One of the top reasons for attending a conference is networking. Swapping cards and showing industry peers that your face is the face of your company and that you are open for business. Increasing your circle of influence through face to face contact and nurturing those contacts is still the number one way to expand...
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How to Nurture your Leads and Increase Sales Conversion
Define your Market The better you can define your target market, the more qualified your leads will be. Knowing your potential customer and where they come from will also help you in understanding them, what they need and how to convince them to become a customer. Start with a demographic profile that includes the following:...
Event News – X-dirt Triathlon at Intundla
At Intundla Game Lodge & Bush Spa it’s not just about Conferences, Team Building and Weddings in the bush, because when you have some space near a small mountain with a dam the possibilities are near endless. As a result it was only natural for us to get involved in outdoors events and Intundla was privileged...
How to Effectively Integrate Social Media into your next Conference
If you are in the Conference and Event Industry chances are good that you’ve had to struggle with the issue of delegate engagement. By using Social Media effectively you can create better delegate participation and create relevance and meaning at your next event. Whether big or small, Events are great platforms for creating conversations around...
How to Increase Delegate Engagement at Conferences
In our fast paced world it has become more and more difficult to engage delegates at a conference. If you have recently attended, or spoken at a conference lately, you will know that it is nothing new seeing most people focussed on their laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc. while the speaker is trying his/her best...
Team Players – see yourself from the perspective of an expert.
As a facilitator of team building activities at Teamiac, I’m often faced with looking at the team as collective before kicking off an event. This is usually when I scan the room and look for the character types that I will encounter. Here’s a humorous overview from my perspective on the diverse types that make...
The Success of the Team – The Lion Pride Dynamics
“The success of the team is because of the individual and the success of the individual is because of the team.” Ian Thomas - author of The Power of The Pride Lions are still the kings of the Animal Kingdom and when it comes to business teams there is a lot we can learn from...
Why is Team Building important?
First let’s look at the consequences of a poor team Underperformance Poor communication De-motivated and un-rewarded staff Declining sales Low employee retention So what does a healthy team look like? Any healthy team is a strong, highly motivated, cohesive unit, sharing values that help the team, the individuals, and the organisation as a whole....
The 5 Biggest Conferencing Trends for 2013
The global financial crisis has initiated changes in the conferencing industry. Despite the financial pinch and the increase in the use of video conferencing as a tool, there is still no substitute for meeting face to face in a neutral environment. This trend has ensured that conferences are still on the increase but the outcome...