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No matter what it is, my goal is that in five years’ time that title will be out of style and the word, ‘strategic’ will be the first word that describes the position you hold. It’s not just a title change that I want to see, it’s an entire industry shift to a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-mindset-teaching-others-and-why-site-visits-matter/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic mindset</a>.\r\n\r\nHere’s why: currently, most planners execute logistics. A myriad of details handled effortlessly, last minute and onsite changes are managed with aplomb, budgets are tracked to the penny, countless meals coordinated, and the list goes on. As result of these Herculean efforts, programs all over the world happen successfully each day. At the same time the people handling those details and accomplishing these feats are often exhausted, frustrated and feel unappreciated. That has too change.\r\n\r\nSo why would being a, ‘strategic’ planner instead of an ‘event’ or ‘meeting’ planner make a difference? The mere word alone won’t change anything, but if you change the way you work and evolve from an executor of logistics to a strategist, everything changes. The process requires a commitment to learning a new way of thinking, speaking and behaving. The result will transform more than your career. It will improve your life and will help <a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-industry-plan-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reshape the industry for the better</a>.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8609\" title=\"No matter what size meeting, where it is, who attends or if it’s a meeting in your office for your team or a global conference for high-level executives, the first question to ask is, ‘what’s the goal for this meeting?’ How to Become a Strategic Planner and Change the Future\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/goals_strategic.png\" alt=\"No matter what size meeting, where it is, who attends or if it’s a meeting in your office for your team or a global conference for high-level executives, the first question to ask is, ‘what’s the goal for this meeting?’ How to Become a Strategic Planner and Change the Future\" width=\"414\" height=\"276\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>The first step to becoming a strategic planner or an event strategist, is to reframe how you plan your events.</strong> No matter what size meeting, where it is, who attends or if it’s a meeting in your office for your team or a global conference for high-level executives, the first question to ask is,<strong> ‘what’s the goal for this meeting?’</strong> If you don’t have a clear answer, you’re not ready to plan.\r\n\r\nMy guess is you have walked out of someone’s office after a meeting ended with no idea why the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meetings-christy-lamagna-solution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meeting</a> was called. That’s an example of a meeting that had no clearly defined goal. Imagine that on a much larger scale, where hundreds of people are seated in a room who are experiencing the same confusion as to the point of the gathering. It happens more often than many people realize.\r\n\r\nWhen your planning begins only after you have a clearly defined goal the content will be relevant, clearly communicated and presented effectively. Attendees will be engaged, speakers will be enthused, information shared and absorbed, Q&amp;A sessions will be lively and animated, and guests will leave energized, informed and ready to conquer the world and the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event strategist</a> will be pleased with a job well done.\r\n\r\nThe process isn’t magic, isn’t complicated and isn’t beyond anyone’s reach. It’s a shift in thinking that focuses on goal-oriented actions every step of the way. <strong>My goal is to teach you how to reframe your approach, teach you the thought process behind <a href=\"https://strategic.events/why-planners-need-to-get-strategic/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planning</a> and give you the vocabulary and tools you need to start making the transition from planner to strategist.</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you missed my last post, Strategic Steps to Successfully Achieve Your Business Goals, you can find it <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-steps-achieve-business-goals/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here</a>. Next month, we’ll dive a bit further into becoming a strategist and enjoying all the benefits that go with it. Until then go to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-meetings-events-global-corporate-event-management/strategic-event-planning-resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">our resources</a> to read more. Please share your feedback. I welcome your opinions and suggestions. Find me at <a href=\"mailto:Christy.lamagna@strategic.events\" rel=\"nofollow\">Christy.lamagna@strategic.events</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.corporateeventnews.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-7555\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/logo_cen_2.png\" alt=\"Corporate Event News Logo\" width=\"236\" height=\"75\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','How to Become a Strategic Planner and Change the Future','','inherit','closed','closed','','8143-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 15:37:20','2018-02-20 15:37:20','',8143,'https://strategic.events/8143-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10376,3,'2018-02-20 15:41:31','2018-02-20 15:41:31','[vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1513006524510{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2>How to Become a Strategic Planner and Change the Future</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nYour title may be meeting planner, event coordinator, event marketing manager or vice president of conferences or some combination of the above. No matter what it is, my goal is that in five years’ time that title will be out of style and the word, ‘strategic’ will be the first word that describes the position you hold. It’s not just a title change that I want to see, it’s an entire industry shift to a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-mindset-teaching-others-and-why-site-visits-matter/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic mindset</a>.\r\n\r\nHere’s why: currently, most planners execute logistics. A myriad of details handled effortlessly, last minute and onsite changes are managed with aplomb, budgets are tracked to the penny, countless meals coordinated, and the list goes on. As result of these Herculean efforts, programs all over the world happen successfully each day. At the same time the people handling those details and accomplishing these feats are often exhausted, frustrated and feel unappreciated. That has too change.\r\n\r\nSo why would being a, ‘strategic’ planner instead of an ‘event’ or ‘meeting’ planner make a difference? The mere word alone won’t change anything, but if you change the way you work and evolve from an executor of logistics to a strategist, everything changes. The process requires a commitment to learning a new way of thinking, speaking and behaving. The result will transform more than your career. It will improve your life and will help <a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-industry-plan-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reshape the industry for the better</a>.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8609\" title=\"No matter what size meeting, where it is, who attends or if it’s a meeting in your office for your team or a global conference for high-level executives, the first question to ask is, ‘what’s the goal for this meeting?’ How to Become a Strategic Planner and Change the Future\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/goals_strategic.png\" alt=\"No matter what size meeting, where it is, who attends or if it’s a meeting in your office for your team or a global conference for high-level executives, the first question to ask is, ‘what’s the goal for this meeting?’ How to Become a Strategic Planner and Change the Future\" width=\"414\" height=\"276\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>The first step to becoming a strategic planner or an event strategist, is to reframe how you plan your events.</strong> No matter what size meeting, where it is, who attends or if it’s a meeting in your office for your team or a global conference for high-level executives, the first question to ask is,<strong> ‘what’s the goal for this meeting?’</strong> If you don’t have a clear answer, you’re not ready to plan.\r\n\r\nMy guess is you have walked out of someone’s office after a meeting ended with no idea why the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meetings-christy-lamagna-solution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meeting</a> was called. That’s an example of a meeting that had no clearly defined goal. Imagine that on a much larger scale, where hundreds of people are seated in a room who are experiencing the same confusion as to the point of the gathering. It happens more often than many people realize.\r\n\r\nWhen your planning begins only after you have a clearly defined goal the content will be relevant, clearly communicated and presented effectively. Attendees will be engaged, speakers will be enthused, information shared and absorbed, Q&amp;A sessions will be lively and animated, and guests will leave energized, informed and ready to conquer the world and the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event strategist</a> will be pleased with a job well done.\r\n\r\nThe process isn’t magic, isn’t complicated and isn’t beyond anyone’s reach. It’s a shift in thinking that focuses on goal-oriented actions every step of the way. <strong>My goal is to teach you how to reframe your approach, teach you the thought process behind <a href=\"https://strategic.events/why-planners-need-to-get-strategic/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planning</a> and give you the vocabulary and tools you need to start making the transition from planner to strategist.</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you missed my last post, Strategic Steps to Successfully Achieve Your Business Goals, you can find it <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-steps-achieve-business-goals/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a>. Next month, we’ll dive a bit further into becoming a strategist and enjoying all the benefits that go with it. Until then go to <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-meetings-events-global-corporate-event-management/strategic-event-planning-resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our resources</a> to read more. Please share your feedback. I welcome your opinions and suggestions. Find me at <a href=\"mailto:Christy.lamagna@strategic.events\" rel=\"nofollow\">Christy.lamagna@strategic.events</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.corporateeventnews.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-7555\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/logo_cen_2.png\" alt=\"Corporate Event News Logo\" width=\"236\" height=\"75\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','How to Become a Strategic Planner and Change the Future','','inherit','closed','closed','','8143-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 15:41:31','2018-02-20 15:41:31','',8143,'https://strategic.events/8143-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10377,3,'2018-02-20 16:10:01','2018-02-20 16:10:01','[vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1517339378115{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2>Strategic Tips for Planning Your Next Tasting</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nPeople’s palates continue to become increasingly sophisticated and discerning. There are more of us snapping photos of food, enjoying pop-up restaurants and cooking gourmet meals at home (with or without the benefit of the ingredients delivered directly to their door) than ever before. The term ‘foodie,’ which was once reserved for food snobs and the elite, is now a self-proclaimed adjective many of us wear proudly. If you’re new to the world of event food, read on for some helpful strategic tips for <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-event-planning-profession/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planning</a> your next tasting.\r\n\r\n<strong>Food Tasting – An Essential Part of Preplanning</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><img class=\"alignright wp-image-9888\" title=\"The term ‘foodie,’ which was once reserved for food snobs and the elite, is now a self-proclaimed adjective many of us wear proudly. If you’re new to the world of event food, read on for some helpful strategic tips for planning your next tasting.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chef-review.jpg\" alt=\"The term ‘foodie,’ which was once reserved for food snobs and the elite, is now a self-proclaimed adjective many of us wear proudly. If you’re new to the world of event food, read on for some helpful strategic tips for planning your next tasting.\" width=\"343\" height=\"228\" /></strong>\r\n\r\nThe change in our relationship to food has been shaped in part by an increased number of people with food sensitivities and/or allergies, a heightened awareness of how food is grown, how animals are raised before coming to market and consciousness about the choices we make and how they affect the planet.\r\n\r\nThrow all those factors into a pot, mix well and then multiply by ten, one hundred or one thousand and that’s the number of hungry attendees you are striving to please at your next event. That’s why strategic planners know that food tastings are an essential component of preplanning. What was once a fun (but important) outing to sample a lot of delicious food in the middle of a workday has become a more involved and serious process.\r\n\r\nStrategic <a href=\"https://strategic.events/why-planners-need-to-get-strategic/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planners</a> remember that everything event-related must be both goal-oriented and designed with the audience in mind. That means choosing plated meals for formal events, family style service for a networking or more social feel, buffets to allow for a flow, etc. Strategists also know that the menu isn’t about their individual preferences, but that of the audience. So, if you are a light eater planning for an audience of hearty and hungry men, think substantial foods. Or, if you love chocolate you still need to consider a citrus flavored sorbet or a warm pie for the perfect ending to the meal.\r\n\r\nFor those of you who aren’t doing tastings at all, keep reading. Hopefully, you’ll be persuaded to add them to your SOPs. If you are scheduling tastings but haven’t upped your game to the level of a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/how-to-become-strategic-planner-change-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planner</a>, here are a few strategic tips for planning your next tasting:\r\n\r\n1. Remember all those photos people take of food? Your audience is now looking at their plates with a practiced eye. Food presentation is noticed and there is an expectation of creativity. Make sure what you are serving is colorful, three dimensional and carefully plated. A slab of prime rib au jus with a lump of mashed potatoes isn’t going to cut it.\r\n\r\n2. At what temperature is the food best enjoyed? Is your program predictable enough that the food you’re choosing can be served at its ideal temperature? If you have erratic content, then filet mignon or other temperature sensitive food may not be the right choice.\r\n\r\n3. What is the chef creating for vegans and vegetarians? What menu options are gluten-free? Make sure you are tasting those items as well. What was once the exception is becoming the norm, and everyone deserves the same dining experience. Make sure guests with particular food needs or requests are getting the same attention.\r\n\r\n4. Conduct your tasting on a prototype of the table you’ll be using. That means the linens, plates, and centerpieces should be there. The table should be set for the anticipated number of guests per table and with the chairs you’ll be using. This is the moment you realize the colors clash, the florals are too strongly scented, the napkins don’t do their job well enough, the centerpiece is too high for comfortable conversation or the table is too crowded to cut the meat.\r\n\r\n5. Think about not just what you are eating but how easy or difficult it is to eat it in the time being allotted. If you spent two hours doing a tasting for a meal that you are giving attendees 30 minutes to eat, you need to rethink your plan.\r\n\r\nFood is an integral component of most onsite experiences. Make sure that your tasting factors in the many components of dining so you can deliver beyond expectations.\r\n\r\nWant 10 more strategic tips for planning your next tasting?<strong> </strong>Click<strong> <a href=\"https://strategic.events/10-strategic-tips-for-planning-your-next-tasting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE</a>.</strong>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.corporateeventnews.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-7555 \" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/logo_cen_2.png\" alt=\"Corporate Event News Logo\" width=\"265\" height=\"84\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Strategic Tips for Planning Your Next Tasting','','inherit','closed','closed','','9887-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 16:10:01','2018-02-20 16:10:01','',9887,'https://strategic.events/9887-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10378,1,'2018-03-01 11:30:36','2018-03-01 11:30:36','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519936501845{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Popcorn Shrimp with Remoulade, Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Mayo</span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-10388\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/shrimp-fries.png\" alt=\"Popcorn shrimp with remoulade, sweet potato fries with Sriracha mayo, gourmet tempura with soy ginger dipping sauce, the list can go on and on. Comfort foods like these are sure to please the crowd but often hard to serve until now.\" width=\"160\" height=\"213\" />Popcorn shrimp with remoulade, sweet potato fries with Sriracha mayo, gourmet tempura with <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https://strategic.events/shishito-peppers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soy</a></span> ginger dipping sauce, the list can go on and on. Comfort foods like these are sure to please the crowd but often hard to serve until now. Reminiscent of the authentic experience of enjoying fish and chips, <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a class=\"mobx\" style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" data-src=\"https://www.restaurantware.com/product-category/disposables/tableware/serving-cones-stands/conetek-news-print-food-cone-with-dipping-pocket-11-5-inch-100-count-box/\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"4000\" data-height=\"2000\" data-rel=\"gallery-name\"> Restaurantware</a></span> has come out with their twist on these festive food cones. These grease-proof serving cones are complete with a dipping pocket and ready for filling with your favorite bites.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Popcorn Shrimp with Remoulade, Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Mayo','','publish','open','closed','','popcorn-shrimp-sweet-potato-fries-sriracha-mayo','','','2018-03-01 21:38:52','2018-03-01 21:38:52','',0,'https://strategic.events/?p=10378',0,'post','',0),(10379,1,'2018-03-01 11:30:41','2018-03-01 11:30:41','[vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1522936946835{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By Christy Lamagna CMP, CMM, CTSM</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-10394\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/patron-shots.jpg\" alt=\"I was recently at a networking event that was chock full of people I wanted to meet. The day was packed with back to back meetings prior, so I arrived hungry for both the upcoming interaction and to be honest, the food. The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event\" width=\"423\" height=\"282\" />I was recently at a networking event that was chock full of people I wanted to meet. The day was packed with back to back meetings prior, so I arrived hungry for both the upcoming interaction and to be honest, the food. The people I was fortunate enough to meet exceeded my expectations. The food looked AMAZING but, sadly, I had little more than a nibble and stopped for food on the way home.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The reason? Whomever planned the menu forgot the goal of the food, and instead created a delicious (looking) hearty arrangement that was meant to be eaten sitting down or at the very least without trying to speak in between bites. In this instance, the goal of the menu was to facilitate both interacting and eating. It’s an art form to do both gracefully and requires cooperation from the food itself to be successfully accomplished.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Networking events need food that can be eaten in a single, or at most, two bites. It should be hearty enough to give the prerequisite wallflowers who invariably stand at the buffet, something to stare at and eat to look busy, while being sustenance that can be politely consumed by the rest of us. This means nothing that drips, oozes, or is so hot it can’t be politely chewed and swallowed. As far as how much to serve, the rule of thumb is 4-6 bites per hour when these one bite delicacies are the meal.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keeping in mind that food sensitivity and allergies are abound, servers MUST know not just what they are serving but all the ingredients use to make it.  Knowing that what is on the tray is a vegetable dumpling is only half the task. Being able to confirm if there are mushrooms in it is what gets you over the finish line. Servers who are ill prepared to speak to the foods’ particulars will discourage consumption at best, threaten the health or life an attendee at worst.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jennifer Kanikula, RDN, CD. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Dietitian and author of ‘The SoFull Traveler’ weighs in on her best bites to serve:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Create an Antipasti Spread and feature -Olives (pitless), cheese cubes, sugar snap peas, fruit skewer, and deviled eggs.  Consider a sushi station.  It has great visual appeal and offers a diverse selection of items.  Nuts, especially almonds and granola bars, are always welcome and easy to eat.  One new trend is to offer a meatball bar, but be careful on the sauces as they can get messy.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, when you plan menus for your next networking event, make sure you keep these handy tips in mind as your goal is for your guests to be talking about each other, not wondering what’s on their <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https://strategic.events/recognizing-awesome-power-plate/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plates</a></span>.</span>','The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event','','publish','open','closed','','right-food-to-serve-at-a-networking-event','','','2018-04-06 17:41:49','2018-04-06 17:41:49','',0,'https://strategic.events/?p=10379',0,'post','',0),(10380,1,'2018-03-01 11:31:24','2018-03-01 11:31:24','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]IRISH COFFEE[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/irish-coffee.jpg\" image_size=\"medium\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519928698095{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irish coffee was invented and named by a chef named, Joe Sheridan. Upon meeting a group of American passengers who had just disembarked from a boat trip on a frigid </span><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https://strategic.events/applejack-sazerac/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter</a></span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> evening, Sheridan added whiskey to their coffee to warm them. When asked if they were being served Brazilian coffee, Sheridan told them it was \"Irish coffee.\"</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519940040359{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irish Coffee</span></strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1/2 Ounce Demerara Sugar Syrup, recipe follows</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 1/2 Ounces Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Ounces hot Filtered Coffee</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Ounce whipped Heavy Cream, for garnish</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fresh nutmeg, grated, for garnish</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a class=\"mobx\" style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" data-src=\"https://www.care2.com/greenliving/what-is-demerara-sugar.html\" data-type=\"iframe\" data-width=\"4000\" data-height=\"2000\" data-rel=\"gallery-name\"> Demerara Sugar Syrup</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups granulated Demerara Sugar</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups water</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519147574715{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, but do not boil.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Slowly stir to dissolve the sugar.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the syrup has thickened, remove from the heat.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use a funnel to pour into bottles.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The syrup will keep for 2 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add all the ingredients, except the garnish, to an Irish coffee glass. </span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Float an inch of whipped cream on top. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.</span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual,\" (c) 2015 by Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.