Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . This is just one of the examples from a new Million Dollar Event Planning Career learning course by former Google marketing Events leader and author of “The Art of Event Planning” Gianna Cardinale Gaudini. Contract and Negotiation Tips.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

And even though innovative event technology solutions help automate many of the event planning processes, certain tasks remain unchanged. Let’s take the skill of hotel contract negotiations ; novice planners tend to feel overwhelmed by the nitty-gritty details of hotel contracts and often learn as they go.

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ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. In this day and age, negotiation skills are even more essential as event professionals strive to deliver memorable experiences while staying on budget.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. Contract Creation OK, you have an agreement in principle, but who should draft this all-important language. A hotel’s contract is created to protect the hotel,” she said.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Whether you opt for an in-person or hybrid event, you need the right venue to create a truly captivating experience. Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Why should you let your venue dictate what happens at your event? Management.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 30, 2018

Arranging a hotel block and finalizing the contract is one of the most important parts of planning an event. There’s hotel jargon, legal terms, and the idea of facing off against someone over the negotiating table. We’re here to walk you through the basics of negotiating hotel blocks. Why Negotiate a Hotel Block?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 22, 2018

And if you don’t understand the quote, it can be tricky to know how to negotiate on the price , or if you hold any power to negotiate whatsoever! Get started with negotiating AV prices by: Learning AV lingo. If you don’t see that piece of equipment on site, then you are in good standing to negotiate with your vendor.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

2022 contracting will require going back to basics. The beginning of a new year brings the promise of new events, incentives and meetings. Contracting in the current Covid climate, however, is complex—everything feels unsettled, so it’s hard to know how to plan. How do we navigate this ever-changing environment?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Most budgets limit plans resulting in a compromise of plans. I will break down the best ways to save money in an event AV contract without compromising your event. Undoubtedly, incorporating AV into your event can use a majority of your budget quickly. Many times event av contracts bill by hours or days.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 26, 2025

So we wrote this post to equip you with the knowledge you need to build a robust defense against it, and ultimately regain control of your events. Planning Pod is the ultimate end-to-end solution to help event businesses of all sizes fight scope creep.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. But how does one prepare for a career in event planning? Event planning is an umbrella term.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 11, 2016

This is a guest post from Sarah Hill, a professional blogger and creative content writer at Group Se7en Events , a leading event management and event planning agency in London. If you work in events, it comes as no surprise that being an event planner has been voted in numerous polls as one of the most stressful jobs.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . This is just one of the examples from a new Million Dollar Event Planning Career learning course by former Google Marketing Events leader and author of “The Art of Event Planning” Gianna Cardinale Gaudini. Contract and Negotiation Tips.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Event planning is a risky business. Recent natural disasters, labor strikes, even a massive data breach that may have compromised the identities of 500 million Starwood guests, have illustrated the number of things that can go wrong in the event professional world. Contracts are self-inflicted wounds,” he says.

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Expo Pass

MARCH 22, 2023

By the end of this article, you’ll feel ready to tackle the biggest, most high-class events in the biz! Start your event planning by outlining your purpose for the occasion. Your perfect match is the one that will help you reach your event planning goals. Make the most of your first event. Define your goals.

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

If you’re looking for a career that’s always exciting and full of new challenges, corporate event planning might be the perfect choice for you! But what is corporate event planning? What Is Corporate Event Planning? Typically, the business side of hybrid events is open to the public.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

When you start planning an event, one of the first things you should do is figure out your event planning timeline. The next time you start to plan an event, consider using this helpful guide to create an event planning schedule that works for you. What is a long-term event planning timeline?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Force Majeure Clauses As we all learned over the last three years, force majeure clauses focus on liability when unforeseen circumstances impact the ability for one or both parties to perform the contracted activities. However, the more vague the wording, the harder it will be for those looking to cancel or terminate an event contract.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We are basically project managers, but unlike technology projects, you can’t move the deadline and unlike before 2020, you can’t let contracts sit.”. Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. Choices, Choices. Tell a Story.

