January 2011 Blog
We are ready to kick off a great year with brand new opportunities up for grabs for 2011. December was filled fun and laughter and of course business. Congratulations to all Summits for ending December on a strong note with a shorter month. As usual, exciting news for the Summits team…more training, more business, and more incentives.
Montreal:
Montreal continues to keep the fire burning. After a record breaking month in November, December fell not too far back. The Montreal Canadians were able to respectively end off a shorter December with their heads held high. Way to go Montreal! All their hard work and effort has not gone without notice. The team was rewarded with a fine dining Christmas dinner party as well as tickets to the Hockey game. Of course, Canadians do love their hockey, and the night wouldn’t have been the same without complete win against the Boston Bruins. The Montreal team exchanged gifts, won prizes and had a great time. Congratulations to Rob and Draga on winning the raffle for an iPad and the new Xbox 360! As the Montreal team gets back to business, the Ambassadors are excited get more valuable training. Congratulations to Angelique and Bridget who will be making their way to NYC and Sarah who will be visiting the Toronto office as part of the program incentive. Well done! Special congratulations to the all-star closer Geoff on his promotion to COO of Canada. Best of luck in all your future endeavors and looking forward to the collaboration between Toronto and Montreal. Finally to jump start the New Year, Montreal has launched their first major incentive, a trip to Miami, Florida! Good luck to all!
Chicago:
Chris’s hard effort and dedicated work ethic proved him right. Congratulations Chris on your first deal! Experienced closers Megan and Lisa were officially appointed team leaders and now have the ability to mentor and guide new executives. Great job! Congratulations to Jeremy on winning the CHITOWN classic poker tournament and taking home $1,000 cash prize!
New York:
Despite a short month, with a lot of effort and hard work, the NYC team managed to end off with a strong month. We are looking forward to a huge start to the New Year and will be making exciting new staff announcements over the weeks to come. We are looking forward to conducting more staff development programs over this year to help everyone achieve both their financial and career goals. Some notable achievements from December were India’s huge year-end effort and determination to ensure she wasn’t going to finish the year without a sale. Congrats India! Other big achievements were Adam’s 2 deals over the last 30 days. Great job Adam, continue to focus on your process and let’s keep the momentum going through 2011. A proud moment for all of us, Devin finally stepped into a new dimension closing 2 deals in 1 day on the final day of our year. Finally to jump start the New Year, NYC has launched their first major incentive, a trip to Miami, Florida! Good luck to all!
Los Angeles:
The LA office makes history in December. On December 23rd, the last working day of the year, the superstar team closed an amazing deal. Great advice from Brian always plays a key factor in making it happen! Also, notable achievements for Russel closing multiple new business deals. Great team work! Let’s kick off the New Year with a record breaking month to follow!
Toronto:
Congratulations to Adam on his big move to Singapore. Best of luck in the Asian Market and looking forward to hearing from all the great success! Congratulations to senior staff and management and great collaboration and team work throughout the month!
San Diego:
Congratulations to Marc and his team of leaders! Despite a shorter month, the San Diego team was able to shine by ending off the New Year with great accomplishments! Looking forward to hearing about all the exciting news from a Rock Star Team!
Training and Development:
“The training and development team is hard at work creating new and stimulating programs for our staff. We are developing cutting-edge training programs that will allow our teams to learn, achieve and grow. Our Ambassadors Training Program was a huge success and we will be rolling it out for the third time next week. We are pleased to announce that dedicated senior staff have showed their interest in the opportunity to be part of the group be submitting their applications. There is always exciting news in the Summits Division! More announcements will come shortly.” Gaby Abergel, Director of the Training and Development Team quotes.
