MORE COMPANIES REWARDING SALES SUPPORT, TEAMS: STUDY The number of companies with incentive programs for sales support employees is growing, while one out of two companies is creating new performance measures for teams, according to a survey of...
Tradition and history are important elements in the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company marketing mix. Consider the company's logo--a signature of such historical significance that you're as likely to be asked to "put your John Hancock" on...
Over the blare of recorded music at Washington, DC's Planet Hollywood Restaurant, participants in the fourth annual Meeting Industry Legislative Action Day (MILAD), on March 6, traded notes between visits to Congressional offices. Sponsored by...
If you get the feeling that I've been trying to push Charleston, SC in this column, you're right. I want as many of you as possible to enroll for the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives' (SITE's) first University of The Americas, which I...
American corporations spend at least $30 bil-lion each year on meetings. If you don't know exactly what you're spending on meetings, it's probably too much...
TRAINING 2000: TECHNOLOGY TO TAKE OVER? Technology is moving to the head of the class when it comes to training employees. The Alexandria, VA-based American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) predicts that technological advances, along...
Thomas R. Oliver has been appointed chief executive officer of Holiday Inn Worldwide in Atlanta. He had been chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Audiofax, Inc., also in Atlanta...
The four pillars upon which most successful events rest include the venue, transportation, and entertainment. The fourth pillar is innovation, coupled with imagination. To make your corporate event a standout, you must match the effort you put...
Flying into Montego Bay, Jamaica and looking out the window at the sandy beaches and the lush green mountains that rise up behind them, a visitor cannot help but see that this is one of the most beautiful spots on earth. There is no sugar-coating...
Are you meeting in a city you've never used before? Need information--fast? We've done some legwork for you by figuring out which resources work and which don't when you're exploring unfamiliar territory...
