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Bryce Johnson

Hot New Hotels Slated for 2012 Elite Meetings Alliances

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Selected hotels seize opportunity to showcase the very best and latest in event offerings. | Highly regarded invitation-only EMA continues to set the standard for one-on-one buyer-seller format. Santa Barbara, CA – October 2011 – Elite Meetings International today announced the sites of next year’s three Elite Meetings Alliances (EMA). CEO Kelly Foy said, “All three of our 2011 events set new records for attendance and performance because we continue [...]

by Bryce Johnson on October 11, 2011

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Save to Spend

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At the Elite Meetings Alliance I heard a cost savings discussion that had a twist: these planners weren’t simply trying to scrimp, they were deploying cost saving tactics so they had the freedom to choose better hotels for their event. Here are three I noted: 1. Ask to use a lunch menu (with lunch prices) for dinner. 2. Ask for a 20% discount on A/V equipment owned by the hotel. [...]

by Bryce Johnson on May 10, 2011

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Experienced Planners Share Tips

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A favorite of each Elite Meetings Alliance  is the knowledge-sharing. The meeting planners attending are a wealth of experience. Here are a couple of the favorite tips I heard during the EMA: Carolyn Pund says Cisco encourages attendee loyalty at their big annual conference by creating an exclusive ideas/networking lounge that’s only available to those who actively contribute and have attended for 5 consecutive years–miss a year, start over! The [...]

by Bryce Johnson on May 5, 2011

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Elite Meetings Alliance Kicks Off!

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Kelly Foy, CEO of Elite Meetings International, welcomed 90+ meeting planners and 76 hotels to The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for the Spring 2011 Elite Meetings Alliance. Setting out the event’s theme, “It’s about time!” , Kelly asserted “It’s about time our industry is recognized for its contributions to the recovering economy; it’s about time–and good to see–that the US government is promoting meeting and incentive travel…Saving time is what [...]

by Bryce Johnson on May 2, 2011

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Magazine readers up 11% in the lifetime of Google.

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Just got my first glimpse of MPA’s “The Power of Print” campaign—couldn’t have said it better. New acquaintances are often surprised that we’re succeeding with a printed magazine—that supposed “legacy” non-electronic media. But that success is no surprise to me. Several times a week I spy one or more of our kids cross-legged on the rug enraptured with a “Boys Life” or “Lego” magazine while the family computer hums lonely [...]

by Bryce Johnson on April 15, 2010

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