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by; Andrew Maxwell – Wttc.com

An issue that is currently top of mind for many businesses in the meetings, incentives, conventions and events industry is how to attract new business sales during tough economic times. Just do a Google search for “selling in a recession” and you get over 21 million returns, a statistic that is indicative of the level of anxiety that is out there.

To work against this rising tide of recessionary selling, it is best to take small steps and focus on things that require more of you — and less of your pocketbook.

* Are you losing business to competitors who are undercutting your bids? A lot of people react to this by discounting the discount … just to get the business. Instead of this “glass half empty” approach, why not consider offering something of additional value such as a meet-and-greet service. Something like this doesn’t cost much but makes a big impact by adding a personal touch. Continue reading…

by: Janet Latremouille
Hotels reduce their use of water and chemicals by giving guests the option of reusing their towels. Restaurants source local suppliers to reduce their carbon footprint. Planners make sure that their suppliers recycle plates and glassware. Many companies in our industry are trying to act “green”. But truthfully, it’s sometimes difficult to know how effective their efforts are.

The hospitality industry has taken steps to create “green” designations for hotels, restaurants and service suppliers. Many hotels are committed to building “green,” working with developers who build buildings that are LEED certified. Houston-based “Green” Hotels Association is building a green hotel community and a green marketplace that features environmentally responsible suppliers. The Hotel Association of Canada has its “green key” designation while the American Hotel & Lodging Association provides comprehensive guidelines to help the industry “green up.” Continue reading…

Plunge into the deep darkness of the desert night with Arizona’s most unique tour, Desert Storm Hummer Tours Nite Storm Adventure. One of National Geographic’s “Top 100 Adventures in America” it is an intense night-vision experience that gives you hands-on with some of the most powerful nite vision and thermal image equipment available.

Lights Out! Your guide will be driving the Hummer in the dark! That’s right-cruise through the desert night in the dark with no lights on the Hummer, complete darkness. You’ll be ready for wildlife with your GEN 3 Nite Scope in hand as you ride, 95% of our wildlife move at night, so our chances of spotting owl, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, scorpions, deer, wild pigs, fox, badger and the list goes on.

Halfway into the heart of the trail we’ll stop and get out for 30 minutes in the sand, here you’ll get hands on with Raytheon’s Thermal Image Scopes, this scope works off body heat of wildlife allowing you to see them in the dark up to 500 meters! If the weather permits you’ll stargaze with Celestron’s new Sky Scouts, this unit has 6,000 GPS targets on it’s computer chip. You just point to the planet, star or constellation and touch the target button for a four minute talk by way of headphones. Kids will take a short walk with their guide for a scorpion hunt with custom black lites, they turn yellow when the lite hits them so their guide can catch them and talk about them!

Tour Times: Please call for Seasonal Departure Times

Bottled Water, Soda, Ice, and Coolers Included.

* ITT GEN 3 Nite Vision Scopes
* Raytheon XP200 Thermal Image Scope
* Scorpion hunts are a blast for the kids
* Celestron’s new “Sky Scout.” Your personal planetarium with 6000
GPS targets with a touch of the target button
* Your guide is the best of the best. Our guides have been with us
an average of eight years. “WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE DOING” in
other words.

Clear View Marketing is proud to announce that it is now an Authorized Distributor for Send Out Cards.

With this incredible tool, not only can the businesses we work with remember people and share appreciation, they can motivate, uplift, encourage and truly make a difference. Here is the interesting thing, the more our businesses do this, the more they realize that that their business, the sender of these cards, benefits the most.

Clear View Marketing… Helping Build Strategic Business Relationships One Card at a Time… If you would like to Send a Card on us Click Here!

What if you could narrow down your vital wine knowledge into the top 3 white and top 3 red wines? From this foundation, you can build upon your entire wine knowledge base.

Attend Renaissance Wine Academy’s Fall 2009 Premium Wine Course Series Featuring award-winning wine educator Gilat Ben-Dor, MBA, CSW
and pre-program networking session!

The First session is an excellent primer or refresher course, and will also answer questions such as: What exactly is a wine’s “terroir” and why has it shaped the history of wine? What is the #1 wine mistake made every day? And what are the key indicators of an Old World or a New World wine?

For More information Click Here!