The The Fun Is Good Veeck Conference will take place Thursday and Friday, October 23-24 2008 in Fort Myers, Florida. The Veeck Conference is about marketing, promotions, sales, the business of sports, special events and more. It’s about fun, laughter and creating a workplace that drives you and your employees towards success. The F.I.G Conference is sculpted for a wide audience leaving all attendees feeling invigorated and refreshed. Come join us for the most fun that you’ll have doing business authentically.

The focus of this year’s conference will be “harnessing creative power” and finding FUN in all aspects of our business. Keynote speakers and break-out forums will address a cross-section of sales, marketing, promotion and operational issues. From customer service to building per-cap sales, staging the best promotions to corporate sales, the 2008 Conference will offer fresh ideas, encourage creative problem solving and provide a venue to exchange ideas.

I attended this conference last year and it’s definitely worthy of your time. It does focus a lot on minor league baseball, but the lessons learned can all be applied across sports and business. I was a little surprised at the large proportion of attendees that were from minor league baseball, but its more a function of Veeck’s popularity in baseball than of the content of the conference.

I have not seen a list of speakers yet, but last year had a nice mix of creative consultants, sports operations, and business-world types.

You can get more information at the Fun is Good website.

–Cudo