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Renegotiating Live Event Agreements When All Parties Are Innocent Victims

Velvet Chainsaw

Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. As a hotel or supplier, how do you plan to work with your event clients moving forward? Monitor and learn from what the travel or cruise line industries are doing to regain consumer confidence.

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Key Vendor Service-Level Expectations

Velvet Chainsaw

Planner frustrations include: Late assignment — or recurring turnover — of key project managers Unexpected increases in expenses Lack of empowerment to negotiate or problem-solve Unacceptable response times No clear escalation path for service recovery As for vendors, many face headwinds as they work to rebuild their service delivery teams.

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The Market Shifts That Led to Commission Cuts

Velvet Chainsaw

rebates negotiated by a CVB/DMO to win business. loyalty-plan costs for the group, third party, and attendee — everyone has their hand in the points pot. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. commissions on business the hotel already has on the books.

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The Cost of Conscience

PCMA Convene

Meanwhile, before the Governing Council made a final decision, Robin Hayes, CMP, ACA’s senior director of conference planning and professional education, prepared a blind RFP and sent it to cities that had recently bid on the conference. “I They were very much a minority, but we heard all sides.”.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. She is the first female engineer on the cover of MAKE magazine and is recognized by Forbes, Inc, and Quartz as a top female entrepreneur. EIN is an online event magazine that provides the latest events industry insights and updates.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

She is the first female engineer on the cover of MAKE magazine and is recognized by Forbes, Inc, and Quartz as a top female entrepreneur. She has been featured in documentaries and articles by PBS, wired magazine, MIT Technology review, YourStory, and Forbes. Where to find her? thesis at Carnegie Mellon. Where to find her?