In 15+ years of event planning, I’ve experienced many onsite challenges. There is the frequent (albeit frustrating problem) of late coffee/break food delivery; and the ever present risk of poor [...]
The much anticipated competition soon to play out in Super Bowl XLIX pales in comparison to the fierce competition that plays out every day in your inbox! I know I [...]
At every event we attend, whether it is a fundraiser or a conference, we experience the effects of sponsorship. A logo firmly displayed at the finish line, a thank you [...]
As event planners, we carefully plan, budget, and execute meetings and events in an industry that is forever evolving – our venues, the conference styles and themes, the audio/visual equipment [...]
It is that time of year again…time for the much anticipated (or dreaded) holiday office party. Having experienced a few holiday party flops, I thought I should blog on how [...]
Meetings Northwest just finished coordinating the 2014 National Rural ITS Conference in Branson, MO. Between break-out sessions, keynote speakers and a little zip-lining, we decided to fully incorporate Twitter at [...]
I’m a basics kind of person….or so I like to think. The basics - you are what you eat, you think what you read/watch. Life is simple, right? Wrong. But [...]
There are many different online event registration software packages available to event planners. Regardless of what you choose to use, you will need to lay out all the important event [...]
