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- June 29, 2010 How to Market the Program Five tips on how to boost participation
- June 25, 2010 Surprise: The Secret to More Memorable Meetings Depending upon your imagination, risk tolerance, and sense of adventure, meetings don’t have to be stuffy!
- June 10, 2010 Retreats Can Help a Law Firm and Its Lawyers Advance A law firm retreat can serve as a practical management tool to accomplish many purposes.
- June 10, 2010 Tips on Tipping Not sure who to tip and how much? The answers are all here!
- March 7, 2010 Industry Challenges and Solutions Despite talk of the recession being over, controlling event expenses remains a top concern.
- March 7, 2010 Chicken instead of Beef’: How the Meetings Industry is Adapting to Meet Economic Challenges The current economic crisis is forcing everyone in the meetings industry to get creative with strategic solutions to meet client needs, ease budget concerns and keep events from being canceled.
- February 10, 2010 Putting Relaxation Back into Firm Retreats: Loosening Up the Lawyer Mind Progressive law firms are making their annual retreats more engaging and productive through creative use of relaxation in a wide range of modalities
- January 24, 2010 Ten Rules of Law Firm Retreats Whether your next law firm retreat takes place at a tropical location or in the firm’s conference room, there are several things to keep in mind to make it productive, useful and fun. Here are ten “Rules” for law firm retreats.
- January 7, 2010 Virtual Meetings Glossary Although nothing can compare to the value and success of face to face meetings, virtual meetings are a part of the way business is conducted today. Here is a helpful guide to the most used virtual meetings terms.
- January 7, 2010 Planning With Short Lead Times Smart strategies for arranging meetings and events in a matter of weeks — or days!
- October 24, 2009 You Can Plan a Stress-free Golf Event Not a Golfer? Not a Problem - Eight Tips for Successful Golf Tournaments.
- October 18, 2009 Fun and Meetings Don’t Mix Fun has become a dirty word at meetings and incentives, but meeting professionals are finding innovative—and politically correct—ways for attendees to network and relax
- September 1, 2009 What Could Possibly go Wrong? Everyone makes mistakes. In the events industry, it’s how—and how quickly—you “fix it” that counts.
- September 1, 2009 Streamline Your Food & Beverage Budget with this Cost-Savings Checklist Think it’s possible to save thousands of dollars on your food and beverage budget? Here are some simple ways to save more than you ever thought possible.
- June 18, 2009 The ABCs of RFPs Here is a great checklist of what to include in your RFP (request for proposal) along with some handy tips on making the most of the follow up.
- June 18, 2009 Hotels React to Bad Economy with Great Deals With record low occupancies, hotels are negotiating everything. To reduce risk and future liability to planners, many hotels are now offering “attrition free” and minimized cancellation clauses to groups.
- April 14, 2009 The Argument for Humor at Law Firm Events Lawyers need to enjoy each other as people, not just as professionals. Fred Knipe disarms the most skeptical and leaves lawyers rocking with laughter.
- April 14, 2009 Four Tips for Fewer Travel Troubles Peter Greenberg, travel editor for NBC’s “The Today Show,” offers his four best tips for reducing air travel hassles.
- March 27, 2009 Ten Questions You Must Ask the Hotel before Your Firm Retreat Even the most seasoned planner may overlook small details that can wreak havoc on a Retreat. Here are ten that you may not have ever thought about!
- March 27, 2009 Retreats for Rapid Success There is more to conducting a successful Firm Retreat than reserving meeting space. Good planning means understanding why the firm wants the retreat, who should attend and many other considerations.
- January 6, 2009 Law Firms Can Advance with a Retreat Firm retreats create an excellent forum to discuss tough issues, change in the Firm’s direction, focus on a strategic plan and develop camaraderie.
- January 6, 2009 Setting Objectives Before You Select a Site Ten objectives to consider before deciding upon upon the type of hotel to host the Retreat.
