Quality Appointments

2008 Appointment Deadlines

October 1, 2007 at noon ET: Research Databases Open

October 22, 2007at noon ET: Appointment Requests Begin

December 12 at noon ET: Appointment Request Deadline - Extended to December 13 at noon ET

December 17 at noon ET: Appointment Schedules Available in Passport

December 17 at noon ET: Manual Scheduling Begins

January 9 at noon ET: Manual Scheduling Ends Until Marketplace Opens

Appointment Sessions

DMO Sellers: All Day Monday

Session I: Monday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:32 p.m.
Session II: Monday, 2:30 p.m. – 5:32 p.m.

Lodging Sellers: All Day Tuesday

Session I: Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:32 p.m.
Session II: Tuesday, 2:35 p.m. – 5:37 p.m.

Attraction/LRO/Other Sellers: Wednesday Morning and All Day Thursday

Session I: Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:04 p.m.
Session II: Thursday, 9:10 a.m. – 12:12 p.m.
Session III: Thursday, 2:05 p.m. – 5:07 p.m.

Mating and Networking Sessions

DMO Sellers: Monday, 9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Lodging Sellers: Tuesday, 9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Attraction/LRO/Other Sellers: Wednesday, 9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Research Your Prospects

Select Research database stamp in your Marketplace Passport.

Select Buyer or seller database.

Select desired criteria.

Click SUBMIT. You now have several options:

Clink PRINT for a print out of the search results. Option: Name your print out.
Click on the NAME OF THE COMPANY to display the company's profile.
Click the VIEW ALL PROFILESA button to display detailed information on all companies matching your search criteria.
Click NEW SEARCH at the bottom of the Appointment Request Entry Page.

Profile Printing/Exporting Options:

Print Profiles directly from the database.
Open Profile in MS_Word. This will enable you to make notes directly on the profile sheet(s).

New in 08! Company profiles include Marketplace 2008 specific information. Some survey questions will also be searchable.

Tips on Researching Prospects

Research yourself. Make certain your company's profile is up-to-date. Incomplete profiles will affect the quality of your appointments.

Then, start with your ideal group.

Broaden or narrow your search criteria to develop your prospect list.

Remember the 80/20 rule: 80% of your visitors come from 20% of your feeder areas.

Review the website of companies that interest you to get more information on their current tour product.

Select multiple criteria by holding the Ctrl key down while clicking.

Companies must meet all criteria in order to be displayed.

Incomplete profiles may affect search results.

For a list of all companies attending Marketplace, press SUBMIT with no criteria chosen.