Monthly Archives: June 2010

NASA Is Looking For Signs Of Life…At Your Conference

Tweet The National Adult Survival Association (NASA) has decided to send the next generation of land rovers to your annual meeting. These rovers have more robust and hyper-sensitive life detecting systems than the traditional conference evaluation smile sheets.  NASA is looking for signs of life…at your conference. NASA’s researchers have documented that your conference had…

Meeting Planners Cheat Sheet: Beverages

Tweet Here’s the first in a series of four quick tip sheets for meeting and event professionals regarding food and beverage, and meeting room setups. It’s also a great referral sheet for those appointed to handle meeting logistics for their company’s meetings and need some insight. Morning Beverages Amount to serve: 1 gallon regular coffee…

Tackle These Four Barriers That Prevent Effective Conference And Meeting Change

Tweet When was the last time you introduced some changes in your annual conferences and meetings? Perhaps you rearranged the schedule, mixed things up or set rooms in different layouts. So how comfortable was that change for you? I’ll admit that I’m not comfortable with change unless I’m told why I need to change or…

Using Targeted Testimonials To Build Conference Attendance And Increase Exhibitors, Sponsors

Tweet The most powerful sales and marketing tool that builds attendance or helps new exhibitors and sponsors sign on the dotted line is a targeted testimonial. Author and speaker Jeff Gitomer said it best: “When you say it about yourself, it’s bragging. When somebody else says it about you, it’s proof!” Most organizations use testimonials…

Five New Event And Meetings Tech Tools To Consider

Tweet Have you seen these new meeting and event tech tools? Sometimes staying abreast of the latest tech tools can seem daunting, especially in a world where change is the constant. Here are five tech tools that are worth reviewing. almost.at – Online Free Real Time Event Aggregator Website A free conference and event real-time…