Consumer Confidence Fueled by Positive CEO’s
As 2011 kicks into high gear a new positive outlook is spreading like wildfire in the business world. This new outlook is spurring economic growth and vitality within the battered American financial landscape. A recent study byChief Executive Magazine takes a look at what might be causing this rash of positivity and simply put: CEO confidence is up. This upward tick in positivity is trickling down from the highest seats and spreading all across the board. This positive outlook is most apparent in recent automobile sales figures, which are generally used as a consumer confidence index, and car sales are up. It appears that The American Economy is past the dark days of 2008. APricewaterhouseCoopers study from the end of 2010 outlined a trend in CEO confidence for future growth. PwC noted that of 1,201 CEOs interviewed, a staggering 48% were very confident of growth within the next 12 months and 88% had some level of confidence for prospective growth within the next year. Furthermore, 94% were confident of growth within the next three years. Given that a majority of our clients are C-suite executives, THG is experiencing first hand this new overall positive sentiment, as our figures for first time clients have dramatically increased.
U.S Consumer Confidence
This exciting news from all over corporate America can make it easy to simply rest on our laurels, but nothing is without challenges.DailyFinance.comoutlined the top ten challenges for CEOs in 2011 and among them were: eking out growth in an uncertain economy, reducing employee flight, acknowledgement of client’s status as the actual boss, competing in a global economy, reputation management, and staying ahead of the competition.The need for growth and relationship development in a ever changing economy was seen within the 2010 Global CEO Study. For every challenge there is always a solution and it may be as simple as finding new ways to connect with clients. THG has been providing solutions for these exact challenges since 1983. For the past 29 years we have been a global leader in client and employee retention services, brand building, global relationship advancement, and competitive edge building.
“Our global status as a top provider of corporate hospitality has allowed us to observe how THG services have benefited the growth of most Fortune 1000 companies. Few occasions demonstrate the appreciation to clients and key staff as experiencing history unfold around a major sporting event,” says THG CEO Jon Stromberg. This innovative outlook for the American economy has given CEO’s the chance to start on a clean page and build new client relationships for themselves. This being said, where will you stand? Are you going to stick with the same methods that you have used in the past or will you be on the cutting edge, showing your clients they are worth your time and making your company identity synonymous with the prestige of The Masters Tournament or the Dubai World Cup?
Allowing THG to aide in the sculpting of your company reputation will not only give you a competitive edge, but with our 55 global offices and over 350 major events we can also give you a leg up when seeking partnerships abroad.Global-Minded Decision Makers choose THG.
For more information on THG’s sports hospitality offerings, click here.
About THG: THG (http://www.thgsports.com) is a leading provider of corporate hospitality programs during the world’s premier sporting events, including the World Soccer Championships, Masters, Singapore Grand Prix, and the Final Four. As a marcus evans company, all aspects of THG’s services promise a level of client focus and attention second to none.
December marcus evans blog
Montreal Highlights: Without the contribution from our amazing staff, a record-breaking month would not have been possible. Special recognition is well deserved for our newer representatives including CD his first deal, KJ, for her client, SB for CLO rebooks as well as FA and SB each with 2 deals to finish off Medical very strong. All of the above mentioned reps have been with the company for less than 6 months.
Congratulations to DS and SA who booked their first deals this week. In less than one month in the job they were able to master the key points and apply what they’ve learnt in training. In recognition of his leadership skills, SB was able to assist in closing DS’s deal! Great work!
New York Highlights:
Congratulations to MP and AB on their first deals! Their attitude has proven that persistence, hard work and the right mind set will allow you to consistently book business. Congratulations to BP who has made it to the Ambassadors Program. Well done! Reps were able to enjoy a weekend in Las Vegas due to their significant contribution and hard work in the past months. The success is due to teamwork and collaboration from all staff.
San Diego Highlights:
Congrats to Marc and the entire San Diego team on a very successful month!
Chicago Highlights:
Chicago finished off a strong month with the collaboration and team work from executives and management. Congratulations to LB on graduating from the Ambassadors Program. Special recognition is well deserved for MB who has attended his first summit. Well done!
