We are excited to announce a new member to the Stratgeic Choice Partners team, Karen Peterson! Karen is a Certified Meeting Professional with more than 30 years of experience working with direct selling companies. She has a proven ability to meet clients’ meeting objectives while managing the essential details of an event. Karen specializes in vendor relations, contract negotiations, meeting specifications, budget analysis, air and ground transportation, off-site entertainment and food & … [Read more...]
What about the “Why” for your events?
Direct sellers love to talk about their “whys,” basically, the reason(s) they chose direct selling in general and their individual companies in particular. Recruiting and promoting are almost always framed in the context of understanding one’s “why.” And it’s a valid consideration. Basically, the “why” answers the question, “What’s my motivation for doing this?” Do your events deserve a "Why"? But what about your events? Don’t they deserve a “why” as well? The answer is, “Why yes, … [Read more...]
The Perfect Time to Capture Video for Direct Sales Companies
Events are crucial for direct selling companies. Events are also a unique opportunity to capture video content because you have everyone who drives your business in one place at one time. From our years of experience in the industry, we have learned that many opportunities are missed at events from a video content standpoint. Check out our new video to learn about the 5 video opportunities you shouldn't miss at your event… About Clark Diemer Clark Diemer leads Diemer … [Read more...]
How to Create an Event Schedule in Excel
If you are in charge of organizing your company’s events, understanding the ins and outs of Excel is a must, especially when it comes to creating the event schedule. In this training, Dick Wilson walks you through how to create an Excel spreadsheet for your conference agenda that updates the event times automatically. Get Instant Access to this webinar and many others. Create your free account now! Starting off, Dick shows you how to layout your Excel spreadsheet. Here are the column … [Read more...]
Better Recognition Starts with a Better Stage
This article is part of an ongoing series by Dick Wilson, titled “Awards Night." View the rest of the series HERE. My last article offered ideas on how to streamline your awards night by carefully scrutinizing your award categories and qualification criteria. Now it’s time to move on to the presentation itself. Let’s begin with a few “before” considerations—what needs to happen in the weeks and days leading up to your big event. And the first item on that list should be the size and shape … [Read more...]