Tips and Tools

Meeting Planning Tips & Tools, Issue 1

Tip 1: Agree on the goals for your meeting and get buy-in from senior management before proceeding with the planning phase Often the goals of a meeting are unclear, leaving the planning team with little sense of direction which results in an unfocused agenda. Work with the appropriate team members to ensure that you are…

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Tips and Tools

Meeting Planning Tips & Tools, Issue 2

Tip 0: Cutting Costs Without Cutting the Experience: Five Easy Solutions The biggest issue organizations and their meeting planners face today is how to reduce costs without negatively impacting the attendee’s experience. Here are five ideas for you to consider when planning your next meeting or event: Tip 1: It pays to shop around. While…

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Tips and Tools

Meeting Planning Tips & Tools, Issue 3

Tip 0: Hotel and Travel Costs Rise: Why It’s Happening and How to Cope and Prosper Tip 1: Choose Your Site For Maximum Effectiveness Oil prices are skyrocketing and this has a direct correlation to the cost of travel and other meeting expenses. The most obvious effect is in airline ticket prices as airlines cope…

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Sandy Reynolds, CMP Speaks at NCBA 13th Annual Conference for Purchasing Cooperatives

September 27, 2007 – Sandy Reynolds, CMP, President of Meetings & Events USA spoke to attendees of the National Cooperative Business Association’s 13th Annual Conference for Purchasing Cooperatives about realistic techniques to boost meeting performance that can immediately be put to use. Her presentation, “How to Improve Your Member Meetings,” provided tools to help Cooperative…

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