Toronto Highlights:
Congratulations to the Toronto team for great efforts and contributions to the Private Wealth summit. Special recognition for LB who graduated from the Ambassadors Program and rounded off first place. Well done!.
Los Angeles Highlights:
Congrats to Brian and the entire Los Angeles team on a great month!
On behalf of the marcus evans management team, we would like to wish you all happy and healthy holidays and a great holiday break!
marcus evans Summits Division 2010 Highlights – November 2010 BLOG
marcus evans Summits Division 2010 Highlights – November 2010 BLOG
The Summits Division concludes the fiscal year with a bang! All Summits executives were congratulated on an incredible performance throughout the entire year. Amongst the top performing offices, Montreal, Canada takes the lead with first place in North America and running a tight race against Berlin for the number one performing office in the world. Coming very close, the flagship office, Chicago, Illinois takes the second spot.Toronto, Canada comes in third place while New York in fourth place. Finally San Diego and Los Angeles fought a tight race while coming in 5th and 6th place.
It has been a very exciting year in terms of incentives and prizes. Employees were rewarded with trips, Apple products (iPads, iPods), electronics, cash, travel vouchers, dinners, hockey tickets and much more! The Montreal team was rewarded for an outstanding performance with a week-end in South Beach Miami, where employees got the chance to relax and have fun. New York and Los Angeles teams cruised through Las Vegas while celebrating a successful year.
Incentives this year will be no different. “We are always looking to reward employees that work hard, are passionate for what they do and of course generate consistent business” Theron Burraway, CEO of the Summits Division quotes.
One of the best parts about working at Marcus Evans is the training opportunities available to all staff. Marcus Evans is a company that promotes from within and develops each and every individual into top stars. Morning training sessions, tape trainings, group trainings and one-on-one trainings are continuously part of the program. In addition to the local training program, the Development and Training team has launched new North American training programs for the top stars in the company. Programs include the Ambassadors Training Program and the Managers Training Program.
The top ambassadors in the company engage in weekly training opportunities as well as inter-office training opportunities. “I am so excited to pitch and work in our New York office for a week; this will allow me to really get a sense of the environment and atmosphere in another office” Montreal, Team Leader quotes. The team plans to gather the top ambassadors together for a training weekend opportunity in the West Coast in the near future. “It’s great to see that this program has gotten such a positive response and is so successful in such a short amount of time. I look forward to the continued success of the program and the ambassadors taking part in the many training opportunities” Gaby Abergel, Director of the Development and Training team quotes.
Amongst the top training programs, the London Training Program is very popular. This year, Summits managers have had the opportunity to take part in a 3 day intensive training sessions lead by top directors from different offices around the world. Managers from Brazil, Mexico, Chicago, Miami amongst others were able to network and meet the leaders in the company.
“We are off to an incredible year”, Theron Burraway quotes during the annual directors meeting this past October. Directors are set to get together once again in mid January in Las Vegas to strategize and plan each office’s goals for the year.
“Our employees are bright, sharp, driven and most importantly have the CAN-DO attitude. We are always seeking for the next top star” Gaby Abergel quotes.
For more about career opportunities at Marcus Evans, visit www.me-eventsgroup.com to find a local office near you.
Summits Division 2010 Highlights
The Summits Division concludes the fiscal year with a bang! All Summits executives were congratulated on an incredible performance throughout the entire year. Amongst the top performing offices, Montreal, Canada takes the lead with first place in North America and running a tight race against Berlin for the number one performing office in the world. Coming very close, the flagship office, Chicago, Illinois takes the second spot.Toronto, Canada comes in third place while New York in fourth place. Finally San Diego and Los Angeles fought a tight race while coming in 5th and 6th place.
It has been a very exciting year in terms of incentives and prizes. Employees were rewarded with trips, Apple products (iPads, iPods), electronics, cash, travel vouchers, dinners, hockey tickets and much more! The Montreal team was rewarded for an outstanding performance with a week-end in South Beach Miami, where employees got the chance to relax and have fun. New York and Los Angeles teams cruised through Las Vegas while celebrating a successful year.
