Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Avoiding Frequent Issues Encountered By Meeting Planners

By Martin B. Brown


Organizing a meeting or conference is not a piece of cake. Next thing you realize, you've gotten issues: You discover the program doesn't work as well as you'd anticipated. You contact Customer Care, but cannot get the help you need. Thus, you choose to change companies. Yet in your dismay, you find you'll shed a lot of money in case you switch now since you are closed into a contract.

Frighteningly, this scenario isn't rare. Lots of unsuspecting folks end up in bad promotions having less-than-ideal products and then have to pay a lot to change.

Because of this, it is crucial that you only use meeting planners that enable you to "test it before buying it." This stops you against getting shut into a system that isn't right for you. With a program like this, you shouldn't have to worry about getting "trapped" since you can give it a try at no cost plus offer pay-as-you-go prices and not require you to sign a binding agreement. You need to use the program if you LOVE it, and you will not be compelled into utilizing it.

Similarly, it is important to find a program that offers pay-as-you-go prices, that by no means needs you to sign an agreement, and who's sales reps isn't on commission. In this way, when you just do one event a year, you only pay to take signups for that one event, do not have to pay out any unneeded monthly fees or servicing charges, and only spend if you are really running sign ups with the program.

Two, as pointed out above, the sales staff is extremely important to your customer satisfaction. Having a non-commission-based and overstaffed sales team, so you never ever obtain a "hard sell," and your phone calls will hopefully get clarified more than 90% of the time by a real individual and your emails are answered in just a few business hours.

The end result is you want to try out an enrollment service prior to you are monetarily dedicated to using it. Steer clear of finalizing long-term legal contracts or getting roped in a program that isn't best for you. Ensure that you are able to do all of the research needed before you pay to find a friendly easy-to-use process that provides all you need.




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