March 1, 2008 FIM
Cover Story
Driven by Data
If you're confident that you know what your qualifiers want in an incentive program, you can skip this article. But if you suspect that your conferences...
Features
Branding With a Bang
Cheryl Higgins' product-launch meetings need to pack a punch. As vice president of market development for Chicago-based Destiny Health, it is her job...
The Lure of Europe: Can Planners Afford European Incentives?
For incentive trips, Europe is a big draw at a big price. But with forward contracts, careful site selection, and rooms at sea, savvy meeting planners...
Open Skies
The Open Skies Agreement between the United States and the European Union, taking effect at the end of March, eliminates decades of restrictions on the...
Taking Stock: With editor Regina Baraban
No Comment? Big Mistake
I'm skimming The Wall Street Journal on the morning of February 22 when a headline stops me cold: Countrywide Treats Bankers to Ski-Resort Trip. Ouch....
Opening Bell
Training, Finra-Style
As assistant vice president and chief compliance officer for Allstate Distributors in Northbrook, Ill., MARIBEL GERSTNER is an expert on Financial Industry...
What Makes A Meeting Green?
In February, ASTM International and the Environmental Protection Agency took a major step toward creating universal standards for green meetings. In conjunction...
MPI Breaks From Tradition
Encouraging attendees to rethink the way that they plan and participate in meetings, Meeting Professionals International added some new and experimental...
Agent Education: Long-Term Care, Ethics
Today's hottest insurance training trend has to do with issues surrounding long-term care, says Cindy Davidson, CIC, ITP, vice president of insurance...
FICP Newsletter
FICP Newsletter
FICP Profile Kim Boriin, CMP, senior event marketing specialist, Guardian Investor Services LLC in New York, is in his second year as vice president,...
The Exchange
On the Law: The Tangle of Hotel Ownership
With nearly three-quarters of all hotels in the United States operating as franchises and most hotel buildings owned by someone other than the hotel operator,...
Sites
The Mid-Atlantic States
Although an economic slowdown and construction credit crunch has postponed hotel and facility projects all over the country, the Mid-Atlantic area, with...
Northeast Chapter Meets in Hartford
Nearly 70 financial and insurance meeting planners and hospitality partners gathered at the Marriott Hartford Downtown in Hartford, Conn., January 6 to...
Central Florida
Orlando's ever-expanding accommodations menu is taking on a luxury theme. With current properties and those under construction, Orlando will feature a...
Closing Bell
Speak Loudly and with an Accent
If, like the majority of FIM magazine readers, you're considering having a meeting in Europe, this column contains valuable tips. For instance, did you...
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