Here is what we’ve added in August by category
Marketing/Promotion
Don’t ever blend in…especially when marketing and selling! http://www.ready2spark.com/2012/02/brand-differentiation.html
How to really, really build your brand http://www.ready2spark.com/2012/02/how-to-build-a-manifesto.html
Don’t make these social media mistakes! http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/tips/event-mistakes
5 more tips on how to plan and market your event (or party) http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/5-tips-for-small-business-event-planning.htm
Who doesn’t want their event to go viral? http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/concepts/10-elements-events-viral
Site Selection
A dozen fun retreat (and camping) ideas for the whole family http://bradzockoll.tripod.com/youthworker/id7.html
Retreats/Meetings
Awesome season based event ideas for any retreat, meeting, event, or the like! http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/5-fun-seasonal-event-ideas.htm
What are 4 different types of retreats? http://www.sugarhollowretreat.com/4-examples-spiritual-retreats
Budget/Cost Savings
How to save some retreat planning money in 8 simple steps http://www.articlesbase.com/christianity-articles/christian-retreat-planning-on-a-budget-1982758.html
Read these 49 tips to save money before planning your next meeting or conference http://meetingsnet.com/costsaving_budget/save-money-planning-meetings-0621/
How to hire and train conference and retreat volunteers. http://www.samhsa.gov/fbci/Volunteer_handbook.pdf
Meeting Planners
What planners can learn from the 2012 olympics http://www.busyevent.com/blog/?p=656
In depth and extremely helpful look on how to plan a retreat. http://bible.org/article/retreats-first-things-first
15 exceptionally useful websites to help plan an event. http://www.eventeducation.com/top-event-planning-tools.php
I hope you find these helpful and remember we have many more than might interest you in the Meeting Planner Resources section of the blog.