport!Whether you’re going on a site visit or attending a conference you’ve...
by Geoff Woliner | Sep 3, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management
You’re asked to do a lot more with a lot less. “Deb, we need to bring that meal cost down to 37 cents per attendee. And the Red Roof Inn is running some great group deals. I think we can get 4 in a room this year.” The sound testing works perfectly....
by Lori Gershaw | Jul 24, 2014 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management
It’s hard listening to the news these days with everything going on in the world. As a meeting planner, my heart goes out to the people traveling to the AIDS Conference on the downed Malaysia Airlines flight. I’ve certainly handled my share of emergency situations...
by Lori Gershaw | Jul 14, 2014 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, Vendors
As Independent Meeting Planners, we’ve all had to hire vendors. But how do we know they’re any good? Just taking their word for it may get us more than we bargained for, so we ask for references. Whether they are a caterer, an on-site staffing agency, an...
by Susan Suarez | Jun 12, 2014 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning
I once heard a story that the lead singer in a famous rock band always had to have a bowl of M&M’s in his hotel room but without the blue ones. The meeting planner negotiating the contract skimmed the contract and never noticed the bit about the blue M&M’s....
by Lori Gershaw | Mar 5, 2014 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management
You’ve sent your resume out to thousands of employers, been on hundreds of interviews, and still no job offers, why?? Must be the economy, right? Maybe not. Yes, there may be a lot of competition out there, but there’s only one you. Let’s stop blaming everyone else...