</span></h4>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Irish coffee','','publish','open','open','','irish-coffee','','','2018-03-01 21:39:22','2018-03-01 21:39:22','',0,'https://strategic.events/?p=10380',0,'post','',0),(10381,1,'2018-03-01 11:31:23','2018-03-01 11:31:23','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/traditional-soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519933555682{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain whiskey or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https://strategic.events/irish-coffee/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irish</a></span> since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519152586130{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','publish','open','open','','traditional-soda-bread','','','2018-03-01 21:39:42','2018-03-01 21:39:42','',0,'https://strategic.events/?p=10381',0,'post','',0),(10382,3,'2018-02-20 16:41:35','2018-02-20 16:41:35','[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]','The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event','','inherit','closed','closed','','10379-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 16:41:35','2018-02-20 16:41:35','',10379,'https://strategic.events/10379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10383,3,'2018-02-20 16:43:16','2018-02-20 16:43:16','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/chiliblog.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519077331424{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is nothing better than a delicious bowl of chili, and it’s perfect for your next party or get-together. This adapted recipe is the best healthy chili recipe ever made. The addition of the tart cherries adds in a bit of sweetness and makes this chili even heartier. It is full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Substitute dried cranberries if you can’t find dried tart cherries. This recipe is perfect for those looking to<span style=\"color: #ffd249;\"> <a style=\"color: #ffd249;\" href=\"http://solariswholehealth.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live a healthy lifestyle</a></span>.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519077404601{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Best Healthy Chili Recipe</span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Pound ground chicken</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 16 Ounce can organic black beans undrained</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 roasted red pepper cut into quarter inch cubes</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Tablespoon olive oil</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3 cloves fresh garlic chopped</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1/4 Cup dried tart cherries chopped</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups lower sodium organic chicken broth divided</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Cup scallions chopped, green tops included</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon cumin</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Tablespoon chili powder</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon ground coriander</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon dried basil</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon mustard wet or dry, yellow or dijon</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 28 Ounce can crushed fire roasted tomatoes</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1/4 Cup fresh cilantro chopped</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511902585576{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Heat 1 cup of broth. Place chopped cherries in a bowl and add hot broth. Set aside.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Heat olive oil in a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté till onions are soft and translucent – about 4-5 min.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Add garlic and cook 1 min. Add turkey and cook till no longer pink.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Add roasted red pepper, chili powder, cumin, coriander, mustard and basil. Cook over med/hi stirring occasionally for 2 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add tomatoes and remaining chicken broth. Then simmer uncovered 10-12 minutes to reduce liquid.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stir in beans, cilantro, and cherries in broth. Heat thoroughly.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Garnish with avocado and red onion.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Servings: 8 Prep Time: 15 minutes</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511977989645{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For additional recipes and nutritional information, check out <span style=\"color: #ffd249;\"><a style=\"color: #ffd249;\" href=\"http://solariswholehealth.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solaris Whole Health</a></span>.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 16:43:16','2018-02-20 16:43:16','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10384,3,'2018-02-20 16:44:31','2018-02-20 16:44:31','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]IRISH COFFEE[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/e206c4c8-305d-441f-8423-9c1464417d0e.png\" image_size=\"medium\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511976412560{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Perfect for nights with its use of wintery flavors like apple brandy and maple syrup. You cannot make a more fireside-appropriate cocktail!</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1513788010966{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Applejack Sazerac</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 2 Ounce Apple Brandy (like Applejack)</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .25 Ounce Maple Syrup</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 3 Dashes Peychaud\'s Bitters</span>\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511976032511{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stir ingredients with ice, then strain into an old-fashioned glass.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Serve up and garnish with a lemon twist.</span>\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Irish coffee','','inherit','closed','closed','','10380-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 16:44:31','2018-02-20 16:44:31','',10380,'https://strategic.events/10380-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10385,3,'2018-02-20 16:47:54','2018-02-20 16:47:54','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n\r\nI am text block. 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Reminiscent of the authentic experience of enjoying fish and chips, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https://www.restaurantware.com/product-category/disposables/tableware/serving-cones-stands/conetek-news-print-food-cone-with-dipping-pocket-11-5-inch-100-count-box/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restaurantware</a> has come out with their twist on these festive food cones.  These grease-proof serving cones are complete with a dipping pocket and ready for filling with your favorite bites.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Popcorn Shrimp with Remoulade, Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Mayo','','inherit','closed','closed','','10378-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:01:41','2018-02-20 17:01:41','',10378,'https://strategic.events/10378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10390,3,'2018-02-20 17:02:08','2018-02-20 17:02:08','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146125870{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Popcorn Shrimp with Remoulade, Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Mayo</span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\" wp-image-10388 alignright\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/shrimp-fries.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"221\" />Popcorn shrimp with remoulade, sweet potato fries with Sriracha mayo, gourmet tempura with soy ginger dipping sauce, the list can go on and on.  Comfort foods like these are sure to please the crowd but often hard to serve until now. Reminiscent of the authentic experience of enjoying fish and chips, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https://www.restaurantware.com/product-category/disposables/tableware/serving-cones-stands/conetek-news-print-food-cone-with-dipping-pocket-11-5-inch-100-count-box/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restaurantware</a> has come out with their twist on these festive food cones.  These grease-proof serving cones are complete with a dipping pocket and ready for filling with your favorite bites.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]','Popcorn Shrimp with Remoulade, Sweet Potato Fries with Sriracha Mayo','','inherit','closed','closed','','10378-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:02:08','2018-02-20 17:02:08','',10378,'https://strategic.events/10378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10391,3,'2018-02-20 17:04:51','2018-02-20 17:04:51','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/chiliblog.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146210323{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain whisky or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146248561{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour\r\n1 Teaspoon baking soda\r\n1 Teaspoon salt\r\n14 Ounces of buttermilk[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146286483{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\nPreheat the oven to 425\r\nLightly grease and flour a cake pan.\r\nIn a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.\r\nAdd the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.\r\nPlace on floured surface and lightly knead.\r\nForm into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut a cross in the top of the dough.\r\nCover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.\r\nRemove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.\r\nThe bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.\r\nCover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.\r\n\r\nFun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511977989645{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For additional recipes and nutritional information, check out <span style=\"color: #ffd249;\"><a style=\"color: #ffd249;\" href=\"http://solariswholehealth.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solaris Whole Health</a></span>.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:04:51','2018-02-20 17:04:51','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10393,3,'2018-02-20 17:06:59','2018-02-20 17:06:59','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146210323{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain whisky or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146248561{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour\r\n1 Teaspoon baking soda\r\n1 Teaspoon salt\r\n14 Ounces of buttermilk[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146286483{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\nPreheat the oven to 425\r\nLightly grease and flour a cake pan.\r\nIn a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.\r\nAdd the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.\r\nPlace on floured surface and lightly knead.\r\nForm into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut a cross in the top of the dough.\r\nCover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.\r\nRemove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.\r\nThe bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.\r\nCover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.\r\n\r\nFun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511977989645{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For additional recipes and nutritional information, check out <span style=\"color: #ffd249;\"><a style=\"color: #ffd249;\" href=\"http://solariswholehealth.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solaris Whole Health</a></span>.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:06:59','2018-02-20 17:06:59','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10394,3,'2018-02-20 17:07:52','2018-02-20 17:07:52','','patron-shots','','inherit','open','closed','','patron-shots','','','2018-02-20 17:07:52','2018-02-20 17:07:52','',10379,'https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/patron-shots.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(10395,3,'2018-02-20 17:10:22','2018-02-20 17:10:22','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146618805{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2>The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-10394 alignright\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/patron-shots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"282\" />I was recently at a networking event that was chock full of people I wanted to meet. The day was packed with back to back meetings prior, so I arrived hungry for both the upcoming interaction and to be honest, the food. The people I was fortunate enough to meet exceeded my expectations. The food looked AMAZING but, sadly, I had little more than a nibble and stopped for food on the way home.\r\n\r\nThe reason? Whomever planned the menu forgot the goal of the food, and instead created a delicious (looking) hearty arrangement that was meant to be eaten sitting down or at the very least without trying to speak in between bites. In this instance, the goal of the menu was to facilitate both interacting and eating. It’s an art form to do both gracefully and requires cooperation from the food itself to be successfully accomplished.\r\n\r\nNetworking events need food that can be eaten in a single, or at most, two bites. It should be hearty enough to give the prerequisite wall flowers who invariably stand at the buffet, something to stare at and eat to look busy, while being sustenance that can be politely consumed by the rest of us. This means nothing that drips, oozes, or is so hot it can’t be politely chewed and swallowed. As far as how much to serve, the rule of thumb is 4-6 bites per hour when these one bite delicacies are the meal.\r\n\r\nKeeping in mind that food sensitivity and allergies are abound, servers MUST know not just what they are serving but all the ingredients use to make it.  Knowing that what is on the tray is a vegetable dumpling is only half the task. Being able to confirm if there are mushrooms in it is what gets you over the finish line. Servers who are ill prepared to speak to the foods’ particulars will discourage consumption at best, threaten the health or life an attendee at worst.\r\n\r\nJennifer Kanikula, RDN, CD. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Dietitian and author of ‘The SoFull Traveler’ weighs in on her best bites to serve:\r\n\r\nCreate an Antipasti Spread and feature -Olives (pitless), cheese cubes, sugar snap peas, fruit skewer, and deviled eggs.  Consider a sushi station.  It has great visual appeal and offers a diverse selection of items.  Nuts, especially almonds and granola bars, are always welcome and easy to eat.  One new trend is to offer a meatball bar, but be careful on the sauces as they can get messy.\r\n\r\nSo, when you plan menus for your next networking event, make sure you keep these handy tips in mind as your goal is for your guests to be talking about each other, not wondering what’s on their plates.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]','The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event','','inherit','closed','closed','','10379-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:10:22','2018-02-20 17:10:22','',10379,'https://strategic.events/10379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10397,3,'2018-02-20 17:11:47','2018-02-20 17:11:47','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146703397{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By Christy Lamagna CMP, CMM, CTSM</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\" wp-image-10394 alignright\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/patron-shots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"282\" />I was recently at a networking event that was chock full of people I wanted to meet. The day was packed with back to back meetings prior, so I arrived hungry for both the upcoming interaction and to be honest, the food. The people I was fortunate enough to meet exceeded my expectations. The food looked AMAZING but, sadly, I had little more than a nibble and stopped for food on the way home.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The reason? </span>Whomever<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> planned the menu forgot the goal of the food, and instead created a delicious (looking) hearty arrangement that was meant to be eaten sitting down or at the very least without trying to speak in between bites. In this instance, the goal of the menu was to facilitate both interacting and eating. It’s an art form to do both gracefully and requires cooperation from the food itself to be successfully accomplished.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Networking events need food that can be eaten in a single, or at most, two bites. It should be hearty enough to give the prerequisite </span>wall flowers<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> who invariably stand at the buffet, something to stare at and eat to look </span>busy,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> while being sustenance that can be politely consumed by the rest of us. This means nothing that drips, oozes, or is so hot it can’t be politely chewed and swallowed. As far as how much to serve, the rule of thumb is 4-6 bites per hour when these one bite delicacies are the meal.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keeping in mind that food sensitivity and allergies </span>are abound<span style=\"color: #000000;\">, servers MUST know not just what they are serving but all the ingredients </span>use<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> to make it.  Knowing that what is on the tray is a vegetable dumpling is only half the task. Being able to confirm if there are mushrooms in it is what gets you over the finish line. Servers who are ill prepared to speak to the foods’ particulars will discourage consumption at best, threaten the health or life an attendee at worst.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jennifer Kanikula, RDN, CD. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Dietitian and author of ‘The SoFull Traveler’ weighs in on her best bites to serve:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Create an Antipasti Spread and feature -Olives (pitless), cheese cubes, sugar snap peas, fruit skewer, and deviled eggs.  Consider a sushi station.  It has great visual appeal and offers a diverse selection of items.  Nuts, especially almonds and granola bars, are always welcome and easy to eat.  One new trend is to offer a meatball bar, but be careful on the sauces as they can get messy.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, when you plan menus for your next networking event, make sure you keep these handy tips in mind as your goal is for your guests to be talking about each other, not wondering what’s on their plates.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]','The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event','','inherit','closed','closed','','10379-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:11:47','2018-02-20 17:11:47','',10379,'https://strategic.events/10379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10398,3,'2018-02-20 17:12:24','2018-02-20 17:12:24','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146719702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain </span>whisky<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146738207{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread </span>in<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the </span>bastible<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:12:24','2018-02-20 17:12:24','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10399,3,'2018-02-20 17:13:13','2018-02-20 17:13:13','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146719702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain </span>whisky<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146789416{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:13:13','2018-02-20 17:13:13','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10400,3,'2018-02-20 17:18:31','2018-02-20 17:18:31','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]IRISH COFFEE[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/e206c4c8-305d-441f-8423-9c1464417d0e.png\" image_size=\"medium\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146826846{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irish coffee was invented and named by a chef named, Joe Sheridan. Upon meeting a group of American passengers who had just disembarked from a boat trip on a frigid winter evening, Sheridan added whiskey to their coffee to warm them. When asked if they were being served Brazilian coffee, Sheridan told them it was \"Irish coffee.\"</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146928154{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irish Coffee</span></strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1/2 Ounce Demerara Sugar Syrup, recipe follows</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 1/2 Ounces Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Ounces hot Filtered Coffee</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Ounce whipped Heavy Cream, for garnish</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fresh nutmeg, grated, for garnish</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https://www.care2.com/greenliving/what-is-demerara-sugar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demerara Sugar Syrup</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups granulated Demerara Sugar</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups water</span>\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519147107523{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, but do not boil.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Slowly stir to dissolve the sugar.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the syrup has thickened, remove from the heat.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use a funnel to pour into bottles.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The syrup will keep for 2 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Irish coffee','','inherit','closed','closed','','10380-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:18:31','2018-02-20 17:18:31','',10380,'https://strategic.events/10380-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10401,3,'2018-02-20 17:20:32','2018-02-20 17:20:32','','menu-buzzwords','','inherit','open','closed','','menu-buzzwords-2','','','2018-03-01 18:19:35','2018-03-01 18:19:35','',0,'https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/menu-buzzwords.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(10403,3,'2018-02-20 17:26:18','2018-02-20 17:26:18','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]IRISH COFFEE[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/e206c4c8-305d-441f-8423-9c1464417d0e.png\" image_size=\"medium\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146826846{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irish coffee was invented and named by a chef named, Joe Sheridan. Upon meeting a group of American passengers who had just disembarked from a boat trip on a frigid winter evening, Sheridan added whiskey to their coffee to warm them. When asked if they were being served Brazilian coffee, Sheridan told them it was \"Irish coffee.\"</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146928154{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irish Coffee</span></strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1/2 Ounce Demerara Sugar Syrup, recipe follows</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 1/2 Ounces Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Ounces hot Filtered Coffee</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Ounce whipped Heavy Cream, for garnish</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fresh nutmeg, grated, for garnish</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https://www.care2.com/greenliving/what-is-demerara-sugar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demerara Sugar Syrup</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups granulated Demerara Sugar</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups water</span>\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519147574715{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, but do not boil.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Slowly stir to dissolve the sugar.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the syrup has thickened, remove from the heat.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use a funnel to pour into bottles.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The syrup will keep for 2 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add all the ingredients, except the garnish, to an Irish coffee glass. </span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Float an inch of whipped cream on top. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.</span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual,\" (c) 2015 by Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.</span></h4>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Irish coffee','','inherit','closed','closed','','10380-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:26:18','2018-02-20 17:26:18','',10380,'https://strategic.events/10380-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10404,3,'2018-02-20 17:26:50','2018-02-20 17:26:50','','irish-coffee','','inherit','open','closed','','irish-coffee-2','','','2018-03-01 18:09:54','2018-03-01 18:09:54','',10380,'https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/irish-coffee.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(10405,3,'2018-02-20 17:27:05','2018-02-20 17:27:05','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]IRISH COFFEE[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/irish-coffee.jpg\" image_size=\"medium\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146826846{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irish coffee was invented and named by a chef named, Joe Sheridan. Upon meeting a group of American passengers who had just disembarked from a boat trip on a frigid winter evening, Sheridan added whiskey to their coffee to warm them. When asked if they were being served Brazilian coffee, Sheridan told them it was \"Irish coffee.