16 Nov 09 Event and Meeting Planning Tools
Marriott offers some good event and meeting planning tools on their Web site, including:
Budget Calculator
What will be the cost of your event… for hotel rooms… for food and beverage service… for each attendee?
Event Space Calculator
How much space do you need to host a banquet or reception for 150 people? Get the answer with Marriott's Event Space Calculators:
Checklists
Invite speakers. Check. Notify guests. Check. Schedule your meeting at Marriott and relax. Check and double check. Use the downloadable checklists and check off every important detail.
Tags: Amp, Attendee, Budget Calculator, Calculators, Downloadable Checklists, Exhibits, Food And Beverage, Food And Beverage Service, Hellip, Hotel Rooms, Marriott, Meeting Planning, Negotiation Techniques, Planning Tools, Publicity, Sessions, Site Selection, Space Calculator, Speakers, Square Footage
22 Aug 09 Guerrilla Marketing for Meeting Planners
At the recent 2009 Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Southeast Educational Conference at the Edon Roc in Miami Beach we had the opportunity to hear Brad Nickel, VP of Marketing for Landry & Kling, speak. He gave a presentation on Guerrilla Marketing for Meeting Planners and agreed to let us publish that presentation here, for those meeting professionals who were unable to attend.
Here is the presentation – let us know if you have questions!
Brad was also excited to tell us a little about the upcoming launch of a new resource for meeting and incentive professionals: Seasite.com.
Seasite.com, a new Landry & Kling company, will be the industry’s first online cruise marketplace for global meetings and events. Mr. Nickel, explained, “Seasite.com puts cruise sourcing on par with hotel site selection along with easy RFP generation for multiple brands and ships.”
The site will be launching in late September but in the meantime they are running a contest to win an inaugural cruise aboard the new Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas, billed as the worlds largest and most innovative cruise ship. To enter simply go to their web site, Seasite.com, and sign up to recieve their newsletter and be notified of the official Seasite.com launch. The contest winner will be selected at random on Sept. 10, 2009.
2009 MPI Southeast Educational Conference was held at the Edon Roc Hotel, Miami Beach, August 13th-15th. For more information visit http://mpisec.org/
Our thanks again to Brad – and here’s his bio:
Guerrilla Web Marketing
Guerrilla Web Marketing
In this interactive and innovative session, internet marketer Brad Nickel will share valuable insights on how to maximize your impact on line and how best to optimize your website with the smallest investment of time and money. Avoid the painful pitfalls of Search Engine Marketing. You will learn how to make the most out search engine marketing and best practices for garnering attention for your services and personal brand on the web with little financial expenditure. Learn powerful tools to generate new business using Search Engines and discover new ways to free advertising to generate leads on the web.
Tags: Contest Winner, Cruise Ship, Educational Conference, Global Meetings, Guerrilla Marketing, Guerrilla Web, Hotel Miami Beach, Inaugural Cruise, Incentive Professionals, Internet Marketer, Landry, Late September, Launch, Meeting Planners, Meeting Professionals International, Meetings And Events, Mpi, Roc, Royal Caribbean, Search Engine Marketing, Seasite, Site Selection, Vice President Marketing, Vp Marketing
Advertisement
Corporate Meeting Planner Resources
- Cruise line Expansion in Chinese Market Good News for Meeting PlannersChina is becoming a popular destination for MICE events due to its rich cultural heritage, beautiful natural landscapes and most of all - its high economic growth. Everyone wants to do business in China right now. Naturally, that translates into lots of meetings, trade shows, conferences and other events. According to The China Incentive, Business […]
- Time to step out of the ZoneSo often we find ourselves repeating the same patterns both professionally and personally because it feels “safe”. While that perceived safety may or may not be real, it explains why so many people feel their lives are in a rut. It is that comfort zone that so many long for that ultimately is their worst enemy. In order […]
- Stimulating Your Attendees in a Positive WayAfter reading the article Boost the Brain Computer, Don’t Crash It, I got to thinking about how foods definitely have an effect on mood and concentration. Anyone who has ever seen a child at a birthday party, loaded with candy, snow cones, cake and soda can attest to the fact that while the sugar will […]