Does Social Media Have a Place In Meetings?

Hi there,

As you may have read I enjoy social media etiquette. Therefore, as I was writing about the gossip part of social on my blog Diamond Glamor Girls I was thinking about business and how social media is used.

Social Media In Business Etiquette.

1. There are not too many CEO's who tell people when and where their board meetings are. (Private)
2. Socials also known as Creative  and Executives are not the same. One runs their own business, being responsible to themselves. The executive is responsible to himself and many people. Therefore information is private.
3. Executives don't have the time to constantly post what they are doing in social situations. If they post a post that can hurt their business they could get fired.
4. Create a position (salaried with medical benefits) for a person to handle all your social media.
5. If you are a executive you might need a person like a personal assistant jut to deal with it your social. This would be your personal social. Helping you stay private.

The importance of social is learning when and where, what is important to post and what isn't. 

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Good Caterer Cheap Caterer

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What is a good topic for Business?  What is a business that hires and event planner to plan their event and wants cheap? This is one of my biggest frustrations! The corporation who wants us to recommend their service and then tells the person I have a contact with they can plan the event for cheaper. What is the difference?

The catering company usually plans the food. How do you know the difference between a good caterer and a cheap one? Here are a few tips.

1. The caterer normally provides the food for the event.

2. They will plate the food, unless you want it buffets style. Plated means the food is served on a plate prior to being served to the guest.

3. If the event is in an unusual place, off site. They must provide a kitchen with all ability to serve the food according to health standards. A health inspector can stop in at any time and see if it is to code.

4. Depending on the contract place settings and servers are an additional cost.

What is a cheap caterers.

1. They pre-cook the food and drop it off at the designated location.

2. They pay or may not provide a paper place setting these caterers must be asked questions of what all the catering includes. Beverage, Food, Deserts, Placesetting.

3. There is no monitoring of food at location by health services, the person who ordered the food is liable.

It is important to know the difference when your masking choices. It's best to take your time and do your research.

Either way I recommend one gets event insurance. Many times it can just be done by the company that know the venue. It's an add on policy for the day or dates of the event.

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Tech Talk

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Today's talk on Anchor  Best Planner Apps titled Tech Talk was taken from n article in Smart Magazine. Please feel free to listen to my radio show or Podcast. It is important to understand apps, software have to be purchased to run a professional meeting, seminar, conference.

I have concluded that there is no such software out there that is all inclusive. When planning a seminar or conference one needs to be able to:

1. Do all the preliminary needs, task of the event planner such as, agendas, committing meeting tracking antilitics , attendee registration, floorplans , timelines , speakers tracking and room list, budget and budget tracking.

2. Attendee registration, social media tracking, postings. Allow attendees to capture themselves on big screen, play games at break outs, photograph capture, interact with attendees have relevant information for attendees or update attendees on any room changes scheduled changes, lost and found items posted.

3. Communication: with staff, committees, attendee, text, store vital information for those attending as well as speakers, have a way to guarantee security and public safety.

* If you are a planner reading this and you know of more items you'd like to see on the software or app please leave it in the comments below. I have app developers looking at this blog. Thank You!

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Industry Trends: Business Meetings, Confrences and Seminaars

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Today's Anchor program proved to be an interesting discussion of the latest 5 business trends.  Here is an outline of the discussion. If you'd like addition information please feel free to click on the anchor link, your questions will be personally answered and become part of the Maria Kamon©™ MKPDE talks. You may may also contact me directly if you'd like information on planning a business meeting or event planning services.

1.  Value added: Multifunction Versitility 

     A. Variety

     B.  Creativity Thinking

     C.  Willing to experiment with traditional boundaries.

2. Celebrate Diversity

     A. Outside the box thinking

3.  Mindfulness (Mind Breaks)

     A. Let Attendees take time to rejuvenate their minds.

     B. Actually foster elevated levels of creativity.

     C. Allow attendees time to breath, reflect and regroup.

     D. Hands on workshop.

                 . Hands on workshops

                 . Craft ideas

                 . Coffee breaks with music playing 

4. Customize Presonalization

      A. A personalized feeling helps people feel envolved.

5. Thoughtful Sustainabiliy

      A. Going green isn't new

      B.  Attendees need to see the actual efforts made by company

      C.  Emails with agenda 

      D.  Program attendee app sends updates and speaker notes to attendees

      D.  Recycling containers throughout the venue clearly labeled

Planning 2017-18 Event

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I love this time of season in my workplace. The kids are home from school. The days seem lazy event though they are filled with production of planning for what Events are ahead.