- December 8, 2008 Top Ten Tips for Meeting Outside the U.S. Ten tips you won’t want to forget when meeting outside your home country.
- December 8, 2008 Leading Productive Meetings Five Practical Tips for Lawyers and Law Firm Administrators
- November 5, 2008 How To Spice Up Your (Company) Meeting Ten Tips for Planning and Success
- November 5, 2008 Make Partners Face Up to Each Other at a Firm Retreat The article discusses the many benefits of face to face communication at retreats while offering 10 Steps to a successful all-firm retreat
- October 3, 2008 Laughing With You Incorporating humor into the retreat experience and bringing its benefits back to the office can have a long lasting impact.
- October 3, 2008 20 Ways To Cut a Better Deal 20 smart negotiating tips for planners. This article previously appeared in the May 2005 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- September 4, 2008 Why Not A Cruise For Your Next Firm Retreat? Using a cruise ship as a destination for a Law Firm Retreat offers many benefits and exciting opportunities. Cruising is perceived as being very expensive however, the truth is that in many cases, cruising is actually less expensive than a hotel.
- September 4, 2008 Five Reasons Why Your Law Firm Needs a Retreat Firm Retreats can cost a lot of money and require an investment of everyone’s time. But it’s money well spent if you develop clear objectives and build the program accordingly.
- September 1, 2008 Strong Business Themes Getting creative and developing memorable themes can help to create a Firm Retreat that is eagerly anticipated, greatly enjoyed and long remembered.
- September 1, 2008 10 Marketing Issues to Address at Your Next Retreat Ten ways to help open up lines of communication, uncover marketing ideas and new directions for the firm.
- May 12, 2008 Planning Your Next Firm Retreat Although it may sound like a relatively simple task, planning and executing a successful Firm Retreat is much more complicated than one might think — certainly requiring more time and effort than planning the firm’s holiday party!
- October 1, 2006 Planning Successful Law Firm Retreats A step by step guide to planning a successful retreat. The article previously appeared in the October 2006 issue of Law Practice today.
- April 17, 2005 The Law Firm Retreat: Ho-Hum or Yee-Haw? Tips on how to ensure your retreat gets the intended results. This article previously appeared in SA Lawyer Magazine 2005.
- July 10, 2004 Planning a Successful Law Firm Retreat A very informative article discussing all aspects of planning a Firm Retreat. This article previously appeared in the July 2004 issue of Report to Legal Management.
- July 1, 2003 Are We Having Fun Yet? Even with serious topics on the agenda, an injection of humor is always welcome! This article previously appeared in the July 2003 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- May 1, 2003 Hiring Third Party Help A great article offering time-saving tips for the harried meeting planner. This article previously appeared in the May 2003 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- April 1, 2003 Handling First Time Jitters Great tips to help neophyte planners keep their cool during a high-pressure event. Previously appeared in the April 2003 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- November 19, 2002 Short Cuts: Festive Yet Frugal Tips on cutting costs. This article previously appeared in the November 2002 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- July 7, 2002 Time-Saving Tips for Busy Meeting Planners Simple ways to spend your days wisely, get the job done right and still be home for dinner! This article previously appeared in the July 2002 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- August 1, 2000 Evaluating The Meeting A helpful checklist to determine the success of a meeting. This article previously appeared in the August 2000 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- January 1, 2000 Choosing The Right A/V Equipment Basic knowledge and clear communication help an event go more smoothly. This article previously appeared in the January 2000 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- December 1, 1998 When Tragedy Strikes Strategies to plan for the unexpected! This article previously appeared in the December 1998 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- May 1, 1998 Hotel Security This article discusses many important security issues. It previously appeared in the May 1998 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
- January 1, 1998 Inspecting the Back of the House Back of the house “secrets” can be very telling about how your Firm Retreat may turn out. This article previously appeared in the January 1998 issue of Meetings and Conventions Magazine.
