Meeting Planner Careers

Businesses that are successful almost always find themselves at a point where they need to start organizing events. These events could be company gatherings, sales promotions, seminars to inform certain members of the press and/or industry-insiders about new products/services, or something else entirely. It does not necessarily matter why a company eventually needs to have meeting/events planners, but it is almost a certainty that such a position will need to be filled at some point in time. Here is how to hire a meeting planner:

Meeting planners should be outgoing, honest, and self-motivated – After all, the business needs to get on with whatever it is doing and be able to trust that meetings and events are being scheduled.

A meeting planner will need tools – A meeting planner will need access to a phone (preferably a cellular/mobile smartphone), a computer with access to the Internet. A desk to work from is also helpful, and a laptop or netbook should also be considered.

A budget – Meeting planners need realistic budgets to work with.  While a good meeting or event planner can usually pay for herself, you need to have funds available for those events.  Be sure to track your ROI on meetings and events to justify the plan, but do not hire a meeting planner without the ability to give them a budget.

Trial basis – It might be a good idea to start a meeting planner on a temporary or part-time basis just to see how things work out.

Meeting planners are always looking for new, innovative ways to improve their services, lower costs, satisfy their clients and make their jobs easier. It turns out that there is a simple way to do all of these things effectively without reinventing the wheel. Breakfast meetings and events are making a comeback and offer several advantages over lunch and dinner events. One of the most significant advantages is the cost savings associated with serving breakfast, rather than lunch or dinner. Breakfast events are far more cost-effective when it comes to food and morning meals are easy to plan. Whether you opt for a traditional breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon, an easy-to-plan continental breakfast or a healthy spread of yogurts, granolas and fruits, you will delight in the ease of planning breakfast events offer.

Planners will also discover that booking venues for breakfast events can be much easier than booking a space for later in the day. Due to the lower demand for morning events, planners will likely have increased options for dates and venues, and may even be able to negotiate better pricing.

Breakfast events are a great way to start the day and to harness the attention of attendees before they begin to wear out later in the day.

Most events planners might scoff at the idea of Disneyland Resorts as a meeting destination for hardcore business groups, but Paul Garcia would like event planners to think a bit more magically.

“What sets the Disneyland Resort apart as a meeting destination is that it’s an inspiring, iconic place. We want groups to be inspired,” says Garcia.

And inspiring it is. With roughly $1 billion worth of inspiration being poured into this concept, Disneyland resorts is determined to become a meeting and events destination.

One such feature is the Disney Institute, which is Disney’s professional development company. While this institute isn’t new, the program that is at the heart of it has been revamped with a new emphasis on innovation and learning. The institute gives attendees an insider view of how the Disneyland Resort works on a daily basis. In essence, they want people to see the “magic”.

Obviously, $1 billion is a lot of money to spend and not all of it is going toward the Disney Institute. In fact, much of the money is being spent on expansion of the resort, itself. The expansion will add 200 new rooms and 50 villas for vacationers at the Grand Californian Hotel.

Overall, the future looks more than bright for Disneyland resorts. In fact, it appears to be magical.