November 1, 1998
News & Info
Try This
Have a Huddle Matt Luca, chairman of Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Solutions, has just the trick for keeping employees' eyes on the ball--or,...
Letters
Recognition on a Shoestring
Few activities have as much impact on employee morale and performance as a good recognition program. By good, I don't mean expensive: The success of a...
Meetings
Cool Companies
Newman's Own Inc. Years ago, a renowned actor and his good friend, a best-selling author, used to package the actor's homemade salad dressing in old wine...
Special Section
Years of Incentive Travel
Eight years before SITE was founded, a Salem, Mass. maker of vacuum cleaners and floor polishers whisked 400 dealers to Rome...to do things, presumably,...
Last Word
Xerox Corporation: Winning on the Web
Last year, 1,200 Xerox achievers visited France without even boarding a plane. That's because they were surfing the company's incentive travel Web site...
Gaming Update
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority * Contact: Rossi Ralenkotter, vice president, marketing* Phone: (702) 892-0711* Fax: (702)...
Gaming Update
Indian Gaming: The Big Players Indian gaming is now a $6-billion industry, although the explosive growth of this segment has slowed. According to figures...
Articles
The Real Scoop
You'd never peg this as a shareholder's meeting, but it's obvious you're in Vermont. Nearly everyone in the crowd is wearing shorts and faded T-shirts....
Pilgrimage to Omaha
Late this summer, before the stock market slowdown, Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock was trading as high as $84,000 a share. At press time, it was still...
You've Come a Long Way Baby
ANNE WOLD-GRAHAM, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EGR INTERNATIONAL, began her career in the incentive travel industry in 1968 as director of incentive travel...
What Does the Future Hold?
BOB VITAGLIANO, CITE, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF SITE SINCE 1993, began his travel incentive career as a corporate buyer for SCM Corp. in New York City....
About the Crystal Awards
In 1980, SITE established what was then called the "Incentive Travel Awards Competition" to honor outstanding motivational campaigns. The name was changed...
About SITE
In December of 1973, a small group of professionals in an emerging field known as "incentive travel" convened at the Americana Hotel in New York. Their...
About the CITE
The Certified Incentive Travel Executive (CITE) designation is the industry's highest honor, awarded to SITE members who have exhibited an outstanding...
On Location: Gold Lake Resort & Spa
It's summer 1998, but I feel like I've gone back in time 150 years to join the Southern Arapaho Indians on their vision quest. I'm at Gold Lake Mountain...
Trends: ARE MANY MEETINGS A WASTE OF TIME? STUDY SAYS SO
Feel like you're spending too much time in meetings that don't accomplish anything? You're not alone. According to a recent survey of 2,800 meeting executives...
Trends: TOP SELLERS WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER, SAYS STUDY
Top salespeople will take the answer "no" and just keep trying to turn it into a "yes." So says a recent Harvard Business School study. In addition to...
Meeting Management
NEW YEAR WILL BRING HIGHER TRAVEL PRICES, SAYS SURVEY With the coming year will come a continuing rise in business travel costs. These expenses, which...
Is This a Sales Meeting--or a TV Show?
Want to make sure your people never forget about a new product? Just take some questions about it and plug them into a game show format.Knowledge Quest...
FACING CHANGE: A monthly snapshot of our readers
Alan Bartlett was already in the midst of planning two national trade shows for October--which was a challenge in itself--when he had to stop what he...
Have Dilbert Join Your Next Meeting
Who said meetings have to be dull? The new Dilbert Meeting Book: Exceeding Tech Limits (Cedco Publishing, May 1998, $19.95) is primarily for note-taking,...
Incentive Possibilities
Become Matadors for a Day Qualifiers will be transformed into matadors at Foamex Carpet Cushion, Inc.'s fall 1999 incentive program to Andalusia, Spain...
Promote Your Meetings on the Internet
There are many ways to use the Internet to promote meetings, such as developing Web sites and communicating via e-mail. Here are some ways to use these...
With a Little Help From My Friends
One benefit of joining SCMP is that it provides a great network to call on when we need help--which happens often. A compassionate voice at the other...
AN SCMP MEMBER STORY: PAMELA RYAN, CMP CCH LEGAL INFORMATION SERVICES
"I'm always taking charge of events, even in my personal life," says Pamela Ryan. Her personality has propelled her up the corporate ladder: At 27, she...
CANADIAN CURRENTS
IN QUEBEC, NEW OWNERS AT STONEHAM SKI RESORT Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) has just purchased the Stoneham Ski Resort. Located 20 minutes from...
PEOPLE & PLACES
VIPeople *Geoff Chesire has been appointed vice president of sales and marketing for Millennium Hotels and Resorts, headquartered in London. Chesire most...
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