The most common reason shows go wrong lies in simple fact that not enough time is devoted to adequate planning and preparation. And, many of those shows that are believed to have been successful, are often more by chance than through actual organization. Super successful meeting planners have both a strategic and tactical plan of action. They then use following five basic questions as their foundation before making any arrangements:

· Where does this meeting fit into our corporate marketing strategy? · Why are we meeting? · What is purpose of meeting? · Who should attend meeting? · What is our budget? 2. Taking care of details

So much of putting a meeting together means taking care of details, and there are usually more of these than you care to think about. Being detail-oriented is a definite plus. The key to so much of a meeting planner’s success is having a system that works. Creating checklists is one of best I know. With hundreds of pieces that make up meeting puzzle, only way to put them together and keep tabs on all details, is with a checklist. Become a checklist fanatic and consider having a checklist for each checklist. I’m getting dizzy just thinking about it.

3. Practicing savvy marketing

A significant part of a successful meeting planner’s role involves developing a pre-, at- and post-event plan. Most meeting planners fail to have a plan that encompasses all three areas. Budget is naturally going to play a major role in deciding what and how much promotional activity is possible. Super successful meeting planners know importance of developing a meaningful theme or message that ties into their strategic marketing plan, and that will guide their promotional decisions. They know and understand their target audience and plan different promotional programs aimed at different groups they are interested in attracting.

4. Being a team player

Super successful meeting planners know exactly how to work together as a team, helping each other out whenever and wherever necessary. They help everyone get acquainted, develop a level of trust, and familiarize and understand each other's strengths. They know what it takes to create an environment of camaraderie where staff, as a whole pulls out all stops to succeed and set themselves apart from competition.

5. Knowing how to manage time

Henry Ford taught us that to simplify manufacture of automobiles, that best way to do so was to install assembly line. That one change revolutionized auto manufacturing industry permitting industry to build cars at a cost whereas average person could afford to buy one.

The lesson we should take from this is that having ability to improve process of getting job quicker and cheaper, without compromising quality of job being done, will help catapult person who simplified process to top of his/her field.

Pennies saved in your home business can turn into dollars at end of day, and dollars can quickly multiply into hundreds or thousands of dollars over time.

Doubt me if you will, but let me ask you a question. Do you think a saving of two fifths of a penny could make any real difference in profit margin of a home business? Of course right answer is "it depends on how many transactions are done in a year, utilizing savings of two fifths of one penny."

You only have to think back a couple of decades to really appreciate this question. Do you remember nut that lived and died in a Las Vegas hotel room? You know one who was a billionaire, and was so worried about germs that he died of starvation? If you guessed Howard Hughes (1905-76), pat yourself on back.

Now Howard did not make all of his money on his two fifths of one penny. He did however make a ton of money from his two fifths of one penny. It seems Howard owned a can manufacturing company. And one day, Howard's team figured out how they could make one minor change in design of their food can to reduce amount of tin necessary to make a single can.