Plan Your Meetings

About this original series

Plan Your Meetings is a free educational and social resource for meeting and event planners. You can see more of what we do at http://www.planyourmeetings.com. Follow us on Twitter @PYMLive and @PlanYrMeetings.

  • # Episodes

    8 episodes

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Episodes of Plan Your Meetings

    • Play F&B: The good, the bad and the ugly, Part II - Plan Your Meetings on Blip Plan Your Meetings episodes on Blip

      F&B: The good, the bad and the ugly, Part II

      Plan Your Meeting's Editorial Director Kristi Casey Sanders and Rx for Catering culinary negotiator Claire Gould dish about culinary contracting, plate presentations and how to keep proper bar inventory in this PYM Knowledge Series video. Get the scoop on avoiding hidden fees, bad contracts and ;ugly, messy food. For more industry best practices, advice and advocacy, visit http://planyourmeetings.com .

      • Release date
        Jan 18, 2011
      • Runtime
        49:41
    • Play F&B: The good, the bad & the ugly, Part I - Plan Your Meetings on Blip Plan Your Meetings episodes on Blip

      F&B: The good, the bad & the ugly, Part I

      PYM's Editorial Director Kristi Casey Sanders talks with Rx for Catering's culinary negotiation specialist Claire Gould and One Ocean Resort Director of Food and Beverage Hans Ritten about the good, the bad and the ugly truth about culinary logistics, menus, event timelines, banquet staffing, guarantees and budgeting challenges. Watch this webisode and learn essential tips that will help you save time and money, and build vital relationships with your catering managers.

      • Release date
        Nov 27, 2010
      • Runtime
        54:18
    • Play Contract tips and traps - Plan Your Meetings on Blip Plan Your Meetings episodes on Blip

      Contract tips and traps

      Get off to a great start with your next event with these helpful tips from industry experts on how to minimize risk, save money and avoid contracting pitfalls. In this PYM Knowledge Series video, PYM's panel of expert planners and suppliers look at contract negotiations from both sides of the table and share their list of essential best practices and advice.

      • Release date
        Jun 28, 2010
      • Runtime
        47:17
    • Play Better planning through technology - Plan Your Meetings on Blip Plan Your Meetings episodes on Blip

      Better planning through technology

      Do you know the difference between a 3,000 lumen projector and a 5,000 lumen projector? Stumped by how to integrate social media into your marketing strategy? Or are you looking for new ideas and ways to integrate hybrid or virtual technology into your next event? This PYM Knowledge Series explores how you can enhance your event without breaking the bank using technologies that range from common office suites to sophisticated content capture options. Panelists Dr. James Hogg, Keith Johnston an...

      • Release date
        May 26, 2010
      • Runtime
        58:25
    • Play Where has the relationship gone? How meeting planners and suppliers can best work together. - Plan Your Meetings on Blip Plan Your Meetings episodes on Blip

      Where has the relationship gone? How meeting pla...

      With tight budgets and short booking windows, it's easy for planners to forget that their best hope of getting things done quickly and cost-efficiently is to work with meeting industry suppliers to find win-win solutions. This is a relationship-based business. So, in this Knowledge Series segment, we discuss how to best form those relationships, gain trust and what the benefits are of treating the supplier/planner relationship as a true partnership from both sides of the negotiation table.

      • Release date
        Apr 14, 2010
      • Runtime
        46:27
    • Play Team-building tips & ice breakers - Plan Your Meetings on Blip Plan Your Meetings episodes on Blip

      Team-building tips & ice breakers

      In today's current economic climate, it's more important than ever to build strong teams, motivate employees and create an environment of trust. In this PYM Knowledge Series segment, a panel of meetings industry professionals discuss some innovative ways to achieve your company's goals through the use of team-building programs and share some fun ways you can break the ice at events.

      • Release date
        Mar 18, 2010
      • Runtime
        36:53
    • Play Saving time and money with CVBs - Plan Your Meetings on Blip Plan Your Meetings episodes on Blip

      Saving time and money with CVBs

      What are convention and visitors' bureaus? How can they save meeting planners time and money? And what is their future role in the events industry? Join our panel of experts in PYM Knowledge Series segment as they talk about the old-school and new-school benefits of tapping into this free planning resource.

      • Release date
        Feb 26, 2010
      • Runtime
        43:41
    • Play Social networking for meeting planners - Plan Your Meetings on Blip Plan Your Meetings episodes on Blip

      Social networking for meeting planners

      Social networks are here to stay, so do you know how to use them to plan better meetings and events? What's in it for you? And how do you find the time to manage them? PYM's Knowledge Series panel shares real-life examples of how social networks and media may be used to enhance events, engage new audiences, make the planning process easier, and more.

      • Release date
        Feb 3, 2010
      • Runtime
        40:30
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