January 2010 CMI

Cover Story

Incentive Travel Cuts Hurt Sales, Morale, and Retention

To say that incentive trips of late have been more low-key than usual is like saying the past year has been a little... challenging...

Features

Adapt or Die: The Evolution of Meeting and Incentive Firms

Meeting and incentive companies are adding services and positioning themselves as strategic partners to win corporate clients' business in 2010. It might be the only way they can survive. ...

In Every Issue

Check In with Barbara Scofidio: Don't Demotivate

Your Best People In this economic crisis, Corporate America has missed a crucial point: You can't cut forever. Not without doing some damage to sales, morale, and retention....

Post Con: Ann Godi, CMP, president, Benchmarc360°, Inc., and chair, Meeting Professionals International Board of Directors

Q&A with Ann Godi, CMP, president, Benchmarc360°, Inc., and chair, Meeting Professionals International Board of Directors...

Keynotes

FutureSpeak: 2010 Predictions from Rohit Talwar

Global futurist Rohit Talwar's predictions on meetings in 2010: "shorter, cheaper, and faster"...

2009 Crystals Sparkle

The winners of the 2009 Crystal Awards have been announced, recognizing innovation, creativity, and return on investment of incentive travel programs and motivational experiences ...

Cheap Internet from Trade Show Startup

San Francisco-based rade Show Internet, launched in May, has shipped out hundreds of its $299 plug-and-play Internet kits....

New Book by Ex-Meeting Planner

Planners with a penchant for mysteries will enjoy unraveling Katy McDermott’s tangled tale, Meeting Murder, a novel set on-site at a pharmaceutical meeting...

Coffee Table Book Keepsakes of Your Incentive Trip

An incentive trip can be the experience of a lifetime. While the event inevitably comes to an end, photographer Sam Scrofani is making it his business to keep the memories alive for years to come...

Sites

Seabourn Odyssey Prepares for its First World Cruise

The new Seabourn Odyssey is the first luxury vessel to debut in six years. This month, it will embark on Seabourn’s first world cruise, a 108-day voyage visiting 26 countries on six continents from Fort Lauderdale to Athens...

Kalahari Waterpark Resort Convention Center

1305 KALAHARI DRIVE, WISCONSIN DELLS, WI 53965 608.254.3314877.525.2427FAX 608.254.8609 JOHN CHASTAN, CMPDIRECTOR OF SALESWIGroups@KalahariResorts.com...

MGM Grand Detroit

1777 THIRD STREET, DETROIT, MI 48226 313.465.1777877.MGM.EVNT MGM Grand Detroit has created an unparalleled experience as one of the Midwest's premier...

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