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Keep your attendees awake and alert throughout your meeting or conference by serving foods that boost energy and brain power. To achieve the perfect balance, serve foods that are filling, but not heavy or greasy.

Studies have shown that the following foods have been linked to increasing energy and thought output:

• Green vegetables: B vitamins, magnesium and iron live within green vegetables and have been shown to increase energy. Broccoli, asparagus, and spinach are particularly powerful foods. 
• Fruits: Fruits carry energy due to their high fructose level. Most fruits also boast a high amount of vitamin C, which can increase concentration levels. Avoid sugary juices that may make your attendees feeling lethargic. 
• Nuts: Nuts like pistachios and almonds carry a high nutrition factor. All nuts, including peanuts and cashews, pack in a healthy dose of vitamins A, B, and E, as well as iron, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. They have also been shown to increase energy by fighting against anemia and iron deficiencies. 
• Green Tea: Green tea is high in antioxidants and has been used for years to increase energy. It can be served either hot or iced, making it perfect for conferences year-round. 
• Coffee: Coffee has long been a staple at conferences and events, and for good reasons: Coffee boosts attention, increases brain activity, and improves a person’s disposition. Offer both coffee and tea to attendees at your event, and allow your participants to choose their preference. 
• Cheese and Crackers: Cheese and crackers are great snack foods that can keep your attendees energized during a presentation. It’s also easy to eat and leaves you with very little to clean up.

For event planning and management, as well as other creative ideas on how to take your conference to the next level and increase interest in your company, call Meeting Services Unlimited, Inc. at (317) 841-7171. Our conference and event planners can help with all aspects of your meeting or event.

The first step in hosting a successful event is to create a registration website that is appealing and encourages participants to attend. You want your registration website to offer relevant information on the event, convince visitors that there is value in attending, and create interest in your company.

Here are some features of successful event registration websites.

1. Eye-Catching: Command the attention of future attendees from the start with images that are lively and inspiring. Use colors in your background, but don’t go overboard—keep it simple and attractive. Provide links to your business’ Flickr or photo-sharing website so that attendees can view more images and find out more about your business.

2. Informative: Tell them the basics up front: when, where, why. Don’t make visitors hunt for reasons as to why they should attend an event. Tell them using call to action words such as “grow your audience by 50 percent with this social media conference.” Provide all relevant information directly on the homepage so that participants know when and where the event will be held.

3. Interactive: Embed videos and employ social media to increase interest in the event. The more interactive you can make your event registration website, the better. For a fun tip, try placing a QR code onto the registration website. QR codes are scanned into a smartphone and direct participants to a landing page where you can show videos, play music, and further drum up interest.

4. Concise: While you should absolutely use videos and images to further the appeal of the event, keep the information concise and simple. Provide testimonials from attendees of past events and break up large text blocks with paragraphs, bullet points, and pop-out quotes.

For tips and help with planning your next event, meeting or conference, call Meeting Services Unlimited, Inc. From hotel negotiation to event management, Meeting Services Unlimited, Inc. has a great team of meeting planners and event planners who can help you execute an amazing event from start to finish. Call us today at (317) 841-7171.

If you want to host an event or meeting that will make you and your group stand out among your competition, then you need to call in the convention and visitor bureau experts. CVBs can put you in touch with all of the major players in the area so that you can make the necessary connections. As you’ll learn from this video, CVBs serve as the middleman between you and major officials and organizations, like the mayor or city council members, media outlets, parade organizers, and many others. Take a look at this video to see how you can benefit from calling a CVB before your next meeting or event.

If this video has you convinced, then contact Meeting Services Unlimited, Inc. at (317) 841-7171. Just as our name suggests, we can help manage and facilitate all aspects of your event or meeting. We specialize in hotel negotiations, event logistics, revenue development, marketing, sponsorship management, event reporting, and more. To see a full list of the event services we offer, check out our website or call us to speak to a representative.

For those of you who suffer with a little anxiety before traveling, these tips might be helpful.

Business meetings are supposed to better the company and its employees, yet they are notorious for wasting company time and money. How does one conduct a meeting that leads to productivity?

In this short video, a narrator gives us good advice for conducting productive meetings and provides many practical tips—among them is setting an agenda, delivering information, and time for questions and answers. If your meeting doesn’t clearly fall into one of those categories, you may need to give it more thought.

To help make sure your next meeting is a success, call us at Meeting Services Unlimited, Inc. We handle all sorts of events, from small but important meetings to enormous conventions. Contact us today.

We’ve compiled a list of resources, articles, and websites to answer any questions you may have after reading our recent blogs.

• Here are some tips to help you hire the perfect event planner.

• Worried about the state of your business’s finances? Get back in the black with this article from Forbes.com

• Negotiating a hotel contract can be a long, difficult process. Take a look at these negotiation tips from Exhibitor Magazine to streamline the process.

• Are you trying to plan a convention, but are unsure of where to begin? Take a look at this article from AllBusiness.com for a step-by-step guide.

• Looking for some help for your next meeting? The professionals at Meeting Services Unlimited are experienced in all aspects of meeting and convention planning. Contact us today!

A bit of good news for business travelers:  http://www.meetings-conventions.com/article_ektid41830.aspx

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Too many great conventions have been overlooked due to a lack of public awareness. With so many other details of your event to execute, it’s important you don’t forget to spread the word.  Here are a few ways a professional event promoter can help you catch the attention of your potential attendees:

• Design evocative announcements

Event promotion is much like advertising—the goal is to catch the eye of passers by and persuade them to attend your convention. A professional promoter has plenty of experience creating eye catching announcements and can work with you to ensure the layout aesthetic is professional and directly correlates with the subject and mood of your event.

• Spread the word through various media

Mass communication has been one of the defining factors of the 21st century—a fact that every good event promoter is aware of. By spreading the word of your event through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, a promoter can guarantee a huge number of attendees. Of course, a good promoter is sure to have printed materials professionally designed and printed, in order to gain the attention of your attendees who haven’t hopped on the technology bandwagon.

• Provide professional invitations

To get the word out to special guests—speakers, potential clients, partners—a team of promoters can also coordinate professional invitations. Whether you want a personal phone call, a fancy letter, a well-designed e-mail notification, or all three, hiring a professional promoter is a great way to ensure the right people know about your upcoming event.

If you’d like to focus on other aspects of event planning, contact Meeting Services Unlimited to hire a professional event promoter. Are you overwhelmed by the prospect of planning and managing every aspect of your convention? At Meeting Services Unlimited, our experts will help you with as much or as little planning and management as you require. Give us a call today at (317) 841-7171.

We’ve compiled a list of resources, articles, and websites to answer any questions you may have after reading our recent blogs. 

• Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr—it’s hard to keep all of the social media straight. Learn how to harness the power of social media with this guide from The Case Foundation.

• If you’re planning an event for a lot of people, then you might consider hiring a caterer to feed them all. This article from About.com explains how hiring a caterer can benefit your event.

• Want an easy way to coordinate the schedules of a large number of people? Check out Doodle, the easy online scheduling tool.

• Nervous about your big presentation? Get some great tips with this guide from LifeHack.org.

• Looking for some help for your next meeting? The professionals at Meeting Services Unlimited are experienced in all aspects of meeting and convention planning. Contact us today!