Is the economy hitting your business hard? Are your budgets shrinking? How are your meetings being affected by cost-cutting?
Many organizations are not only scaling back their events in 2009 - they are canceling them altogether. However, according to the following article, canceled events may be hurting our organizations more than if we were to spend the money and keep them.
Take a look...
http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/baldoni/2009/01/dont_cancel_that_meeting.html
Monday, January 26, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
One Smooth Stone Webinar – Ready to Watch!
Did you miss our latest webinar about integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into your events? It’s not too late to listen in! Click the following link to watch and listen to the entire webinar on streaming video:
http://www.onesmoothstone.com/webinar/webinar011209.html.
Interested in future webinars? Email bveerman@onesmoothstone.com to submit topic ideas or request to be added to the mailing list.
http://www.onesmoothstone.com/webinar/webinar011209.html.
Interested in future webinars? Email bveerman@onesmoothstone.com to submit topic ideas or request to be added to the mailing list.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
BBJ Linen 2009 Recognition
One Smooth Stone’s work on the 2008 BMC Software incentive programs has earned us a place in BBJ Linen’s 2009 marketing materials! Photos and highlights from two programs in Hawaii and Greece will be included in BBJ’s annual print catalog, website and e-newsletters. Take a look below and feel free to check out http://www.bbjlinen.com/ to learn more.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Corporate Social Responsibility Webinar
Join us for a One Smooth Stone webinar!
Two of our team members, Kevin Olsen and Bethany Veerman, will be teaching a 1-hour webinar on Corporate Social Responsibility. Focused on community outreach and philanthropic activities, this webinar will highlight creative and practical ways to integrate corporate social responsibility into your events. Additional topics will include the importance of CSR, effectively building anticipation for your philanthropic outreach activities, and promoting CSR within your own department.
Date: December 4, 2008
Time: 1 pm - 2pm CST
To Join: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/979374380
No special invitation needed. Anyone is welcome to join or pass along the link to friends and colleagues. Hope to (virtually) see you there!
Two of our team members, Kevin Olsen and Bethany Veerman, will be teaching a 1-hour webinar on Corporate Social Responsibility. Focused on community outreach and philanthropic activities, this webinar will highlight creative and practical ways to integrate corporate social responsibility into your events. Additional topics will include the importance of CSR, effectively building anticipation for your philanthropic outreach activities, and promoting CSR within your own department.
Date: December 4, 2008
Time: 1 pm - 2pm CST
To Join: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/979374380
No special invitation needed. Anyone is welcome to join or pass along the link to friends and colleagues. Hope to (virtually) see you there!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
One Smooth Stone is thankful...
Our team members have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! Take a look...
Bethany - “I’m thankful that my engagement ring matches every outfit. And that it was given to me by such an amazing, loving fiancé!”
Steve – “I’m thankful for all the little things that make me smile.”
Kimberly – “I am so thankful that my husband and I survived the renovation of our house!!”
Barb – “I am thankful for a warm house in the cold months and my healthy and loving family.”
Gary – “I am thankful for my wife who takes care of me when I forget to. True love :) .”
Mark – “I’m grateful for my two girls from China and my wife who shows me everyday how to love them.”
Stephanie – “I’m thankful to celebrate thanksgiving with both our families this year. It’s not easy to eat two Thanksgiving feasts, but someone’s gotta do it, so it might as well be us.”
Ken – “I am thankful for family that shows me patience and love through significant work travel and time away from home. And, I’m thankful to be back with them for the holidays.”
Kevin– “I am so thankful for a loving wife and two adorable and energetic daughters. Living in a house full of women always keeps me on my toes!”
Emily – “I’m thankful for my boyfriend, Jason, and all the love, support, and laughter he’s brought into my life; for friends who stick by me through good times and bad; for an office full of people who feel like family; and for my family back in PA.”
Megan – “I’m thankful that my daughter, Skyler, is so awesome… and that I didn’t lose my wallet last week like I thought.”
Bethany - “I’m thankful that my engagement ring matches every outfit. And that it was given to me by such an amazing, loving fiancé!”
Steve – “I’m thankful for all the little things that make me smile.”
Kimberly – “I am so thankful that my husband and I survived the renovation of our house!!”
Barb – “I am thankful for a warm house in the cold months and my healthy and loving family.”
Gary – “I am thankful for my wife who takes care of me when I forget to. True love :) .”
Mark – “I’m grateful for my two girls from China and my wife who shows me everyday how to love them.”
Stephanie – “I’m thankful to celebrate thanksgiving with both our families this year. It’s not easy to eat two Thanksgiving feasts, but someone’s gotta do it, so it might as well be us.”
Ken – “I am thankful for family that shows me patience and love through significant work travel and time away from home. And, I’m thankful to be back with them for the holidays.”
Kevin– “I am so thankful for a loving wife and two adorable and energetic daughters. Living in a house full of women always keeps me on my toes!”
Emily – “I’m thankful for my boyfriend, Jason, and all the love, support, and laughter he’s brought into my life; for friends who stick by me through good times and bad; for an office full of people who feel like family; and for my family back in PA.”
Megan – “I’m thankful that my daughter, Skyler, is so awesome… and that I didn’t lose my wallet last week like I thought.”
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Fall Festivities
Halloween! A time to eat candy. A time to decorate. A time to put small children in uncomfortable and ridiculous costumes and parade them around the neighborhood.
Here are some photos of our One Smooth Stone kids, dressed up for the holiday. Can you guess which child belongs to which stoney?
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H)
And the answers are...
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A) Stephanie's daughter, Cassidy (kitty cat)
B) Steve's son, Adam (Batman)
C) Megan's daughter, Skyler (princess)
D) Bethany's neice and nephew, Tyler and Kylie (swamp monster and Hannah Montana)
E) Kevin's daughters, Emily and Abby (hippy and princess)
F) Lisa's children - McKinsey (50’s girl), Payton (rock star), Austin (joker), Bronson (joker’s sidekick), and 2 of their friends (Batman & the fighter)
G) Joanne's son, Luke, and his girlfriend, Lauren (flapper girl and mobster)
H) Brad's nephews, Christopher, Patrick and Matt (warrior, football player and joker)
Here are some photos of our One Smooth Stone kids, dressed up for the holiday. Can you guess which child belongs to which stoney?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
And the answers are...
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A) Stephanie's daughter, Cassidy (kitty cat)
B) Steve's son, Adam (Batman)
C) Megan's daughter, Skyler (princess)
D) Bethany's neice and nephew, Tyler and Kylie (swamp monster and Hannah Montana)
E) Kevin's daughters, Emily and Abby (hippy and princess)
F) Lisa's children - McKinsey (50’s girl), Payton (rock star), Austin (joker), Bronson (joker’s sidekick), and 2 of their friends (Batman & the fighter)
G) Joanne's son, Luke, and his girlfriend, Lauren (flapper girl and mobster)
H) Brad's nephews, Christopher, Patrick and Matt (warrior, football player and joker)
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Green Calculator
Want to make your meeting more green? Check out the green calculator! This handy online gadget calculates the carbon footprint generated by travel distances of your attendees. With the importance of green meetings continually increasing, this can be a helpful tool in determining the most “green” location and objectively justifying the location of your next event. Go Green!
www.bestplacestomeetgreen.com/calculator
Tricia
Assistant Project Coordinator
www.bestplacestomeetgreen.com/calculator
Tricia
Assistant Project Coordinator
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