Incentives this year will be no different. “We are always looking to reward employees that work hard, are passionate for what they do and of course generate consistent business” Theron Burraway, CEO of the Summits Division quotes.
One of the best parts about working at Marcus Evans is the training opportunities available to all staff. Marcus Evans is a company that promotes from within and develops each and every individual into top stars. Morning training sessions, tape trainings, group trainings and one-on-one trainings are continuously part of the program. In addition to the local training program, the Development and Training team has launched new North American training programs for the top stars in the company. Programs include the Ambassadors Training Program and the Managers Training Program.
The top ambassadors in the company engage in weekly training opportunities as well as inter-office training opportunities. “I am so excited to pitch and work in our New York office for a week; this will allow me to really get a sense of the environment and atmosphere in another office” Montreal, Team Leader quotes. The team plans to gather the top ambassadors together for a training weekend opportunity in the West Coast in the near future. “It’s great to see that this program has gotten such a positive response and is so successful in such a short amount of time. I look forward to the continued success of the program and the ambassadors taking part in the many training opportunities” Gaby Abergel, Director of the Development and Training team quotes.
Amongst the top training programs, the London Training Program is very popular. This year, Summits managers have had the opportunity to take part in a 3 day intensive training sessions lead by top directors from different offices around the world. Managers from Brazil, Mexico, Chicago, Miami amongst others were able to network and meet the leaders in the company.
“We are off to an incredible year”, Theron Burraway quotes during the annual directors meeting this past October. Directors are set to get together once again in mid January in Las Vegas to strategize and plan each office’s goals for the year.
“Our employees are bright, sharp, driven and most importantly have the CAN-DO attitude. We are always seeking for the next top star” Gaby Abergel quotes.
For more about career opportunities at Marcus Evans, visit www.me-eventsgroup.com to find a local office near you.
THG North American CEO Jon Stromberg: Grand Prix Experience Proves a Winner
More than 40 companies took part in THG’s hospitality offerings during last month’s Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, with several calling the event a positive and unforgettable experience, says THG Worldwide CEO Jon Stromberg.
“The feedback from our clients at the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix affirms that our business is about more than hospitality—it’s about providing an exciting environment where memorable experiences help our clients achieve business development goals,” Stromberg says.
THG guests enjoy activites at the Restaurant Hélène de Champlain in Montreal
“This year’s event was another sell-out for us,” Stromberg says. “We’ve already had a strong number of clients renew for the 2011 Grand Prix and ask for hospitality options during other North American events.”
This year’s Canadian Grand Prix, which marked the return of the event to the Formula 1 circuit, saw McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton capture the checkered flag in a contest that saw multiple lead changes due to frequent pit stops to address tire wear issues.
Surrounding the race THG clients were able to enjoy full hospitality facilities at the Restaurant Hélène de Champlain (see photo at right). For pre-race warm-up activities, THG hosted celebrity and former Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve, who shared an insider’s view of the race and Formula 1 events. After his presentation, Villeneuve met THG clients and signed autographs.
THG’s Montreal team coordinated client hospitality for the event, earning high marks from clients for their attention to detail and the accommodations provided to guests, Stromberg adds.
For more information about THG Worldwide’s hospitality programs to enhance your global business relationships, visit the company’s website.
About THG: THG (http://www.thgsports.com) is a leading provider of corporate hospitality programs during the world’s premier sporting events, including the World Soccer Championships, Masters, Singapore Grand Prix, and the Final Four. As a marcus evans company, all aspects of THG’s services promise a level of client focus and attention second to none.
THG Sports CEO Jon Stromberg: Employee Rewards Effort Sends Top Sellers to Vegas
THG Sports’ top 20 sales producers in North America spent a recent weekend celebrating their success and enjoying the attractions in Las Vegas as part of the company’s employee incentive program to reward top-tier performance, says CEO Jon Stromberg.
