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NACE Hawaii Newsletter out now!

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:19:56 +0000

The NACE Hawaii fourth quarter newsletter is out, and it’s a good one! Read about upcoming meetings, events, and conferences; the recent elections for the 2011-2012 Board of Directors; the Spring 2011 Tasty Travels fundraiser; and more!

Click here to download the recent edition of the NACE Hawaii Newsletter!

NACE Hawaii Board Meeting Reminder

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:43:26 +0000

Your NACE Hawaii Board of Directors will have their monthly board meeting on Tuesday, April 6, at 6pm at the Dole Ballrooms. The meeting is open to all members; you are invited to attend and to voice your opinions and ideas! The board will discuss the upcoming Tasty Travels fundraiser, NACE Experience 2010, and much more, so drop by and share your thoughts. The board appreciates your input and participation.

Don’t Miss Out on NACE Experience 2010

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:41:55 +0000

Aloha NACE Hawaii Chapter Members!

As your chapter president, I need to remind you not to pass up the discounted rate of $995.00 (which ends today 03/31/10) of the NACE Experience 2010 in Austin, TX on July 25-28, 2010. Click here for more info on the conference.

After today the fee for the NACE Experience 2010 jumps to $1095.00.

From past experience, the NACE Experience has given me the education, the networking with NACE members around the USA, and the “New” concepts of event designing, food presentation, and internet knowledge that is worth its weight in gold.

You say you don’t have the cash for it now? There is a 3 month installment payment plan that you can charge to your credit card. Click on the link below and choose on the “installment payment form”; print it out and fill it out; then fax to the phone number listed on the form.

Click here to register for the NACE Experience 2010.

I do hope to see all of you at the NACE Experience 2010 in Austin, July 25-28, 2010!

Warmest Aloha!

Herb Yamamoto
NACE Hawaii Chapter President 2009-2010

Staying on Top Of “Your Game”: Why Personal Development in the Hawaii Wedding industry is SO important

NACE Hawaii Webmaster — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:08:12 +0000

Last week was the NACE Experience! Conference. Several members of NACE Hawaii attended the convention to learn new trends and ideas in catering & special events, for the benefit of their clients and for their own benefit.

When was the last time you spent working on “your game?” You get so wrapped up in running your business, marketing your name, managing your people, and “being busy” that it’s easy to forget about your own professional development. But professional development is so very important, especially in this day and age when the difference between YOU and the guy with a consumer-grade DLSR & kit lens is your EXPERIENCE and TRAINING. Think about it: one day, you’re the top wedding videographer in the state, and the next, you’re being eclipsed by the hot new cinematographer with a good eye, great camera, a background in Hollywood filmmaking, and an understanding of what today’s brides want. Do you change then, when it’s too late, or do you adapt now, and constantly stay on top of your game?

Photographers: When was the last time you attended a conference like WPPI or PhotoPlus? (Several NACE Hawaii members went to WPPI last February. Did you?) What about the recent workshops by Kevin Kubota? (Several NACE Hawaii members were there. Were you?)

Videographers: Attended WEVA recently? What about a StillMotion Evolution workshop?

the evolution experience II from stillmotion on Vimeo.

Bonus points if you can spot the guys from Crane Media in this clip.

Caterers & Wedding/Event Planners: Planning to go to Catersource next March? What about NACE Experience next July in Texas? When was the last time you went to an ABC or AFWPI conference?

DJs & Masters of Ceremonies: Were you at the Mobile Beat Conference this February? When was the last time you took a workshop like the ones from the Marbecca Method? (Several NACE Hawaii members took the recent class in Hawaii in October, or the one in Vegas last February. Did you?) Will you be at the National Speakers’ Association Fall Conference or the DJ Cruise in November?

Just because you’re good, and you’re clients say you are the best, doesn’t mean that you’re always going to be the best. The moment you stop learning is the moment when you should just hang up your hat and retire from the wedding industry, because that’s the moment your competition gains the advantage over you. The only way left to compete is to drop your price…but then you’ll be working for less than you’re worth, and you don’t want that, do you?

After all…

If you don’t stay on top of your game, then your competition will.