Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2023

State of the Market Based on the current state of the market, Payne has seen a shift occur due to the events that transpired during Covid-19. Read More : Gen Z Meeting Planners Navigate Post-Covid Job Market “It’s going to be difficult to contract with hotels or destinations that you want to be in for the foreseeable future.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

This underscores just how important events have become in marketing, corporate communications and brand engagement strategies. Manage budgets effectively Event planners are being challenged to do more with less in 2025 as a squeeze on budgets and rising costs sweep across the sector. As importance grows, so do expectations.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 17, 2025

Tyra Warner, assistant professor and department chair of Hospitality and Tourism Management at College of Coastal Georgia, has seen hotel negotiations from every angle. Tyra Warner She knows the unexpected always happens in an extreme sellers market and has suggestions for strategically managing the liability that comes with live events.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Creating inclusive events opens attendance to new and untapped markets, driving participation and revenue while also delivering an attendee experience that fosters long-term loyalty and establishes a competitive advantage for the event. Planners can take what they learn to pivot negotiation requests and strategize for enhancing ROI.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Some people self-select and give us that survey information, says Trevor Drewry, head of experiential marketing at Webflow. Post-pandemic, the event has seen more first-timers than ever before, according to Dan Preiss, vp-experiential marketing at Dell. Here’s my hack. Here’s what I think is best, Preiss says.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Despite the event contract process being rushed, since the height of Covid, Grimes says things have relaxed a bitand its better to stay relaxed and negotiate a good contract than to be in a hurry and sign a bad one. Why should they negotiate? This article appears in the January/February 2025 issue. They have no incentive.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

Louis in 2025 in the expanded convention center campus. VanDeventer suggested planners looking into all-inclusive campuses either negotiate a solution for access or communicate robustly about the rules in advance—or both. Your contributions have created lasting memories and will continue to shape the future of our industry.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 13, 2023

Let’s face it, being on either side of the table in hotel-contract negotiations is tough these days. Planners are in a hotel-market mess, with limited availability, high food costs, and short-staffed properties, many of which are still trying to pull their bottom line back from the trash after being closed for months in 2020.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Expert negotiator tips for managing policy changes in uncertain times Other than expensive, unreliable Wi-Fi, there are few things meeting professionals hate more than uncertainty. We asked experienced contract negotiators how they are negotiating today and what clauses they are asking for to protect their clients.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 14, 2024

Favorable hotel deals are appearing for event groups willing to gather in hurricane-prone areas in late 2024 and 2025. While such terms are sure to catch the eye of many planners—and perhaps cause some planners to negotiate harder with properties in the southeastern U.S. The official hurricane season ends on November 1 each year.

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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. Some participants were booking events as far out as 2025. Budget Considerations.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Expert negotiator tips for managing policy changes in uncertain times Other than expensive, unreliable Wi-Fi, there are few things meeting professionals hate more than uncertainty. We asked experienced contract negotiators how they are negotiating today and what clauses they are asking for to protect their clients.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Your LinkedIn profile proudly shares your experience as a marketing genius, administrative coordinator or employee engagement specialist. Read More : Contract Clauses You Need in 2025 What questions should first-time planners be asking? The person you are negotiating with also has people that he/she must answer to.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 28, 2025

Weve broken it down into 7 phases , each covering a key area of event planning: Strategic Planning and Team Formation : Define your event purpose, set a budget, assemble your team, and start marketing. Pre-Event Preparation : Turn up marketing, confirm speakers, finalize partnerships, and tweak ticket pricing for maximum attendance.

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Stova

DECEMBER 19, 2024

They want more personalized experie nces, compelling content, robust networking opportunities and more.So, how do you save time and money while delivering more in 2025 and beyond? These comprehensive, end-to-end platforms manage attendee registration, event marketing, engagement, reporting, and more from one easy app.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Many of these we’ve introduced in response to research, delegate feedback and market trends. CNTV explained how video can be used all year round as part of an event’s marketing campaign of customized content and the trend towards live video. Here are six highlights from IMEX America 2016: Innovation & Technology.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 9, 2025

R1 Universities Recently, the American Council of Education and the Carnegie Foundation published the 2025 Research Activity Designation. In 2025, there are 187 R1 universities. But many R1 universities negotiate the indirect expenses to be much higher 25% or more of the grant funding. This could hit our industry fast and hard.

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The Planner's Lounge

MARCH 19, 2025

Here are some marketing ideas for wedding planners, including ways to market your services and increase exposure. Here are five ideas to market your wedding planning business. You can also be certified in contract negotiations and know how to save your clients money. 2025 Markel Service, Incorporated.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

A huge piece of the expected 5-10% increase in meetings and events demand is the escalating willingness of brands to invest in events as a marketing channel. In fact, in a recent event marketing survey , 52% of survey respondents said that event marketing drove more business value than other marketing channels. (To

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 6, 2025

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This weeks hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover B.S. As we head into contract negotiations, we want to show Air Canada they need to give their workers the respect and the proper pay they deserve. For 2025, bold forms of expression and maximalism are leading the charge.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2025

Senior recruitment specialist Robert Kenward has shared his analysis of the latest recruitment trends that shaped the final quarter of 2024 and offers his key forecasts for 2025. ESG has become the non-negotiable benchmark, whereas corporates and brands arent really too bothered about checking EDI policies now if you say you have one.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2025

billion Canada market as headlines announced that Canadians are cancelling trips to the United States, selling their snowbird investments in Florida and Palm Springs and actively rejecting American-made products. Now that the luxury market is booming, experiential travel is doing particularly well. But competition is fierce.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As planners, marketers, and strategists, we don’t just react to changewe create the spaces where change happens. We’ve summarized seven actionable insights from our 2025 Business Events Trends & Forecasts webinar to help you thrive. Train your team in advanced negotiation tactics to maximize every dollar.

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MPI

APRIL 3, 2025

Meetings and events are essential drivers of economic growth and innovation around the world, and MPI’s 2025 Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) broadcast proved it. One of the questions she was asked: “How can I negotiate better rates with hotels?” ” Having pattern or date flexibility also helps, Payne said.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

APRIL 10, 2025

Other tools for live training and marketing courses. 5 The post 9 Gomo Learning Alternatives to Consider in 2025 appeared first on Arlo Training Management Software. When evaluating Gomo Learning alternatives , consider your top priorities: Must-have features (e.g., Pricing: Paid Plans: From $29/month per user Ratings: G2: 4.7/5

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Arlo Training & Events Software

DECEMBER 9, 2024

And were making two big investments to help make that happen by 2025. Expanding into New Markets Helps employees adapt to new cultural, regulatory, and customer expectations in different regions. Related Read: How to Market Your Training Program (Ultimate Guide) What Are the Different Types of Training Needs Analysis?

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