Hiring A Professional Meeting Planner: Why Not Your Admin Assistant?

Administrative assistants can be the glue that holds the office together. As you work on big picture concerns, making connections and securing new clients, your admin assistant manages the day-to-day concerns of the office. With a competent admin handling your base camp, why would you need to hire a professional meeting planner?

In practice, a professional meeting planner can increase the productivity of your company’s well-oiled machine, allowing your admin assistant to focus on what he or she does best. The benefits of a professional meeting planner accrues for your business are numerous:

• Experience. Meeting planners are detail-oriented, thorough, and experienced. They won’t forget any of the details of a meeting–from planning to execution to follow-up–that could make the difference between a poor first impression and a new and promising client.
• Professional partnerships. A professional meeting planner may have partnerships with vendors who can get you special deals on everything from space to supplies to catering.
• Admin assistants can focus on other responsibilities. From creating vital reports to maintaining important lines of communication, admin assistants have essential duties. Hiring a professional meeting planner allows admin assistants to focus on the parts of their job that no one else can do.
• Streamlined processes. Because of their vast expertise, professional meeting planners may be able to bring a fresh and studied perspective with them as they assist your business. A planner can help you streamline your meeting planning processes and bring best practices to your business.
• First impressions count. Business meetings are an important part of your business. A good meeting makes a first impression that can increase your revenue in important ways. Why not invest in the parts of your business related most closely to clients and partnerships? Business meeting planners can also work with you to coordinate in-house meetings, allowing your employees to do their work in an ideal environment.

Ready to take the leap and reorganize responsibilities according to your priorities? elm Planning is a full service meeting and event planning company. Take your meetings to the next level today!