If you are considering planning an event for December 2017 - December 2018, this is the time to make some decisions before you look for a venue. Now that I think about it, this blogpost isn't just for brides to be.

Consider these options:

1.  Make a ruff draft of your budget. There are plenty of on-line tools that will help you. You can also visit my website at Qhttp://mkpurediamondevents.com
2. Start interviewing event planner who are willing to help you plan. If you are looking to stay within budget you won't, Non-the-less there are event planners that have what are called "cookie cutter" Events and they know exactly what their cost are if you do exactly what they say and you will have your event. The things that changes is your colors and any additional items you want.
3. Holidays get booked first. That means if you want an event on Christmas or New Years you have to book now for December, 2018.
4. In the event world it makes a big difference if you hire an industry professionals or not. Either way your more than likely to go over budget due to human nature and desire. It gets emotional planning Events. Afterall, it's your Big Day and you should have everything you have ever dreamed of.

Every Planner Has A Planner

Hi there, Reader;

I am caught in the whirl of planner this plan that and planner people who say use my product. They send me products constantly to try out.  How creative can a planner be? We are as creative as our planner. I laughed as I say that because within the planner community there is an endless verity of planners. That's not including all the apps that will also plan and organize your life.

I did want to wish this planner a Happy 19th Birthday! Do you journal in your planner? Yes! Do you keep track of your appointments in your planner? Yes! Do you keep important information,.such as daily things to do, organization, personal information, pass codes, credit card numbers, doctors, family, friends phone numbers? Yes! Take a look at the Hobonichi planner and see if it fits your needs.

I was very pleasantly surprised at the ease of customizing this planner to suit my personal and business needs. It has the flexibility ,so on the days where I might not have words to express myself I can easily create a sketch or small drawing. On the days where I am filled with appointments or meetings I can just use it as journal entry. The flexibility is perfect for the needs of students to needs of professionals and everything in between. Are you a busy mom? Yes! Are you the artistic type who needs to just have a place to put your creative thoughts? Yes! Then this might just be the planner for you! Let's make a toast 🍶 to Hobonichi: May you have many years, may your days be long and your inspiration be filled with the joys of such a great product.

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Corporate Incentive #8

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I'm not sure if you know I also write on for three other blogs. MenGetWed.blogspot.com; WomanGetWed.blogspot.com and how I got started is writing a gossip blog named DiamondGlamourGirls.blogspot.com It's a play off my business that plans meeting  and event services. I got asked who I was planning Events for so often and I don't usually let it be known unless my client request it that I started a gossip blog. With that I'd like you to take a moment and read Man Bags. There is gossip trending that it's number one on Google. I have been know to be a ghost writer from time to time. Sometimes, companies pitch MariaKamon©™ an idea and I get paid a salary. If I post this on one of my blogs I will let you know I am being paid for it. That's what disclosure is about on this blog and non of the incentive gifts have I been paid from. How do I know the quality of these companies? 1. I personally have used the products or 2. I have met them or someone who has is employed by them and recommends their company.  I hope this settles any questions you might have. For many years I was employed in the corporate world before starting my own business.

With this I will close the Corporate Incentives. The last one is a spa gift. A weekend away.for the couples there they can get a massage, relax and just be a married couple without the worries of home or work. I recommend that you find one in your business or company.

As for San Diego I recommend the THE INN@Rancho Santa Fe . When I contacted them for details on their packages I found out they will customized them to fit your companies/business needs and budget.