\"</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146928154{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irish Coffee</span></strong></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1/2 Ounce Demerara Sugar Syrup, recipe follows</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 1/2 Ounces Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Ounces hot Filtered Coffee</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Ounce whipped Heavy Cream, for garnish</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fresh nutmeg, grated, for garnish</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><a style=\"color: #ffcc00;\" href=\"https://www.care2.com/greenliving/what-is-demerara-sugar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demerara Sugar Syrup</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups granulated Demerara Sugar</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 Cups water</span>\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519147574715{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, but do not boil.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Slowly stir to dissolve the sugar.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the syrup has thickened, remove from the heat.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use a funnel to pour into bottles.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The syrup will keep for 2 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.\r\n</span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add all the ingredients, except the garnish, to an Irish coffee glass. </span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Float an inch of whipped cream on top. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.</span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\"Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual,\" (c) 2015 by Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.</span></h4>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Irish coffee','','inherit','closed','closed','','10380-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:27:05','2018-02-20 17:27:05','',10380,'https://strategic.events/10380-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10406,3,'2018-02-20 17:32:09','2018-02-20 17:32:09','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"medium\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146719702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain </span>whisky<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146789416{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:32:09','2018-02-20 17:32:09','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10407,3,'2018-02-20 17:32:44','2018-02-20 17:32:44','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"large\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146719702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain </span>whisky<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146789416{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:32:44','2018-02-20 17:32:44','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10408,3,'2018-02-20 17:33:55','2018-02-20 17:33:55','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146719702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain </span>whisky<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146789416{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:33:55','2018-02-20 17:33:55','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10409,3,'2018-02-20 17:39:17','2018-02-20 17:39:17','','traditional-soda-bread','','inherit','open','closed','','traditional-soda-bread-2','','','2018-03-01 19:42:46','2018-03-01 19:42:46','',10381,'https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/traditional-soda-bread.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(10410,3,'2018-02-20 17:40:13','2018-02-20 17:40:13','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/traditional-soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146719702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain </span>whisky<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146789416{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:40:13','2018-02-20 17:40:13','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10411,3,'2018-02-20 17:41:38','2018-02-20 17:41:38','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/traditional-soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146719702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain </span>whisky<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519148493493{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425 degrees</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:41:38','2018-02-20 17:41:38','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10412,3,'2018-02-20 17:42:47','2018-02-20 17:42:47','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/traditional-soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146719702{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain </span>whisky<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519148561471{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:42:47','2018-02-20 17:42:47','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10413,3,'2018-02-20 17:44:09','2018-02-20 17:44:09','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519148646046{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By Christy Lamagna CMP, CMM, CTSM</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\" wp-image-10394 alignright\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/patron-shots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"282\" />I was recently at a networking event that was chock full of people I wanted to meet. The day was packed with back to back meetings prior, so I arrived hungry for both the upcoming interaction and to be honest, the food. The people I was fortunate enough to meet exceeded my expectations. The food looked AMAZING but, sadly, I had little more than a nibble and stopped for food on the way home.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The reason? </span>Whomever<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> planned the menu forgot the goal of the food, and instead created a delicious (looking) hearty arrangement that was meant to be eaten sitting down or at the very least without trying to speak in between bites. In this instance, the goal of the menu was to facilitate both interacting and eating. It’s an art form to do both gracefully and requires cooperation from the food itself to be successfully accomplished.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Networking events need food that can be eaten in a single, or at most, two bites. It should be hearty enough to give the prerequisite wallflowers who invariably stand at the buffet, something to stare at and eat to look </span>busy,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> while being sustenance that can be politely consumed by the rest of us. This means nothing that drips, oozes, or is so hot it can’t be politely chewed and swallowed. As far as how much to serve, the rule of thumb is 4-6 bites per hour when these one bite delicacies are the meal.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keeping in mind that food sensitivity and allergies are abound, servers MUST know not just what they are serving but all the ingredients </span>use<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> to make it.  Knowing that what is on the tray is a vegetable dumpling is only half the task. Being able to confirm if there are mushrooms in it is what gets you over the finish line. Servers who are ill prepared to speak to the foods’ particulars will discourage consumption at best, threaten the health or life an attendee at worst.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jennifer Kanikula, RDN, CD. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Dietitian and author of ‘The SoFull Traveler’ weighs in on her best bites to serve:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Create an Antipasti Spread and feature -Olives (pitless), cheese cubes, sugar snap peas, fruit skewer, and deviled eggs.  Consider a sushi station.  It has great visual appeal and offers a diverse selection of items.  Nuts, especially almonds and granola bars, are always welcome and easy to eat.  One new trend is to offer a meatball bar, but be careful on the sauces as they can get messy.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, when you plan menus for your next networking event, make sure you keep these handy tips in mind as your goal is for your guests to be talking about each other, not wondering what’s on their plates.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]','The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event','','inherit','closed','closed','','10379-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:44:09','2018-02-20 17:44:09','',10379,'https://strategic.events/10379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10414,3,'2018-02-20 17:44:40','2018-02-20 17:44:40','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519148646046{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By Christy Lamagna CMP, CMM, CTSM</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img class=\" wp-image-10394 alignright\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/patron-shots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"282\" />I was recently at a networking event that was chock full of people I wanted to meet. The day was packed with back to back meetings prior, so I arrived hungry for both the upcoming interaction and to be honest, the food. The people I was fortunate enough to meet exceeded my expectations. The food looked AMAZING but, sadly, I had little more than a nibble and stopped for food on the way home.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The reason? Whomever planned the menu forgot the goal of the food, and instead created a delicious (looking) hearty arrangement that was meant to be eaten sitting down or at the very least without trying to speak in between bites. In this instance, the goal of the menu was to facilitate both interacting and eating. It’s an art form to do both gracefully and requires cooperation from the food itself to be successfully accomplished.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Networking events need food that can be eaten in a single, or at most, two bites. It should be hearty enough to give the prerequisite wallflowers who invariably stand at the buffet, something to stare at and eat to look </span>busy,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> while being sustenance that can be politely consumed by the rest of us. This means nothing that drips, oozes, or is so hot it can’t be politely chewed and swallowed. As far as how much to serve, the rule of thumb is 4-6 bites per hour when these one bite delicacies are the meal.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keeping in mind that food sensitivity and allergies are abound, servers MUST know not just what they are serving but all the ingredients </span>use<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> to make it.  Knowing that what is on the tray is a vegetable dumpling is only half the task. Being able to confirm if there are mushrooms in it is what gets you over the finish line. Servers who are ill prepared to speak to the foods’ particulars will discourage consumption at best, threaten the health or life an attendee at worst.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jennifer Kanikula, RDN, CD. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Dietitian and author of ‘The SoFull Traveler’ weighs in on her best bites to serve:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Create an Antipasti Spread and feature -Olives (pitless), cheese cubes, sugar snap peas, fruit skewer, and deviled eggs.  Consider a sushi station.  It has great visual appeal and offers a diverse selection of items.  Nuts, especially almonds and granola bars, are always welcome and easy to eat.  One new trend is to offer a meatball bar, but be careful on the sauces as they can get messy.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, when you plan menus for your next networking event, make sure you keep these handy tips in mind as your goal is for your guests to be talking about each other, not wondering what’s on their plates.</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]','The Right Food to Serve at a Networking Event','','inherit','closed','closed','','10379-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 17:44:40','2018-02-20 17:44:40','',10379,'https://strategic.events/10379-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10419,3,'2018-02-20 18:50:38','2018-02-20 18:50:38','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/traditional-soda-bread.jpg\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519152633920{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are looking for an authentic Irish experience, try this recipe from the Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread. This simple and delicious recipe has been used for generations.</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe it or not all recipes for traditional soda bread contain only four ingredients. Flour, baking soda, sour milk (buttermilk) and salt. That\'s it!!!</span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This mainstay didn\'t keep long so it had to be baked every few days. Irish Soda Bread does not contain whiskey or other liquors or enhancements like raisins, caraway or candied fruit, thereby making it a staple food item rather than a treat. If the recipe you have used in the past contains any of these items, it is not the traditional soda bread that has eaten by the Irish since the mid-19th century.</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519146728681{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Traditional Soda Bread </span></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 Cups (16 oz.) of all-purpose flour</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon baking soda</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 Teaspoon salt</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 Ounces of buttermilk</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519152586130{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lightly grease and flour a cake pan.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a large bowl sift and combine all the dry ingredients.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Place on floured surface and lightly knead.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form into a round flat shape in a round cake pan and cut </span>a cross<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> in the top of the dough.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the pan with another pan of the same size and bake for 30 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped to show it is done.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fun Fact: Covering the bread with a pan of equal size replicates the bastible pot, a flat-bottomed pot that was the primary cooking tool in Irish kitchens in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Traditional Soda Bread','','inherit','closed','closed','','10381-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 18:50:38','2018-02-20 18:50:38','',10381,'https://strategic.events/10381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10420,3,'2018-02-20 19:25:55','2018-02-20 19:25:55','[vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511795691764{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\n<h2 class=\"article-title\">Meeting Planners Will Face Challenge of Rising Attendance Costs in 2018</h2>\n<h3>By Sheryll Poe</h3>\n<h3><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7940\" title=\"When it comes to attending a meeting or event in the year ahead, it really is a seller’s market. Meanwhile, travel costs for attendees and planners are on the rise. Buckle up for increased spending. Meeting Planners Will Face Challenge of Rising Attendance Costs in 2018\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/guest-speaker1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"When it comes to attending a meeting or event in the year ahead, it really is a seller’s market. Meanwhile, travel costs for attendees and planners are on the rise. Buckle up for increased spending. Meeting Planners Will Face Challenge of Rising Attendance Costs in 2018\" width=\"611\" height=\"407\" /></h3>\n<h3>When it comes to attending a meeting or event in the year ahead, it really is a seller’s market. Meanwhile, travel costs for attendees and planners are on the rise. Buckle up for increased spending.</h3>\n<h3>— Sheryll Poe</h3>\nThanks to a stronger economy and growing demand, the predominant trend for the meetings and events industry is positive growth for at least the next year, and even beyond.\n\n“Economically, all the leading indicators that we rely on have remained largely unchanged, which translates into this continued, slow and steady growth,” said Mike Wainwright, vice president of sales for <a href=\"http://www.marriott.com/convention-resort-network/home.mi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott’s Convention and Resort Network</a>. “The only difference we’re seeing now from the previous cycle is a modest increase on the supply side.”\n<h3>RECOVERING FROM THE RECESSION</h3>\nThe <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meeting-planning-industry-needs-strategy/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meetings and events industry</a> has definitely rebounded from the 2008 economic crisis, said Phelps Hope, senior vice president of meetings and expositions for <a href=\"http://kellencompany.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kellen Co.</a>“It’s been a slow climb since the global financial crisis. Not all segments grew at the same rate and not everybody has been profiting, if you will, from that growth. But now, as we look back seven to eight years on, we’re actually thinking, ‘Oh wow, we’re closer to the top of the hill than we thought.\'”\n\nThe immediate result is that there are more meetings and events taking place around the world.\n\n“When the economy is heating up, corporations are doing more business, associations are doing more programs, and everybody is flush, and they’re trying to get more <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-event-planning-profession/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">face-to-face business events</a> happening because that’s where we learn from each other; that’s where we educate one another and that’s where we do face-to-face business,” Hope said.\n<h3>MORE MEETINGS, MORE MONEY</h3>\nBut while the news of overall growth in the industry is positive, the total cost per attendee per day for meetings and events around the globe has gone up, according to Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s  <a href=\"http://www.cwt-meetings-events.com/content/me/global/en/get-inspired/2018-meetings-events-forecast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 Meetings and Events Future Trends report</a>.\n\nDespite a growth in global airline capacity and more hotels opening than ever, airfare <a href=\"https://strategic.events/untold-story-events-cost-much/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">costs</a> are expected to increase globally by 3.5 percent in 2018 and hotel costs are projected to rise 3.7 percent.\n\nSupply and demand continue to be strong drivers, according to the report, which provides forecasts for four regions, including North America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America, and Asia Pacific.\n\n“From my perspective, in my world, in dealing with the large meeting groups and conventions, the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/planners-feeling-pressure-rising-costs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">costs of meetings</a> for an attendee is keeping track with inflation,” Marriott’s Wainwright said. “All of our hotels are functions of the economy in general — from the costs of utilities to just standard supply and demand pricing metrics. It rises naturally as with any bushel of goods with inflation.”\n\nThe CWT report forecast that the costs of both hotels and airfare will increase by 2.5 percent in North America in 2018. That’s because hotel demand is outpacing supply, especially in cities with ease of transfer, or air links. Additionally, hotels are getting creative with driving incremental revenue, including concession bundling for things like parking or transportation of golf clubs.\n\nMeanwhile, the complete opposite is happening in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, where a hotel supply surplus isn’t really in play, and hotels are unbundling costs where possible.\n\n“As the economy heats up, costs go up, because with more frequency of meetings and events, the hotels are filling up,” Hope said. “It means that they can charge higher rates and they’ve got less occupancy so they start charging more for the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/finding-right-fit/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">space</a> they have. Same thing with convention centers and everything from audio-visual companies to transportation companies. Because of that supply and demand curve, we find the costs do go up in certain areas as per attendee.”\n<h3>WILL PLANNERS BE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE?</h3>\nMeanwhile, meeting and event planners like <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meeting-pro-christy-lamagna/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christy Lamagna</a>, founder and master strategist of New Jersey-based <a href=\"https://strategic.events/essential-pillars-strategic-meetings/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Meetings</a> and Events, are bracing themselves for difficult conversations around costs.\n\n“What’s interesting is clients struggle to accept the fact that costs are going up,” Lamagna said. “One of the frustrations is when costs rise but budgets don’t. There’s never a blanket statement that you cannot get more money, but for the majority of us, the focus is on how to do more with less.”\n\nThe challenge, she said, is that many organizations don’t get to see the true value of meetings because they are simply seen as event logistics. “It’s not a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategy-important-planning-events/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic vision</a> that’s being carried out,” she said. “They’d rather spend the money somewhere else and based on the way people plan meetings, they’re right. It could be done differently.”\n\nLamagna is calling upon her fellow planners and meeting professionals to articulate the value of meetings when faced with a conversation over budgets and rising costs. “It’s partially incumbent upon us as an industry to organize and educate ourselves on what the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meetings-christy-lamagna-solution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic value and power of meetings</a> are and educate the people around us,” she said. “There needs to be an understanding on why meetings should be considered an investments not expenditures.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"https://skift.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-6906\" title=\"Skift logo\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/logo-square-yellow.png\" alt=\"Skift logo\" width=\"97\" height=\"97\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Meeting Planners Will Face Challenge of Rising Attendance Costs in 2018','','inherit','closed','closed','','7939-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 19:25:55','2018-02-20 19:25:55','',7939,'https://strategic.events/7939-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10421,3,'2018-02-20 20:18:14','2018-02-20 20:18:14','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]GOOD TIDINGS COCKTAIL[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/good-tidings.png\" image_size=\"full\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519157887926{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A perfect cocktail with traditional winter flavors and scents of cranberry and allspice. It drinks like a tall, easy Collins.</span></h3>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Good Tidings Cocktail</strong></span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.5 Ounces vodka</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 1 Ounce Cointreau</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 1 Ounce lemon juice</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 1 Ounce cranberry juice</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 1 Bar spoon (dram) of <span style=\"color: #ffd249;\"><a style=\"color: #ffd249;\" href=\"https://www.savoryspiceshop.com/recipes/savory-spiced-soda.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allspice</a></span> club soda</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shake ingredients with ice.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Strain into a Collins glass over ice and top with soda.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Garnish with a lemon wheel studded with cloves.</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Good Tidings Cocktail','','inherit','closed','closed','','8027-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:18:14','2018-02-20 20:18:14','',8027,'https://strategic.events/8027-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10422,3,'2018-02-20 20:20:07','2018-02-20 20:20:07','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h1\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]APPLEJACK SAZERAC[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" letter_spacing=\"2\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME &gt;&gt; <strong>TASTEBUZZ</strong>[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][mk_tooltip text=\"Taste Buzz Archive\" tooltip_text=\"Click to visit Taste Buzz Archive\" href=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_single_image image=\"7836\" img_size=\"medium\" onclick=\"custom_link\" css_animation=\"appear\" link=\"https://strategic.events/tastebuzz/\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/e206c4c8-305d-441f-8423-9c1464417d0e.png\" image_size=\"medium\"][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511976412560{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Perfect for nights with its use of wintery flavors like apple brandy and maple syrup. You cannot make a more fireside-appropriate cocktail!