Founder and president of The Speakers Group, Shawn Ellis, has written a new special report to help meeting and event planners maximize the value of their speaker bookings in pursuit of increased ROI for their meetings. To obtain a copy of the report (free), sign up on the web site of The Speakers Group’s new […]
Video: Keith Ferrazzi on the Value of Meetings
Keith Ferrazzi, respected thought leader and author of the bestseller, Never Eat Alone, and the soon-to-be-released Who’s Got Your Back? speaks up about why meetings are critical to business – especially in this economy: Keith offers further insights into how meeting organizers can make their programs “cancel-proof” in the upcoming issue of our TSG Key […]
SlideShare Has Benefits for Event Planners
Looking for ways to build awareness of your event, create additional buzz, archive presentations and documents, invite registrations, etc.? If you organize events that involve presentations, SlideShare now has event functionality that you may want to consider. Check out their “Events on SlideShare” page for more info. I’ve not personally used the service, but if […]
Should You Schedule Meetings and Speakers in a Recession?
If you’re a meeting planner (or one who plans meetings, whether that’s your official title or not), you’ve likely noticed the buzz lately in defense of the value of meetings. (If not, check out KeepAmericaMeeting.org.) There’s a great article on that theme in the February issue of Incentive magazine specifically related to incentive events (imagine […]
How to Plan, Build and Deploy a Successful Virtual Meeting
With corporate and association meetings budgets feeling the pressure from current economic conditions, e-meetings/virtual meetings/online meetings/webinars are becoming much more appealing alternatives to traditional live meetings. If you find yourself trying to evaluate whether the online medium is right for your next event, we came across this free webinar that you might find helpful, produced […]
Keep America Meeting
Meetings, Events & Incentive Travel Industry Joins Together for Keep America Meeting Campaign New York – February 11, 2009 – Two days after the U.S. Travel Association and industry leaders from key organizations issued guidelines for recipients of TARP funding, members of the meetings, events and incentive travel industries have banded together in a grassroots […]
