by Paul Cunningham | Feb 13, 2020 | 2020 Blogs, Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management
When it’s time to hire temporary event staff, planners should think long and hard about their needs. These temps represent the company, interact with attendees and can have a great impact on the success of the meeting. Are these hired temps going to ensure the event...
by Maritza Myrthil | Jan 28, 2020 | 2020 Blogs, Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management
As 2020 has arrived with a new year and new decade upon us, this is the perfect time to reflect and take inventory on your events that took place last year as well as within the past decade. We are at a pivotal time to focus on what went well, what did not, and what...
by Paul Cunningham | Jan 21, 2020 | 2020 Blogs, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management, Small Business
Are Temporary Event Staff Always Readily Available? In a recent survey of meeting planners, over 58% of respondents claimed they were concerned with the availability of On-Site Professionals (OSPs) as event dates drew closer. That, however, means almost 42% were not...
by Mary Windham | Oct 30, 2019 | Archived Posts, Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management, Small Business
Event Managers must rely on a great team to successfully execute their events, sometimes across time zones and countries. Moreover, client expenses can often be reduced by hiring local staff and third-party vendors. Yet these scattered teams only succeed if the leader...
by Eva Keidel | Oct 18, 2019 | Archived Posts, Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management, Small Business, Uncategorized
Meetings and events are designed, launched and attended worldwide and the Events Industry Council claims that in 2017, events generated more than $1.07 trillion and drew 1.5 billion participants which based on a study completed in 2018. Now whether you are a Strategic...
by Cara O'Neill | Sep 18, 2019 | Archived Posts, Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management, Small Business
In recent months, our team has been well entrenched in learning more about the Certified Meeting Professionals within our network and gaining perspective into their roadmap with having earned the designation. It is our hope that by sharing some personal experiences,...