</span></h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519158003443{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Applejack Sazerac</span></h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INGREDIENTS</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 2 Ounce Apple Brandy (like Applejack)</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> .25 Ounce Maple Syrup</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 3 Dashes Peychaud\'s Bitters</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1511976032511{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTRUCTIONS</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stir ingredients with ice, then strain into an old-fashioned glass.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Serve up and garnish with a lemon twist.</span>\r\n\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=\"15px\"]','Applejack Sazerac','','inherit','closed','closed','','8036-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:20:07','2018-02-20 20:20:07','',8036,'https://strategic.events/8036-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10424,3,'2018-02-20 20:47:43','2018-02-20 20:47:43','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519159635168{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1>Midwestern Casinos are \r\na perfect destination</h1>\r\n<h2>A Winning Combination</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Casinos are a sure bet for winning those who don\'t gamble</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Double down on entertainment value</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n\r\nIf casinos traditionally haven’t held any allure for you or your group, don’t count them out before launching your next site search. Today’s Midwestern Casinos are a perfect destination for gamblers and non-gamblers alike.\r\n\r\nThe reason? Unlike years ago, gaming hotels now spend equal parts of time catering to an expanded range of activities that include gourmet restaurants, back of house group tours, live shows, and more.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2620 size-medium\" title=\"If casinos traditionally haven’t held any allure for you or your group, don’t count them out before launching your next site search. Today’s Midwestern Casinos are a perfect destination for gamblers and non-gamblers alike. A Winning Combination\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bigstock-d-white-people-with-casino-to-83720456_4_orig-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"If casinos traditionally haven’t held any allure for you or your group, don’t count them out before launching your next site search. Today’s Midwestern Casinos are a perfect destination for gamblers and non-gamblers alike. A Winning Combination\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />One thing you won’t be taking a chance on is the quality of the accommodations. Most casinos boast beautiful décor, an abundance of dining options, and upgraded room amenities, earning them four and five star ratings. Rooms may include Jacuzzi tubs, expansive living accommodations beyond the bedrooms, and luxury bedding. Couple that with endless activities available both on and off the gaming floor and you have yourself a winning ticket.\r\n\r\nFor those who have an interest in learning the basics or even the finer points of games of chance, many casinos will put together private demonstrations, allowing your guests to advance their skills and experience the rush of playing without the risks. Demonstrations can be tailored to the group’s skill level and interest, allowing for a truly customized experience. Decks of customized playing cards are a great takeaway gift. For those who want to go the extra mile, customize the front and the back of the cards, using employees and perhaps vendors as the images on each of the cards in the deck.\r\n\r\nPrefer fresh air? The great outdoors await and most venues have an abundance of offerings to explore. Pools, <a href=\"https://strategic.events/a-horse-a-piece/\">horse</a> stables, and a newer sport called ‘FootGolf’ a (golf-soccer hybrid) are for the taking. Many resorts either boast or are affiliated with championship golf resorts. As an added bonus: no matter what outdoor activity you choose, breathtaking views are the backdrop.\r\n\r\nFor those who prefer to remain indoors, top notch spa offerings await. From traditional massages to more exotic clay wraps and aromatherapy, these state-of-the-art facilities cater to both men and women for single treatments or bundled offerings that can last half the day.\r\n\r\nWant to get up and go? Don’t be surprised if you find a bowling alley <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-supplies-inventory/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onsite</a>, or top of the line workout studios with group classes and optional private training opportunities. Sports bars, comedy shows, nightclubs, dancing, and concerts are just some of the nightlife offered.\r\n\r\nMany casinos have relationships with local Native American Tribes and can arrange a host of activities. Traditional dancers will perform, the lost art of storytelling showcased, and artist demonstrations with the opportunity for guests to purchase items can all be combined with a sunset, alfresco dinner.\r\n\r\nTo arrange for any of the above or to create a Midwest adventure of your own design, talk to the Casino concierge, speak to your CSM, or reach out to a local DMC. The only thing more expansive than the views are the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/triple-threat-bet/\">opportunities</a> that await you. And you can take that to the bank.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: A Winning Combination, Winning, Win, Casinos, Midwestern Casinos, Meeting, Meetings, Event, Events, Event Planning, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Midwest Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"Midwest Meetings alignnone wp-image-1348 size-full\" title=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]','A Winning Combination','','inherit','closed','closed','','2619-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:47:43','2018-02-20 20:47:43','',2619,'https://strategic.events/2619-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10425,3,'2018-02-20 20:48:52','2018-02-20 20:48:52','[vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1519159635168{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}\"]\r\n<h1>Midwestern Casinos are\r\na perfect destination</h1>\r\n<h2>A Winning Combination</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Casinos are a sure bet for winning those who don\'t gamble</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Double down on entertainment value</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n\r\nIf casinos traditionally haven’t held any allure for you or your group, don’t count them out before launching your next site search. Today’s Midwestern Casinos are a perfect destination for gamblers and non-gamblers alike.\r\n\r\nThe reason? Unlike years ago, gaming hotels now spend equal parts of time catering to an expanded range of activities that include gourmet restaurants, back of house group tours, live shows, and more.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2620 size-medium\" title=\"If casinos traditionally haven’t held any allure for you or your group, don’t count them out before launching your next site search. Today’s Midwestern Casinos are a perfect destination for gamblers and non-gamblers alike. A Winning Combination\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bigstock-d-white-people-with-casino-to-83720456_4_orig-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"If casinos traditionally haven’t held any allure for you or your group, don’t count them out before launching your next site search. Today’s Midwestern Casinos are a perfect destination for gamblers and non-gamblers alike. A Winning Combination\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />One thing you won’t be taking a chance on is the quality of the accommodations. Most casinos boast beautiful décor, an abundance of dining options, and upgraded room amenities, earning them four and five star ratings. Rooms may include Jacuzzi tubs, expansive living accommodations beyond the bedrooms, and luxury bedding. Couple that with endless activities available both on and off the gaming floor and you have yourself a winning ticket.\r\n\r\nFor those who have an interest in learning the basics or even the finer points of games of chance, many casinos will put together private demonstrations, allowing your guests to advance their skills and experience the rush of playing without the risks. Demonstrations can be tailored to the group’s skill level and interest, allowing for a truly customized experience. Decks of customized playing cards are a great takeaway gift. For those who want to go the extra mile, customize the front and the back of the cards, using employees and perhaps vendors as the images on each of the cards in the deck.\r\n\r\nPrefer fresh air? The great outdoors await and most venues have an abundance of offerings to explore. Pools, <a href=\"https://strategic.events/a-horse-a-piece/\">horse</a> stables, and a newer sport called ‘FootGolf’ a (golf-soccer hybrid) are for the taking. Many resorts either boast or are affiliated with championship golf resorts. As an added bonus: no matter what outdoor activity you choose, breathtaking views are the backdrop.\r\n\r\nFor those who prefer to remain indoors, top notch spa offerings await. From traditional massages to more exotic clay wraps and aromatherapy, these state-of-the-art facilities cater to both men and women for single treatments or bundled offerings that can last half the day.\r\n\r\nWant to get up and go? Don’t be surprised if you find a bowling alley <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-supplies-inventory/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">onsite</a>, or top of the line workout studios with group classes and optional private training opportunities. Sports bars, comedy shows, nightclubs, dancing, and concerts are just some of the nightlife offered.\r\n\r\nMany casinos have relationships with local Native American Tribes and can arrange a host of activities. Traditional dancers will perform, the lost art of storytelling showcased, and artist demonstrations with the opportunity for guests to purchase items can all be combined with a sunset, alfresco dinner.\r\n\r\nTo arrange for any of the above or to create a Midwest adventure of your own design, talk to the Casino concierge, speak to your CSM, or reach out to a local DMC. The only thing more expansive than the views are the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/triple-threat-bet/\">opportunities</a> that await you. And you can take that to the bank.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: A Winning Combination, Winning, Win, Casinos, Midwestern Casinos, Meeting, Meetings, Event, Events, Event Planning, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Midwest Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"Midwest Meetings alignnone wp-image-1348 size-full\" title=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','A Winning Combination','','inherit','closed','closed','','2619-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:48:52','2018-02-20 20:48:52','',2619,'https://strategic.events/2619-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10426,3,'2018-02-20 20:53:50','2018-02-20 20:53:50','<h2>A Lesson on customer service</h2>\r\n<h2>Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nI recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off was a great way to improve at work and taught me as much about how to be an exceptional <a href=\"https://strategic.events/how-to-become-strategic-planner-change-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planner</a> as any day at the office.\r\n\r\nI treated myself to a weeklong cruise on a reputable line and upgraded to a suite. The cruise line knew I was a planner (I’d scheduled a site visit of the ship). It knew my friend was an experienced cruiser and obviously knew which VIP stateroom we were in.\r\n\r\nRegardless of how many events I <a href=\"https://strategic.events/why-planners-need-to-get-strategic/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan</a>, my expectations remain fairly simple. That said, I notice every detail down to the minutia; I can’t turn off that part of my brain. My expectation was the trip would find me with little to critique as this was the crème de la crème of trips.\r\n\r\nOr so I thought.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Customer service: The good and bad</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe myriad challenges we faced left me wishing I could swim to the nearest land mass. Inappropriate staff behavior, poor service, unacceptable room conditions and a general sense of management indifference surrounded us.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2509\" title=\"I recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off taught me as much about how to be an exceptional strategic planner as any day at the office. Vacation is a great way to improve at work. I learned it’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to \" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ABD8E546DF-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"I recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off taught me as much about how to be an exceptional strategic planner as any day at the office. Vacation is a great way to improve at work. I learned it’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to \" width=\"321\" height=\"213\" />I spent five hours explaining challenges, meeting with management and actually training ship staff. The person who ultimately helped me asked me if I wanted a job. (He was only half kidding.)\r\n\r\nConversely, I walked into a high-end jewelry shop in one of the ports, dressed like a typical tourist. I barely made an impression beyond being someone who was perhaps there to take advantage of the free air conditioning.\r\n\r\nI was greeted with a warm “hello” and a genuine smile. The saleswoman and I found ourselves laughing and talking about many things and not one of them was jewelry. Eventually, I focused on the task at hand and starting perusing the cases.\r\n\r\nThe shop owner introduced himself and joined our conversation. I spent three hours there. My sister somehow ended up with the owner’s Wi-Fi code to check her email. Bottles of water appeared and never went empty and at no point did I feel pressure to do anything more than enjoy the experience.\r\n\r\nI fell in love with a pair of earrings that I ultimately decided I was not going to splurge on. The shop owner told me to take them and pay him whenever I wanted. I declined, and he had the salesperson put them in my bag anyway. (Mind you, these were multi-thousand dollar, diamond earrings.)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A lesson for all of us</strong></span>\r\n\r\nI walked out with his card, a contact for private shopping events and a true appreciation for customer service. I left the earrings behind but walked out with a treasure (nothing anywhere near what the earrings cost). I’m not sure what would have happened if I took the owner up on his offer to give me the earrings until I chose to pay him. What I do know is that the shop owner’s priority was my experience first and making money second. I realize that’s a clever way to make people spend more money. That said, the cruise line, which had my money in advance acted as such, and lost a future sale even though they knew I had paid a hefty price to be there and had the potential to book again.\r\n\r\nIt’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to providing it. Our job is to be committed to providing the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meetings-christy-lamagna-solution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best experience</a> we can no matter what the budget. I know that cerebrally, but it was a great reminder to experience it firsthand. My vacation is over, but the lesson learned (and my jewelry purchase) remain.\r\n\r\nWant to know what shop I went to so you can get book a private shopping event or just have a trustworthy store to visit? Email me at: <a href=\"mailto:Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work, Vacation, Customer Service, Events, Meetings, Corporate Events, Corporate Meetings, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Plan Your Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://planyourmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-398 size-full\" title=\"Plan your Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Plan-Your-Meetings_250.jpg\" alt=\"Plan your meetings\" width=\"250\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work','','inherit','closed','closed','','615-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:53:50','2018-02-20 20:53:50','',615,'https://strategic.events/615-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10427,3,'2018-02-20 20:56:45','2018-02-20 20:56:45','<h1>A lesson on quality customer service</h1>\r\n<h2>Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nI recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off was a great way to improve at work and taught me as much about how to be an exceptional <a href=\"https://strategic.events/how-to-become-strategic-planner-change-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planner</a> as any day at the office.\r\n\r\nI treated myself to a weeklong cruise on a reputable line and upgraded to a suite. The cruise line knew I was a planner (I’d scheduled a site visit of the ship). It knew my friend was an experienced cruiser and obviously knew which VIP stateroom we were in.\r\n\r\nRegardless of how many events I <a href=\"https://strategic.events/why-planners-need-to-get-strategic/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan</a>, my expectations remain fairly simple. That said, I notice every detail down to the minutia; I can’t turn off that part of my brain. My expectation was the trip would find me with little to critique as this was the crème de la crème of trips.\r\n\r\nOr so I thought.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Customer service: The good and bad</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe myriad challenges we faced left me wishing I could swim to the nearest land mass. Inappropriate staff behavior, poor service, unacceptable room conditions and a general sense of management indifference surrounded us.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2509\" title=\"I recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off taught me as much about how to be an exceptional strategic planner as any day at the office. Vacation is a great way to improve at work. I learned it’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to \" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ABD8E546DF-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"I recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off taught me as much about how to be an exceptional strategic planner as any day at the office. Vacation is a great way to improve at work. I learned it’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to \" width=\"321\" height=\"213\" />I spent five hours explaining challenges, meeting with management and actually training ship staff. The person who ultimately helped me asked me if I wanted a job. (He was only half kidding.)\r\n\r\nConversely, I walked into a high-end jewelry shop in one of the ports, dressed like a typical tourist. I barely made an impression beyond being someone who was perhaps there to take advantage of the free air conditioning.\r\n\r\nI was greeted with a warm “hello” and a genuine smile. The saleswoman and I found ourselves laughing and talking about many things and not one of them was jewelry. Eventually, I focused on the task at hand and starting perusing the cases.\r\n\r\nThe shop owner introduced himself and joined our conversation. I spent three hours there. My sister somehow ended up with the owner’s Wi-Fi code to check her email. Bottles of water appeared and never went empty and at no point did I feel pressure to do anything more than enjoy the experience.\r\n\r\nI fell in love with a pair of earrings that I ultimately decided I was not going to splurge on. The shop owner told me to take them and pay him whenever I wanted. I declined, and he had the salesperson put them in my bag anyway. (Mind you, these were multi-thousand dollar, diamond earrings.)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A lesson for all of us</strong></span>\r\n\r\nI walked out with his card, a contact for private shopping events and a true appreciation for customer service. I left the earrings behind but walked out with a treasure (nothing anywhere near what the earrings cost). I’m not sure what would have happened if I took the owner up on his offer to give me the earrings until I chose to pay him. What I do know is that the shop owner’s priority was my experience first and making money second. I realize that’s a clever way to make people spend more money. That said, the cruise line, which had my money in advance acted as such, and lost a future sale even though they knew I had paid a hefty price to be there and had the potential to book again.\r\n\r\nIt’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to providing it. Our job is to be committed to providing the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meetings-christy-lamagna-solution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best experience</a> we can no matter what the budget. I know that cerebrally, but it was a great reminder to experience it firsthand. My vacation is over, but the lesson learned (and my jewelry purchase) remain.\r\n\r\nWant to know what shop I went to so you can get book a private shopping event or just have a trustworthy store to visit? Email me at: <a href=\"mailto:Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work, Vacation, Customer Service, Events, Meetings, Corporate Events, Corporate Meetings, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Plan Your Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://planyourmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-398 size-full\" title=\"Plan your Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Plan-Your-Meetings_250.jpg\" alt=\"Plan your meetings\" width=\"250\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work','','inherit','closed','closed','','615-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:56:45','2018-02-20 20:56:45','',615,'https://strategic.events/615-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10428,3,'2018-02-20 20:57:27','2018-02-20 20:57:27','<h1>A lesson on quality customer service</h1>\r\n<h2>Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nI recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off was a great way to improve at work and taught me as much about how to be an exceptional <a href=\"https://strategic.events/how-to-become-strategic-planner-change-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planner</a> as any day at the office.\r\n\r\nI treated myself to a weeklong cruise on a reputable line and upgraded to a suite. The cruise line knew I was a planner (I’d scheduled a site visit of the ship). It knew my friend was an experienced cruiser and obviously knew which VIP stateroom we were in.\r\n\r\nRegardless of how many events I <a href=\"https://strategic.events/why-planners-need-to-get-strategic/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan</a>, my expectations remain fairly simple. That said, I notice every detail down to the minutia; I can’t turn off that part of my brain. My expectation was the trip would find me with little to critique as this was the crème de la crème of trips.\r\n\r\nOr so I thought.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Customer service: The good and bad</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe myriad challenges we faced left me wishing I could swim to the nearest land mass. Inappropriate staff behavior, poor service, unacceptable room conditions and a general sense of management indifference surrounded us.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2509\" title=\"I recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off taught me as much about how to be an exceptional strategic planner as any day at the office. Vacation is a great way to improve at work. I learned it’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to \" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ABD8E546DF-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"I recently took my first true vacation in years. My time off taught me as much about how to be an exceptional strategic planner as any day at the office. Vacation is a great way to improve at work. I learned it’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to \" width=\"321\" height=\"213\" />I spent five hours explaining challenges, meeting with management and actually training ship staff. The person who ultimately helped me asked me if I wanted a job. (He was only half kidding.)\r\n\r\nConversely, I walked into a high-end jewelry shop in one of the ports, dressed like a typical tourist. I barely made an impression beyond being someone who was perhaps there to take advantage of the free air conditioning.\r\n\r\nI was greeted with a warm “hello” and a genuine smile. The saleswoman and I found ourselves laughing and talking about many things and not one of them was jewelry. Eventually, I focused on the task at hand and starting perusing the cases.\r\n\r\nThe shop owner introduced himself and joined our conversation. I spent three hours there. My sister somehow ended up with the owner’s Wi-Fi code to check her email. Bottles of water appeared and never went empty and at no point did I feel pressure to do anything more than enjoy the experience.\r\n\r\nI fell in love with a pair of earrings that I ultimately decided I was not going to splurge on. The shop owner told me to take them and pay him whenever I wanted. I declined, and he had the salesperson put them in my bag anyway. (Mind you, these were multi-thousand dollar, diamond earrings.)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A lesson for all of us</strong></span>\r\n\r\nI walked out with his card, a contact for private shopping events and a true appreciation for customer service. I left the earrings behind but walked out with a treasure (nothing anywhere near what the earrings cost). I’m not sure what would have happened if I took the owner up on his offer to give me the earrings until I chose to pay him. What I do know is that the shop owner’s priority was my experience first and making money second. I realize that’s a clever way to make people spend more money. That said, the cruise line, which had my money in advance acted as such, and lost a future sale even though they knew I had paid a hefty price to be there and had the potential to book again.