Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. Yes, hybrid meetings are more complicated and costly, but virtual is here to stay without a doubt,” he said. Now all variations of meeting delivery are on the table.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2023

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent (or more) lower than 2019. Event planners are experiencing sticker shock from rising costs for audiovisual, food and beverage, and other direct meeting expenses.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Smart Meetings chatted with Michelle Crosby, CMP, CITP, an account executive at Bright Spot Incentives and Events, and Yvette Campbell, CMP, a meeting broker at Meetings Made Easy, to explore how planners can seek out third-party agencies and independent planners that fit their needs and how to integrate resources into their organization.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Coffee is hot right now,” says Tracy Stuckrath, a food & beverage expert and founder of Thrive Meetings and Events. From the Coffee Bar Archives: Wake Up and Smell Eight Strategies for ‘Coffee Experiential’ 2024 Food & Beverage Trends to Inspire Your Event Menus How to incorporate it into your exhibit?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

People may not remember the awesome sound from the speakers of your event, or the incredible food and beverage. Flexible Contract Language. Given the continued uncertain times, being clear and concise on contract negotiations and rules and policies will be critical in forming a safe and enjoyable event for all.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

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. To prevent them from signing a bad contract, we’ve put together five tips to help them navigate the surprisingly complex world of hotel contracts.

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Contracts Hotels Negotiating Food and Beverage 126

Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

and UK Convene , the largest single provider of dedicated meeting and event venues in the U.S. events – 10% commission will be paid on the actualized meeting package revenue, which includes the day delegate rate and/or reception packages. Convene and etc.venues to offer 10% commission to agency partners in the U.S.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The arm of national catering business, Amadeus , responsible for the delivery of standalone event catering, has secured its latest contract with Unique Venues Birmingham (UVB). Events by Amadeus has been working with UVB since 2019, and the team have signed a new three-year contract to deliver catering provisions to the organisation.

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Contracts Venues Food and Beverage Sustainability 147

Event Marketer

JULY 1, 2024

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT MEETINGS & EVENTS Caesars Entertainment Meetings & Events offers iconic venues and top-notch with 20 nationwide destinations. Caesars Entertainment provides meeting professionals more than 50 first-class properties, 60,000 luxurious guest rooms and 2.1 million square feet of meeting space.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As Maggie Kearney, meeting and publications manager with the International College of Surgeons–U.S. While you could shorten your meeting just enough to eliminate the final meal—as 44 percent of our survey respondents suggested—there are less drastic ways to trim the fat. Check the contracts for deadlines. But don’t stop there.

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Food and Beverage Contracts Transportation Hotels 105

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

On the heels of multiple studies showing that event professionals are increasingly being asked to do more with less, Smart Meetings asked a veteran planner for tips on how to create “wow” on a budget. Contracting. Consider multi-year contracts: Finding new venues every year can be time consuming for all parties involved.

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Speakers 220

SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2024

What to watch For Contracts don’t sound exciting. But if you look at them another way, event contracts are a dynamic landscape that can either serve as a solid foundation for your event, or a swampy marsh full of lurking danger! Lots of legal language, tons of details—essentially, a heavy lift. Are staff rotating roles?

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Contracts 2024 Food and Beverage Hospitality 98

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Date, venue and rates are critical and typically given priority in the earliest stages of the meeting planning cycle. Many hotel contracts mandate use of an in-house AV provider and contain clauses prohibiting use of other vendors or charge for the privilege of using the planner’s preferred vendor. Contracting Out vs. In-House.

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Negotiating Hotels Contracts Food and Beverage 206

Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year. This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

In his most recent role as general manager of Calistoga Motor Lodge, he spearheaded a construction project that added 39 rooms, reduced food and beverage costs and skillfully managed finances. Along with expertise in corporate travel events and hotel contracting, he brings a passion for community service.

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Food and Beverage Hospitality Social Media Hotels 246

Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

6 tips for budget-friendly, memorable rewards programs that are easy on the meeting prof Smart Meetings Vice President JT Long sat down with Melissa Moten, vice president of experience and event solutions at The Collective by BCD M&E, to discuss some key elements of planning a smooth and successful incentive trip.

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Meetings 239

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Tourism 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Tourism 130

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 130

Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

According to Convene ’s most recent Meetings Market Survey , on average 6 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses fall in the marketing/promotion category. After studying 100 or so meetings’ profit and loss (P&L) statements in great detail, I can confirm that this expense line item varies greatly.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Tourism 130

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Tourism 130

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Tourism 130

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 130

Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

Developing an event budget is a crucial element when planning your meeting or event. Let’s take a look first at how you can determine what financial success means for your meeting or event before talking in more detail about cash flow. Determine What Financial Success Means For Your Meeting or Event. Grants and contracts.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Financial Advertising 153

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Make no mistake; I love to design and facilitate in-person meetings. But, as meeting professionals, we have a professional duty of care during the COVID-19 pandemic , and I think it’s important to provide a realistic assessment of risk for meeting stakeholders—especially potential attendees.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Tourism 130

Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Food and Beverage Hotels 130

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. 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.

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Contracts Negotiating 2024 Hotels 98

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Hotels Tourism Food and Beverage 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 130

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2018

5 Tips to Greenify Your Next Meeting. You can conserve your energy and resources with these tips: Use napkins instead of disposable plates for “finger foods”. Get in touch with a compostable food service for your food waste reduction. Set up a composting collection program for any food and organic waste generated.

Food and Beverage 170

Food and Beverage Education Contracts Sustainability 170

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 130

Event Farm

OCTOBER 25, 2021

You can use an app like Event Farm to control crowds and stagger queuing anywhere a line forms, like registration/check-in, meet-and-greets, product demos, and food/beverage stations. #15: 14: Queuing tool. 15: Programming tweaks. 16: Networking comfort levels. Let attendees know what they can expect this time.

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Food and Beverage Insurance Contracts Entertainment 312

Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

Catherine Chaulet “Inflation continues to hit the meetings industry hard. MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 Like most things in life, timing makes a difference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Throughout 2022, nearly every meeting service provider continues to be short-staffed and plagued by last-minute no-shows or insufficiently skilled workers. To best prepare you, here are eight kinds of curveballs other meeting professionals have been thrown so far in 2022, with expectations extending into 2023— and how to deal with them.

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Conference Food and Beverage 2022 Hotels 195

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

She will implement innovative strategies to garner business from meetings, events and leisure clientele while driving growth and awareness of the hotel. She will oversee contracting for group room blocks and events and work on new client acquisition in local and international markets.

Hospitality 130

Hospitality Tourism Hotels Food and Beverage 130

GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In order to carry out a targeted search for a venue, it is first necessary to determine the general conditions and criteria that a given venue must meet. Food and beverage. Take care of any legal issues and contracts. Food and beverages. Prices should be provided for any food or beverage items.

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