Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

So don’t waste another minute and get a head start on your 2021 virtual event budget by downloading a free copy today! We dive deeper into the numbers in the checklist, but here are some things to consider when getting started on your 2021 virtual event budget: How far out from the event are you? Initial Considerations.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

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. Building off existing relationships can be helpful in negotiating costs. Also, negotiate gracefully. Coffee now sits at as much as $130 a gallon in some places. Relationships matter.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Secret to Getting What You Really Want” and “Stop Complainers & Energy Drainers: How to Positively Negotiate Work Drama to Get More Done”. ASK them how they have negotiated these tough times. Hint: Discover your default emotion from 2021. Be a Smart Ask. Linda Swindling , JD, CSP. Author of “Ask Outrageously!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

They negotiate for higher wages, improved benefits including retirement plans and family healthcare, job training, due process and safety concerns. According to a 2021 study by the Economic Policy Institute, union workers earn 10.2% Many of Unite Here’s goals concern taking care of their hospitality workers.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 22, 2024

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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Floktu

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The Event Industry saw many changes and painful cancellations in 2020, but it doesn’t mean the perfect event isn’t possible in 2021. With COVID-19 ravaging through event plans in 2020, making sure your guests are safe is the number one priority going into 2021. The Event That Gives back.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discuss when they might be able to invoke the force majeure clause in contracts for 2021 meetings. We have a 2021 contract in late April in Chicago for which we updated the force majeure clause to include COVID-19 as a specific situation that would allow us to cancel. There’s no consistency.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

That just left the logistics of negotiating, planning and communicating a move from January to June for the 2022 Winter Show in Anaheim, combining with the planned Nashville Summer Show and moving the 2023 Winter Show from January to April to get closer to back on schedule. The team was committed to finding a way to make it happen.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2022

Case in point, Global Offshore Wind organised by RenewableUK, held at ExCeL London for its return to in-person in September 2021. For its 2021 conference, RenewableUK’s ambition was to strengthen its position as the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association by bringing its community back together.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Negotiations to achieve the new investment round started at around the same time. million round, which allowed the company to invest in product improvements and win the Eventex award for the best solution for virtual events in 2021. Eventscase, the all-in-one event management software, celebrated its 10th anniversary last September.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum debuted in May 2021 to promote the distinction among Marriott CRN’s leading hotels and resorts, and each event is different. Read More: Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract During the open Q&A, planners aired frustrations—contracts are time-consuming already. Pick your battles.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 17, 2022

As part of their partnership with ETL London, Hire Space have negotiated the opportunity for High-Tech venues to showcase their expertise as part of a dedicated hub in front of the varied and engaged ETL audience. Venues will also feature in one of two panel-sessions across the two dates, one aimed at corporates and the other at agencies.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 16, 2020

For those sourcing events in the short-term, distancing and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines are being built into the RFP, and it is believed there is more room for negotiation now than in future years. These situations are being handled more on a case-by-case basis.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

In the survey, 64 percent of respondents predicted they will host a live event between August 2020 and January 2021. GDP’s survey had found that 63 percent of survey respondents had no plans for their 2021 events to be completely virtual. Contract negotiations/liability/waivers (43 percent). 64 percent), the U.K. (10

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 29, 2022

COP26, which took place from 31 st October to 12 th November 2021, was the largest international event of its kind ever hosted in the UK. [1] Large-scale political events like COP, where sensitive negotiations must be concluded, will always need an in-person element.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

COP26, which took place from 31 st October to 12 th November 2021, was the largest international event of its kind ever hosted in the UK. [1] Large-scale political events like COP, where sensitive negotiations must be concluded, will always need an in-person element.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 16, 2021

When it comes to negotiating, determine what’s most important before you have the conversation. 1, 2021, along with Stephanie Selesnick, who serves as secretary and heads International Trade Information and Laura Purdy, who serves as treasurer and is GM of Toronto’s Exhibition Place. Ask Why not me? You have options!

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

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. Another area requiring flexibility and constant communication: service levels.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

This mandate goes into effect on September 20, 2021, and other states may follow suit. Along with the mask mandate, California will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours of an indoor event with 1,000 attendees or more. Background Image Source.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

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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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. Pair this with a short turnaround time for healthcare meetings (back to the lack of predictability), plus the surge in live meetings put on pause from 2020 and 2021. Read More : Smart Tech: The Great Resignation.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The government has said it hopes to open negotiations with individual EU countries “very shortly” to help UK artists to tour after being told Brexit had created an “absolute crisis” Musicians, actors and their crews will face extra red tape and fees for visas to tour in some European countries. on 16th February 2021.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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.

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InitLive

JULY 20, 2021

billion social media users in 2021 - an increase of five percent from a year ago - it’s a valuable communication channel that should be part of your mix. Having a strategic social media communications plan in place is a must for nonprofits. Your donors and supporters are on social media and you need to be too! g post content here….

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. This will ensure you have enough time for price negotiations. On the bright side, higher costs aren’t just a consequence of inflation and other economic challenges. It’s also a sign of a returned confidence in event planning.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 10, 2020

Microsoft announced it wouldn’t be doing any in-person events until June 2021, and other companies followed. Once we get into 2021, that might not quite be the case. So many of us watched in a combination of shock and uncertainty as our second and third quarter business just…vaporized. Think you’re sick of Zoom calls now?

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. In the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career,” Alison Fragale shares how to be your own cheerleader and the science of prenegotiating. 5 Tips for Negotiating Your Best Salary.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Feature : If fully immersive 3D is among your non-negotiables for your event platform, EXVO just might be the right fit for you. Socio was acquired by Cisco Webex in 2021. Hopin offers powerful solutions.

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QC Event School

APRIL 6, 2021

Want to become a certified wedding planner in 2021? Offer vendor contract negotiation services? Here’s to booking incredible clients and producing stunning celebrations in 2021 and beyond! Mwai Yeboah reveals 3 key things you’ll NEED to know! What do you want to be include (and excluded) in each of your services?

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 28, 2021

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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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

As a one man show at DPA, I am involved in all aspects of the planning process, including site selection, vendor acquisition and management, contract negotiation, budget development/reconciliation as well as social media outreach and management. and marry my interest in event coordination with the non-profit sector.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 23, 2021

Here's how event professionals are approaching hybrid event budgeting in 2021. Because 66% of event organizers anticipate budget cuts for their Hybrid and virtual events in 2021, it’s all the more important you know how to work with what you’ve got. This way, you can negotiate on a per-contract basis for each spend and save overall.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 25, 2020

Understanding things like event-insurance fine print and which areas of operation hotels get group revenue from will help planners become better at contracting and negotiating. With the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo postponed to 2021 , some of the biggest insurance firms in the world are breathing an enormous sigh of relief.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2021

Yes, today, we’ll be explaining exactly why virtual event rehearsals should be a non-negotiable. The hot new trend in 2021 is accountability. Back in the day – and no, we can’t believe it’s only been a handful of weeks either – we felt it was important to warn event profs against this. So here we are!

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Event Industry News

JUNE 24, 2022

To prove their commitment to sustainability, TSB were highly commended by The Showman’s Show Green and Innovation Award panel in 2019, a title that they plan to hold on to when the award re-opens in 2021! JLLive: When running a sustainable event is non-negotiable. Click here to continue reading. Click here to continue reading.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 3, 2020

From that negotiation, Kernick was able to reduce the total room block to 600 from 650 for the four-day event. We were 90 percent done with the contract for our 2021 annual meeting in Reno, Nevada, when the property’s sales rep told us that she had been furloughed,” she said. You just don’t know how people are going to react.”

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