Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

For many organizations, using meetings procurement companies (aka, third-party planners) like HelmsBriscoe and ConferenceDirect for site selection, contracts and other meeting planning functions is crucial to executing a successful event. As an associate with HelmsBriscoe, I become part of my clients’ teams.

Site Selections 81

Site Selections Contracts Meeting Planning Hotels 81

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future?

Negotiating 45

Negotiating Site Selections 2014 Hotels 45

Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

Breaking into the meeting planning business takes a mishmash of education, experience and passion. It seems almost everyone I meet lately appears to have an interest in meeting planning and a meeting planner career. Immerse yourself in all things meeting planning.

Meetings 40

Meetings Site Selections Meeting Planning Contracts 40

Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

The conference and meeting planning world has become one of the more important commerce producing sectors. One of the keys to the success in this industry are the conference and meeting planners that organize, plan and deliver the ultimate in meetings, tradeshows, conferences, seminars and product launches.

Conference Planning 40

Conference Planning Conference Site Selections Negotiating 40

Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The company was founded by Colin Cowie who has traveled all around the globe promoting his personal brand through books, television appearances, and speaking engagements. Meeting Expectations. Their involvement can range from simply doing Hotel Site Selection to full event & meeting planning. CPG Agency.

2019 78

2019 Sports Advertising Entertainment 78

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

Here’s why: Effectively, Marriott has announced a 30-percent reduction in revenue to those firms that have been booking Marriott-owned or Marriott franchise hotel properties for their clients. For many, their only choice when booking a hotel in the Marriott family will be to reduce the amount or level of services that they currently offer.

Site Selections 67

Site Selections Food and Beverage Contracts Negotiating 67

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

Book early. If you want to keep your event under budget and book rooms at the best hotels, be sure to book early. The presidential inauguration illustrates clearly why booking early is so important. The president-elect’s own hotel, Trump International Hotel Washington DC, has long been fully booked.

Transportation 40

Transportation Travel Contracts 2017 40