Meetings Podcast 13 Mailbag Show (site survey tips, green venue marketing)

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Email bag show.

:40 Introductions Tom Hillmer rejoins the group

1:10 Site inspection email question

1:25 Jon talks about the A/V side of the site survey/inspection. www.avsu.com has a downloadable pdf for planners to use onsite.

8:12 Tom discusses recent site inspection trip. Important that Hotel is not wasting your time.

10:40 Important to go on a site survey every time. One of the most important aspects of meeting planning

12:43 Jon’s Houston show moves to Dallas.

13:18 Elevator sizes are important especially for car shows.

13:52 How does the hotel conduct the site inspection. Lots of tips on how the final product is going to turn out. Hotels executive staff attending the site?

15:50 What else is going on at the property and what else is going on. Do they know this?

16:31 Remembering about the hotel diaries.

17:26 Do they properties show hospitality

19:24 Should every group sales manager at properties have a CMP certification?

22:49 Email from Debora from Austin Texas wanted some tips for marketing a green venue?

26:14 Incentive magazine- Team building disaster. Be careful on the lines of comfort for your attendees.

28:00 Please send in your team building ideas and companies.

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