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 | 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...
by Tracey Daly | Feb 18, 2014 | Meeting Planning, On-Site Management
An issue-free meeting is one of those mythical creatures that every Meeting Planner has heard of, but no one has ever been lucky enough to see. There is normally and undoubtedly, something that is going to be brought to your attention that you were not expecting. But...
by Terry Matthews-Lombardo | Jan 3, 2014 | Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, On-Site Management, Small Business
What does your “uniform” say about you? What’s that, you ask? Didn’t know you were even wearing a uniform? Well, think again, because like it or not, what you wear to every assignment is viewed as a standard industry uniform by anyone who hires you, and you will...
by Lori Gershaw | Dec 4, 2013 | Independent Meeting Planners, On-Site Management, Small Business
As Meeting Planners and On-Site Managers our clients trust us with a lot of information, much of which can be considered confidential. Sometimes exposing even the most benign fact could betray a company’s sensitive intelligence. So whether you’re officially bound by a...
