XCHANGE Media Promotions & Special Events

Gosh; originally we thought we'd enter in our blog after each monthly staff meeting. We made January, but neglected February and here it is March. Seems like forever though. Apologies !!!!. ~ No excuses :(

This month's entry is more an obsevation AND in a good way. The citry of Kingston seems to be more of a small town.
Ya people are more genuine, will  take in your mail, while you are away, still wear a suit and tie to work, when business casual is tie - less, returns telephone calls; overall...
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I have forgotten the past few months. I apologise. We gor busy  I  know, no excuse....

On behalf of al of us at XChange Media Promtions & Special Events, I sincerely wish you the very best, this year.

Over the actual holidays things were very quiet ~ almost creepy. So we decided to do some minor work around the office ~ nothing serious.

A contractor came in to do some minor repairs and was quick and very detail oriented. When he was finished and packed up all his tools, I expected a bill for his...
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Summer ended and along came fall. Yesterday was September and today feels like wnter; brrrrrrrrrr !

Nobody will ever believe it, but now [if you haven't already done it] is the time to book your Christmas party.
Oh, Nooooooo... don't get the idea I am shopping on belhaf of the company for Christmas business, but NOW ISSSSSS the time that you should be booking your  hall [at least] for your group's Christmas party. IF not your party coordinator.

By the way....we are offering a thirty percent di...

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Wellllllll Summer is over and that means many things ~ Chiefly, things pick up for us. Yes, years ago buiness boomed year round , in Ottawa, but here it tends to focus mstly around Schools.

Student Council's and Student Associations, as well as various faculties don't seem to realize that we can be of much help in welcoming stdents back to school, makng a program stand out, or raising funds  for a school project. Yes our ideas combined with yours could truly make an earth shattering impact on ...

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Now that summer has offically started and School has officially ended, at every level : High school,  College and University, I figure that option sheets  have been filled out for the following school year. Here is some helpful hints for possible applicants, with regard to courses or electives tht keeners should make sure to take and for what , exactly....
Travel and tourism, basic marketing, communications, graphic design, photography, event management, event planning courses should be taken....
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Let's face it, people don't read newspapers anymore. They surf the web and directory information has been replaced witth google searches. EVERYBODY has reverted to the web, so if your advertisnig  your busness or service, your webpage had better be good. 

     Here are some tips; make it user friendly, simple but original. Not too differant ~ People don't like too differant. Take a look at your competition and  others in the buiness in bigger enviroments.  Keep your menu simple. Make your ho...

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Tim wrote: When planning an event where do you look for entertainment and what type? Are you looking to add to your roster of entertainers?.

The answer is YESSSSSSSSS and ALWAYS. How you ask ? Just likee Tim did. we'll contact you. We call it "partnering". We contact you. You send us a decriiption of what you do, perhaps a link to a website that features you, perhaps a photo or two, maybe even a " demo tape" and contact information. We have partners across the Nation , so we are not limited. L...
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For applicant, we insist [and stand by this] that we don't hire on formal schooling, but rather experience and willingness to lear. However, EVERY applicant  needs to submit a current resume` along with a scenario for an event and an action plan of it being an event.

An action plan or a  rundown or a to do list [it has many names , in differant industries, but is basically thing]. It is basicaly the  same as  a "what would you do " list and in what order. The action plan needs to be printed an...

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Is coordinating a wedding the same thing as coordinating a rock concert ?

To the average person , they might ask this question.Although we haven't ever done anything quite as big a a rock concert, but close ~ The answer would be YES .

The not so secret , secret is making check lists for everything. A wedding just has differant items on it and is a bit shorter. Once you have done this a few times and know what needs to be considered , you  make a list and go over it a few hundred times. One has ...
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