\r\n\r\nIt’s not how much you spend that dictates quality customer service; it’s how committed the vendor is to providing it. Our job is to be committed to providing the <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meetings-christy-lamagna-solution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best experience</a> we can no matter what the budget. I know that cerebrally, but it was a great reminder to experience it firsthand. My vacation is over, but the lesson learned (and my jewelry purchase) remain.\r\n\r\nWant to know what shop I went to so you can get book a private shopping event or just have a trustworthy store to visit? Email me at: <a href=\"mailto:Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work, Vacation, Customer Service, Events, Meetings, Corporate Events, Corporate Meetings, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Plan Your Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://planyourmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-398 size-full\" title=\"Plan your Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Plan-Your-Meetings_250.jpg\" alt=\"Plan your meetings\" width=\"250\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Vacation Is A Great Way To Improve At Work','','inherit','closed','closed','','615-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:57:27','2018-02-20 20:57:27','',615,'https://strategic.events/615-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10429,3,'2018-02-20 20:59:52','2018-02-20 20:59:52','<h1>The Untold Story</h1>\n<h2>Why Corporate Events Cost So Much</h2>\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Clatter over what corporate events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds</strong></span>\n\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-7673\" title=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/slide9-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" />New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it. New York (and other first-tier cities) also are home to coffee that sells for $135 a gallon and bottles of water that cost $10 each.\n\nIf you’ve attended an event in a top-tier city in the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve unknowingly consumed one or both of these pricey items. <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meetings-christy-lamagna-solution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meetings</a> and events held at hotels get their catering from the in house F&amp;B team. Contracts prevent outside food from being served, so event hosts are at the mercy of the venue’s pricing.\n\nThat results in cookies that cost $100 a dozen, and granola bars that sell for $9 each. Meetings and conferences continue to get battered in the press for their high budgets, but the reason behind those costs is a vital and untold part of the story.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Add it up. Repeat.</strong></span>\n\nFood isn’t the only area in which prices are shockingly high. Hotels often charge porterage fees even if you carry your own bags. And while many hotels offer free Wi-Fi in public areas, Wi-Fi in meeting rooms runs anywhere from $250 to more than $1,000 per day.\n\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-831 size-full\" title=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-29-at-2.22.48-PM.png\" alt=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" width=\"176\" height=\"195\" />Want an LCD projector for your breakout meeting? That’ll be $500 plus tax and a 28 percent surcharge. The room to accommodate that projector often comes with a rental fee of $500 to $100,000 per day, depending on its size.\n\nWant to feed your guests? Get ready to fork over almost $52 for a continental breakfast of coffee, juice, dry cereal and yogurt. Feeling generous? For $86 per dozen, you can add muffins and scones. Lunches average $85 for deli sandwiches; if you’d like to wash that ham on rye down with a beer, it’s $425 a keg.\n\nIf you need an extension cord or surge protector, you can rent it for $15 a day. Flip charts go for $75 a day, even though you use the same chart (but with markers) throughout your meeting.\n\nSecuring hotel rooms also is expensive. Prices are rising and groups must guarantee the number of rooms they’ll use, often long before that number can be confirmed. Empty rooms mean an emptier wallet: Customarily only 10 percent of a contracted block can be dropped without having to pay for unused beds.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Solution? Maybe</strong></span>\n\nSo while the acrimony over wasteful spending continues, perhaps it’s not only meeting planners who should be under fire.\n\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-833\" title=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-29-at-2.23.01-PM.png\" alt=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" width=\"304\" height=\"204\" />Face-to-face interaction is the most effective way to build and develop relationships. Companies know this and host live meetings to get those benefits. Venues know live meetings are essential, that weddings and celebratory events need appropriate space, and that if all venues follow the same pricing guidelines there’s no getting around it for the consumer. That puts the people hosting meetings at the mercy of suppliers’ pricing demands.\n\nTo be fair, hotels have labor costs and overhead expenses that must be covered. But clearly, there is a disconnect somewhere as clients crack under the strain of costs and hotels continue to cry poverty. Perhaps if both sides came together and met to discuss the issue, a solution could be found. There’s just one problem: No one can afford to host that meeting.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em>Tags: The Untold Story Why Corporate Events Cost So Much, Events Cost, Meetings, Corporate Events Cost, Corporate Meetings, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Plan Your Meetings</em>\n\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://planyourmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-398 size-full\" title=\"Plan Your Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Plan-Your-Meetings_250.jpg\" alt=\"Plan Your Meetings\" width=\"250\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much','','inherit','closed','closed','','621-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:59:52','2018-02-20 20:59:52','',621,'https://strategic.events/621-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10430,3,'2018-02-20 20:59:38','2018-02-20 20:59:38','<h1>The Untold Story</h1>\r\n<h2>Why Corporate Events Cost So Much</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Clatter over what corporate events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-7673\" title=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/slide9-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" />New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it. New York (and other first-tier cities) also are home to coffee that sells for $135 a gallon and bottles of water that cost $10 each.\r\n\r\nIf you’ve attended an event in a top-tier city in the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve unknowingly consumed one or both of these pricey items. <a href=\"https://strategic.events/meetings-christy-lamagna-solution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meetings</a> and events held at hotels get their catering from the in house F&amp;B team. Contracts prevent outside food from being served, so event hosts are at the mercy of the venue’s pricing.\r\n\r\nThat results in cookies that cost $100 a dozen, and granola bars that sell for $9 each. Meetings and conferences continue to get battered in the press for their high budgets, but the reason behind those costs is a vital and untold part of the story.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Add it up. Repeat.</strong></span>\r\n\r\nFood isn’t the only area in which prices are shockingly high. Hotels often charge porterage fees even if you carry your own bags. And while many hotels offer free Wi-Fi in public areas, Wi-Fi in meeting rooms runs anywhere from $250 to more than $1,000 per day.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-831 size-full\" title=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-29-at-2.22.48-PM.png\" alt=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" width=\"176\" height=\"195\" />Want an LCD projector for your breakout meeting? That’ll be $500 plus tax and a 28 percent surcharge. The room to accommodate that projector often comes with a rental fee of $500 to $100,000 per day, depending on its size.\r\n\r\nWant to feed your guests? Get ready to fork over almost $52 for a continental breakfast of coffee, juice, dry cereal and yogurt. Feeling generous? For $86 per dozen, you can add muffins and scones. Lunches average $85 for deli sandwiches; if you’d like to wash that ham on rye down with a beer, it’s $425 a keg.\r\n\r\nIf you need an extension cord or surge protector, you can rent it for $15 a day. Flip charts go for $75 a day, even though you use the same chart (but with markers) throughout your meeting.\r\n\r\nSecuring hotel rooms also is expensive. Prices are rising and groups must guarantee the number of rooms they’ll use, often long before that number can be confirmed. Empty rooms mean an emptier wallet: Customarily only 10 percent of a contracted block can be dropped without having to pay for unused beds.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Solution? Maybe</strong></span>\r\n\r\nSo while the acrimony over wasteful spending continues, perhaps it’s not only meeting planners who should be under fire.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-833\" title=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-29-at-2.23.01-PM.png\" alt=\"Clatter over what events cost and \'wasteful\' meetings warrants a serious meeting of the minds. The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much - New York is home to a dozen restaurants that serve a hamburger for $60 or more. If you find that pricey, you don’t have to order it.\" width=\"304\" height=\"204\" />Face-to-face interaction is the most effective way to build and develop relationships. Companies know this and host live meetings to get those benefits. Venues know live meetings are essential, that weddings and celebratory events need appropriate space, and that if all venues follow the same pricing guidelines there’s no getting around it for the consumer. That puts the people hosting meetings at the mercy of suppliers’ pricing demands.\r\n\r\nTo be fair, hotels have labor costs and overhead expenses that must be covered. But clearly, there is a disconnect somewhere as clients crack under the strain of costs and hotels continue to cry poverty. Perhaps if both sides came together and met to discuss the issue, a solution could be found. There’s just one problem: No one can afford to host that meeting.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: The Untold Story Why Corporate Events Cost So Much, Events Cost, Meetings, Corporate Events Cost, Corporate Meetings, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Plan Your Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://planyourmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-398 size-full\" title=\"Plan Your Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Plan-Your-Meetings_250.jpg\" alt=\"Plan Your Meetings\" width=\"250\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','The Untold Story: Why Corporate Events Cost So Much','','inherit','closed','closed','','621-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 20:59:38','2018-02-20 20:59:38','',621,'https://strategic.events/621-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10431,3,'2018-02-20 21:03:44','2018-02-20 21:03:44','<h1>A Variables Nightmare?</h1>\r\n<h2>Not If You Understand AV Production</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nAre you a master of program logistics until you step into a ballroom? Need to know how to evaluate and hire a production team and determine your general session needs, but afraid to ask? This week and next, we plan to fill in the gaps.\r\n<h3>Understand AV Production</h3>\r\nWhen doing a site visit, keep your general session needs in mind. Know the minimum amount of space you need for production, not just seating. The rule of thumb is to allocate one-third of the ballroom for a standard-size set and rear-screen projection. Allocate 20 percent for a front screen and standard set. This allows the proper amount of space between the projectors and the screens (the throw distance) and between your screens and first row of seats.\r\n\r\n<strong>Pay attention to ceiling heights, too.</strong> If the ceiling is listed as 16-feet high, but the chandelier hangs down 4 feet, it’s a 12-foot ceiling as far as your <a href=\"https://strategic.events/teaming-up-for-great-events-event-producers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">production needs</a> are concerned. Know the ceiling height from its lowest point to ensure accurate set builds and room designs. Height matters! Ask about rig points (the spots in the ceiling from which trusses can be hung.) Some hotel ballrooms don’t have them, so lights and speakers must be placed on “trees” rather than trusses. If the ballroom has rig points, ask about weight capacities and who does the hanging. Either option must be factored into the room design, setup time and budget.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-1992 size-medium\" title=\"Are you a master of program logistics until you step into a ballroom? Need to know how to evaluate and hire a production team and determine your general session needs, but afraid to ask? This week and next, we plan to fill in the gaps. A Variables Nightmare? Not If You Understand AV Production\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/H0O97B44CT-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Are you a master of program logistics until you step into a ballroom? Need to know how to evaluate and hire a production team and determine your general session needs, but afraid to ask? This week and next, we plan to fill in the gaps. A Variables Nightmare? Not If You Understand AV Production\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Make sure you have enough time for load-in and strike. Confirm when the group ahead of you will be free and clear of the ballroom AND the freight elevators. If you’re due to start your load-in, but the group that’s leaving is using the elevators and loading docks, you must factor that into your load-in time and schedule labor accordingly.\r\n\r\nMake sure you research loading dock particulars. Are there restrictions on when trucks can load-in? Do you need to pre-schedule load-in times? How far is the dock from the ballroom (also known as the push distance)? These items must all be factored into how long it will take to complete your load-in.\r\n\r\nThen, if you intend to hold rehearsals, make sure you choose a time after you speak with your production lead, so the room will be ready.\r\n\r\n<strong>Are these enough variables for you?</strong> They’re why you must make sure you hire a professional, capable <a href=\"https://strategic.events/crew-eats-feeding-production-crew/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">production team</a>. In-house AV is an option and requires little effort upfront. But keep in mind that even if you’re being offered a 20 percent discount for using in-house exclusively, the usual “++” charge that applies to your F&amp;B must be added on top of the discount pricing. Ask about the quality, type and level of experience the people running your show have and if there are union rules, you need to know about these to avoid overtime fees. Confirm that the gear in the quote is what’s delivered and that the gear you’re being quoted is what you need.\r\n\r\nWorking with an outside production company is your other option. You may have to pay their travel and trucking costs, but if you make a smart choice, you’ll have the same trusted vendor on your team making sure your general session is consistently professional. Content is critical for most events, so choose wisely.\r\n\r\nHave a specific question you want answered? Email me at: <a href=\"mailto:Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: A Variables Nightmare? Not If You Understand AV Production, AV Production, Production, Planning, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Strategic Events, Plan Your Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://planyourmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-398 size-full\" title=\"Plan Your Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Plan-Your-Meetings_250.jpg\" alt=\"Plan Your Meetings\" width=\"250\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','A Variables Nightmare? Not If You Understand AV Production','','inherit','closed','closed','','591-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:03:44','2018-02-20 21:03:44','',591,'https://strategic.events/591-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10432,3,'2018-02-20 21:04:01','2018-02-20 21:04:01','<h1>A Variables Nightmare?</h1>\r\n<h2>Not If You Understand AV Production</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nAre you a master of program logistics until you step into a ballroom? Need to know how to evaluate and hire a production team and determine your general session needs, but afraid to ask? This week and next, we plan to fill in the gaps.\r\n<h3>Understand AV Production</h3>\r\nWhen doing a site visit, keep your general session needs in mind. Know the minimum amount of space you need for production, not just seating. The rule of thumb is to allocate one-third of the ballroom for a standard-size set and rear-screen projection. Allocate 20 percent for a front screen and standard set. This allows the proper amount of space between the projectors and the screens (the throw distance) and between your screens and first row of seats.\r\n\r\n<strong>Pay attention to ceiling heights, too.</strong> If the ceiling is listed as 16-feet high, but the chandelier hangs down 4 feet, it’s a 12-foot ceiling as far as your <a href=\"https://strategic.events/teaming-up-for-great-events-event-producers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">production needs</a> are concerned. Know the ceiling height from its lowest point to ensure accurate set builds and room designs. Height matters! Ask about rig points (the spots in the ceiling from which trusses can be hung.) Some hotel ballrooms don’t have them, so lights and speakers must be placed on “trees” rather than trusses. If the ballroom has rig points, ask about weight capacities and who does the hanging. Either option must be factored into the room design, setup time and budget.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-1992 size-medium\" title=\"Are you a master of program logistics until you step into a ballroom? Need to know how to evaluate and hire a production team and determine your general session needs, but afraid to ask? This week and next, we plan to fill in the gaps. A Variables Nightmare? Not If You Understand AV Production\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/H0O97B44CT-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Are you a master of program logistics until you step into a ballroom? Need to know how to evaluate and hire a production team and determine your general session needs, but afraid to ask? This week and next, we plan to fill in the gaps. A Variables Nightmare? Not If You Understand AV Production\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Make sure you have enough time for load-in and strike. Confirm when the group ahead of you will be free and clear of the ballroom AND the freight elevators. If you’re due to start your load-in, but the group that’s leaving is using the elevators and loading docks, you must factor that into your load-in time and schedule labor accordingly.\r\n\r\nMake sure you research loading dock particulars. Are there restrictions on when trucks can load-in? Do you need to pre-schedule load-in times? How far is the dock from the ballroom (also known as the push distance)? These items must all be factored into how long it will take to complete your load-in.\r\n\r\nThen, if you intend to hold rehearsals, make sure you choose a time after you speak with your production lead, so the room will be ready.\r\n\r\n<strong>Are these enough variables for you?</strong> They’re why you must make sure you hire a professional, capable <a href=\"https://strategic.events/crew-eats-feeding-production-crew/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">production team</a>. In-house AV is an option and requires little effort upfront. But keep in mind that even if you’re being offered a 20 percent discount for using in-house exclusively, the usual “++” charge that applies to your F&amp;B must be added on top of the discount pricing. Ask about the quality, type and level of experience the people running your show have and if there are union rules, you need to know about these to avoid overtime fees. Confirm that the gear in the quote is what’s delivered and that the gear you’re being quoted is what you need.\r\n\r\nWorking with an outside production company is your other option. You may have to pay their travel and trucking costs, but if you make a smart choice, you’ll have the same trusted vendor on your team making sure your general session is consistently professional. Content is critical for most events, so choose wisely.\r\n\r\nHave a specific question you want answered? Email me at: <a href=\"mailto:Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christy.Lamagna@strategic.events</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: A Variables Nightmare? Not If You Understand AV Production, AV Production, Production, Planning, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Strategic Events, Plan Your Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://planyourmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-398 size-full\" title=\"Plan Your Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Plan-Your-Meetings_250.jpg\" alt=\"Plan Your Meetings\" width=\"250\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','A Variables Nightmare? Not If You Understand AV Production','','inherit','closed','closed','','591-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:04:01','2018-02-20 21:04:01','',591,'https://strategic.events/591-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10433,3,'2018-02-20 21:05:29','2018-02-20 21:05:29','[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>Twitter Chats Who Knew?</h1>\r\n<h2>Engage, Share, Learn, and Drive Change</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Strategists</a> are constantly looking for new opportunities to connect and be thought leaders in our industry. Social Media offers strategic <a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23eventprofs&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#eventprofs</a> many ways to accomplish this, with Twitter among the most utilized. Following, liking or retweeting are useful, but the real results are seen through Twitter Chats.\r\n\r\nTwitter chats are business networking events – minus the dress code, and are taking place in almost every industry imaginable. However, in our industry they are underutilized. <a href=\"https://strategic.events/category/resources/strategic-planning-movement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Planners</a> should lead the way to introduce this platform, gathering like-minded professionals to meet at a set time to discuss industry related topics. By creating and sharing the chat’s designated hashtag (#) the host allows everyone to add their voice to the conversation.\r\n\r\nBefore you start using Twitter chats, consider these five pointers:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>First, be real. Don’t try to please everyone. Stay true to yourself and your message. People will respect you for your honesty.</li>\r\n 	<li>You are your brands voice. Make sure to creatively craft your messages and make each and every one personal or unique. You don’t want your viewers and audience to think its spam.</li>\r\n 	<li>Select a time that takes your target audience into consideration. Think time zones and work schedules.</li>\r\n 	<li>Choose topics that are relevant and useful; don’t start a chat for the sake of having one. In return for their time, your participants need to walk away with useful ideas, information and/or connections.</li>\r\n 	<li>Don’t dominate the chat. Throw out a question and let others share their replies. This is a conversation, not a webinar or lecture.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nNow that you’ve learned some of the guidelines here is a list of Twitter chats we think you might want to join in on.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"60\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TSNN-logo.png\" image_size=\"full\" link=\"http://www.tsnn.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/expochat?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ExpoChat</a> - Wednesday\'s @ 1pm ET</h2>\r\n<h2>Host: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TSNN_com_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TSNN_com_US</a></h2>\r\n#ExpoChat focuses on helping personalize events and trade show experiences. This chat aims to teach event management groups and industries how important distinguishing experiences or events are from one another through their unique abilities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2.jpg\" image_width=\"1300\" image_height=\"600\" link=\"http://www.themiceblog.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/EventPlannersTalk?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#EventPlannersTalk</a> - Every Monday 9pm - 10pm UK Time (4pm - 5pm ET)</h2>\r\n<h2>Host: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/themiceblogHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@themiceblogHQ</a></h2>\r\n#EventPlannersTalk focuses on values in the event industry by providing workshops for people who want to go further and learn more. This chat focuses on event planning trends and ways planners may improve their events.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"20\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/6.jpg\" image_size=\"full\" link=\"http://www.meetings-conventions.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ChatMC&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ChatMC</a> - Follow for schedule</h2>\r\n<h2>Host: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mcmagtweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mcmagtweet</a></h2>\r\n#ChatMC is a magazine that promotes event management and different conventions. This chat is devoted to helping <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/meetingprofs?