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8 Tips When Men Are Hammering On Your Roof Top

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Have you ever heard the song "If I Had A Hammer" it's lyrics are:

If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land, uh

If I had a bell
I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening
All over this land
I'd ring out danger
I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land, oh

If I had a song
I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening
All over this land
I'd sing out danger
I'd song of out a warning
I'd sing out love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land, oh

Well, I've got a hammer
And I've got a bell
And I've got a song to sing
All over this land
It's the hammer of justice
It's the bell of freedom
It's a song about love between
My brothers and my sisters
All over this land
It's a hammer of justice
It's a bell of freedom
It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

Songwriters: Lee Hays / Pete Seeger

The song discuss and ideal time in the world. When the help of one was the goal of another. What if you catch me on the roof top? What the ? Offering new construction you don't want or need?

How does one cope? When there is new construction in you business and the man on the roof top is trying to force the direction of they ways things should be without consulting you in real person?

1. Read and know the companies Mission Statement.

2. Call him out! Draw attention to the fact he is making a mistake and it will cost him money.

3. Still in accepting of the fact. Re- explain step 1 and 2.

4. This one is rather sad, file a report with the proper authorities.

5. Consider the legal steps that need to be taken to stop further actions.

6. Just because the man on the roof top wants doesn't means he gets.

7. Book, book the proper authorities to speak to the man on the rooftop and tell him your not interested in what he brought you or the company he hired to do the job.

8. Don't settle for what the false will of someone else. We live in a state that doesn't allow people to force their will upon you.

Cherry Blossoms

Hi there, Reader;

I flew to Japan when I was very young and fell in love with how they treated their children. Cherry Blossom a beloved tree a symptom Even when I was very young I knew that there was something that they had that I wanted. I covet this family that owned the local pharmacy until they adopted me into there family.

 I would enter their store and share my ice breakers With them and exchange stories. I saved my money just so I could go into their store to purchase a bic pen until I learned something new. I think for all those years I must of become a little Japanese. I think I'm turning Japanese was one of the funniest songs ever written.

Later, as time went on, business life took over and from running summer camps to planning Meetings I have had the pleasure of being a little Japanese.

The one thing I learned and fell in love with is organization.

1 . They respect Education.

2. They are will organized. In spirit and in truth.

3. They, and I say this with the most respected possible. They is such a general term, because there is individuality within families. They are believers in marriage and family. The good that it brings.

4. I enjoy the business respect they have for one another. A well ruined time effect meeting is highly respected. I to must agree with that thought. As I matured in business and had more responsibilities. I came to an understanding of that thought. Mindset. It is more pleasurable to separate business from social.

5. I enjoy that when your in business mode, there is no talking about personal or social. Your there to get a task done. These things usually take place after the meeting or courteous reminders at the bringing of the meeting.

Once a Cherry Blossom always a Cherry Blossom.

The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short.

Please read the disclaimer in the contact form. Also thank you to the Japanese Friendship Garden for allowing Maria Kamon©™ Photography to photograph the cherry blossom in bloom 2017 season.

I hope you will join us for the photo competition or contest @Nodsish or #Nodsish  on Intagram.com and win a Cannon Pixma wireless, print, copy, scan. Contest will run until April 1, 2017.

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Rate Change 2017

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You know I believe in our truth as business. Due to the full disclosure I have to pass my cost of doing business onto the consumers. Yea, it is unfortunate however true. The following changes apply effective March 17, 2017.

All foreign countries toll calls will be charged at rate $3.00 a minute. What this means if you want to call MK Pure Diamond Events and vent about your new mother in law, or your bad marriage for 20 minutes the cost would be a cost of $60.00. If I where to make a profit on this I would have to change you more.  Text messages will be at a rate of .50 per minute. No worries however in an however, if your text message is filled with a hundred words than the cost of doing business in that text is $50.00 for example.  I might get picture messages will cost $1.30 per picture, photograph or video. and you send me 10 photographs, 15 pictures and one video I will be changing you per frame that I have to review.  Data is a little higher than most at a rate of $2.05 for information. Anyone seeking information will be charged at a rate of $2.05 for each information I have to relay, the cost of this is approximately $110.00.

