by Pat Ahaesy on May 22, 2013
When and How To Outsource Meeting and Events Help – 10 Tips
Recently I read a post from someone who is a one person meetings and events department for a corporation. She listed everything that she does and after many years of doing this she is very tired.seems that each time she was asked to do something she always said “yes”. Can you relate to that? Probably many can.
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Here’s the problem that I see. Most of us want to keep our job and are afraid to say know to our boss for fear that we’ll be replaced or thought of in a bad light. Those thoughts are based on insecurity.
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by Pat Ahaesy on May 16, 2013
Clearly technology has changed and continues to change our lives, both personally and at our jobs. Meeting and Event Planners confront this all the time. We hear about every kind of technology or whiz bang gadget. I personally love to use technology.
But, before I recommend a technology for a client event I ask is this appropriate, the most effective use of technology for your event? Think of the following when selecting a technology for your meeting or event:
- Will the technology improve attendee engagement?
- Will the technology make the event production process easier and better?
by Pat Ahaesy on May 8, 2013
Recently, I read an excellent article by Alan Kleinfeld, titled “Smart Budget: Drip Pricing Primer”, an extremely important concept for all in the meeting planning and event planning business.
What does Kleinfeld mean by “Drip Pricing”? He says that according to Juanita Gaynor, president of Elegant Affairs by Juanita, drip pricing is a technique in which firms advertise only part of a product’s price and reveal other charges later.
Yes, this does seem to be what the airlines are doing with checked bag fees, fees for preferential seating and now one airline is charging for carry-ons! Clearly, this is very deceptive.
by Pat Ahaesy on April 8, 2013
When I was a college student I took a course on creative writing. We had to write an essay of sorts twice a week. At first, I received so-so grades. My professor asked to meet with me and he told me that he thought that I could do much much better by writing from my heart and about things that inspire me or impassioned me. He also suggested writing from real experience and to stop creating fictional scenarios.
I did that and began to receive As on my essays after that. What does this have to do with this blog? EVERYTHING!!
