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		<title>Editor&#8217;s Note: Diversifying Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Tepper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bruce Tepper, CITE
Though a brighter economic scene certainly awaits us at some point, everyone reading this must continue to generate revenue, even in these difficult times. In that vein, this issue is focused on diversifying your approach to the market – looking for new opportunities wherever they may be.
Since this is an interactive newsletter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One to one with Stephen J. O&#8217;Malley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Tepper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some updated perspectives on diversifying your business, take a few moments to listen to Bruce&#8217;s interview with Steven J. O’Malley, Sr. VP &#38; General Manager of Maxvantage (The Maritz/American Express Alliance) on action strategies for meeting/incentive companies. He offers some excellent ideas for reinforcing industry and customer relationships.



Stephen J. O’Malley has more than 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from the Lodging Industry</title>
		<link>http://mice.incentivetravelexchange.com/?p=729</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernadette Mari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accommodations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prince Resorts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jennifer Brock, Regional Director of Group Sales, Prince Resorts Hawaii, a division of Prince Hotels 
In August of 2007 I joined Prince Resorts Hawaii as the Regional Director of Group Sales for the West Coast and Southwest Region.  With three golf courses, tennis centers, fitness facilities, day-spas and convenient meeting capabilities, all situated on stunning oceanfront [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Refocusing Business For Today’s Marketplace</title>
		<link>http://mice.incentivetravelexchange.com/?p=733</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernadette Mari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DMCs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[community focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative incentives]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ROI]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Madelyn Marusa, DCMP, Vice President of Industry Relations, PRA Destination Management
Like most of our industry, Destination Management Companies, including PRA Destination Management have been affected by the loss of corporate business in both meetings and incentives. The corporate and association markets that traditionally utilized services such as elaborate theme events, exclusive venues and high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generating Revenue When They’re Not Traveling</title>
		<link>http://mice.incentivetravelexchange.com/?p=725</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Tepper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bruce Tepper, CITE, CTC
There’s no other time I can recall in my 30 plus years in this industry where the stars were so aligned against meetings and incentives. We’ve had recessions before but not as deep or long as this one. What’s new this time around is: 1) a continuing lack of confidence on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain Destinations: A Fresh Alternative for Warm Weather Fun</title>
		<link>http://mice.incentivetravelexchange.com/?p=732</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernadette Mari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Merissa Harkness, Director of Sales, Rocky Mountain Connections

Everyone has been to or planned an incentive trip to a magnificent beach locale. Now it is time to try something new, different, and completely unexpected. Famous for their snow sport activities, mountain destinations have always attracted the crowds during the winter months. However, most people are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Site Corner: How Do You Approach Measurement?</title>
		<link>http://mice.incentivetravelexchange.com/?p=724</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernadette Mari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry Trends & Challenges]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Focus on Measurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Allison Summers, Executive Director, Site International Foundation
Measurement is something we consistently discuss but what do we really do in practice and what exactly are we measuring?  The Site international Foundation released its most recent survey, Focus on Measurement.  This research highlights some of the ways professionals in our business approach the topic of measurement.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Incentive Travel Exchange Update: Fifth Annual Event a Success!</title>
		<link>http://mice.incentivetravelexchange.com/?p=742</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Evanko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CVB's/Tourist Boards/Destinations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Star Professional Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico Tourism Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MICE events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viva ELVIS Cirque du Soleil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wii Tournament]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alicia Evanko, Event Director, The Travel Group
We are fresh back from Incentive Travel Exchange, in partnership with Site, and we are delighted with the great response we have received already! More than 6,000 appointments were conducted and a record number of RFPs submitted. We had interactive networking functions including a Wii Tournament, Viva ELVIS Cirque du [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caribbean Meeting &amp; Incentive Travel Exchange Update: On Track to Sell Out!</title>
		<link>http://mice.incentivetravelexchange.com/?p=746</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Evanko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jamaica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Solis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alicia Evanko, Event Director, The Travel Group
Are you a North American buyer who books the Caribbean for your meetings and incentives? Are you a Caribbean supplier who wants to reach planners who book your destination?
I invite you to apply for a position at our inaugural Caribbean Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange being held from [...]]]></description>
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