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Booked and Busy: The Best Event Planning Reads You’ll Actually Use

Smart Meetings

I still have that bookits under my bed with a stack of old Smart Meetings magazines. With that in mind, I decided to search Amazon for event planning and management books with at least 100 reviews and a rating of 4 stars or higher. It turns out there are a ton of options.

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HEADBOX LAUNCHES INDUSTRY WHITEPAPER ON AI’S ROLE IN THE EVENT INDUSTRY

Prestige Events Magazine

HeadBox for Business allows your team to plan, book and manage all of your events in one place, with the visibility for you to stay in control.

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What Meeting Planners Want: Understanding Their Needs & Pain Points

Smart Meetings

Unexpected cancellations, attendance fluctuations, and travel restrictions have made rigid contracts a dealbreaker. Many corporations have sustainability goals that extend to their event planning, requiring venues and destinations to support green initiatives. The first step is placing a listing on the Smart Marketplace.

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Butlin’s Conferences & Events Enhances Events Proposition with Updated Corporate Day Business Packages Offering Value and Speed in a Challenging Market

Prestige Events Magazine

While the demand for corporate events remains strong, event organisers are navigating a landscape of rising operational costs, putting a squeeze on profitability. Simultaneously, clients are demanding tighter turnaround times for event planning and execution, creating additional pressures.

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Industry Shift at Royal Ascot 2025 Turns Hospitality into Serious Networking Ground

Prestige Events Magazine

With a record number of sectors now taking part, Royal Ascot 2025 is shaping up to be the most network-rich, cross-industry event of the year , where casual conversations can lead to contracts, and champagne to signatures.

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Get to Know… Rebecca Chan of Rebecca Chan Wedding & Events

EventSource

The hardest part of starting your own business was taking care of all the behind-the-scenes administration – setting up systems, creating contracts, sending emails, getting paid, doing taxes, marketing, etc. Managing a team of people is also a challenge sometimes, as it requires a different skillset than just event planning.

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Event Contracts: Agree to Be Agreeable

SmartMeetings

Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. A win-win contract allows everyone to feel that their biggest risks are covered and they can partner in good faith to execute confidently while working creatively to deliver the best event possible.