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How are you involved in the meeting and events industry?
Third Party Planner
What is your company, assocation or affiliation?
OnSite Events, Inc and PlannerWire
What is your position?
Group Vice President
How long have you been in the meetings and events industry?
10+ Years
What is your favorite meeting or event destination?
Ritz Carlton Battery Park (who knows why - just is)
What is your funniest event or meeting planning experience
I am working on this one, I really need to figure out what the funniest thing is. There are the stories like the attendee that broke the toilet in his room at a 5 star resort flooding the rooms below his, the attendee that got locked out of their room naked...........what to choose is the hardest part.
Activities and Interests:
Besides work (I actually enjoy my job).........the usual.
About Me:
I am currently the Group Vice President for OnSite Events, Inc and PlannerWire.com.

OnSite Events is the premier Chicago based full service meeting and event planning agency that offers meeting, conference and incentive planning services.

PlannerWire.com is the industry's one-stop, efficient source to obtain news and information, enhance the event lifestyle, enrich careers, interact with peers and search for the perfect location to have their next meeting, event or incentive.

In both positions, I work to ensure that our clients experiences exceed expectations.

By taking the time to understand our clients needs and goals, we are able to help them see a substantial return on their investment.
Specialties

Meetings and Conferences, Incentive Programs, Special Events, Product Launches, Destination Management, Tradeshows, Green Meetings, interactive marketing, web development, online marketing
I am a member of:
I or my company are members of the Green Meetings Industry Council, ISES, TSEA, MPI....most meeting and event related organizations that have three or four letters.
Website:
http://www.plannerwire.com

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Yet Another Stupid Scam Targeting Meeting Planners

Here is the email.........UGG, they know no bounds!

Hello,

I am Mr. David Wright; Public Relations Officer (P.R.O) of Petra Energy Producing Plc. United Kingdom. Your restaurant has been approved by my company for dinner reservations for my workers visiting your area for a project, so i therefore want to book dinner for this group of workers.

They will all come for dinner in your place as from OCTOBER 6th, 7th and 8th, 2009 by 8:00pm each day. They are fifteen (15) in number.

**NOTE THAT
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Posted on August 21, 2009 at 9:34pm — 1 Comment

Keith Johnston

The Dominican Republic - An A for Meetings and Events

I posted this to my Corporate Event Thoughts Blog a couple of days ago, but wanted to post here as well because everyone needs to know what a great experience all of the SITE Chicago members had on our recent retreat!

Sitting here in the Dominican Republic, I am taking a minute to think of all of the things I need to do and catch up on. I owe you all updates from my recent trip to Frankfurt (IMEX 2009) and to Puerta Vallarta, Mexico (Meeti… Continue

Posted on June 17, 2009 at 4:53pm —

Keith Johnston

Don't be a Marketing Moron.

Let me start by saying. I am a marketer, and I am a moron……

I once had a boss back in the boom boom 90’s that used to storm into the office and yell “are you in sales or are you a marketer”…….he thought that a sales person who used email and not the phone was a marketer. He was pretty much right, he would storm in and I would grab for the phone and once he left the office, go back to the way I was doing things……I was one of the top sales people, but I was a marketer. If he only knew….

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Posted on May 19, 2009 at 2:00pm —

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Las Vegas Makes a Huge Mistake and Hurts the Meetings Industry

First, let me start with this before I get pummeled. I believe Las Vegas is an excellent meeting destination (I will be in Las Vegas next Monday for a client event). I think groups should look at and seriously consider Las Vegas for their events.......Now lets get to what I want to talk about. This is about the Mayor and what he has done to our industry. What were his PR morons thinking.

So, last night was a baseball exhibition game between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs.

Th… Continue

Posted on March 5, 2009 at 1:37pm —

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At 3:33pm on July 23, 2009, Coby Hunt said…
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At 1:27pm on June 17, 2009, Rawnie Bogebjerg Hansen said…
Hi Keith, I just read your blog post about your stay in the Dominican Republic. As an owner of a DMC in Punta Cana where you are staying, I am EXTREMELY pleased to read your positive comments! I do hope that this drives more business to the Dominican Republic. My partner (Anders Bogebjerg) is a member of SITE, so look up us or keep us in mind for any future groups to the DR!

Best regards,
Rawnie.
At 10:23am on March 3, 2009, John Nedeau said…
Hi Keith, I took your advice and posted as a Blog. Have a great day! John
At 3:36pm on December 30, 2008, Ed Mass said…
Keith,
Good article and on target. Everything I've read over many years of up and down times says that the companies that continue their marketing during the down turns come out stronger and better positioned with more clients when the economy turns strong again.

They are the first ones to get additional business since they've stayed in front of their customers and therefore in their customers' minds. Makes sense.
At 2:37am on December 30, 2008, Maureen Brennan said…
Hi Keith
We currently promote destinations in Asia Pacific regions so if you need any contact details for destination specialists let me know and I am happy to provide.
At 9:15pm on August 12, 2008, Keith Johnston said…
That is actually a yes/no question! We do have groups (usually incentive) that take groups all over the world. I have to be honest and say that Punta Cana has never come up because I don't know much about the destination except to know where it is.......(shame on me).

It is certainly within the fly time of a lot of our groups, so I can always put it in the mix!

One of the things that we are starting to do (we begin with a Europe Site in September) is to bring a videographer with us so that we can start to document fams/sites/events so that we will be able to post them here and on PlannerWire.

We want to do this so that in addition to us, other planners can learn about destinations that they are unfamiliar with....
At 11:34am on August 12, 2008, Rawnie Bogebjerg Hansen said…
Hi Keith,
Do you ever have groups for Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic?
 
 

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