Testimonials
It is evident that Central Ohio is growing rapidly. With the immense amount of construction projects popping up around the city businesses are defiantly starting to notice a trend. On March 2nd at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 850 local business leaders gathered for the Experience Columbus Annual Meeting to receive more in-depth knowledge of the changes that are taking place throughout the city.
With any major event there are countless hurdles to jump over in order to ensure the success of your event. As industry peers we can all relate to the hectic, spur of the moment decisions that can either make or break an event. Now sometimes the hurdles are short and you can quickly move forward, but there are also those times when each hurdle seems to take all your energy to leap over. But what happens when that hurdle is replaced with a ring of fire? Getting past that obstacle requires years of professional experience and expertise. This is just the case with Mark Wallissa and his staff’s efforts that enabled the 2010 MPI MidAmerica Conference to overcome a fire scare at the Savannah Center prior to Monday morning’s opening session in West Chester, Ohio.
The February ISES Columbus event titled “What’s Hot, What’s Not at The Special Event” featured a panel discussion with members that attended “The Special Event” in New Orleans, Louisiana, an international trade show sponsored by Special Event Magazine. Featured on the panel were Rick Jobe (Jobe & Associates), Annette McClure (Nationwide Children’s Hospital), Tracy Moran (Trace Ltd. Event Design Specialists), Jim Riley (Ohio Historical Society), Sayaka Sekiguchi (Experience Columbus), and Bill Ferguson (Event Source).
In any line of work, regardless if you are an accountant sitting in a cubicle, or a traveling salesmen, you will come into contact with people. Wither they are vendors, clients, or co-workers, building strong business relationships is an important aspect of being successful in any field. Building a business relationship does not happen in a single meeting or communication. A relationship can grow for months, even years before you could see a significant change in the fiscal outlook of the relationship. Although the monetary return is vital, the word of mouth marketing is a factor that you can not replace. If you have a quality relationship, people are much more apt to refer your services to prospective clients. When customers receive memorable service they talk about it with peers, family, and friends. The same goes for a close relationship with a vendor or client; they feel as if you are more closely taking care of their needs as well. There are many interaction aspects that can make or break a connection, and it is of the upmost importance to handle your business relationships with care.
During the economic downturn many companies are focusing on bringing their employees closer together, and working better as a team unit. Team building and Interactive Networking sessions are a great way to ignite a fire under a team of employees. With this said, groups are not looking for the same old sessions they are used to, they are looking for something exciting and different with the same positive results. There are many ways to spice up a teambuilding or interactive networking event; here are a few idea to get you thinking.
