Terms of Use
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Welcome to the PlannerWire/PlannerMix Group! We are happy to have you here, and we ask that you take a few moments to review our policies, so everyone can enjoy a mutually beneficial community experience. We all know life is much more pleasant when everyone plays together nicely, and the following will outline the basics of how we do it here.
PlannerWire is the News, Information, and Community website for meeting and event professionals, and our mission is to help industry pros (planners and suppliers alike) to make connections through multiple web channels and social media platforms. As our goal is to encourage information sharing and professional networking opportunities, we wish to base our various communities on a foundation of meaningful online interaction. While we do fully believe in the use of social media as a powerful self-marketing medium, we also believe social marketing should be about helping and informing others where needed or requested… not simply shouting your marketing message from the virtual rooftops.
With that in mind, please take our guidelines to heart when interacting with industry colleagues through any PlannerWire/PlannerMix-hosted group or discussion. Everyone appreciates your cooperation.
It IS OKAY to...
...list your job title, company, URL, email address and other contact information in any signature line you use in connection with any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. This way, any group member is free to contact you outside the confines of the group if he or she wants to learn more about you or your company, and you can take care of all that marketing stuff on your own time.
...post details of open positions and job descriptions related to your company in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. We fully support and encourage the exchange of information regarding potential employment opportunities for industry professionals, and you are free to share this information as you please. If you can help someone get hired, please do so.
...post details of any industry event that provides education, learning resources, or professional networking opportunities for planners or suppliers. Note: posting blatant marketing materials regarding product launches or similar promotional events is discouraged in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. And don't give us that "I'm educating them about my company/product/service/facility" spiel. We're not buying it.
...respond to requests for service/provider recommendations or assistance with a brief message that states your ability to meet the specified need. We feel it is useful for members of PlannerWire/PlannerMix groups who might have a similar need to see that your company/organization can help out. Note: posting blatant marketing materials regarding your company, service, product, or facility is strongly discouraged in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. We recommend you simply post a note to the effect of "I can assist you with that," and allow the individual requesting information to follow up with you at his or her own initiative. While PlannerWire/PlannerMix groups are great places to increase your online visibility and position yourself as a helpful resource, we do not feel that these groups are a suitable outlet for direct marketing efforts. So keep it to yourself.
...respond to questions, discussions, or topics that interest you, fall under your area of expertise, or to which you can offer insights and comments that will be helpful to the community at large. PlannerWire/PlannerMix absolutely encourages open discussion of industry issues and topics for the information, benefit, and professional development of everyone involved. These groups exist to encourage online interaction and professional networking through respectful, informative exchanges related to meetings and events. If you have something to offer that is of genuine professional interest, please jump in and participate.
It is NOT OKAY to...
...mine the members list of any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group for the purpose of gathering contact information for unsolicited phone, email, or mail approaches. We won't know this happens unless our members tell us, but if anyone does tell on you, we will be very unhappy with you, and you probably won't be able to sign in to a PlannerWire/PlannerMix group again.
...advertise your company, service, product, or facility through blatant marketing materials in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. No one really wants to read your ads when they join a group for meaningful discussion, and we thank you for leaving these materials out of these discussion-focused groups.
...post blog entries, discussion threads, or other content with the sole purpose of marketing a company, product, service, or facility in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. Blogs and discussions are provided to group members for the purpose of sharing information, advice, educational resources, opinions, experiences, and other non-marketing content. We know you have something to offer; tell us about your niche, knowledge, real-world experiences, or areas of expertise without advertising to us.
...approach members of any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group with unsolicited offers or promotions within the confines of the group. Note: if you can assist with a specific, stated need, you can post a message stating that you can be of assistance, but please do not use any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group to expand upon your company, product, service, or facility in a manner intended solely to promote your offerings. Community members can view the initial request, they can view your reply stating that you can fill the need, and everyone will know where to find you if they need you.
...post deliberate attacks against any individual person in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. We're all grownups here, and while we do understand that some of the rants and raves about our experiences in the industry inspire some of the best conversation, we will not tolerate any mean-spirited, insulting, offensive or otherwise no-good, trollish behavior against any one person, ever, in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix groups.
Last, but not least: PlannerWire/PlannerMix reserves the right to remove, at any time, any post, comment, or content that it deems inappropriate, for any reason, without warning and without notification to the poster. If your post disappears, it's because we didn't feel it fit the goals or intentions of the PlannerWire/PlannerMix groups. End of story.
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding the Terms of Use, please contact Serenity J. Knutson, Editor in Chief of PlannerWire and Main Moderator of PlannerMix.
Again, thank you for joining us, and let's all work together to make this community a meaningful place to learn and grow professionally.
