Meeting Planning Resources

Meeting Planning Resources, LLC is a valued business partner that works with meeting planners and meeting leaders to make on-site meetings productive and off-site meetings memorable.

Here are a few examples where we can add value to the meeting planner or meeting leader:

 

Site Selection & Negotiation 
Your Need Our Solution
Need to explore various locations and resorts that are a good fit for an upcoming off-site meeting We will research locations and resorts that fit your needs and budget and provide you with a menu of options
No time to send out and analyze RFPs for various hotels and resorts We can handle the RFP process for you - it’s like adding a team member when you need it most
Lack time to negotiate with hotels and resorts to get the best rates, concessions and terms for our off-site event We know the hotel market and can negotiate the best deal for your event.  We also protect you by paying special attention to areas such as fees, attrition clauses, cancellation provisions, etc.
No time to arrange or make a site visit We can arrange the site visit for you or perform it on your behalf if you absolutely can’t get away
Lack time to find the Destination Management Companies, speakers, entertainment, etc. for an upcoming event We can do the leg work for you and find reputable, reliable suppliers for your event

Making Meetings Effective 
Your Need Our Solution
Meetings are not well organized and productive We will share with you our meeting best practices that can be implemented immediately and at no cost
Our meeting leaders do not have the training necessary to be successful We will train your meeting leaders and work with them in real meetings to engrain meeting best practices
Help with mission critical meetings such as strategic planning, requirements gathering, mission and vision, etc. Our meeting facilitators are highly skilled in leading critical meetings that are effective and actionable

Our Site Selection services are at no charge to you as we are compensated through a fee arrangement with the hotel.  If we conduct site visit on your behalf, we only charge for actual expenses incurred.  

Meeting Best Practices are offered to you at no charge (see the Meetings Tips & Toolbox link). 

Meeting training and facilitation services are offered on an hourly or project basis.  Contact us for more details.  We can be flexible to your budget and needs.

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