Go Green Or Go Home
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Alicia Pflug
Going GREEN is all the rage, from an individual to the corporate level. As meeting professionals, we have to be on the edge of the trend whether it be mini-projectors, buzz marketing tools or creating a sustainable event. Corporations want to prove that they are saving money and being more responsible in their daily business, so it's only natural for this to stem into their Event Marketing campaigns. There are several ways to appear Green and even more ways to BE Green. You can appear Green by giving away recycled notepads or you can be Green by giving nothing at all and donating to a local organization instead. Here are a few ways to make your event a little more Green:
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Vendor Selection: more than a game of Eeny, meeny, miny, moe…
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Alicia Pflug
Choosing new vendors for client driven events is never easy. We all trust our favorite hotels, venues and caterers but every now and then we must source a new vendor for a new service. At JMG, we use a very wide range of vendor service types, anywhere from ice sculpture artists to portable toilet rentals.
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Corporate Holiday Traditions? We Say Party On!
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Alicia Pflug
It's that time of year; Turkeys, pies, Christmas cards, Christmas shopping….and holiday parties. If you are blessed enough to work at a place like Jackson Marketing Group you look forward to two annual events: Tuesday's Pre-Thanksgiving Luncheon and the White Elephant gift exchange, which is played the day of the Christmas Dinner (and yes, we call it the CHRISTmas Dinner).
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