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		<title>When Do You Need to Hold a Cruise Event?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cruise events have been a popular choice for meetings and events of all kinds for years now, but not every meeting/event planner knows all that they need to know about planning cruise events. In fact, the lack of knowledge might turn some away from cruise ships. Here&#8217;s what a cruise ship has to offer: Low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Media Player an Investment in Your Career as a Meeting/Event Planner? Maybe…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was not long ago that meeting and event planners were taking notes with pen and paper, but those days might just be over thanks to some of the modern media players on the market. Most modern media players have the capacity to record conversations or voice memos, and that could save a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting Planner Self-Assessment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a meeting/event planner that needs to have a way to perform a self-evaluation, consider the following points: &#8226; Don&#8217;t look at success &#8211; The success of a meeting can, and probably will, be claimed by other parties. When an event or meeting does not go as planned, the onus of responsibility tends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 3 Reasons Why Businesses Need Meeting Planners</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has ever heard of meeting planners may have questioned the value of having dedicated personnel handling some or all of the aspects of planning a cruise meeting. After all, could these same plans not simply be conducted by other personnel? The answer is both yes and no, and here are the top three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Tools Every Meeting Planner Must Have</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 11:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four basic tools every meeting and event planner must have While meeting planners and event planners both need to be organized and accurate, it sometimes helps to have a little help. Here is a list of the four best investments a meeting and/or event planner can make to help their career along: A book on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Critical Skills of a Cruise Meeting Planner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 12:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two critical skills of a cruise meeting or event planner, and how to build them at your current job Planning cruise meetings and cruise events can be a rewarding carrier, but it takes a certain kind of personality to be successful. Luckily, most of the skills involved in planning cruise meetings and events can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build Customer Trust</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 12:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a meeting planner, it is essential for your customers to know that your services can be trusted. Many customers are wary of placing important details and information into the hands of a meeting planner. This is especially true if the customer is accustomed to taking charge of situations and being in control. However, circumstances [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simplify Incentive Travel with Group Cruise Deals and Convenient Planning Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 11:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter if you are a corporate conference and event planner, a wedding planner or a corporate travel planner, a detailed knowledge of group cruise packages and how they can help you and your clients is essential to successfully incorporating cruise ship venues and destinations into your planning services. It is one thing to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Tweet? Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Promoting an upcoming event is a critical skill for a meeting and event planner. Social networking applications, such as Twitter, can make the promotion process faster and more exciting. Most people agree that once you catch on the joy of the tweet, there is no going back. Twitter users can send a tweet to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning Government Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the trend has been to back down on meetings due to recession guidelines set down by the government, there is still a critical niche for meeting planners in the government itself. Although you will have to understand more rules and regulations, planning events for public organizations can be very rewarding and lucrative. A [...]]]></description>
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