WHERE to Next? Meeting Destination Tips!
We were talking to our friend Marcus Johnson, from the Reno/Tahoe Convention Visitor’s Bureau about franchise convention destinations the other day and he mentioned a great article from the Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) that we thought we’d pass along. Leverage your Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) or Destination Management Organization (DMO) to Make Your […]
Was My Franchise Convention a Wild Success?!?
Here’s Part 3 of SPEAK’s series with tips for creating Fantastic Franchise Conventions! In January, I again had the wonderful opportunity to co-facilitate (with Marcus Johnson, Reno/Tahoe Visitors Bureau) a Business Solutions Roundtable at IFA and listened to some of the most successful franchisors talk about their convention successes. Here’s Part 3 of our series […]
Is Wellness Now a Factor in GREEN Meetings?
When looking to update our information on green meetings (because it had been 2015 since we’ve really taken a dive into this), I ran across something fresh that I wanted to share. It’s the addition of “wellness” as a focus. Paul Salinger, VP of Marketing at Oracle (which takes a rigorous approach to greening its […]
Conference Insider Tips for Fantastic Franchise Conventions – Part 2
At IFA in January, I again had the wonderful opportunity to co-facilitate (with Marcus Johnson, Reno/Tahoe Visitors Bureau) a Business Solutions Roundtable and listened to some of the most successful franchisors talk about their convention successes. From those conversations grew a slew of valuable conference tips—and here’s Part 2! Conference Tips: Provide time for franchisees […]
Insider Notes on Innovative Franchise Conventions
Innovation is great, but proven, fresh ideas from other franchisors about their conventions…that’s awesome, right? In January, I again had the wonderful opportunity to co-facilitate (with Marcus Johnson, Reno/Tahoe Visitors Bureau) a Business Solutions Roundtable at IFA and listened to some of the most successful franchisors talk about their convention successes. The sessions were lively, […]
Franchise Execs Delivering Presentations That ROCK Their Franchise Conventions!
Being in the business of speaking, I KNOW the incredible value of delivering targeted content that ROCKS an audience. And at franchise conventions, in addition to outside, professional speakers (and sometimes in lieu of), franchise execs are front and center, on stage presenting to their franchise teams. The opportunity is great, the stakes are high […]
The Problem With…”Without Further Ado…”
I was in an audience recently when a speaker took the stage with little more than a, “without further ado, here’s your speaker”. My reaction was…wait, WHAT!?!? WHO is this? WHY have they been given the privilege to speak to this audience? I know I’m in the speaking business, so maybe I was more unsettled […]
Does searching for a keynote speaker sometimes feel like online dating?
…pouring through profile after profile, sorting and sorting to narrow down the search, watching videos, reading auto-biographic words about background, strengths and passions, trying to read between the lines to find the perfect fit—all the while wondering what is it you’re NOT seeing? Now I’ll admit, sometimes this really IS fun AND sometimes successful (I […]
Franchise Convention Planning Checklist & Timeline to the Rescue!
Can I see a show of hands…how many of your franchise organizations are in the process of planning their 2017 conventions or conferences? (Pause and look around…) I thought so! 🙂 We’ve noticed a recent increase in downloads of our Franchise Convention Planning Checklist & Timeline from our website, so we know the planning juices are […]
Is Your Event Planning Team Big or Small?
Event planner is ranked as the 5th most stressful job in 2016! And, of course, in the franchise world, often this critical function is added to the job description of someone who has a MANY other responsibilities. 🙂 Whether your event planning team is big or small, we ran across a few awesome ideas recently and […]
