I Set Up a Site First of all, I have created a Web site, bellwether group.com, where potential clients can enter their upcoming meeting requirements. Companies can do this either on the Internet or--even better--on their own intranets...
OUT: MERIT PAY IN: STRATEGIC REWARDS If employees think of merit pay as an entitlement, how can it motivate them to work harder or better? If a reward program is not linked to your business strategy, how can you expect to get results...
* Do your agents know variable products? In a recent issue of National Underwriter, columnist and Chatham, MA­p;based attorney Hill Gallagher predicted the next life insurance scandal will come about because of how variable-life products...
Did you know that to visit some countries, meeting attendees and speakers need to apply for visas several months in advance of a meeting? Or that a passport due to expire in less than six months is not considered valid in some countries--including...
Go West, Young Winner Looking for a new incentive idea? You may want to heed Horace Greely's legendary advice and head west--to a dude ranch. Many of the 100 members of the Dude Ranchers' Association focus on group business, with some offering...
* Holiday Inn Worldwide in Atlanta has promoted Laurie Donachy to senior vice president, worldwide sales and reservations. She had been vice president, worldwide reservations and guest relations...
The World Wide Web is like a huge reference library that's always open. The only problem is, someone has taken all the books and thrown them on the floor. Plug into your favorite search engine and type the words "meeting planning." Our editors did...
OVER the years, meeting planners have developed guidelines and formulas to help them estimate their audiovisual needs. The following are some of the most useful rules of thumb that can help you to match your groups with the meeting room and...
THE NEED FOR COMMUNICATION IN TURBULENT TIMES What Happens When The Music Stops? An interview with Tom Renda, principal, Mercer Management Consulting, Boston, MA ...
Flying into Montego Bay, Jamaica and looking out the window at the sandy beaches and the lush green mountains that rise up behind them, a visitor cannot help but see that this is one of the most beautiful spots on earth. There is no sugar-coating...