Healthy Power Snacks for Meetings: Keep Attendees Going   Having healthy, power snacks on hand is vital to the overall success of a meeting or conference, as it leads to more engaged, enthusiastic, and positive attendees. There is nothing worse than hearing your stomach grumble in the middle of a quiet conference room filled with 500+ […]

Renew Your Annual Conference: A Refreshing Approach An annual conference has the potential to engineer shared connections and generate new ideas within a group. It may offer a renewing sense of creativity and confidence leading into the upcoming year IF your attendees are engaged throughout. Here are some ways to refresh your annual meeting:   […]

An important part of many corporate retreats and meetings is breakout sessions. Breakout sessions provide an opportunity to dive a bit deeper into the subject of the retreat. It provides a more personal space for the participants to explore a subject or topic of interest. It can also be an opportunity for participants to work […]

It happens all too often. A meeting ends, and employees leave confused, unheard, or uninterested. It is important, as a meeting leader, to end your meeting in a way that enables your employees to go back to work with a sense of direction and focus. By following these three simple practices, you can ensure that […]

“Which way is the restroom?”, “Do you have an extra pen?” and “What is the Wi-Fi password?” are just a few of the common questions asked at almost any event. We all know how frustrating it can be to frantically search for someone with a name tag to answer our questions. As the venue, it […]

When planning an event, booking your caterer and audio visual team are big items to check off of your “To Do” list but there is still work to be done. While you may think that catering and audio visual needs are independent of one another, think again! Both of these teams have large, heavy equipment […]

Planning an event can be quite a daunting experience. Event planners are often seen running around with a huge notebook, various note pads and more that do not make their day any easier. With the invention of smartphones, this is no longer necessary! We have discovered a few apps that will help keep your planning […]

No matter how old we get, sitting through meetings and attending work functions is not always fun or entertaining. However, there are ways to liven up your events and remind your attendees why they love their job! Sweeten up the dessert a little bit with a Donut Truck. This will allow the guests to stroll […]

Facebook, Twitter  and Instagram, oh my!  Social media has quickly become the most influential way to promote any business, product or event. Promotion. Use every outlet of social media that you can to promote your meeting. Create an event on Facebook, post statuses and tweets encouraging registration, announce speakers and other intriguing information. Blogs are […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…to throw a party! Whether it be at your home for family and friends or your company’s holiday party, we have come up with a few of our favorite holiday party trends that will have everyone rockin’ around the Christmas tree! Hot Chocolate Bar What better way to […]