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Debi Scholar
T&E consultant on airlines, hotels, meetings, events, entertainment, tickets, incentives and restaurants
Interests: travel, process improvement, airlines, training and development, entertainment, hotels, risk mitigation, ground transportation, strategic meetings management programs (smmp) and meetings architecture, t&e cost reduction, resources and staffing, t&e/procurement cards, tickets and entertainment, online booking tools, meeting management tools
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GDPR4Meetings – Process for Changes or Removal
Posted Jun 4, 2018 at T&E Plus
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GDPR4Meetings – Consent for Registering Attendees
Critical to add active Opt-In Consents for your speakers, facilitators, participants regardless if they attend a meeting, event, or conference in an in-person, hybrid, or remote (virtual/digital). Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2018 at T&E Plus
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Marriott’s Disparity and the impact on Strategic Meetings Management (SMM)
Marriott leaders’, with the decision to cut commissions from 10% to 7%, squander our flexibility and power to influence our organizations towards efficient Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) programs. Worse, when Marriott chooses to show preferentialism toward four (4) sourcing agencies that are exempt from this commission reduction, the inequality results in an industry uproar with obvious imbalance. Continue reading
Posted Jan 25, 2018 at T&E Plus
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People Don’t Want to Come to Your Country
“Debi, do you realize that many people don’t want to come to your country…that is why virtual meetings demand will increase” is the message I heard three weeks ago during a conference call with a Supplier with attendees from U.K.,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2017 at T&E Plus
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SMM Technology Disruptor: Mobile Meeting App as Attendee Registration tool NOW!
Posted Nov 8, 2016 at T&E Plus
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Propelling the Profession with Outcomes and Evidence
Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) delivers propelling results for corporations and associations such as greater access to skilled resources to improve meeting experiences, further ability to secure a “seat at the table” with C-level leaders, and better supplier pricing with reduced... Continue reading
Posted Jun 17, 2016 at T&E Plus
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Webinar Today! SMM Success
Achieve SMM success with Pioneers and original SMM Thought Leaders Kevin Iwomoto and Debi Scholar. Get advice, bring your challenges, and opportunity to win 1 of 4 books! – no challenge too big! SMM Webinar Registration Continue reading
Posted Jul 16, 2014 at T&E Plus
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Love to Travel and Eat?
“Young children of mixed races play cricket…one hands me a bat and giggles at the way I hold it…” Yummy recipes (my favorite..Spinach and Tangerine Soup from Lesotho!), provoking pictures, sincere stories, and tough terrain … plus more in the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 28, 2014 at T&E Plus
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Thank you to MPI and GBTA!
A public, and HUGE THANK YOU to Ann Rebentisch, CMP, CMM, Founder of the LinkedIn CMM Group. (Certificate in Meetings Management). With her leadership to encourage many CMMs to come forward, and with the support of the Meetings Media, we... Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2014 at T&E Plus
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Vow to go Virtual! Dare to go Digital!
Have you integrated virtual / digital meetings into your meetings and events yet? If your answer is no, it is probably because: Your organization’s culture does not embrace virtual / hybrid meetings yet It does not fall under your area... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2013 at T&E Plus
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Brilliant Education, Collaborate, and Vote at GBTA!
Bravo for Brilliant education coming up at the Global Business Travel Association Convention starting on Sunday, August 4 in San Diego. Are you interested in Risk Based Service Level Agreements? On Tuesday, August 6 at 9:00 a.m., I will be... Continue reading
Posted Jul 28, 2013 at T&E Plus
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Meetings and Events: Be a Risk Mitigation Rock Star!
Posted Jul 8, 2013 at T&E Plus
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Great post and congratulations to Brian!
It's the last day of class. So some advice for the new graduates!
For those of you that have had the opportunity to see me speak, I love doing the David Letterman top ten list - of course counting backward. So here are my ten words of advice as you start to work - for new college graduates - not only from USM, but from all schools all over the world: 10. Chec...
Your SMM Toolkit Book
Posted May 6, 2013 at T&E Plus
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70 SMM Services
Posted May 2, 2013 at T&E Plus
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10 Powerful iPad Strategies for your Meetings and Events
In high profile meeting environments where the tools need to match the egos and the expectations, the iPad has captured the audience not only because of its fashionable sophistication, but also because of its practicality. With four generations in our... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at T&E Plus
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Meeting Management Technology RFP
Excel – a meeting planner's essential tool, but is it? We send out meeting invitations through email, copy the responses into Excel, sort the list of registered names, pair up the shared rooms, categorize by selected activities, and filter the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at T&E Plus
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62 Opportunities to Save Money on Meetings and Events
Even with the economic forecast in recovery and spend appears to be accelerating, organizations are still cost-conscious on their meeting and event expenses so much so that three clients have asked me recently for a recipe of my secret savings... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at T&E Plus
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Meeting Management Company Pricing Secrets and Toolkit
Posted Mar 12, 2013 at T&E Plus
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Powerful Meeting Policy Toolkit
Posted Mar 7, 2013 at T&E Plus
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Incredible Integration of Industries: Virtual Meetings by GetThere
If you're a regular reader, you know I love Virtual Meetings and started the PwC Virtual Meetings Department in 2002 – 11 years ago. Considering technology advancements and timelines, 11 years ago is like the era of using horse and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2013 at T&E Plus
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LinkedIn Summary of Profile Issues
Posted Feb 28, 2013 at T&E Plus
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DIY for SLAs and KPIs
Goodness sakes, do we love our acronyms or what? Are you a Do-It-Yourselfer (DIY) or do you hire contracted help? In our business environment, many managers are roll-up-your sleeves, working managers who need to quickly learn how to do things... Continue reading
Posted Feb 20, 2013 at T&E Plus
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February Newsletter
Please find copies of our Newsletter linked here. Be sure to sign up for our webinar next week. Here are the details: Next Level in Contracting: Crafting Risk Based Service Level Agreements February 20 at 12:00 PM EST. You're in... Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2013 at T&E Plus
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Video: 4 Secrets of Card Payments
Posted Feb 10, 2013 at T&E Plus
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