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#meetingprofs</a> + #eventprofs excel by generating discussion on our industry\'s most pressing issues![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/5.png\" image_size=\"full\" link=\"http://www.successfulmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChatMtgs?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ChatMtgs</a> - Follow for schedule</h2>\r\n<h2>Host: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SuccessfulMtgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SuccessfulMtgs</a></h2>\r\n#ChatMtgs is very similar to #ChatMC due to its promoting and event management advice and industry discussions. This chat is perfect if you are interested in planning successful meetings and learning more about the industry.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1.jpg\" image_size=\"full\" link=\"http://www.iexplore.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/iExploreChat?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#iExploreChat</a> - 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 1pm ET</h2>\r\n<h2>Hosts: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/iexplore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@iexplore</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TravelMindset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TravelMindset</a></h2>\r\n#iExploreChat is key source for someone into adventures and exponential travel. They share their experiences and help others gain that travel bug to plan an amazing journey to wherever they desire![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text]For even more information on Twitter chats check out these two articles from <a href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/a-step-by-step-guide-to-twitter-chats/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hootsuite</a> and <a href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/twitter-chat-101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffer</a>.\r\n\r\nFinally here\'s a few more Twitter chats you may find useful:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kari-luckett/10-twitter-chats-for-entr_b_9636104.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Twitter Chats for Entrepreneurs</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"https://trackmaven.com/blog/twitter-chats/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35 Top Twitter Chats for Marketers</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://breakintotravelwriting.com/top-twitter-chats-for-travel-bloggers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Twitter Chats for Travel Bloggers</a></li>\r\n</ol>\r\nLooking forward to getting to know you and your thoughts on our industry on some of the upcoming Twitter chats! Be sure to keep an eye out for the #GetStrategic chat coming soon. Until then, happy tweeting![/vc_column_text][mk_social_networks size=\"medium\" style=\"simple-rounded\" border_color=\"#211551\" bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_hover_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_hover_color=\"#211551\" align=\"center\" facebook=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" twitter=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" instagram=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" linkedin=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/1320386/\" youtube=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuJ-F1Ot1zSc1ccpj_DzXA\"]','Twitter Chats Who Knew? 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Following, liking or retweeting are useful, but the real results are seen through Twitter Chats.\n\nTwitter chats are business networking events – minus the dress code, and are taking place in almost every industry imaginable. However, in our industry they are underutilized. <a href=\"https://strategic.events/category/resources/strategic-planning-movement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Planners</a> should lead the way to introduce this platform, gathering like-minded professionals to meet at a set time to discuss industry related topics. By creating and sharing the chat’s designated hashtag (#) the host allows everyone to add their voice to the conversation.\n\nBefore you start using Twitter chats, consider these five pointers:\n<ol>\n 	<li>First, be real. Don’t try to please everyone. Stay true to yourself and your message. People will respect you for your honesty.</li>\n 	<li>You are your brands voice. Make sure to creatively craft your messages and make each and every one personal or unique. You don’t want your viewers and audience to think its spam.</li>\n 	<li>Select a time that takes your target audience into consideration. Think time zones and work schedules.</li>\n 	<li>Choose topics that are relevant and useful; don’t start a chat for the sake of having one. In return for their time, your participants need to walk away with useful ideas, information and/or connections.</li>\n 	<li>Don’t dominate the chat. Throw out a question and let others share their replies. This is a conversation, not a webinar or lecture.</li>\n</ol>\nNow that you’ve learned some of the guidelines here is a list of Twitter chats we think you might want to join in on.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"60\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TSNN-logo.png\" image_size=\"full\" link=\"http://www.tsnn.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/expochat?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ExpoChat</a> - Wednesday\'s @ 1pm ET</h2>\n<h2>Host: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TSNN_com_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TSNN_com_US</a></h2>\n#ExpoChat focuses on helping personalize events and trade show experiences. This chat aims to teach event management groups and industries how important distinguishing experiences or events are from one another through their unique abilities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2.jpg\" image_width=\"1300\" image_height=\"600\" link=\"http://www.themiceblog.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/EventPlannersTalk?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#EventPlannersTalk</a> - Every Monday 9pm - 10pm UK Time (4pm - 5pm ET)</h2>\n<h2>Host: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/themiceblogHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@themiceblogHQ</a></h2>\n#EventPlannersTalk focuses on values in the event industry by providing workshops for people who want to go further and learn more. This chat focuses on event planning trends and ways planners may improve their events.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider size=\"20\"][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/6.jpg\" image_size=\"full\" link=\"http://www.meetings-conventions.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ChatMC&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ChatMC</a> - Follow for schedule</h2>\n<h2>Host: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mcmagtweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mcmagtweet</a></h2>\n#ChatMC is a magazine that promotes event management and different conventions. This chat is devoted to helping <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/meetingprofs?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#meetingprofs</a> + #eventprofs excel by generating discussion on our industry\'s most pressing issues![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/5.png\" image_size=\"full\" link=\"http://www.successfulmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChatMtgs?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ChatMtgs</a> - Follow for schedule</h2>\n<h2>Host: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SuccessfulMtgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SuccessfulMtgs</a></h2>\n#ChatMtgs is very similar to #ChatMC due to its promoting and event management advice and industry discussions. This chat is perfect if you are interested in planning successful meetings and learning more about the industry.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][mk_padding_divider][mk_image src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1.jpg\" image_size=\"full\" link=\"http://www.iexplore.com/\" target=\"_blank\"][/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1/2\"][vc_column_text]\n<h2><a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/iExploreChat?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#iExploreChat</a> - 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 1pm ET</h2>\n<h2>Hosts: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/iexplore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@iexplore</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TravelMindset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TravelMindset</a></h2>\n#iExploreChat is key source for someone into adventures and exponential travel. They share their experiences and help others gain that travel bug to plan an amazing journey to wherever they desire![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][/vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text]For even more information on Twitter chats check out these two articles from <a href=\"https://blog.hootsuite.com/a-step-by-step-guide-to-twitter-chats/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hootsuite</a> and <a href=\"https://blog.bufferapp.com/twitter-chat-101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffer</a>.\n\nFinally here\'s a few more Twitter chats you may find useful:\n<ol>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kari-luckett/10-twitter-chats-for-entr_b_9636104.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Twitter Chats for Entrepreneurs</a></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://trackmaven.com/blog/twitter-chats/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35 Top Twitter Chats for Marketers</a></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://breakintotravelwriting.com/top-twitter-chats-for-travel-bloggers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Twitter Chats for Travel Bloggers</a></li>\n</ol>\nLooking forward to getting to know you and your thoughts on our industry on some of the upcoming Twitter chats! Be sure to keep an eye out for the #GetStrategic chat coming soon. Until then, happy tweeting![/vc_column_text][mk_social_networks size=\"medium\" style=\"simple-rounded\" border_color=\"#211551\" bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_hover_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_color=\"#ffffff\" icon_hover_color=\"#211551\" align=\"center\" facebook=\"https://www.facebook.com/StrategicMeetingsEvents\" twitter=\"https://twitter.com/SME_Events\" instagram=\"https://www.instagram.com/strategic.events/\" linkedin=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/1320386/\" youtube=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuJ-F1Ot1zSc1ccpj_DzXA\"]','Twitter Chats Who Knew? Engage, Share, Learn, and Drive Change','','inherit','closed','closed','','6296-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:05:36','2018-02-20 21:05:36','',6296,'https://strategic.events/6296-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10435,3,'2018-02-20 21:06:18','2018-02-20 21:06:18','<h1>Triple Threat Bet</h1>\r\n<h2>Events, Casinos, and Raceways</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Events, casinos, and raceways: the ultimate trifecta</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Race ahead for unforgettable events</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Teambuilders to horse around about</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n<h3>Events, Casinos, and Raceways</h3>\r\n<a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart planners</a> know that holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners, however, know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2629 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aug-25-race-1-002-aaron-final_1_orig-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Adding live racing to a program introduces an element of the unexpected and oftentimes provides guests with a first-time experience, which for <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-event-planning-profession/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planners</a> is the Holy Grail of events.\r\n\r\nWhile you may not be familiar with horse racing, it doesn’t take long to understand why it’s so popular. The experience has a sound and tempo unto itself making it one of the greatest bangs for the adrenaline buck. The race is lightning-quick, the action intense and the ‘rules’ fairly simple, making it a game many can enjoy. The initial shot is fired, the gates open and the room is full of people yelling out names of horses that are almost as interesting as the race itself. The fervor pitch reaching a crescendo in the final moments of the race is such a cacophony of shouts and cheers that it seems the entire audience may have a simultaneous heart attack.\r\n<p class=\"wsite-multicol\">Throughout the race, jumping up and down, which is normally reserved for people under the age of nine or ten, is suddenly en vogue. The crowd leans in as the horses fly by, urging on their favorite, as if the sheer force of their bellowing cheers alone can propel their horse forward by a nose. At the end of a race, people spontaneously hug, whoops of glee fill the stadium, tickets are thrown into the air and a collective exhale is released.</p>\r\nThink about how fantastic it would be to bring that kind of energy and shared excitement into your next <a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-industry-plan-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meeting</a>. If you’re wondering how to supercharge your attendees, it’s as easy as booking a hybrid event space. Choosing a casino/racetrack facility will bring you the aforementioned excitement and pair it with all the other offerings casinos deal out to their guests.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2630 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/race-4-r-001-ben_orig-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Look no further than twenty minutes from downtown Minneapolis for one such venue. <a href=\"http://www.runaces.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Running Aces Casino and Racetrack’s</a> Director of Marketing, Aaron Bedessum, spoke to <em>Midwest Meetings</em> about the advantages of adding a racetrack to a program of any size or type. “Races are perfect for class reunions or company parties. They provide a backdrop and mutual experience as great conversation starters,” Bedessum said.\r\n\r\nIf the idea of adding a raceway to your event repertoire intrigues you but a lack of knowledge of the sport intimidates you, have no fear. Running Aces offers guests a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/a-horse-a-piece/\">‘Wagering 101’</a> tutorial prior to the start of the race. Suddenly ‘Win, Place or Show’ has meaning and ‘Superfecta,’ an exciting significance to matters at hand. Bedessum shared, “Many people come and enjoy the races, but we want to get more people involved in wagering because it adds to the excitement when you are cheering for your horse to win.”\r\n\r\nFor groups of 24 or less, consider a SkyBox for a VIP experience. Food, drinks, and a great view in a private setting are a winning combination. For added ‘umph,’ add to that a race named after your group and you have a surefire hit on your hands.\r\n\r\nDepending on budget and availability, tours of the stables and a meeting with the trainer can be arranged. Teambuilding both formal and informal can be easily tied into the racing theme making it not just an activity but a useful tool to achieve potential meeting goals.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2631 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/simulcast-race-book_orig-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" />For a more up close and personal view of the action, Bedessum recommends taking a ride for yourself. During these relatively short harness races, horses run around the track one and a half times pulling a two wheeled cart called a ‘sulky’ behind them. Running Aces often allows guests to ride around the track in between races or you could sit in the back of the starter car, where guests get a one-of-a-kind view with the horses racing after them.\r\n<div class=\"wsite-multicol\">\r\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\r\n\r\nImagine the reaction your company’s top performers will have if they win a ride in a sulky or starter car. It beats another acrylic award by a mile!\r\n\r\nAfter the excitement, guests can head back to the never ending action going on inside the casino. The built in options of live entertainment, traditional slots, poker, table games, and an assortment of restaurants offer something for everyone.\r\n\r\nMany venues have concerts or other large scale, live entertainment offerings on the raceways in the evenings, adding even more options. After the racing season, which runs from May through September, many venues open the betting floor for functions, allowing for additional event space.\r\n\r\nWhen looking for value, variety, and fun, <a href=\"https://strategic.events/become-strategic-planner/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planners</a> know that hybrid event spaces <a href=\"https://strategic.events/a-winning-combination/\">win</a> by a mile.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Triple Threat Bet, Events, Casinos, Raceways, Meeting, Event, Event Planning, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Midwest Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1348 size-full\" title=\"Midwest Meetings Logo\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings Logo\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways','','inherit','closed','closed','','2628-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:06:18','2018-02-20 21:06:18','',2628,'https://strategic.events/2628-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10436,3,'2018-02-20 21:07:42','2018-02-20 21:07:42','<h1>Triple Threat Bet</h1>\n<h2>Events, Casinos, and Raceways</h2>\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Events, casinos, and raceways: the ultimate trifecta</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Race ahead for unforgettable events</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Teambuilders to horse around about</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\n<h3>Events, Casinos, and Raceways</h3>\n<a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart planners</a> know that holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners, however, know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher.\n\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2629 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aug-25-race-1-002-aaron-final_1_orig-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Adding live racing to a program introduces an element of the unexpected and oftentimes provides guests with a first-time experience, which for <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-event-planning-profession/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planners</a> is the Holy Grail of events.\n\nWhile you may not be familiar with horse racing, it doesn’t take long to understand why it’s so popular. The experience has a sound and tempo unto itself making it one of the greatest bangs for the adrenaline buck. The race is lightning-quick, the action intense and the ‘rules’ fairly simple, making it a game many can enjoy. The initial shot is fired, the gates open and the room is full of people yelling out names of horses that are almost as interesting as the race itself. The fervor pitch reaching a crescendo in the final moments of the race is such a cacophony of shouts and cheers that it seems the entire audience may have a simultaneous heart attack.\n<p class=\"wsite-multicol\">Throughout the race, jumping up and down, which is normally reserved for people under the age of nine or ten, is suddenly en vogue. The crowd leans in as the horses fly by, urging on their favorite, as if the sheer force of their bellowing cheers alone can propel their horse forward by a nose. At the end of a race, people spontaneously hug, whoops of glee fill the stadium, tickets are thrown into the air and a collective exhale is released.</p>\nThink about how fantastic it would be to bring that kind of energy and shared excitement into your next <a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-industry-plan-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meeting</a>. If you’re wondering how to supercharge your attendees, it’s as easy as booking a hybrid event space. Choosing a casino/racetrack facility will bring you the aforementioned excitement and pair it with all the other offerings casinos deal out to their guests.\n\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2630 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/race-4-r-001-ben_orig-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Look no further than twenty minutes from downtown Minneapolis for one such venue. <a href=\"http://www.runaces.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Running Aces Casino and Racetrack’s</a> Director of Marketing, Aaron Bedessum, spoke to <em>Midwest Meetings</em> about the advantages of adding a racetrack to a program of any size or type. “Races are perfect for class reunions or company parties. They provide a backdrop and mutual experience as great conversation starters,” Bedessum said.\n\nIf the idea of adding a raceway to your event repertoire intrigues you but a lack of knowledge of the sport intimidates you, have no fear. Running Aces offers guests a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/a-horse-a-piece/\">‘Wagering 101’</a> tutorial prior to the start of the race. Suddenly ‘Win, Place or Show’ has meaning and ‘Superfecta,’ an exciting significance to matters at hand. Bedessum shared, “Many people come and enjoy the races, but we want to get more people involved in wagering because it adds to the excitement when you are cheering for your horse to win.”\n\nFor groups of 24 or less, consider a SkyBox for a VIP experience. Food, drinks, and a great view in a private setting are a winning combination. For added ‘umph,’ add to that a race named after your group and you have a surefire hit on your hands.\n\nDepending on budget and availability, tours of the stables and a meeting with the trainer can be arranged. Teambuilding both formal and informal can be easily tied into the racing theme making it not just an activity but a useful tool to achieve potential meeting goals.\n\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2631 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/simulcast-race-book_orig-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" />For a more up close and personal view of the action, Bedessum recommends taking a ride for yourself. During these relatively short harness races, horses run around the track one and a half times pulling a two wheeled cart called a ‘sulky’ behind them. Running Aces often allows guests to ride around the track in between races or you could sit in the back of the starter car, where guests get a one-of-a-kind view with the horses racing after them.\n<div class=\"wsite-multicol\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n\nImagine the reaction your company’s top performers will have if they win a ride in a sulky or starter car. It beats another acrylic award by a mile!\n\nAfter the excitement, guests can head back to the never ending action going on inside the casino. The built in options of live entertainment, traditional slots, poker, table games, and an assortment of restaurants offer something for everyone.\n\nMany venues have concerts or other large scale, live entertainment offerings on the raceways in the evenings, adding even more options. After the racing season, which runs from May through September, many venues open the betting floor for functions, allowing for additional event space.\n\nWhen looking for value, variety, and fun, <a href=\"https://strategic.events/become-strategic-planner/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planners</a> know that hybrid event spaces <a href=\"https://strategic.events/a-winning-combination/\">win</a> by a mile.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em>Tags: Triple Threat Bet, Events, Casinos, Raceways, Meeting, Event, Event Planning, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Midwest Meetings</em>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1348 size-full\" title=\"Midwest Meetings Logo\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings Logo\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways','','inherit','closed','closed','','2628-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:07:42','2018-02-20 21:07:42','',2628,'https://strategic.events/2628-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10437,3,'2018-02-20 21:07:59','2018-02-20 21:07:59','<h1>Triple Threat Bet</h1>\r\n<h2>Events, Casinos, and Raceways</h2>\r\n<h3>By Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Events, casinos, and raceways: the ultimate trifecta</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Race ahead for unforgettable events</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Teambuilders to horse around about</span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart planners</a> know that holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners, however, know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2629 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aug-25-race-1-002-aaron-final_1_orig-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Adding live racing to a program introduces an element of the unexpected and oftentimes provides guests with a first-time experience, which for <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-event-planning-profession/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planners</a> is the Holy Grail of events.\r\n\r\nWhile you may not be familiar with horse racing, it doesn’t take long to understand why it’s so popular. The experience has a sound and tempo unto itself making it one of the greatest bangs for the adrenaline buck. The race is lightning-quick, the action intense and the ‘rules’ fairly simple, making it a game many can enjoy. The initial shot is fired, the gates open and the room is full of people yelling out names of horses that are almost as interesting as the race itself. The fervor pitch reaching a crescendo in the final moments of the race is such a cacophony of shouts and cheers that it seems the entire audience may have a simultaneous heart attack.