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Role
Independent/Third Party Meeting Planner
Job Title
Vice President
Company
Excel Meetings and Events
Website:
http://www.excelmeetings.com
About Me:
Jon has spent over 20 years honing his marketing skills while working for, and consulting with, technology and consumer goods companies. He has held management positions in marketing communications with enterprise software companies and has worked for marketing and public relations agencies.

He has helped launch several enterprise software products for healthcare including a clinical portal and a laboratory services outreach solution. As a marketing consultant his clients included, GM, Microsoft, MITEM Corporation, and Nestle USA .

At Excel Meetings and Events he works with clients on event marketing strategies and promotional programs that help build conference and event attendance and awareness. These programs include: conference identity development, web site development, Wiki deployment, Inteactive technology deployment, web-based registration software deployment, conference collateral, print advertising, direct marketing (print and online), press release writing and distribution and attendee acquisition.

He is currently working with representatives from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office to market and produce "The Governor's Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The Governor’s Conference will be the centerpiece of California’s participation in Global Entrepreneurship Week, a first-ever worldwide entrepreneurship event that will spotlight the innovative enterprises of young people worldwide. Global Entrepreneurship Week, created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, will have active participation from 70 organizations in some 60 countries.
Favorite destination for personal travel
Italy, Mexico and Santa Fe
Favorite group destination
The Carribean
Favorite amenity to have waiting in my room
Wine!
Favorite hotel
Casa Del Sol, Zihuatanejo , Mexico
Activities/Interests
Photography, Wine, Cooking, and the Spanish language
Favorite Quote
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you."
- Thomas Jefferson
College/University
San Francisco State Univeristy
Employment History
Previously held positions inlcude:
- Director of Marketing Communications for an Enterprise Software Company
- Marketing Consultant
- PR Manager, consumer goods
Right now I live in...
San Francisco
My hometown is...
San Diego, CA
2 Truths and a Lie: Write 2 true things about yourself and one lie. Try to guess other MPN members' lie.
I am a city guy who lives in a major urban center.
I enjoy fine dining and great cabs and pinot noirs from Napa and Sonoma.
I love camping - sleeping on the ground, going without a shower, having wild animals try to eat/steal my stuff in the middle of the night, mosquitos, bug bites, having all my clothes smell smokey from the camp fire. Its GREAT.

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Chasing ROI - How Valuable is the Annual Conference? One Planner Decided to Find Out

From Events Solutions Magazine
Rachel Globus, Managing Editor
www.event-solutions.com/

Chasing ROI
How Valuable is the Annual Conference? One Planner Decided to Find Out

Guest Advice
Jack Phillips, Ph.D and Jon Wollenhaupt

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles exploring what ROI means for your events. In January, find out the return CIC got on its investment in its annual conference.

How do you determine whether your event succeeded? All too often, meetings, conferences a… Continue

Posted on April 1, 2008 at 8:23pm — 2 Comments

Jon Wollenhaupt

Rethinking Event Evaluations - Learn to Show the Business Value Your Meetings Create

By Jon Wollenhaupt, Vice President, Excel Meeting and Events

Meeting planners often employ post-event surveys to measure attendees’ reactions to, and satisfaction with, the experience, ambiance, content, and value of the meeting or event they just attended.

Surveys that collect this reaction data are usually administered onsite following a meeting or distributed via email within a few days after the event’s conclusion. While this level of evaluation is important, it does not measure the level… Continue

Posted on March 19, 2008 at 11:00am —

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At 10:53am on December 3, 2008, Emil Ferguson said…
I am so happy to join this group and would like to be your friend.
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At 1:08pm on March 28, 2008, Kelly Butler said…
Thank you! We're having a small meeting in San Fran next week. What a nice surprise if I can arrange to have these centerpieces for them!!
At 12:50pm on March 28, 2008, Administrator said…
Jon,
Are you able to use the chat room at the bottom of the homepage? Kelly wasn't able to use it and I'm wondering if others are also having trouble...
At 9:37pm on March 25, 2008, Susan Langley said…
Hi Jon - Thanks for the note! I am absolutely green with envy over the pictures of your event at AT&T. I am a huge JT Snow fan... although he could let a ball get past him at first once in a while when playing he Padres. The human vacuum cleaner routine is getting annoying! LOL. You say hi to all of my former players when you see them this year on the "northern Padres"... and get back to San Diego when you can!! Love the centerpiece too!! Your event looked like tooooooooo much fun!

Susie
At 5:38am on March 20, 2008, Helene Mould said…
Hi Jon! Thanks for your message. I like your post on event evaluations - it seems to be a more effective and sophisticated approach than the usual methods. Let me know the next time you are in NYC.
At 1:29pm on March 19, 2008, Kate Emminger said…
Cheers to you as well! Hope to meet you around town. Best,
Kate
At 11:58am on March 19, 2008, Administrator said…
Jon,

Welcome to MPN and thank you for contributing to our network! I have posted your article on the homepage and think it would be great if you would also start a discussion in the Forum relating to your article.

Thanks again for your excellent contribution!
 
 

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