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ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. In this day and age, negotiation skills are even more essential as event professionals strive to deliver memorable experiences while staying on budget.

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Guidebook

APRIL 10, 2015

The best event planning book recommendations as chosen by real event pros. Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We We gathered all of the web’s best event planning blogs.) Confessions of an Event Planner: by Judy Allen.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career. Negotiation is an essential skill in business, meetings and life.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JUNE 1, 2016

Question: Have you ever run up against a client who suddenly stopped paying for your event services, which left you wondered what to include in your event legal contracts to protect you and your event business? Your Event Legal Contracts. How do event planners get paid? (12:18). Find out how here. .

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QC Event School

MAY 20, 2021

What will the event planning industry look like once the COVID-19 pandemic is finally over? QC Event School Student Ambassador, Neena McConnell, is here to give her predictions! Neena QC graduate and professional wedding/event planner. How COVID Has Impacted the Event Planning Industry. My Predictions.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 25, 2022

The customizable registration and customer support that eventcore provides is non-negotiable in large events. The company released version two of a bookable meeting space tool in collaboration with VenueBook , making communication, information and contracting easier on the event planner. An Industry in Flux.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 28, 2025

Event planning is like juggling ten tasks at once from logistics and budgets to last-minute changes all while staying calm under pressure. Thats why having an event planning checklist and a clear plan is key. Download the Event Planning Checklist as an Excel file to customize and share with your team.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 17, 2018

Keeping all of those details in your head will result in constant mental chaos and present unnerving stress on event day. Under this section of your list, you can add details such as research costs of rentals or negotiate a discount with vendors. The event budget isn’t a checklist line item that can simply be marked off.

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Eventmobi

MAY 23, 2024

Conference organizers can select the right conference type by choosing an event format, a specific content type, or a combination of the two. Event planning is never easy. But if you’ve been in the event management space for a while, you know that planning a successful conference takes work. Absolutely!

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Eventinterface

JULY 11, 2017

“I have never read a book about event planning specifically, but I found Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Roger, Ury, William L., Patton, Bruce, to be very helpful when it came to negotiating contracts,” shares Maxine Viktor with Prismatic Event Planning and Public Relations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

If you would like to hear some best practice ideas, Event Buyers Live 2023 will feature a dedicated panel session – delivered in partnership with GL events UK – that will look at how organisers and suppliers can work together to “value engineer an event”.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 2, 2021

Ever wonder how CMP, CSEP, CPCE, CGMP prepare you for event planning? Curious if event planning certifications can actually help you learn more about the industry or take your career to the next level? We'll also show you how to use online event planning classes to your advantage at the end of the article.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

It took time, planning, and patience. Not unlike starting an event planning business. How to Start Your Event Planning Business. The same goes for those looking to start their own event planning business. Identify whether your skills are right for event planning. Topics: Event Budgeting.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

Natalia Events offers a comprehensive range of services, including: Event planning and coordination: Natalia Events takes the stress out of planning, handling every detail with meticulous care. Venue sourcing and management: The team secures the perfect location, negotiates contracts, and oversees logistics.

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QC Event School

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Starting a new business in event planning can be a very profitable venture. In this blog post, we’ll teach you how to start an event planning business from scratch in 6 easy steps! So, if you’re ready to start planning some amazing events, keep reading!

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2019

For those who don’t really understand, a lot of times, the in-house AV company is contracted by the hotel in a relationship that allows them to kind of work together. So as soon as you sign the hotel contract they say, “hey I’m gonna introduce you to John at the AV company, in-house AV company.” Bidding for In-House AV.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

Search the Internet for the phrase “event planning challenges” and you will find countless surveys and lists (like here and here ) that name reduced event budgets or budget cuts as one of the top challenges facing event professionals every year. Book vendors and venues for multiple events.

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