I understand this is a little difficult for you that I can no longer give you a bid for you meeting, event, wedding for free. I tried telling you that all things must STOP, however others insisted on their way, therefore I must pass on the cost of doing business to my customers and clients.  I regret and sorrow that this has happened however, you know I must take responsibility for my business as you must for your decisions.

I like, you am in the business of doing what is right for my business and therefore you must understand I am saddened by this change in the ways we must communicate. Therefore, I will leave emails free for now.  I am sure as a consumer of MK Pure Diamond Events Meeting and Event Planning services or Maria Kamon (c)TM Photography you understand the responsibility of doing business and how not only I have to pass the debt to consumers, so does big business. Therefore, now that you have read this full disclosure you understand the importance of the blogpost.I believe in full disclaimer when ever possible.
 With this please be aware MK Pure Diamond Events has changed Ed their rates.

Don't Mess With My Car

Hi there, Reader;

It is always a beautiful time when the spring and summer are around. The flowers are in bloom. The colors of love are in the are and we are all making plans for traveling. I have grown up in a beach community and know the importance of tourism,  Not to mention my industry thrives on the industry of travel. Meetings, Weddings Events all begin with the thoughts of beauty. It's a time to put the best forward.  I went for my daily walk and found that in San Diego we always are a weather beautiful town. That means it is every seldom when tourism stops. What shall I blog about this time I thought. Then this person caught my eye. I was walking just pass the camp sights.  Since the people were sitting near by I knew what the message I took away from what I saw. " Don't mess with my car!"

The surf board, important not only to surfers, also to those who rescue. Very seldom would someone place it under the car. Did he do it to get it out of the way or to prove the importance of what will happen if you mess with his surfboard or positions while he is traveling.

Car Travel Tips:

There are websites line Fordor's Tavel  that has advice for San Diego Travel Tips.  Therefore, what I would like to share is  just local things.

1. Respect the car. You will never know if you are parked next to a local or a tourist.

2. Talk with the people, most people are friendly and helpful.

3. Not sure about car safely, seek professional advice and understand our beaches are heavily pro trolled by very good. quilied police that believe in catching as many theirs as they can. They portolled
by the best the coast has to make sure it is safe for your visit.

4. If your unsure about car travel then I recommend AAA.

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Flowers for Your Table (Helpful Advice)

Hi there, Reader:

I am so blessed to have this employment were I get to use all my gifts and talents to produce events worthy of my clients. I am glad you are with me on this one because who wants to have an event without decor. Decor ranges from ceiling to floor. It is so much fun to design a room that is eye pleasing to the guest, memorial to the clients planning it.

Let's talk flowers. I have recently been trying to gather photos that I have taken throughout the years. I love talking weddings, events, flowers and all that makes things beautiful to the eye. It is the eye that is the window to soul of the client. It is important to know the client before deciding on the type of flowers.

Many questions need to be asked before one can even begin to plan the type of arrangements to have at your event.

1. After you know what the theme is.
2. After you decide on the colors you will be using.
3. After you decided on the place, location, time.
4. After you decided on the budget you have.
Begin to think about the floral arrangement you want.

5. What size floral arrangement you want. Measure the height and weight of the arrangement. If you do not have the funds to pre-purchase one then measure an item, put it on the table and sit, look to see if you can see the person across the table from you. Do you want your guest to have a conversation? Or are you inviting couples that will not need to have conversations across the table.

6. Will you be having children at the tables? Can they reach the arrangements or will you have an area just for children?

7. The design in can be made to look old...vintage, new...modern, shapes, color, hues all affect the look of what you are trying to see.
8. In arranging the table decor be sure to arrange odd number items work best. (3, 5, 7) etc.

9. Be sure to consider the space between your guest. Sometimes guest feel uncomfortable when the have to sit too close together.

You can see more of photos of Flower Arrangements at http://www.instagram.com/mkpde or more of MK Pure Diamond Events #MKPDE design on http://www.pinterest.com/mkpurediamondevents

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