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Helpful Budget Tips for Event Planners in a Post-Covid World

Smart Meetings

Up, Up and Away If you’ve been in the business the last three years you may have noticed prices have substantially risen since 2021. The prices are so high for the individual menu items that the value of what you’re getting doesn’t equate a lot of times,” Pilcher stated, “I’m getting so much less food.

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Share the Brand Love with Five Activation Ideas for Valentine’s Day

Event Marketer

Fun fact: Resy negotiated with its restaurant partners to hold the reservations for dates two weeks out—something that could help out last-minute planners or forgetful partners ahead of Valentine’s Day. Agencies: Shiraz Creative; Day One Agency; Dentsu; Universal McCann Worldwide; Hope & Glory; Zuzu Digital. and New York City.

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Here’s Why Your Event Budget Needs to Increase in 2023

Endless Events

Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. More events with more events mean more food, room blocks, entertainment, production equipment, and travel – and those all cost extra money. Higher Food and Beverage Costs. The Rise of Energy Costs .

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Planners Face Changes in Their Hotel-Sales Relationships

MeetingsNet

Especially because “the pace of meeting bookings has picked up tremendously since late March for events anywhere between Q3 2021 and early 2023, planners need to be transparent with us about the flexibility they have with their event dates,” noted White.

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Help Wanted: Can Supplier-Staff Shortages Derail Events?

MeetingsNet

Amid the labor shortage plaguing hotels, it's critical for planners and suppliers to communicate early and honestly, conduct fair negotiations, and—in case circumstances go awry—put everything in writing, according to meeting buyers, hoteliers, and the attorneys who represent each of them. More than Ever, Communication is the Key.

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‘Time to Be an Informed Planner’: Legal Sourcing Tips and Strategies for Hybrid Events

Event Leadership Institute

Key Takeaways: Be a fully informed planner: read the entire contract, ask questions, and hire a hospitality attorney if you need assistance in reviewing, negotiating, or renegotiating a contract. If you or your organization require expert assistance, you should contract the services of a professional.

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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

PCMA Convene

COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change. It also was the site for negotiations. It’s hard to think of a conference with higher stakes than COP26, which took place Oct.