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Employee recognition is a powerful communication tool that reinforces and rewards the most important outcomes for your business. Congratulate people for moving things forward. An award plaque signifies “high achiever” and becomes more valuable and meaningful as time passes. They depict your recognition in words and graphics, communicate “Success” and turn an event into a long-term memory. Progress is worth celebrating. How can we help you ride the wave of the future to thank, engage and retain?

Augmented reality…the wave of the future? The exhibitor’s hall is a major component of any Association Annual Conference and Trade Show. Exhibitors and sponsors make it possible to bring thousands of members together to share research, take part in educational programs and network. You have three seconds to make an impression on those walking past your exhibit. What story will you tell or demonstrate at your exhibit booth? What will you do to provide more compelling interactive multimedia experience? If you’re looking for something beyond the standard trade show marketing techniques, you may want to consider Augmented Reality. AR merges the real world with the virtual and brings characters, products, and messages to life. The BMW Z4 AR is a great example. Click here

The Great Gatsby (3D) is a move based on the 1925 novel of the same name and is coming out this December starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Celebrate this theme with invitations that lure the ladies to wear 1920’s flapper style dresses with fringe, beading and hair decorations just like the trends we saw on the runway during the 2012 spring fashion shows. Men will be totally swag in pinstripes, shiny black shoes and other dapper accessories. Guests will enter into glamorous décor and a dimly lit scene with plush vintage velvet furniture in deep jewel tones providing lounge seating. Can you picture this yet? Fashionable drinks like the Mint Julip, Sidecar and Martini are served combined with jazz music that inspires the atmosphere. Dinner tables adorned with coral roses, feathers and pearls will show off a rich, lavish Gatsby style menu. We would love to help you plan your Roaring ‘20s theme for your next gala or special event.

Check out the waves in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Summer is right around the corner and the best time to visit the Jersey Shore. News for Atlantic City and vicinity: Revel, a 2.5 billion resort, opened in Atlantic City. Check out this Article: http://bit.ly/HEWKT4. The Borgata, a very popular hotel choice, offers 2000 luxury accommodations and modern facilities. The Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club is located eight miles from Atlantic City. Renovations and improvements of guest rooms and meeting space took place in 2011. A really sweet way to invite your meeting guests to Atlantic City would be with Saltwater Taffy. A Jersey-based company, Meeting Logistics can help you plan the perfect meeting and ride the wave to your ultimate meeting goals.

I stayed at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa on a recent trip to Maui. Wailea is beautiful and the hotel is fantastic for meetings and vacation. The property offers privacy and is not crowded; a really great open and inviting hotel. The guest room views are spectacular; the entire property is well equipped and offers excellent meeting space and service with a smile. For dining I would check out Tommy Bahamas and Monkeypod Kitchen for dinner. For fun on the water, the best catamaran charter out there is Kai Kanani. It is the only cat on the island who can board passenger’s right from the beach at Makena Beach & Golf Resort. Other attractions include Haleakala and the Road to Hana. We drove to Hana, hiked, visited the seven sacred pools and then took the back road (Hwy 31) on our return. Hwy 31 is a little rough and narrow at points but well worth the views. You drive through lush jungle, past ranches and dry landscape terrain with views of Haleakala and whales leaping and see the grand sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Maui Revealed Travel Guide is a great resource. I loved Maui…A Hui Hou…until we meet again. Check out pictures in Flickr….