\r\n<p class=\"wsite-multicol\">Throughout the race, jumping up and down, which is normally reserved for people under the age of nine or ten, is suddenly en vogue. The crowd leans in as the horses fly by, urging on their favorite, as if the sheer force of their bellowing cheers alone can propel their horse forward by a nose. At the end of a race, people spontaneously hug, whoops of glee fill the stadium, tickets are thrown into the air and a collective exhale is released.</p>\r\nThink about how fantastic it would be to bring that kind of energy and shared excitement into your next <a href=\"https://strategic.events/event-industry-plan-future/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meeting</a>. If you’re wondering how to supercharge your attendees, it’s as easy as booking a hybrid event space. Choosing a casino/racetrack facility will bring you the aforementioned excitement and pair it with all the other offerings casinos deal out to their guests.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2630 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/race-4-r-001-ben_orig-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Look no further than twenty minutes from downtown Minneapolis for one such venue. <a href=\"http://www.runaces.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Running Aces Casino and Racetrack’s</a> Director of Marketing, Aaron Bedessum, spoke to <em>Midwest Meetings</em> about the advantages of adding a racetrack to a program of any size or type. “Races are perfect for class reunions or company parties. They provide a backdrop and mutual experience as great conversation starters,” Bedessum said.\r\n\r\nIf the idea of adding a raceway to your event repertoire intrigues you but a lack of knowledge of the sport intimidates you, have no fear. Running Aces offers guests a <a href=\"https://strategic.events/a-horse-a-piece/\">‘Wagering 101’</a> tutorial prior to the start of the race. Suddenly ‘Win, Place or Show’ has meaning and ‘Superfecta,’ an exciting significance to matters at hand. Bedessum shared, “Many people come and enjoy the races, but we want to get more people involved in wagering because it adds to the excitement when you are cheering for your horse to win.”\r\n\r\nFor groups of 24 or less, consider a SkyBox for a VIP experience. Food, drinks, and a great view in a private setting are a winning combination. For added ‘umph,’ add to that a race named after your group and you have a surefire hit on your hands.\r\n\r\nDepending on budget and availability, tours of the stables and a meeting with the trainer can be arranged. Teambuilding both formal and informal can be easily tied into the racing theme making it not just an activity but a useful tool to achieve potential meeting goals.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2631 size-medium\" title=\"Smart planners know that holding an events at casinos allow for a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor.\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/simulcast-race-book_orig-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Holding an event at a casino has a host of built-in benefits, ranging from multiple dining outlets to a myriad of entertainment both on and off the gaming floor. Strategic planners know that booking a raceway casino for their events raises the bar considerably higher. Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" />For a more up close and personal view of the action, Bedessum recommends taking a ride for yourself. During these relatively short harness races, horses run around the track one and a half times pulling a two wheeled cart called a ‘sulky’ behind them. Running Aces often allows guests to ride around the track in between races or you could sit in the back of the starter car, where guests get a one-of-a-kind view with the horses racing after them.\r\n<div class=\"wsite-multicol\">\r\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\r\n\r\nImagine the reaction your company’s top performers will have if they win a ride in a sulky or starter car. It beats another acrylic award by a mile!\r\n\r\nAfter the excitement, guests can head back to the never ending action going on inside the casino. The built in options of live entertainment, traditional slots, poker, table games, and an assortment of restaurants offer something for everyone.\r\n\r\nMany venues have concerts or other large scale, live entertainment offerings on the raceways in the evenings, adding even more options. After the racing season, which runs from May through September, many venues open the betting floor for functions, allowing for additional event space.\r\n\r\nWhen looking for value, variety, and fun, <a href=\"https://strategic.events/become-strategic-planner/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic planners</a> know that hybrid event spaces <a href=\"https://strategic.events/a-winning-combination/\">win</a> by a mile.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Triple Threat Bet, Events, Casinos, Raceways, Meeting, Event, Event Planning, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Midwest Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.midwestmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1348 size-full\" title=\"Midwest Meetings Logo\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Midwest-Meetings-logo-swoosh.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest Meetings Logo\" width=\"170\" height=\"58\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Triple Threat Bet | Events, Casinos, and Raceways','','inherit','closed','closed','','2628-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:07:59','2018-02-20 21:07:59','',2628,'https://strategic.events/2628-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10438,3,'2018-02-20 21:09:58','2018-02-20 21:09:58','<h1>Content is key to a successful meeting</h1>\r\n<h2>What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content</h2>\r\n<h3>Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nAn <a href=\"https://strategic.events/party-planner-to-event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event strategist</a> knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, a true master of content knows they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. I have found the two main culprits for this to be:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Most planners don’t find content to be as “sexy” as the front-of-house logistics.</li>\r\n 	<li>We don’t know how to strategically manage content.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<a href=\"https://strategic.events/become-strategic-planner/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic planners</a> focus solely on an event’s goals and making sure every aspect of a program tracks back to achieving those goals. From room setup and menus to content and its delivery, every program element is a tool to further the designated message.\r\n\r\n<strong>Take on the Content Challenge</strong>\r\nTraditionally, business meetings are held to deliver a message. That message is most often communicated with content. (Networking or incentive trips can fall outside this rule.) That message is usually conveyed formally via a speaker presenting in front of an audience. Nothing new here.\r\n\r\nBut this is the challenge: Have you ever looked at those slides in advance, edited them for accuracy, copyedited them, taken them as a whole and made sure they aren’t redundant or conflicting? Reformatted for optimal presentation?\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-5103\" title=\"An event strategist knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Puzzle-Piece.png\" alt=\"An event strategist knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content\" width=\"399\" height=\"225\" />Have you considered presentation length versus the average attention span of the listening audience? What about projection quality and screen size to the room? How many handheld and lavalier mics? Having “Voice of God” versus an emcee? Using transition slides? Still store graphics? Play-on and play-off music? Programming for confidence monitors? Should you arrange speaker run-throughs and blocking?\r\n\r\nIf any of this has your head spinning and/or sounds like gibberish, we need to talk. In order to deliver an effective, goal-achieving event, a strategic planner has to know how to program a general session, vet and handle speakers, audit content, understand the principles of adult learning, and know how to create a solid rundown sheet, complete with cues.\r\n\r\nIf you don’t have the time, bandwidth, or desire to do any of the above, you need to get familiar enough with the concepts to hire someone to do the work for you. Hint: if you’re hiring in-house AV because it’s never occurred to you to do otherwise, I’m talking to you. Please don’t roll your eyes and say you can’t afford it. Cut the floral budget and invest in what matters. No executive is going to sell more widgets citing inspiration from a centerpiece.\r\n\r\nLet’s get a conversation started.\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>On average, how much time do you spend on the general session production and content versus program logistics?</li>\r\n 	<li>If you were tasked with evaluating speakers and hiring keynotes, how comfortable would you be doing that?</li>\r\n 	<li>Do you see the value in investing in meeting content? Do your executives?</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nFor more on the must-do’s and must-knows for successful content delivery and other topics, click <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-meetings-events-global-corporate-event-management/strategic-event-planning-resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content, Strategic Planners, Event Planners, Strategic Planning, Strategic Events, Event Planning, Corporate Events, Corporate Meetings, General Session, MeetingsNet</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.meetingsnet.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1342 size-full\" title=\"MeetingsNet Logo\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MeetingsNet.png\" alt=\"MeetingsNet Logo\" width=\"170\" height=\"33\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','5099-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:09:58','2018-02-20 21:09:58','',5099,'https://strategic.events/5099-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10439,3,'2018-02-20 21:09:20','2018-02-20 21:09:20','<h1>Content is the key to a successful meeting</h1>\r\n<h2>What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content</h2>\r\n<h3>Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nAn <a href=\"https://strategic.events/party-planner-to-event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event strategist</a> knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, a true master of content knows they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. I have found the two main culprits for this to be:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Most planners don’t find content to be as “sexy” as the front-of-house logistics.</li>\r\n 	<li>We don’t know how to strategically manage content.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<a href=\"https://strategic.events/become-strategic-planner/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic planners</a> focus solely on an event’s goals and making sure every aspect of a program tracks back to achieving those goals. From room setup and menus to content and its delivery, every program element is a tool to further the designated message.\r\n\r\n<strong>Take on the Content Challenge</strong>\r\nTraditionally, business meetings are held to deliver a message. That message is most often communicated with content. (Networking or incentive trips can fall outside this rule.) That message is usually conveyed formally via a speaker presenting in front of an audience. Nothing new here.\r\n\r\nBut this is the challenge: Have you ever looked at those slides in advance, edited them for accuracy, copyedited them, taken them as a whole and made sure they aren’t redundant or conflicting? Reformatted for optimal presentation?\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-5103\" title=\"An event strategist knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Puzzle-Piece.png\" alt=\"An event strategist knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content\" width=\"399\" height=\"225\" />Have you considered presentation length versus the average attention span of the listening audience? What about projection quality and screen size to the room? How many handheld and lavalier mics? Having “Voice of God” versus an emcee? Using transition slides? Still store graphics? Play-on and play-off music? Programming for confidence monitors? Should you arrange speaker run-throughs and blocking?\r\n\r\nIf any of this has your head spinning and/or sounds like gibberish, we need to talk. In order to deliver an effective, goal-achieving event, a strategic planner has to know how to program a general session, vet and handle speakers, audit content, understand the principles of adult learning, and know how to create a solid rundown sheet, complete with cues.\r\n\r\nIf you don’t have the time, bandwidth, or desire to do any of the above, you need to get familiar enough with the concepts to hire someone to do the work for you. Hint: if you’re hiring in-house AV because it’s never occurred to you to do otherwise, I’m talking to you. Please don’t roll your eyes and say you can’t afford it. Cut the floral budget and invest in what matters. No executive is going to sell more widgets citing inspiration from a centerpiece.\r\n\r\nLet’s get a conversation started.\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>On average, how much time do you spend on the general session production and content versus program logistics?</li>\r\n 	<li>If you were tasked with evaluating speakers and hiring keynotes, how comfortable would you be doing that?</li>\r\n 	<li>Do you see the value in investing in meeting content? Do your executives?</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nFor more on the must-do’s and must-knows for successful content delivery and other topics, click <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-meetings-events-global-corporate-event-management/strategic-event-planning-resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content, Strategic Planners, Event Planners, Strategic Planning, Strategic Events, Event Planning, Corporate Events, Corporate Meetings, General Session, MeetingsNet</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.meetingsnet.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1342 size-full\" title=\"MeetingsNet Logo\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MeetingsNet.png\" alt=\"MeetingsNet Logo\" width=\"170\" height=\"33\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','5099-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:09:20','2018-02-20 21:09:20','',5099,'https://strategic.events/5099-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10440,3,'2018-02-20 21:10:13','2018-02-20 21:10:13','<h1>Content is key to a successful meeting</h1>\r\n<h2>What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content</h2>\r\n<h3>Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM</h3>\r\nAn <a href=\"https://strategic.events/party-planner-to-event-strategist/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event strategist</a> knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, a true master of content knows they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. I have found the two main culprits for this to be:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Most planners don’t find content to be as “sexy” as the front-of-house logistics.</li>\r\n 	<li>We don’t know how to strategically manage content.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<a href=\"https://strategic.events/become-strategic-planner/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic planners</a> focus solely on an event’s goals and making sure every aspect of a program tracks back to achieving those goals. From room setup and menus to content and its delivery, every program element is a tool to further the designated message.\r\n\r\n<strong>Take on the Content Challenge</strong>\r\nTraditionally, business meetings are held to deliver a message. That message is most often communicated with content. (Networking or incentive trips can fall outside this rule.) That message is usually conveyed formally via a speaker presenting in front of an audience. Nothing new here.\r\n\r\nBut this is the challenge: Have you ever looked at those slides in advance, edited them for accuracy, copyedited them, taken them as a whole and made sure they aren’t redundant or conflicting? Reformatted for optimal presentation?\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-5103\" title=\"An event strategist knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Puzzle-Piece.png\" alt=\"An event strategist knows that content is the key to a successful meeting. While the logistics are important, they are all too often prioritized over a well-run general session and breakouts. What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content\" width=\"399\" height=\"225\" />Have you considered presentation length versus the average attention span of the listening audience? What about projection quality and screen size to the room? How many handheld and lavalier mics? Having “Voice of God” versus an emcee? Using transition slides? Still store graphics? Play-on and play-off music? Programming for confidence monitors? Should you arrange speaker run-throughs and blocking?\r\n\r\nIf any of this has your head spinning and/or sounds like gibberish, we need to talk. In order to deliver an effective, goal-achieving event, a strategic planner has to know how to program a general session, vet and handle speakers, audit content, understand the principles of adult learning, and know how to create a solid rundown sheet, complete with cues.\r\n\r\nIf you don’t have the time, bandwidth, or desire to do any of the above, you need to get familiar enough with the concepts to hire someone to do the work for you. Hint: if you’re hiring in-house AV because it’s never occurred to you to do otherwise, I’m talking to you. Please don’t roll your eyes and say you can’t afford it. Cut the floral budget and invest in what matters. No executive is going to sell more widgets citing inspiration from a centerpiece.\r\n\r\nLet’s get a conversation started.\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>On average, how much time do you spend on the general session production and content versus program logistics?</li>\r\n 	<li>If you were tasked with evaluating speakers and hiring keynotes, how comfortable would you be doing that?</li>\r\n 	<li>Do you see the value in investing in meeting content? Do your executives?</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nFor more on the must-do’s and must-knows for successful content delivery and other topics, click <a href=\"https://strategic.events/strategic-meetings-events-global-corporate-event-management/strategic-event-planning-resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content, Strategic Planners, Event Planners, Strategic Planning, Strategic Events, Event Planning, Corporate Events, Corporate Meetings, General Session, MeetingsNet</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.meetingsnet.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1342 size-full\" title=\"MeetingsNet Logo\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MeetingsNet.png\" alt=\"MeetingsNet Logo\" width=\"170\" height=\"33\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','What It Takes to Be a True Master of Content','','inherit','closed','closed','','5099-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:10:13','2018-02-20 21:10:13','',5099,'https://strategic.events/5099-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10441,3,'2018-02-20 21:16:37','2018-02-20 21:16:37','<h1>Implementing a meetings\r\nmanagement program</h1>\r\n<h2>Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down</h2>\r\n<h3>By Donna M. Airoldi</h3>\r\nAlexandria, Va. — The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies.\r\n\r\nTitled \"Framework for Success: Building a Strategic Meetings Management Program,\" the document offers a broad spectrum of tools designed to provide common terminology, cost-benefit analyses and best-practice methodologies in meetings management.\r\n\r\nBasically, it\'s to help travel managers and companies get a handle on and centralize certain aspects of the meeting planning process, particularly the expense side.\r\n\r\nWith an increasing number of companies consolidating their corporate travel and meetings departments in recent years, at least through procurement practices, and the newly enacted Sarbanes-Oxley Act likely to further accelerate this trend <a href=\"https://strategic.events/sarbanes-oxley-act-sox-socks-planners/\">(see accompanying article)</a>, NBTA\'s timing is on target.\r\n\r\n\"The membership of NBTA asked for this white paper because more and more travel managers are being asked to take over meetings departments,\" said Madlyn Caliri, co-chairperson of the committee and supplier manager for AT&amp;T\'s global travel and meetings program in Bridgewater, N.J. \"The feedback so far has been tremendous and very favorable.\"\r\n\r\nOverall, the key recommendations are to look at a company\'s current situation and need; compare it to the recommended best practices to identify any gaps that exist; then create a company-wide development plan to attack and reduce those gaps, said Caliri\'s co-chair, Tracey Wilt, supplier manager of travel, meetings and incentives for Xerox Corp. in Webster, N.Y.\r\n\r\nTypical motivations behind meetings management programs are to save money, attain greater leverage with suppliers, and minimize risk to the company. But because corporations vary widely, there is no single right way to go about developing these programs. Therefore, the committee aimed to provide an easily adaptable guideline that would be flexible enough to suit any company culture or size, Wilt said.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Discovery</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe first step is to perform a situation analysis to determine a company\'s current position and need in terms of spend, processes, policies and personnel involved in the planning of meetings and events.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2124 size-medium\" title=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/UA5BX53P89-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Three key activities are to conduct internal interviews of both professional planners and non-traditional planners, such as administrative assistants, to determine the how, when and why of a company\'s meeting activity; historical data analysis, covering accounts payable, contracts, purchasing tools and vendor expenditures; and supplier research, which can be used to validate, supplement and enhance the baseline.\r\n\r\n\"Gathering the data to understand where to start is the biggest challenge,\" Caliri said. \"There are many potential sources of data, and one has to make sure to get the right data, all the data, and that an integrity factor has been built in.\"\r\n\r\nThis process can identify planning loopholes, expenditure levels and other metrics to use in validating and benchmarking total company-wide participation in meetings and events (also known as ROI), as well as measure the gaps between the initial estimate of meeting-related spend and the actual volume.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Opportunities</strong></span>\r\n\r\nOnce the discovery stage is completed, the document suggests identifying the places where opportunity for savings exists.\r\n\r\nOne such area is process efficiencies. Look for overlapping activities and  special opportunities  poll Powered by PollMonkey Has the looming economic downturn affected your program planning? Meetings have been cancelled due to uncertainty Meetings have been postponed due to uncertainty We have reduced attendee counts Budgets have been reduced overall No - there has been no change Other Submit  Successful Meetings Events Hosted buyer programs that offer career-enriching accredited education with industry experts and prescheduled one-on-one appointments with destination suppliers  industry events calendar featured event see all events duplication of effort where implementing a company-wide policy to take advantage of company-wide resources and tools will streamline planners\' workload, helping travel managers center on the mechanics of meeting planning.\r\n\r\nRisk management is another area. The white paper concludes that it is highly likely during the discovery phase to find several contractual agreements that the company has entered for meetings and events. Some will have been signed by those with little or no legal wherewithal; others bring added exposure and security risk to the company. Centralizing the drawing-up and approval of these contracts not only will mitigate those risks, it also will raise the awareness of the level of meetings activity.\r\n\r\nTied to efficiencies and risk management, the committee\'s findings say savings can be had by applying basic procurement principles to the purchase of goods and services for meetings and events. Preferred supplier relationships with leveraged negotiating (better pricing) and contracting (better terms) is a direct and measurable result.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Best Practices</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe white paper outlines six areas of suggested change:\r\n\r\nApproval: Require that approval to request and plan a meeting is gained at a level higher than both the person making the request and the planner. This should decrease the occurrence of meeting cancellations.\r\n\r\nMeeting Registration: Define meetings and events in terms of a company\'s strategic objectives, design a budget template, then for each meeting and event, assign it a number and track it through each stage of the planning process.\r\n\r\nSourcing: The best scenario would be to have this handled by one central group or an individual who is responsible for leveraging the corporation\'s meeting-related spend. Three key areas for sourcing are supplier identification and selection (move toward a company-wide model of preferred suppliers); negotiations (engage more than one supplier at the same time); and contracting and risk management (develop templates and have the legal department or a designated individual be the only ones to sign contracts).\r\n\r\nAcquisitions/Payment Planning: Redesign the general ledger or budget codes and limit the methods of payment for meeting-related expenses, thereby boosting the overall ability to scrutinize expenditures.