Sometimes coming in under budget isn't about cutting expenses, but about working smarter--by planning ahead, saving time and effort, or simply changing the way you usually do things. Here are 99 tips for doing just that...
Call it teambuilding, Napa-style: having your sales reps compete to create the best dessert or blend the most exquisite Merlot. But you don't have to go west for fine wine, since 48 of the 50 United States have wineries, many of which are suitable...
Roaring down New Mexico's St. Jemez trail on a Harley Davidson hardly sounds like a typical way to conduct business. Neither does a brainstorming session or marketing meeting around a desert campfire. But John Wheeler, CEO of Rockford Construction...
If Xerox, the company whose name is synonymous with photocopiers, sends an invitation promising a big announcement to Don Lowe, Sir Speedy's top executive, that's enough for him to R.S.V.P. No other information is necessary...
Ray Bloom Bids Farewell They stopped him everywhere, dead in his tracks: on the escalators, in the jammed aisles, as he rushed from presentation to presentation. They questioned him about his plans, assured him that he would be missed, shook his...
The Lynette Owens Advisory Board meets at the Inn at Bay Harbor to discuss the consolidation of the financial services industry--and to check out the Midwest's hottest new resort...
Meetings and Incentive Travel MartLatin America Latin America may not have a high profile as a meeting and incentive destination--but it delivers. That's the theme of the first Meetings and Incentive Travel Market (MITM)Latin America, to take...
ICP PARTNERS WITH PLANSOFT PlanSoft has formed an alliance with Adams Business Media, publisher of ICP. As of September, visitors to the ABM Web site, www. meetingsnet.com, are a single click away from the PlanSoft Network, a database listing...
The annual planning conference for the administrative services department of State Farm's northern California region had traditionally taken place at a conference center where staff would "get fired up, then forget everything and go back to...
New President Promotes Work/Life Balance There's no doubt about who was the most well-received speaker at the 1999 World Education Congress of Meeting Professionals International, held in July at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention Center...