The Power of Business Retreats – Tips for Team-building

Recently, Courtney and I (co-founders of Teamings) took our families on a vacation together. This is something we do nearly every year and each year I’m blown away by its effect. This isn’t an official business retreat, but since we’re business partners, business discussions inevitably come to the table. Through these informal interactions we gained … Continued

8 Free On-line Tools Trainers Can Use to Make Amazing Visual Aids

Here at TEAMINGS, we value productive and effective meetings and training sessions. We make training sessions productive because we focus on what really matters- how to turn a group of people into a team focused on their learning objective. We do this by creating a virtual learning environment that mimics the classroom setting. This blog … Continued

Fear of Hybrid Events?

Despite Increased ROI, Meeting Planners Fear the Unknown. Hybrid events and events are great tools for increasing ROI. A hybrid event uses online meeting tools to add a virtual component to a live event, allowing more people to attend. In fact, according to a study by the Meeting Professionals International Foundation, “90% of meeting professionals … Continued

The Money Saving Secret Your Meeting Planner Doesn’t Know

How to Save a Ton of Cash on Your Next Meeting or Event When choosing a location for an event, conference or business meeting most incentive program or event planners narrow down their venue selections based on the hotel amenities – the pool, the ballroom, the meeting space, the accommodations, the location, the ascetics, the … Continued

6 Ways to Turn Your Sales Team’s Cell Phones into Sell Phones

Remove sales barriers and limit excuses to close more deals with mobile conferencing apps As a Sales Leader, you are well aware that an optimized mobile sales force can deliver significant productivity improvements. Teamings believes that the right mobile conferencing app can help. A recent study found that mobilizing a sales team can:

12 Signs Your Meeting Might Fail

There are good meetings and bad meetings. The successful meetings leave people feeling informed, inspired and productive. The bad ones leave people rolling their eyes, checking their e-mails and wishing they were somewhere else. Make sure your meeting isn’t destined to be one of the bad ones.

Getting the most out of your all-staff meetings

All-staff or Town Hall meetings can be incredibly useful to an organization. An effective meeting can solve problems, build morale, promote teamwork, reinforce company culture, boost profitability, uncover weaknesses, generate ideas and increase productivity. Unfortunately, many all-hands meetings fall short of these goals. But that doesn’t mean leadership should give up on bringing everyone together … Continued

How to meet successfully with a busy client

Make your meetings matter Clients are the lifeblood of your company. Their satisfaction – or lack thereof – can mean the difference between profit and loss for your company. That’s why you do your best to make them more successful and show them that your services are valuable.