An interview with Kari Kesler, NBTA board member, co-founder of NBTA’s Groups and Meetings Committee, and former global manager, Honeywell Meeting Solutions, who is leading the effort toward a new certification, the SMMC
From searching for job titles to backtracking through hotels, how do you find those people within your company who plan meetings?
It's not a glamorous process. And it doesn't happen overnight. In fact, rolling out a strategic meetings management program is a pretty labor-intensive job that's often met with some tough resistance...
A strategic meetings management program only works if people use it. Here’s how to get the meeting organizers in your company to comply.
Where to start? The first step in creating a preferred supplier program is to partner with your procurement department — if you have one. Together you will draft detailed Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) documents that...
Work with administrative
assistants—not against them—to manage meetings.
An overview of technology tools — online meeting registry, hotel sourcing, budgeting, and registration — that maximize the benefits of an SMMP
The stormy economy is throwing meeting management into chaos. If you're not canceling a meeting, you're probably planning one with next to no lead time. While your sales force struggles to meet its goals, you're still charged with delivering...
When developing a successful strategic meetings management program, communications planning is critical
