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January 14, 2020
How To Reduce Food Waste At Your Next Event
AUDIT YOUR FOOD USAGE AND WASTE...
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November 25, 2019
Why You Should use a Cruise Ship to Help Create Exciting and Memorable Events at Sea
WHY YOU SHOULD USE A CRUISE SHIP TO HELP CREATE EXCITING AND MEMORABLE EVENTS AT SEA UNIQUE MEETING VENUES…Get away from the standard hotel ballroom and breakout rooms and enjoy huge theater space, indoor/outdoor meeting venues that can be set classroom, conference style, whatever your pleasure. Cruise ships have turned into great meeting venues at sea. STAY CONNECTED…New satellite technology and increased bandwidth are making wifi access faster and more reliable. FEEL THE BREEZE...
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August 28, 2019
A Meeting Planner’s Best Friend Hotel Partner of the Month: August
For August, My Hotel Partner of the Month is Lenne Goslin with the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point. Lenne conducted one of the best site visits I have ever been on by personalizing the site visit not only for my client but also involving the hotel staff’s children as they created pieces of art based on my client’s product and logo, it was amazing! She went above and beyond during negotiations and was kind and fair. Thank you, Lenne for standing above the...
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August 15, 2019
Upcoming Events
Here are some of the upcoming conferences that I'll be attending the rest of this year. Feel free to contact me if you are attending any of these and would like to connect. HPN Global Partner Conference - Seatle - October 3rd - 6th The HPN Global Partner Conference is the relationship-building event of the year that connects HPN associates with hotel partners with the main goal of relationship building. IBTM 2019 - Barcelona - November 18th - 21st The IBTM World...
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July 23, 2019
D.C’s Dirty Little Secret Client “Suite” Event Recap
I just wanted to say "thank you" to everybody who participated in my Rolling Stones Concert "Suite" Client Event earlier this month. I hope everybody had a fabulous time! I would also like to thank Brad Mettler, the Gaylord National Hotel and Travel Portland for their sponsorships. [embed]https://www.facebook.com/AMeetingPlannersBestFriend/videos/364224347570630/[/embed] Thank you again to everyone for making this another "Epic" Dirty Little Secret client event! Be sure to send me your RFP's to be eligible to attend my next event!...
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July 23, 2019
Great Marketing Tips To Help Increase Meeting Attendance
MAKE IT A “MUST-ATTEND” EVENT Tell people why they need to be there and have attendee advocates on your marketing materials to state why they attend your meeting. Help them, help you! CONTENT IS “KING” You should know what the “Hot Topics” are in your industry but providing great content comes from great feedback so 6-9 months out you should send out an email asking for ideas or suggestions for topics. This will give you a great starting point on what needs should...
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June 18, 2019
Tips for Group Safety and Security
Follow these tips when planning your next event to ensure the highest quality safety and security for your attendees PROVIDE YOUR ATTENDEES WITH 24-HOUR EMERGENCY GROUP AND HOTEL/VENUE CONTACT INFORMATION Make sure that your attendees are informed with all the proper phone numbers and contact information if any emergencies do arise. DEVELOP EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS WITH YOUR ONSITE STAFF FOR A VARIETY OF SPECIFIC POSSIBLE SECURITY SCENARIOS Don’t assume that the hotel or city will take care of you in an emergency. ...
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May 29, 2019
Legal Briefing: Cutoff Dates and Attrition
Hotels are going after attrition at the cut-off date and are also pushing more and more for daily attrition. Remember to include attrition clauses into your contracts that cover the following areas: Do not forget to ask to apply penalties to future business. Ask for a clause that states that if the hotel represents itself as sold out anytime during your program, then there will be no attrition for the group. Include contract terms allowing the meeting planner to replace...
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May 21, 2019
How To Get The Lowest Hotel Rates
It was great talking to a “tribe” of 40 meeting planners in Washington D.C. about how to negotiate fair hotel contracts. It was a day full of great conversations about something that I LOVE doing! Relationships Matter. I'll Be posting clips from my ASAE speaking event in episodes and for my Tip Of the Month, I'll be featuring Episode 1: Lowest Group Rates [embed]https://www.facebook.com/AMeetingPlannersBestFriend/videos/853940264968187/[/embed] Stay on the lookout for more episodes coming soon, and be sure to contact me. I'm Here To Help!...
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April 16, 2019
Mark Dallman “A Meeting Planner’s Best Friend” presents: D.C.’s Dirty Little Secret VIP “Suite” Concert Event!
The Rolling Stones concert for FedEx Field was officially rescheduled to July 3rd. I’m happy to say that the event is BACK ON and I’m excited to bring my TOP 10 Revenue Producing Clients to this Rolling Stones incentive. Based on the dates being moved I am also extending the cutoff date for RFP revenue to Friday, May 31st! So get those RFP’s to me as soon as possible as the Top 10 will be based on booked revenue and outstanding lead...
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