“We brought our top sales executives from Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, San Diego and 
Toronto to Las Vegas to recognize their contribution to THG’s sales success this spring,” Stromberg says. “The trip is part of our broader corporate goals to encourage and reward employees who share our vision for success.”
The THG Sports team enjoyed an expenses-paid, long weekend (June 25-27, 2010) at the Bellagio Hotel that included group activities, including a team dinner at the hotel’s Yellowtail restaurant (see photo). A year ago, THG Sports hosted a similar outing with top sellers in Miami.
“We’re delighted with the positive feedback and continued performance we see through providing these team incentives,” Stromberg notes. “It’s a nice way for us to give back to employees who go the extra mile to help us achieve our goals.”
THG CEO Jon Stromberg: THG Marks 20th Anniversary at U.S. Open
This year’s U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, Calif., marked a milestone for THG: The event was the 20th year for the company to provide hospitality during this prestigious event and resulted in positive reviews from the nearly 80 companies who took part, says THG CEO Jon Stromberg.
“The U.S. Open is a signature event in golf and a key event in our portfolio,” Stromberg says. “A majority of our clients have already renewed their space for the 2011 U.S. Open in Bethesda, MD, and the 2012 US Open in San Francisco, CA.”
This year’s event featured a nerve-testing win by Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell, who held his game together while other top players struggled. His win ended a 40-year drought in the winner’s circle for players from Britain.
In addition to taking in tournament play, THG clients enjoyed hospitality offerings 
that included opportunities to meet golf pro celebrities Mark Nye and Frank Nobilo and take their turns on golf simulator machines, which THG offers as a value-add at signature golf events. Several clients took home daily prizes (see image at right) that included full sets of golf clubs and a bag awarded to participants who hit the best shots, including the longest drive.
For some THG clients, the simulators proved almost as popular as watching the pros on the links at Pebble Beach: “We may just hang here this afternoon and play Pebble Beach by simulator with our clients,” one guest noted.
For more on THG’s golf event hospitality during key events throughout the word, visit our company website.
CEO Jon Stromberg: THG Sports Launches Employee Wellness Program
THG Sports has launched an employee wellness program to augment its company culture and the incentives it offers employees, says CEO Jon Stromberg.
The first element of the wellness program: A THG-subsidized membership at a gym or workout facility of an employee’s choosing. The company plans to announce other wellness program components in the coming months.
“It’s no secret there’s a strong link between physical fitness and on-the-job productivity and performance,” Stromberg says. “Given we’re a sports-based organization, a majority of our employees already follow work out schedules. This program makes it less of a financial burden for them to continue. For others, it’s a good incentive to become more physically active and fit.”
“We’re excited about the other wellness program components we’ll announce soon,” he says. Those include sponsored sports and group wellness activities tailored during both the winter and summer months.
Jon Stromberg THG CEO North America: South American Sales Team to Expand in Chicago
Due to a number of significant events in South America in the coming years, THG Sports is expanding its South American sales team to support its executive sports entertainment efforts.
“The opportunities are significant for the right person,” says THG Sports CEO Jon Stromberg. “We’ve had great success with our bi-lingual South American sales team and want to expand it.”
THG is seeking a Sales Executive fluent in Spanish and Portugese to work with its South American sales team, which operates from THG’s North American Headquarters in Chicago. The candidates should be fluent in writing and speaking both languages.
Specific qualifications for the candidate include: A minimum of two successful years of sales experience, or a strong desire to develop sales skills and succeed in corporate sales.
THG’s executive package includes: Initial and ongoing sales training, management promotion opportunities based on performance, international sales opportunities, salary and uncapped commission structure (first year earnings average between $75,000-$100,000), full group health benefits and 401K.
For more information about the Sales Executive position and THG, visit our Career Builder ad here.
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