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Author: Joanne Ireland
Company: Ireland Presentations, Inc.
Region: San Francisco, California
Website: www.irelandpresentations.com
Memorable Quote 1: Don't ever give up!
Memorable Quote 2: The devil is in the details!
Author Comment / Biography:
Joanne Ireland, a 30-year veteran of the meeting and event planning industry, is Founder and President of Ireland Presentations, a meeting, conference, and event planning company based in San Francisco, CA. She is a leading expert in the planning & management of corporate conferences, meetings & events. Her expertise includes project standards & strategy, conceptualization & design, project management and contract negotiations. Joanne and her small team of A-Plus players produce internal company meetings and customer facing programs nationally and internationally.
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11. An Event That Pays for Itself?
August 22, 2011
You have a terrific idea for an event that would help your organization move to the next level. It might be a user group or a company-wide sales meeting. Or it’s a major trade show at which you really need to exhibit, and in a big way. But the money just isn’t there. No matter how you squeeze it, ...
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12. Is the Success of Your Next Meeting in the Hands of the Wrong Person?
February 23, 2011
Introduction Here’s a study in contrasts:
Scenario A: The user group meeting was even better than anticipated: from registration and delegate correspondence, from guest accommodations to meeting rooms, from large group meetings to break-out sessions, from buffet breakfasts, morning and af...
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13. Why In-Person Meetings For Groups of 20-200 or More Bring Impressive Results
November 06, 2010
Who needs a face-to-face group meeting anymore? With the Internet, web conferencing, webinars and social media, there’s really no need for people to deal with traffic, travel costs and other hassles related to face-to-face, in-person meetings, right? Not so fast! Recent studies have shown th...
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14. Site Inspections - Boondoggle or Boon? Shedding Light on the True Value of a Site Inspection
June 23, 2010
I occasionally meet with a client who wants to plan a meeting or event, but balks at the notion of having me perform a site inspection. The rationalization goes like this: “There’s no need for you to fly out to City X to do site inspections, is there? After all, we more or less know where the meeti...
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15. The Ultimate Contingency Plan: Expect the Unexpected
March 23, 2010
How many times have you picked up the phone or opened an email and faced those dreaded words: “We have a problem.” The hotel hasn’t finished its renovations, and can’t provide the promised meeting space. Or your client needs to cancel the user group meeting you’ve been planning for months. Or the bo...
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16. Important Meetings: In Person or Virtual?
September 17, 2009
Important Meetings: In-Person or Virtual? By Joanne Ireland, President of Ireland Presentations
We’ve all heard it said that there is no substitute for meeting someone face-to-face. But to hear web conferencing companies talk, you’d think that advice had flown out the window. In-person or...
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17. The Seven Deadly Sins of Tradeshows
June 17, 2009
Seven Deadly Sins of Tradeshows
We’ve all been there: it’s the biggest show of the year in your industry, your senior management is expecting miracles, and the show is an unmitigated disaster. What went wrong? How can you avoid a similar meltdown in the future?
It turns out that the...
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18. Thinking "New" - As in Ways to CONTINUE to do Your Important Company Meetings
April 08, 2009
We’re hearing it over and over again…Tough times…Cut backs…Expense and travel reductions…
Many executives and customer representatives are no longer allowed to attend events that might be construed as frivolous, a conflict of interest, have limited sales or marketing value to the company, or...
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19. Tips on how to Reduce your Company's Event Costs in Today's Economy
January 13, 2009
Over the past 20 years I have seen many up and down cycles in the event management market. Companies tend to think that as soon as the market turns down; it’s time to eliminate all events and meetings including tradeshows, incentive programs and customer events.
It’s actually just the oppos...
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