MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Anticipate spending more time researching vendors and negotiating on price. However, there is one budget category that should be off the table, said JoAnn Mitchell, CMP Emeritus, senior consultant, Mitchell Management & Consulting: safety and security. Premium food options. Leverage your vendors. Drink tickets.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

The energy consumed for event logistics, such as heating, cooling, and lighting the venue, as well as the waste generated from food and beverage services, disposable materials, and promotional items, also contributes to the environmental footprint. Get quotes from different vendors and negotiate the best deals.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

If you are considering changing the pharmaceutical meeting planning company you work with, it is vital to consult your organization’s internal policies, recommendations, and lists of approved partners before consulting this list. They can often negotiate better deals and availability.

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Often we as event professionals think of the attendee experience first – like food-and-beverage, venue location, speaker and entertainment considerations – and then tack on event security much later. In fact, we often approach it much like we do insurance. And when does the law of diminishing returns apply?

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 29, 2022

Not only can it help you learn the lingo to help you sell your services, but it can give you insight into how the pros handle things, like negotiations to help save their clients money. You don’t have to think of it as a formal, tough, adversarial negotiation,” she said. Catering consultation. Creative & event consultancy.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. For the first time in decades, event professionals are in command of the venue negotiation and selection process. The sharing economy is giving power back to the user.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Following that meeting, the CVB will then send out a request for proposal (RFP), usually to hotels first, indicating how many rooms you are seeking and for how many days (otherwise known as room nights) plus any food and beverage and meeting room requirements. Then the hotel salespeople get to work.

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Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Food-and-Beverage Management. FYI … we also have many members of the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC), American Association of Certified Wedding Planners (AACWP) and Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA) who are customers and have used our software over the last decade. Task & Project Management.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Goal/objective of the event Event date/time Headcount Budget Decision timeline Catering/food-and-beverage needs Location/room/space needs (on-premise, off-premise, etc.) FYI … this approach is commonly known as “asking for the ‘no’” and is a staple of many consultative sales approaches. for nothing. Um, you wouldn’t (right?).

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Often we as event professionals think of the attendee experience first – like food-and-beverage, venue location, speaker and entertainment considerations – and then tack on event security much later. In fact, we often approach it much like we do insurance. And when does the law of diminishing returns apply?

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Three cost-saving tactics executives are currently deploying to make their event budget plan: Controlling costs on hotel rooms, meeting rooms, food and beverage, concessions, and travel. Food How much will food cost? Consolidating technology into an end-to-end event automation platform. Paying for that attrition is not.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

This is a bit of a joke, but they may very well have expectations regarding food and beverage that you may be unaware of unless you ask. Negotiate favorable rates with offsite venues and vendors. A bit of negotiation is expected both on the venue’s side and with your stakeholders. Speaking of which.

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EventPlanning

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Most venues make their money on alcohol and food sales. You keep the ticket sales and the event venue makes money off of food and drinks sales. Use some negotiation skills to get the group discount at an even lower price! If you promise to bring a crowd to their establishment, venues will usually waive any fees.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

They have the tools to enable teams of planners to negotiate rates on event costs, they can speed up venue sourcing processes and they provide visibility and analysis into event spend. Negotiated Venue Cost Savings Due to reduced commissions from major hotel chains, business models are changing and the sourcing landscape is transforming.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

Marketing Conferences January Traffic & Conversion Summit January 9 - 11, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV If you’re a marketing professional, agency owner, consultant, or entrepreneur, the Traffic & Conversion (T&C) Summit is a must-attend event for you. Driving more than $5.5 billion in future travel to the U.S., IPW is where U.S.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

1986: Food can reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. As every laboratory rat knows, food can create and reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?”

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