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2122\" title=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AB4F938C85-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" width=\"334\" height=\"250\" />Data Analysis/Reporting: Measure the return on investment for a completed meeting by taking the actual data and comparing it to the planned outcome.\r\n\r\nTechnology: Use what\'s available in the marketplace to automate processes, eliminate paperwork and deliver efficiencies, such as with meeting registration, RFPs, attendee registration and so forth.\r\n\r\nImplementation could take anywhere from six months to two years, said the co-chairs.\r\n\r\nIn response to a question about possible frustration and delays due to the expanded levels of approval, Caliri replied, \"As with any new program, there are going to be some delays, but over time, the new steps become standard operating procedures, and planners adjust to the new lead-time needs.\"\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Perceptions</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe committee avoids the term \"meetings consolidation\" in favor of \"strategic meetings management program\" because of the fear of fewer meetings and jobs that the former label invokes in the industry, especially when the term \"commodity\" comes into play, as it often does during discussions of consolidation.\r\n\r\n\"I don\'t see why commodity is such a dirty word, especially in hospitality, where service is a strong component of what one\'s buying,\" said Kari Kesler, a co-leader on the committee\'s subteam and strategic sourcing specialist for travel and meetings for ING Financial Services in Minneapolis.\r\n\r\n\"Why are people worried about the word if they\'re smart enough to realize that it\'s about price and value? Instead of worrying about word choice, their time and effort should be spent on learning how to buy and sell in this new area.\"\r\n\r\nIndeed, meetings consolidation can just as easily lead to professional enrichment as it can to lost jobs and fewer meetings.\r\n\r\nChristy Lamagna, who three months ago became vice president of events and operations at Cendant Corp., previously worked as an independent meeting consultant. For one client, a communications company, she was asked to merge the travel managers and meetings departments.\r\n\r\n\"My job changed in that I got to have more of an impact on things and make a difference,\" she said. \"Having a good meeting is one thing. Saving the company $1 million in six months — that was meaningful.\"\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Future Products</strong></span>\r\n\r\nNBTA\'s Groups &amp; Meetings Committee, created in July 2003, is composed of 16 members from various supplier sectors who have direct experience in managing groups or meetings from a procurement or operational perspective.\r\n\r\nIt plans to release additional documents and strategies for successfully implementing a meetings management program later this year to support this white paper. Topics will cover technology options, meeting planners as internal customers, hotel and airline FAQs, and the impact of governmental legislation on travel managers.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down, Travel Managers, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Corporate Travel, Successful Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.successfulmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-425 noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-425\" title=\"Successful Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sm_logo-300x108.gif\" alt=\"Successful Meetings\" width=\"175\" height=\"63\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down','','inherit','closed','closed','','422-autosave-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:16:37','2018-02-20 21:16:37','',422,'https://strategic.events/422-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10442,3,'2018-02-20 21:16:04','2018-02-20 21:16:04','<h1>Implementing a meetings management program</h1>\r\n<h2>Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down</h2>\r\n<h3>By Donna M. Airoldi</h3>\r\nAlexandria, Va. — The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies.\r\n\r\nTitled \"Framework for Success: Building a Strategic Meetings Management Program,\" the document offers a broad spectrum of tools designed to provide common terminology, cost-benefit analyses and best-practice methodologies in meetings management.\r\n\r\nBasically, it\'s to help travel managers and companies get a handle on and centralize certain aspects of the meeting planning process, particularly the expense side.\r\n\r\nWith an increasing number of companies consolidating their corporate travel and meetings departments in recent years, at least through procurement practices, and the newly enacted Sarbanes-Oxley Act likely to further accelerate this trend <a href=\"https://strategic.events/sarbanes-oxley-act-sox-socks-planners/\">(see accompanying article)</a>, NBTA\'s timing is on target.\r\n\r\n\"The membership of NBTA asked for this white paper because more and more travel managers are being asked to take over meetings departments,\" said Madlyn Caliri, co-chairperson of the committee and supplier manager for AT&amp;T\'s global travel and meetings program in Bridgewater, N.J. \"The feedback so far has been tremendous and very favorable.\"\r\n\r\nOverall, the key recommendations are to look at a company\'s current situation and need; compare it to the recommended best practices to identify any gaps that exist; then create a company-wide development plan to attack and reduce those gaps, said Caliri\'s co-chair, Tracey Wilt, supplier manager of travel, meetings and incentives for Xerox Corp. in Webster, N.Y.\r\n\r\nTypical motivations behind meetings management programs are to save money, attain greater leverage with suppliers, and minimize risk to the company. But because corporations vary widely, there is no single right way to go about developing these programs. Therefore, the committee aimed to provide an easily adaptable guideline that would be flexible enough to suit any company culture or size, Wilt said.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Discovery</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe first step is to perform a situation analysis to determine a company\'s current position and need in terms of spend, processes, policies and personnel involved in the planning of meetings and events.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2124 size-medium\" title=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/UA5BX53P89-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Three key activities are to conduct internal interviews of both professional planners and non-traditional planners, such as administrative assistants, to determine the how, when and why of a company\'s meeting activity; historical data analysis, covering accounts payable, contracts, purchasing tools and vendor expenditures; and supplier research, which can be used to validate, supplement and enhance the baseline.\r\n\r\n\"Gathering the data to understand where to start is the biggest challenge,\" Caliri said. \"There are many potential sources of data, and one has to make sure to get the right data, all the data, and that an integrity factor has been built in.\"\r\n\r\nThis process can identify planning loopholes, expenditure levels and other metrics to use in validating and benchmarking total company-wide participation in meetings and events (also known as ROI), as well as measure the gaps between the initial estimate of meeting-related spend and the actual volume.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Opportunities</strong></span>\r\n\r\nOnce the discovery stage is completed, the document suggests identifying the places where opportunity for savings exists.\r\n\r\nOne such area is process efficiencies. Look for overlapping activities and  special opportunities  poll Powered by PollMonkey Has the looming economic downturn affected your program planning? Meetings have been cancelled due to uncertainty Meetings have been postponed due to uncertainty We have reduced attendee counts Budgets have been reduced overall No - there has been no change Other Submit  Successful Meetings Events Hosted buyer programs that offer career-enriching accredited education with industry experts and prescheduled one-on-one appointments with destination suppliers  industry events calendar featured event see all events duplication of effort where implementing a company-wide policy to take advantage of company-wide resources and tools will streamline planners\' workload, helping travel managers center on the mechanics of meeting planning.\r\n\r\nRisk management is another area. The white paper concludes that it is highly likely during the discovery phase to find several contractual agreements that the company has entered for meetings and events. Some will have been signed by those with little or no legal wherewithal; others bring added exposure and security risk to the company. Centralizing the drawing-up and approval of these contracts not only will mitigate those risks, it also will raise the awareness of the level of meetings activity.\r\n\r\nTied to efficiencies and risk management, the committee\'s findings say savings can be had by applying basic procurement principles to the purchase of goods and services for meetings and events. Preferred supplier relationships with leveraged negotiating (better pricing) and contracting (better terms) is a direct and measurable result.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Best Practices</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe white paper outlines six areas of suggested change:\r\n\r\nApproval: Require that approval to request and plan a meeting is gained at a level higher than both the person making the request and the planner. This should decrease the occurrence of meeting cancellations.\r\n\r\nMeeting Registration: Define meetings and events in terms of a company\'s strategic objectives, design a budget template, then for each meeting and event, assign it a number and track it through each stage of the planning process.\r\n\r\nSourcing: The best scenario would be to have this handled by one central group or an individual who is responsible for leveraging the corporation\'s meeting-related spend. Three key areas for sourcing are supplier identification and selection (move toward a company-wide model of preferred suppliers); negotiations (engage more than one supplier at the same time); and contracting and risk management (develop templates and have the legal department or a designated individual be the only ones to sign contracts).\r\n\r\nAcquisitions/Payment Planning: Redesign the general ledger or budget codes and limit the methods of payment for meeting-related expenses, thereby boosting the overall ability to scrutinize expenditures.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2122\" title=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AB4F938C85-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" width=\"334\" height=\"250\" />Data Analysis/Reporting: Measure the return on investment for a completed meeting by taking the actual data and comparing it to the planned outcome.\r\n\r\nTechnology: Use what\'s available in the marketplace to automate processes, eliminate paperwork and deliver efficiencies, such as with meeting registration, RFPs, attendee registration and so forth.\r\n\r\nImplementation could take anywhere from six months to two years, said the co-chairs.\r\n\r\nIn response to a question about possible frustration and delays due to the expanded levels of approval, Caliri replied, \"As with any new program, there are going to be some delays, but over time, the new steps become standard operating procedures, and planners adjust to the new lead-time needs.\"\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Perceptions</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe committee avoids the term \"meetings consolidation\" in favor of \"strategic meetings management program\" because of the fear of fewer meetings and jobs that the former label invokes in the industry, especially when the term \"commodity\" comes into play, as it often does during discussions of consolidation.\r\n\r\n\"I don\'t see why commodity is such a dirty word, especially in hospitality, where service is a strong component of what one\'s buying,\" said Kari Kesler, a co-leader on the committee\'s subteam and strategic sourcing specialist for travel and meetings for ING Financial Services in Minneapolis.\r\n\r\n\"Why are people worried about the word if they\'re smart enough to realize that it\'s about price and value? Instead of worrying about word choice, their time and effort should be spent on learning how to buy and sell in this new area.\"\r\n\r\nIndeed, meetings consolidation can just as easily lead to professional enrichment as it can to lost jobs and fewer meetings.\r\n\r\nChristy Lamagna, who three months ago became vice president of events and operations at Cendant Corp., previously worked as an independent meeting consultant. For one client, a communications company, she was asked to merge the travel managers and meetings departments.\r\n\r\n\"My job changed in that I got to have more of an impact on things and make a difference,\" she said. \"Having a good meeting is one thing. Saving the company $1 million in six months — that was meaningful.\"\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Future Products</strong></span>\r\n\r\nNBTA\'s Groups &amp; Meetings Committee, created in July 2003, is composed of 16 members from various supplier sectors who have direct experience in managing groups or meetings from a procurement or operational perspective.\r\n\r\nIt plans to release additional documents and strategies for successfully implementing a meetings management program later this year to support this white paper. Topics will cover technology options, meeting planners as internal customers, hotel and airline FAQs, and the impact of governmental legislation on travel managers.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down, Travel Managers, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Corporate Travel, Successful Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.successfulmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-425 noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-425\" title=\"Successful Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sm_logo-300x108.gif\" alt=\"Successful Meetings\" width=\"175\" height=\"63\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down','','inherit','closed','closed','','422-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:16:04','2018-02-20 21:16:04','',422,'https://strategic.events/422-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10443,3,'2018-02-20 21:17:31','2018-02-20 21:17:31','<h1>Implementing a meetings\r\nmanagement program</h1>\r\n<h2>Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down</h2>\r\n<h3>By Donna M. Airoldi</h3>\r\nAlexandria, Va. — The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies.\r\n\r\nTitled \"Framework for Success: Building a Strategic Meetings Management Program,\" the document offers a broad spectrum of tools designed to provide common terminology, cost-benefit analyses and best-practice methodologies in meetings management.\r\n\r\nBasically, it\'s to help travel managers and companies get a handle on and centralize certain aspects of the meeting planning process, particularly the expense side.\r\n\r\nWith an increasing number of companies consolidating their corporate travel and meetings departments in recent years, at least through procurement practices, and the newly enacted Sarbanes-Oxley Act likely to further accelerate this trend <a href=\"https://strategic.events/sarbanes-oxley-act-sox-socks-planners/\">(see accompanying article)</a>, NBTA\'s timing is on target.\r\n\r\n\"The membership of NBTA asked for this white paper because more and more travel managers are being asked to take over meetings departments,\" said Madlyn Caliri, co-chairperson of the committee and supplier manager for AT&amp;T\'s global travel and meetings program in Bridgewater, N.J. \"The feedback so far has been tremendous and very favorable.\"\r\n\r\nOverall, the key recommendations are to look at a company\'s current situation and need; compare it to the recommended best practices to identify any gaps that exist; then create a company-wide development plan to attack and reduce those gaps, said Caliri\'s co-chair, Tracey Wilt, supplier manager of travel, meetings and incentives for Xerox Corp. in Webster, N.Y.\r\n\r\nTypical motivations behind meetings management programs are to save money, attain greater leverage with suppliers, and minimize risk to the company. But because corporations vary widely, there is no single right way to go about developing these programs. Therefore, the committee aimed to provide an easily adaptable guideline that would be flexible enough to suit any company culture or size, Wilt said.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Discovery</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe first step is to perform a situation analysis to determine a company\'s current position and need in terms of spend, processes, policies and personnel involved in the planning of meetings and events.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2124 size-medium\" title=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/UA5BX53P89-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Three key activities are to conduct internal interviews of both professional planners and non-traditional planners, such as administrative assistants, to determine the how, when and why of a company\'s meeting activity; historical data analysis, covering accounts payable, contracts, purchasing tools and vendor expenditures; and supplier research, which can be used to validate, supplement and enhance the baseline.\r\n\r\n\"Gathering the data to understand where to start is the biggest challenge,\" Caliri said. \"There are many potential sources of data, and one has to make sure to get the right data, all the data, and that an integrity factor has been built in.\"\r\n\r\nThis process can identify planning loopholes, expenditure levels and other metrics to use in validating and benchmarking total company-wide participation in meetings and events (also known as ROI), as well as measure the gaps between the initial estimate of meeting-related spend and the actual volume.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Opportunities</strong></span>\r\n\r\nOnce the discovery stage is completed, the document suggests identifying the places where opportunity for savings exists.\r\n\r\nOne such area is process efficiencies. Look for overlapping activities and  special opportunities  poll Powered by PollMonkey Has the looming economic downturn affected your program planning? Meetings have been cancelled due to uncertainty Meetings have been postponed due to uncertainty We have reduced attendee counts Budgets have been reduced overall No - there has been no change Other Submit  Successful Meetings Events Hosted buyer programs that offer career-enriching accredited education with industry experts and prescheduled one-on-one appointments with destination suppliers  industry events calendar featured event see all events duplication of effort where implementing a company-wide policy to take advantage of company-wide resources and tools will streamline planners\' workload, helping travel managers center on the mechanics of meeting planning.\r\n\r\nRisk management is another area. The white paper concludes that it is highly likely during the discovery phase to find several contractual agreements that the company has entered for meetings and events. Some will have been signed by those with little or no legal wherewithal; others bring added exposure and security risk to the company. Centralizing the drawing-up and approval of these contracts not only will mitigate those risks, it also will raise the awareness of the level of meetings activity.\r\n\r\nTied to efficiencies and risk management, the committee\'s findings say savings can be had by applying basic procurement principles to the purchase of goods and services for meetings and events. Preferred supplier relationships with leveraged negotiating (better pricing) and contracting (better terms) is a direct and measurable result.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Best Practices</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe white paper outlines six areas of suggested change:\r\n\r\nApproval: Require that approval to request and plan a meeting is gained at a level higher than both the person making the request and the planner. This should decrease the occurrence of meeting cancellations.\r\n\r\nMeeting Registration: Define meetings and events in terms of a company\'s strategic objectives, design a budget template, then for each meeting and event, assign it a number and track it through each stage of the planning process.\r\n\r\nSourcing: The best scenario would be to have this handled by one central group or an individual who is responsible for leveraging the corporation\'s meeting-related spend. Three key areas for sourcing are supplier identification and selection (move toward a company-wide model of preferred suppliers); negotiations (engage more than one supplier at the same time); and contracting and risk management (develop templates and have the legal department or a designated individual be the only ones to sign contracts).\r\n\r\nAcquisitions/Payment Planning: Redesign the general ledger or budget codes and limit the methods of payment for meeting-related expenses, thereby boosting the overall ability to scrutinize expenditures.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2122\" title=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AB4F938C85-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association last month released a white paper outlining recommendations for travel managers responsible for meetings consolidation within their companies. Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down\" width=\"334\" height=\"250\" />Data Analysis/Reporting: Measure the return on investment for a completed meeting by taking the actual data and comparing it to the planned outcome.\r\n\r\nTechnology: Use what\'s available in the marketplace to automate processes, eliminate paperwork and deliver efficiencies, such as with meeting registration, RFPs, attendee registration and so forth.\r\n\r\nImplementation could take anywhere from six months to two years, said the co-chairs.\r\n\r\nIn response to a question about possible frustration and delays due to the expanded levels of approval, Caliri replied, \"As with any new program, there are going to be some delays, but over time, the new steps become standard operating procedures, and planners adjust to the new lead-time needs.\"\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Perceptions</strong></span>\r\n\r\nThe committee avoids the term \"meetings consolidation\" in favor of \"strategic meetings management program\" because of the fear of fewer meetings and jobs that the former label invokes in the industry, especially when the term \"commodity\" comes into play, as it often does during discussions of consolidation.\r\n\r\n\"I don\'t see why commodity is such a dirty word, especially in hospitality, where service is a strong component of what one\'s buying,\" said Kari Kesler, a co-leader on the committee\'s subteam and strategic sourcing specialist for travel and meetings for ING Financial Services in Minneapolis.\r\n\r\n\"Why are people worried about the word if they\'re smart enough to realize that it\'s about price and value? Instead of worrying about word choice, their time and effort should be spent on learning how to buy and sell in this new area.\"\r\n\r\nIndeed, meetings consolidation can just as easily lead to professional enrichment as it can to lost jobs and fewer meetings.\r\n\r\nChristy Lamagna, who three months ago became vice president of events and operations at Cendant Corp., previously worked as an independent meeting consultant. For one client, a communications company, she was asked to merge the travel managers and meetings departments.\r\n\r\n\"My job changed in that I got to have more of an impact on things and make a difference,\" she said. \"Having a good meeting is one thing. Saving the company $1 million in six months — that was meaningful.\"\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Future Products</strong></span>\r\n\r\nNBTA\'s Groups &amp; Meetings Committee, created in July 2003, is composed of 16 members from various supplier sectors who have direct experience in managing groups or meetings from a procurement or operational perspective.\r\n\r\nIt plans to release additional documents and strategies for successfully implementing a meetings management program later this year to support this white paper. Topics will cover technology options, meeting planners as internal customers, hotel and airline FAQs, and the impact of governmental legislation on travel managers.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Tags: Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down, Travel Managers, Event Planning, Event Planners, Strategic Planners, Strategic Events, Corporate Meetings, Corporate Events, Corporate Travel, Successful Meetings</em>\r\n\r\n[mk_mini_callout]<a href=\"http://www.successfulmeetings.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-425 noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-425\" title=\"Successful Meetings\" src=\"https://strategic.events/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sm_logo-300x108.gif\" alt=\"Successful Meetings\" width=\"175\" height=\"63\" /></a>[/mk_mini_callout]','Travel Managers Get Meetings Low-Down','','inherit','closed','closed','','422-revision-v1','','','2018-02-20 21:17:31','2018-02-20 21:17:31','',422,'https://strategic.events/422-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(10444,3,'2018-02-20 21:34:25','2018-02-20 21:34:25','[mk_page_section bg_color=\"#211551\" bg_stretch=\"true\" min_height=\"20\" padding_top=\"0\" padding_bottom=\"0\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" color=\"#d6a461\" size=\"25\" line_height=\"50\" margin_top=\"20\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif\" font_type=\"safefont\" align=\"right\"]CONTACT US[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" tag_name=\"h3\" color=\"#ffffff\" size=\"12\" line_height=\"50\" margin_bottom=\"0\" font_family=\"Open+Sans\" font_type=\"google\" align=\"right\"]HOME  &gt;&gt; CONTACT US[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\"48\"][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=\"true\" color=\"#211551\" size=\"25\" font_weight=\"bold\" margin_top=\"30\" margin_bottom=\"6\" font_family=\"none\"]\r\n<h2>Today is the day to make a positive change in your meeting strategy.</h2>\r\n[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Now is the time to enhance your events. 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