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Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels

Smart Meetings

However, leaving audio visual (AV) equipment services to the end could be a costly mistake, especially when negotiating these services with a hotel. You have the most negotiating power before signing the contract. Insurance coverage. Areas for Negotiation. Related: Bringing Advanced Audiovisual to the Stage.

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Event insurance: An event business’s secret to standing out in today’s crowded market

Planning Pod

While exceptional service and stunning spaces continue to be essential to setting your business apart, there’s one often-overlooked factor that can give you a significant edge: event insurance. It demonstrates proactive risk management By offering or requiring event insurance, you showcase your commitment to risk management.

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How to save 60 hours planning your conference

Eventinterface

Meeting and conference planners spend on average 60 hours per conference sourcing, reviewing, negotiating and finalizing venue contracts. What are the benefits for a meeting or conference planner to be working with a hotel sourcing company? On this episode of Event TALK we share how you can get that time back.

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Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda

Smart Meetings

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. MPU’s leadership is also focused on negotiating for new sources of revenue for planners.

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Canada Unveils Financial Incentives to Draw Conventions, Exhibitions

MeetingsNet

Here's how the program works: Before a Canadian city bids on hosting a large conference, convention, or exhibition, it can apply to the federal government for financial support that can be included in the bid. If an organizer accepts the bid, the host city and Destination Canada will negotiate a partnership agreement.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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How to select the right speaker

Eventinterface

The good ones see themselves as part of the larger event team and will share their wealth of experience to insure your overall success. You will walk away with the knowledge to hire the best speakers for your meetings, conferences and events. Selecting the right speakers can make or break your meeting.

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