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2009 PYM Town Hall Dallas: State of the Industry

The PYM Town Hall: State of the Industry event was a partner appreciation luncheon hosted by Plan Your Meetings and held at Dave and Busters’ Dallas-Frisco location on March 5, 2009. The event was designed to be a group “think-tank” session between PYM advertising partners. The list of questions divided among the tables was created [...]

2009 PYM Town Hall Dallas: Table One Notes

Questions tackled at Table One included: How do you help clients keep their meetings from being canceled? How do you reach the corporate market? How do you deal with attrition and cancellations? And how do you convince your boss that travel and/or marketing expenditures are necessary?

2009 PYM Town Hall Dallas: Table Two Notes

Questions tackled at this table included: How are you adapting to your consumers’ changing buying habits? How do you find new business? How do you turn a NO into a YES? And how can you develop new revenue streams to offset money lost on shrinking and/or canceled meetings?

2009 PYM Town Hall Dallas: Table Three Notes

Questions tackled at Table Three included: How can you help planners do more with less? How do you maintain price integrity without losing business? How can you afford to give planners the concessions they’re asking for? And how can you get a second chance if your first bid is too high?

2009 PYM Town Hall Dallas: Table Four Notes

Questions tackled at Table Four included: How can you attract backyard business? What’s the best selling strategy in today’s market? What forms of marketing are giving the best ROI? And what do hotels and CVBs need from each other?

2009 PYM Town Hall Atlanta: State of the Industry

The PYM Town Hall: State of the Industry event was a partner appreciation luncheon hosted by Plan Your Meetings and held at the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Jan. 29, 2009. It was the second of its kind, the first having convened in July 2008. The event was designed to be a group “think-tank” session between [...]

2009 PYM Town Hall Atlanta: Table Presentation Notes

At the end of the 2009 PYM Town Hall: State of the Industry luncheon in Atlanta, representatives from each table presented their findings to the group. Here are summaries of what was presented.

2009 PYM Town Hall Atlanta: Table Six Notes

Questions at the table included: How do you attract new business? How do you introduce your services to planners? and How do you get planners to book with you?

2009 PYM Town Hall Atlanta: Table Two Notes

Questions discussed at this table were: What can you do to distinguish yourself and rise above the competition? and How can you get creative with small budgets without selling your services short?

2009 PYM Town Hall Atlanta: Table Seven Notes

Questions asked at this table included: How do you turn a NO into a YES? and How can PYM help you in these uncertain times?

2009 PYM Town Hall Atlanta: Table Five Notes

Questions asked at this table included: What is the best way to target the corporate market right now? and How do you develop and nurture business when your clients are hurting/canceling events?

2009 PYM Town Hall Atlanta: Table Three Notes

Questions asked at this table included: How are you filling the void left by canceled business? and What is your biggest challenge, and solutions you’ve found?