Stories from the field: Always go the extra step — even if it’s into a dumpster

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We’ve been out there planning and executing meetings in the field for years. Spend as much time as we do out there, and you are bound to have some close calls. If you are still around in this business, it’s because you know how to respond to these instances and make things happen under pressure. Whether it’s picking up the slack for a vendor who dropped the ball or going above and beyond to ensure a client gets exactly what they want, we’ve seen it all.

This iteration’s experience: Go the Extra Step, even if it leads to a dumpster.

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Blog Launch!

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VIP Incentives is excited to be launching our blog. Our team has a tremendous amount of experience in planning high-touch events and delivering unforgettable experiences.

We will continually update the blog with articles that provide event-planning tips, discuss relevant industry trends and share exciting meeting and incentive program ideas. Planning and executing remarkable events while getting maximum value is the heart of our trade, and we are in the business of doing just that.

Meeting and incentive planning is a tough gig, and we hope to bring to the conversation some thoughtful ideas about how to succeed in the industry. We’d love to hear you chime in on our discussions, so feel free to comment or contact us any time.

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Don’t underestimate the value of group meetings and events

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“Why should I spend money and time on meetings and travel?” It’s not uncommon to hear the question tossed around. People started tightening their economic belts and were looking into any and every way to cut costs, limit spending and increase efficiency. The problem with the strategy was many businesses blindly cutting spending without looking into the potential ramifications, which frequently led to more financial hardship.

According to an Oxford Economics study, “Detailed statistical modeling over 18 years and 14 industries indicates that for every dollar invested in business travel, U.S. companies have experienced a $9.50 return in terms of revenue.”

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Hot and Not. Where should you plan your next incentive program?

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There’s a reason the top incentive travel destinations are the top incentive travel destinations. They’re obviously great, or people wouldn’t continue going there. But why keep going to the well when the competition gets more intense every year? Don’t battle for space in destinations that are in serious danger of becoming played out.

Don’t take to mean you should start planning an incentive program in Rock Island, Il, — there’s nothing wrong with you Rock Island, but your 39,018 residents can probably attest it’s not exactly buzzing with activity. The most important thing for people who want to be a part of an incentive program is a destination that inspires them, but it’s not the places you typically think of — Hawaii, Florida, Western Europe — that people really want to go to.

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Savvy Planning Tips – Cutting costs without losing that high-touch feel — Catering

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Without a doubt it’s important to seek value when planning an event. This doesn’t mean you can cut corners, but it’s about making your resources go further. This instalment of our Savvy Planning Tips is concerned with avoiding frivolous spending on your catering costs without losing a distinctly high-touch feel. We’d love to hear some brilliant insight from you on saving while still splurging on ambiance, so let us know what you think.

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The Pitfalls of Using Google.

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There’s no question the Internet puts a tremendous amount of things at our fingertips. A simple search query can yield a whole host of things; from an outstanding recipe for bunt cake, to the 3^rd president’s pets — a mockingbird and two bear cubs gifted by Lewis and Clark — to a list of flights from Reno to Oklahoma City on the 15^th of August, there’s a lot out there.

But when it comes time to plan a meeting or event, and you can’t afford mediocre results, getting planning insight from Google is far more difficult than searching for who gave Thomas Jefferson those adorable yet emergently deadly baby grizzlies. How does one navigate the murky waters of Internet search results without getting trolled while trolling for some reliable information? Unfortunately, Google does not index the wealth of knowledge contained inside experienced meeting planners’ heads. The reality is search engines alone will never deliver you the results you require when planning a high-touch meeting or event, but you should know when and how they can be most helpful.

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How to avoid hotel attrition costs

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Attrition bills can put a damper on otherwise successful meetings and incentive programs. It can be difficult to avoid these dreaded costs, especially since organizing a fantastic program takes a tremendous amount of planning, often over the course of many months.

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Stories from the Field: Always Preview Your Venue

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We’ll provide some anecdotes on some of the more unique experiences we’ve had, and we hope you’ll share some of your as well. Hopefully we can all learn a lesson from these experiences and be better prepared to deal with whatever may face us in the future.

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Negotiate better value for meetings and incentives.

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When was the last time you bought something out of the classified ads without negotiating? How about a car? Truth of the matter is you probably wouldn’t. In those circumstances it doesn’t make much sense to simply pay whatever arbitrary rate was being offered. So when it comes to planning group travel, meetings or incentive programs, why would you simply accept the rate being offered without investigating what kind of value you were getting?

If you aren’t negotiating, you are being taken advantage of. It’s a rough truth, but it happens to planners every day. Everything is negotiable; just ask the right questions and put some thought and effort into getting more from your investment.

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Time is Money

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It’s certainly a cliché, and it is often talked about ad nauseam, but time is the most valuable resource there is. Whether you’re a professional planner who has 100 events on your plate or you’re an executive assistant charged with planning a single event, time spent organizing the fine details of an event is time not spent doing the myriad other tasks you are charged with.

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