Welcome to the PlannerWire/PlannerMix Group! We are happy to have you here, and we ask that you take a few moments to review our policies, so everyone can enjoy a mutually beneficial community experience. We all know life is much more pleasant when everyone plays together nicely, and the following will outline the basics of how we do it here.
PlannerWire is the News, Information, and Community website for meeting and event professionals, and our mission is to help industry pros (planners and suppliers alike) to make connections through multiple web channels and social media platforms. As our goal is to encourage information sharing and professional networking opportunities, we wish to base our various communities on a foundation of meaningful online interaction. While we do fully believe in the use of social media as a powerful self-marketing medium, we also believe social marketing should be about helping and informing others where needed or requested… not simply shouting your marketing message from the virtual rooftops.
With that in mind, please take our guidelines to heart when interacting with industry colleagues through any PlannerWire/PlannerMix-hosted group or discussion. Everyone appreciates your cooperation.
It IS OKAY to...
...list your job title, company, URL, email address and other contact information in any signature line you use in connection with any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. This way, any group member is free to contact you outside the confines of the group if he or she wants to learn more about you or your company, and you can take care of all that marketing stuff on your own time.
...post details of open positions and job descriptions related to your company in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. We fully support and encourage the exchange of information regarding potential employment opportunities for industry professionals, and you are free to share this information as you please. If you can help someone get hired, please do so.
...post details of any industry event that provides education, learning resources, or professional networking opportunities for planners or suppliers. Note: posting blatant marketing materials regarding product launches or similar promotional events is discouraged in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. And don't give us that "I'm educating them about my company/product/service/facility" spiel. We're not buying it.
...respond to requests for service/provider recommendations or assistance with a brief message that states your ability to meet the specified need. We feel it is useful for members of PlannerWire/PlannerMix groups who might have a similar need to see that your company/organization can help out. Note: posting blatant marketing materials regarding your company, service, product, or facility is strongly discouraged in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. We recommend you simply post a note to the effect of "I can assist you with that," and allow the individual requesting information to follow up with you at his or her own initiative. While PlannerWire/PlannerMix groups are great places to increase your online visibility and position yourself as a helpful resource, we do not feel that these groups are a suitable outlet for direct marketing efforts. So keep it to yourself.
...respond to questions, discussions, or topics that interest you, fall under your area of expertise, or to which you can offer insights and comments that will be helpful to the community at large. PlannerWire/PlannerMix absolutely encourages open discussion of industry issues and topics for the information, benefit, and professional development of everyone involved. These groups exist to encourage online interaction and professional networking through respectful, informative exchanges related to meetings and events. If you have something to offer that is of genuine professional interest, please jump in and participate.
It is NOT OKAY to...
...mine the members list of any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group for the purpose of gathering contact information for unsolicited phone, email, or mail approaches. We won't know this happens unless our members tell us, but if anyone does tell on you, we will be very unhappy with you, and you probably won't be able to sign in to a PlannerWire/PlannerMix group again.
...advertise your company, service, product, or facility through blatant marketing materials in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. No one really wants to read your ads when they join a group for meaningful discussion, and we thank you for leaving these materials out of these discussion-focused groups.
...post blog entries, discussion threads, or other content with the sole purpose of marketing a company, product, service, or facility in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. Blogs and discussions are provided to group members for the purpose of sharing information, advice, educational resources, opinions, experiences, and other non-marketing content. We know you have something to offer; tell us about your niche, knowledge, real-world experiences, or areas of expertise without advertising to us.
...approach members of any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group with unsolicited offers or promotions within the confines of the group. Note: if you can assist with a specific, stated need, you can post a message stating that you can be of assistance, but please do not use any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group to expand upon your company, product, service, or facility in a manner intended solely to promote your offerings. Community members can view the initial request, they can view your reply stating that you can fill the need, and everyone will know where to find you if they need you.
...post deliberate attacks against any individual person in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix group. We're all grownups here, and while we do understand that some of the rants and raves about our experiences in the industry inspire some of the best conversation, we will not tolerate any mean-spirited, insulting, offensive or otherwise no-good, trollish behavior against any one person, ever, in any PlannerWire/PlannerMix groups.
Last, but not least: PlannerWire/PlannerMix reserves the right to remove, at any time, any post, comment, or content that it deems inappropriate, for any reason, without warning and without notification to the poster. If your post disappears, it's because we didn't feel it fit the goals or intentions of the PlannerWire/PlannerMix groups. End of story.
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding the Terms of Use, please contact Serenity J. Knutson, Editor in Chief of PlannerWire and Main Moderator of PlannerMix.
Again, thank you for joining us, and let's all work together to make this community a meaningful place to learn and grow professionally.
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