September 1, 2006 CMI
Cover Story
Disconnect, Reconnect
Karen Bennett, vice president of sales strategy and support, sensed a disconnect between what salespeople wanted in an incentive trip and what her company,...
Upfront
Take Time to Remember
In the past few months, our industry has seen the loss of three wonderful people to cancer. David Riddell, vice president, certificate marketing for Marriott...
News & Info
Airline Plot May Yet Have Repercussions
The discovery of an alleged airline terrorist plot in the United Kingdom last month had a temporary if severe effect on travel to and from the U.K., while...
Spouse Deduction Still Alive
A provision restoring the tax deductibility of travel expenses of spouses who accompany partners on business trips was part of the inheritance tax/minimum...
Proposed Rule for Passport Regs Up for Comment
The U.S. State Department and the Department of Homeland Security have officially issued a proposed rule that would require citizens of the United States,...
StarCite, OnVantage: Technology Competitors Merge
Managing meeting spending has become a hot topic, and a surprise merger announced last month brings together two of the most visible companies providing...
A Timeline of Meeting Tech Mergers
The OnVantage/StarCite merger marks a continued consolidation of the meeting technology market over the past few years. Here are some other highlights....
APEX Version 2.0 Released
We want APEX to be the Intel Inside, said Terri Breining, chairwoman of the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) Initiative...
Carlson Marketing Acquires Meeting Co.
In a move that will bolster its meetings and events team by 25 percent, Minneapolis-based Carlson Marketing acquired the U.S. operations of TQ3Navigant...
Meetings
Lessons in Meeting Education
Because most Corporate Meeting Pros did not earn their degrees in meeting planning, many reach a point where they want something extra to enhance their...
Closet Rock Stars Welcome
Now that it has clients in Australia singing its tune, a teambuilding newcomer called Song Division is set to launch in the United States in November,...
educational opportunity
How can meeting environments influence learning? That's the question tackled by the International Association of Conference Centers, in conjunction with...
Managing Meeting Pros
Secrets to maintaining everyone's sanity in a pressure-cooker environment ...
Incentives
New This Year at the Motivation Show
The Motivation Show the meeting and incentive industry's biggest trade show just got bigger. This year's event, to be held September 26-28 at McCormick...
Why Wachovia is W.I.S.E.
Wachovia is a Cinderella story in customer service excellence. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., with 94,000 employees, Wachovia is the fourth-largest...
Don't Miss
The Incentive Marketing Association's 2006 Circle of Excellence Award Presentation and Luncheon, September 26, noon-1:00 p.m. For the past six years,...
Gold Rush Incentive
King Pharmaceuticals, Bristol, Tenn., knows how to treat its incentive winners like gold. In June, as part of its President's Club Alaskan cruise on the...
sweet branding
Who ever thought the day would come? For party favors or corporate gifts, everyone's favorite candies M&Ms are customizable with corporate logos. At www.mymms.com,...
Everything iPod
Electronics rock, says Scott Siewert, region director of Atlanta-based USMotivation. That's what incentive winners want these days and he doesn't see...
For Most Goals, Cash Is Not the Best Motivator
Money may make the world go round, but if you want your people to strive higher, rather than just go round and round, try offering something other than...
Lost in the Mountains
Rarely does an Incentive Trip turn into a national news event. But that was exactly the case with Securian Financial Group's biannual national sales convention...
Do Meetings Wreck Incentives?
Corporate governance scandals, the 2000-2001 recession, new legislation and regulations all have left incentive industry professionals wondering if the...
Sites
All Eyes on Dubai
The world's fastest-growing travel destination may also be the least visited by groups from the United States. It boasts 365 days of sunshine, a waterfront...
Pricey, But Suite
The 26th-floor Peninsula Suite at the Hong Kong Peninsula, Kowloon, was built with security in mind. Word has it that the CIA was even consulted on the...
Don't-Miss Spots Near Seoul
Korea has become a major international business destination, with seven convention centers in operation and another two under construction. Visiting groups...
News From Asia
BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL plans to add four to six hotels in Malaysia over the next 12 months. The company will use its flagship hotel, the 556-room...
Spa News
ECOTULUM RESORTS, in Tulum on the Riviera Maya, Mexico, offers inventive spa services at its MAYA SPA. Tulum's only holistic spa specializing in ancient...
New Orleans: A Tale of Two Cities
The story of New Orleans since Katrina has been called the tale of two cities. I visited the two during the American Library Association's annual convention...
World of Incentives
Mexico City: The Marquis Reforma WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE art deco architecture, a prime location on Mexico City's grandest avenue, extensive new meeting...
On Location: Boston to Montreal on the ms Maasdam
For incentive qualifiers who love cruising and who doesn't? here's a fresh option: Holland America's ms Maasdam's seven-day Canada and New England cruises...
Greater Chicago
What's New Aggressive growth and progressive leadership are the hallmarks of the Greater Chicago area in 2006. For starters, the Metropolitan Pier and...
Puerto Rico: On the Fast Track
Participants in the 2006 Meet the Greens Invitational Golf Classic and Marketplace, held June 9 to 12 in Puerto Rico, got their first big surprise before...
Last Word
special effects
Fire, Water, Light Special effects can create a visual memory of your meeting or event that will remain vivid long after the flight home. In fact, attendees...
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