Friday, February 12, 2010
Newsletter Access
Want to promote your conference through professional, trade and industry newsletters? Newsletter Access offers a key word search through 9,553 newletters. Labels: conferences, links, marketing, newsletters, professionals, tips
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Having More Breathing Space
What would your life be like if you had more breathing space: www.breathingspace.com/differentials Labels: blogs, breathing space, internet, links
Monday, November 16, 2009
Speaking Tips Resource Guide
Here is a wonderful roster of speaking tips and related websites: www.aresearchguide.com/3tips.html Labels: internet, links, public speaking, tips, websites
Thursday, December 18, 2008
America's Healthiest Airports?
Health Magazine has picked America's top ten " Healthiest Airports," but you'll have to decide the merits of the selections. Labels: airports, health, links, magazines, study, travel
Monday, October 13, 2008
Entire World has the Travel Bug
The Washington Post report that the " The whole world has the travel bug. And it's ravaging the planet." "The world has shrunk -- and the tourist legions have exploded. The streets of Paris and Venice are so crowded that you can barely move. Cruise ships are filling harbors and disgorging hordes of day trippers the world over. Towering hotels rise in ever-greater numbers along once pristine and empty beaches." The upshot for meeting planners: finding that special, out-of-the-way place is growing challenge. Labels: cruises, hotels, links, planning, tourism, travel
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Cruise for Free
Would you like to draw upon your expertise take a cruise for free? Robert Otterbourg, writing for Kiplinger magazine explains exactly how you can do it. Labels: advice, business, links, travel
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Cut Through Dialing Clutter
Planning a meeting and when on the phone do you want to cut down how long you're either put on hold or forced to push an endless series of buttons? Visit www.gethuman.com for dialing short cuts to all the top airline, hotel, and travel sites. It feels great to actually reach a live person in record time! Labels: clutter, internet, links, personal interaction, tips
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Sunday, July 09, 2006
The Net Meeting Phenomena
Here is my 2001 article on Jumping Aboard the Net Meeting Bandwagon. Amazing how quickly times flies and how this is all coming into place. Labels: article, internet, links, meeting
Sunday, June 11, 2006
More Useful Websites
100 Ultra-Useful Websites For Bureaus, Part 2 partial list, continued:
Marketing
| Human Click -- give your Web site visitors Live Help when they need it the most |
| Link Popularity -- a detailed listing of all sites linking to your URL |
| Link Spy -- keep tab on all sites with which you have reciprocal exchanges |
| Your Web Address -- insert your own address and see who's linking to you |
| Egrabber -- build a database with a list of contacts and names |
| Flip Browser -- site visitors can peruse a photo album of your featured speakers |
| Spy On It -- complete the form and receive alerts when you're cited on the Web |
| Expert Click --help generate publicity for your speakers and your bureau |
| Prof Net -- submit press releases to key media with one email |
| Phone Spelling -- enter your phone number to what words it spells |
Corporate Profiles
| Annual Report Service -- a huge free directory of online annual reports |
| Hoover's Online -- 1000's company profiles; find new customers, research markets |
| Private Eye -- search real property records, credit ratings, and more |
| Corp Tech -- a high-tech business directory |
| Vault -- information corporations and hiring practices |
| Tracer Lock -- scan thousands of articles daily to find what you're seeking |
| Wall Street Journal -- Wall Street Journal's corporate database, updated daily |
Labels: business, internet, links, marketing, speaker bureaus
Thursday, June 08, 2006
100 Websites For Bureaus
Here is a partial list of the 100 Ultra-Useful Websites:
Business
| CEO Express -- a spectacular all-in-one site for business owners |
| All Business -- many services and features designed for business owners |
| Tropica -- provide details on hundreds of mailing lists |
| Insure.com -- quotes for every kind of business and domestic insurance |
| Let's Talk -- offers comparative analysis of cell phone calling plans |
| Package Tracking -- trace your express package with UPS, FedEx, Airborne, etc |
| Dial Pad -- make phone calls from your PC to others' phones |
| Phone Deal -- all things related to phones and phone services |
| Do Not Call -- remove your number from telemarketing lists |
| Report Fax Spam -- inform the FCC about unsolicited fax marketers |
| Botspot -- bots for every type of automation need |
Labels: business, internet, links, speaker bureaus, websites
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Hospitality Sales & Marketing
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) offers educational opportunities and business-building opportunities specifically for meeting planners at events across the U.S. To search for events occuring in your region or are geared toward specific subjects visit HSMAI. Labels: associations, education, learning, links, planners
Monday, February 06, 2006
UC Berkeley Roster
Here is a roster from the University of California at Berkeley of professional organizations that enhance effective writing and speaking skills Labels: associations, links, organizations, speakers, writers
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Monday, January 09, 2006
An Impressive Program
The Meeting and Event Planning Certificate program at California State University at Dominguez Hills looks very impressive. A smapling of course topics includes: # Introduction and Fundamentals of Meeting Planning
# Special Event Management
# Negotiations and Contracts
# Site Selection and Inspections
# Marketing and Promotion/ Financial Management
# Food and Beverage Management/Room Set Ups for Adult Learning
# Audio Visual and Technology Today Labels: courses, events, learning, links, planners, teaching
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Top Meeting Industry Magazines
Three of my favorites: Meetings & Conventions - www.mcmag.com Meeting News - www.meetingnews.com Successful Meetings - www.successfulmeetings.com Labels: internet, links, magazines, meetings
Friday, December 09, 2005
Northwest Meetings & Events
A Meeting Resource: Northwest Meetings & Events magazine From the website: “Northwest Meetings & Events magazine is the premier trade publication for meeting planners and hospitality service providers in the Northwest states. Northwest Meetings & Events aims to report on and promote businesses involved in the meetings and events industry in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and British Columbia.” Labels: business, links, magazines, meetings, professionals
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
About Your Conference
A wonderful site for seeing how your conference connects with other sites on the web: simply type your conference name in quotes on the search line at Kartoo. Labels: conferences, internet, links, marketing
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