photo credit: JeffSands This blog post is for business leaders, meeting professionals, and others who plan events. At The Speakers Group, clients expect us to offer innovative speaker suggestions to help them make their next event the best ever, and it has become clear that the topic everyone wants to know about today is social […]
Ben Stein Defends Business Meetings
Our thanks to Ben Stein for speaking out about the importance of the meetings industry on CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5075350n%3fsource=search_video Way to go, Ben!
MPI One+ Article Addresses Managing Speaker Costs
The online edition of MPI’s June 2009 One+ magazine includes an article about how meeting and event professionals can manage speaker costs in the current economic climate: “Talk Ain’t Cheap: How to secure a speaker for your event with as little fiscal pain as possible.” Robert Farmer, author of the article, writes: For planners, the […]
Meeting Trends Highlight ROI, Value and Hope
Benchmark Hospitality International announced its “Top Ten Meeting Trends for 2009” in March, based on observations from their 30 conference hotels, resorts and conference centers in the United States and Asia. A few notable highlights: Trend #1: The Business of Meetings is Business This year more than ever before, the business of meetings is straight-up […]
Social Media Networking and Your Events
Still trying to figure out if the “hot” social media tools have a place in your events? Or trying to figure out how to incorporate these tools into your toolbox? There’s a great post at Event Solutions with tips from event planners utilizing some of these new technologies. The premise: How are event pros using […]
Watch the ROI Speakers Difference
Sometimes, you just need a keynote speaker – someone who will “wow” your audience for an hour or so and leave them with some intriguing thoughts to ponder. Sometimes, you need something more. If you want to go beyond the keynote and create a real, high-impact learning experience for your attendees, you want ROI Speakers. […]
