September 1, 2004
Cover Story
PERCEPTION PROBLEMS
BRUCE BOLGER IS A MAN WITH A MISSION: to get people to finally understand incentives. Two years ago, Bolger, president of Selling Communications in Irvington,...
Upfront
No Clue About What You Do
OUR READERS WHO PLAN INCENTIVES often tell me what a hard time they have when they try to explain to people what they do for a living. Often, they just...
News & Info
ROI Summit Helps MPI's Draw
THE ROI SUMMIT: APPLYING THE POWER OF MEETINGS was just one reason some 3,151 meeting planners and suppliers flocked to the Meeting Professionals International...
Meetings Scramble After Charley
HURRICANE CHARLEY hit Southwest Florida resorts and hotels hard on August 13, particularly around Fort Myers and Sanibel and Captiva islands. While some...
MIXing in
MPI MIX, Meeting Professionals International's online community that launched in June, will host a September 21 online roundtable on emerging destinations;...
Meetings
Freeform Meetings
Picture a meeting with no keynote speakers, no pre-announced workshop schedules, and no panel discussions. Instead, participants organize themselves in...
a new way to guide groups
A new activity on the teambuilding circuit is well-suited for high-level groups: orienteering. In team orienteering, groups take a half day to learn basic...
How to Choose a Facilitator
YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM faces a complex decision involving multiple issues and diverse perspectives. You believe they would be more likely to succeed if one...
Search and Rescue Experience Teaches Corporate Survival Skills
A FAMILY IS LOST in a mountain wilderness, and it's up to your group to save them. The Tall Timber Search and Rescue Program, a teambuilding experience...
Incentives
2004 Motivation Show Packed with Content
CHICAGO EXPECTS TO HOST more than 15,000 attendees at this year's Motivation Show, to be held September 28 to 30 at McCormick Place Convention Center....
The New EU
All eyes are on the the 10 countries that joined the European Union May 1. Bob Guerriero, president of The Journeymasters, Salem, Mass., reports that...
did you know
that consumers pay an average of $571 extra when they buy a car, to cover the cost of dealer trips and bonuses? Source: Art Spinella, CNW Marketing/Research,...
TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES' POPULAR PINK FLAMINGOS
AS READERS OF THIS COLUMN will know, some of the most effective forms of recognition cost little or nothing at all. So it should come as no surprise that...
Golf Swings Back
GOLF HAS BEEN TAKING some hits lately. First there was the research by the National Golf Foundation reporting that more than half of the golf facilities...
Why Planners Need To Be Prepared for the Worst at a Golf Event
TRY AS THEY MIGHT, even the most competent meeting planners can't control the weather on the day of their golf event. Nor can they keep executives from...
Risky Business
IN 1996, ST. LOUIS-BASED MARITZ INC. organized an incentive program in Arizona during which two attendees died in a hot-air balloon crash. That was a...
A WORLD OF INCENTIVES
Albuquerque, New Mexico HYATT REGENCY TAMAYA The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa is an immersion experience, a place where visitors are transported...
spin and win
Who doesn't like to take a gamble now and then? Torrance, Calif. based American Honda Corp.'s Spin Play promotion rewards salespeople who sell certain...
Merchandise
Pillow Gifts 101
Follow these tips to make sure that room amenities make it into your attendees' hands: At the pre-con, make sure the hotel has scheduled enough staff...
Online Catalogs Take It to the Next Level
ONLINE CATALOGS ARE BECOMING more sophisticated. These Web-based programs offer winners the freedom to select awards without being confined to a printed...
THE MERCHANDISE EVOLUTION
IN THE EVER-CHANGING WORLD OF INCENTIVES, one thing is constant: Companies will always use incentives to change the way people behave, says Jim Bufton,...
Independents
Temp Jobs: Here to Stay
THE TURBULENT ECONOMY has permanently changed many companies' view of outsourcing meeting planning, says Dawn Penfold, president, Meeting Candidate Network...
Effective E-Mail
E-mail is the marketing vehicle of choice for independent planners who need to get the word out about their services. We tapped several planners for tips...
indy directory
Don't miss our first-ever Outsourcing Sourcebook, starting on page 99 an invaluable resource for people looking to hire independent planners, incentive...
IT Without a NET
IF YOU'RE A SMALL INDEPENDENT meeting planner, it helps to know a little about everything, particularly when it comes to office technology. What if it's...
Special Section
Sites
Site News and Notes
Located on the west bank of the Snake River in the shadows of Wyoming's Teton Range, the CRESCENT H RANCH is tucked into the edge of a pine forest, yet...
Spa-Lendid Meetings and Events
Mmmm. Sweet! THE SPA AT HOTEL HERSHEY is in the midst of a major renovation and expansion that will nearly double its size and capacity. Already a leader...
On Location: Farmington Valley
Planners in search of new U.S. incentive destinations should take a close look at Farmington Valley, a cluster of seven charming small towns just west...
keep your shorts on!
According to a study conducted by a cultural anthropologist for Willow Stream Spa at Bermuda's Fairmont Southampton, men prefer to wear shorts and T-shirts...
Pacific Northwest
WHAT'S NEW The recently formed Seattle Southside district, which includes Tukwila and SeaTac, the community surrounding the region's main airport, offers...
Last Word
jet lag
JET LAG 1. (noun) a condition that is characterized by various psychological and physiological effects after a long flight through several time zones...
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