EventMB

MARCH 7, 2022

Crafting the right attrition and cancellation clauses in event contracts is more important than ever. Contract experts share their advice on how best to negotiate in the current climate. The post Event Contract Negotiations in 2022 Are a Whole New Game by Maria Lenhart appeared first on [link].

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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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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 13, 2020

The timing of recovery is going to be dependent on consumers and businesses having confidence that our cities and venues are safe again. However, from past experience, any time that there has been a shift from a seller’s to a buyer’s market, those contracts signed during a seller’s market just flat out had to be updated.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a provider of venue management software ourselves, we often get asked how we compare with our competitors and what sets us apart. Which made us think that this is a question that almost everyone considering venue event management software asks at some point during their fact-finding and buying process.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Event planners and event managers have all been through a steep learning curve to master the art of creating successful event experiences. From managing event timelines to event budgeting, event profs have a lot on their plates. However, depending on your hotel contract, you can get away with not filling up all of your rooms.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s fairly common for new wedding venues to use free software like Google Docs, Excel spreadsheets, e-calendars and email plus cost-saving tools like whiteboards, paper printouts and folders while landing their first bookings and gaining a foothold in the event industry. Michelle Sanabria – Wedding Coordinator at Hidden Barn Venue.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

HeadBox for Business, an award-winning service-led meetings and events platform supercharged by AI software, manages the meetings and events programmes of enterprise customers. 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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Attendease

MARCH 19, 2024

This post covers key strategies to help you manage multiple events at once— without pulling your hair out. We’ll also dive into how event management tools make your life easier through automation, cloning, and cross-team collaboration. Look for opportunities to save on bulk orders or multi-event vendor contracts.

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Attendease

AUGUST 26, 2024

Corporate event management software streamlines everything into one efficient platform—simplifying processes, connecting scattered workflows, and automating monotonous tasks. Finding and booking an appropriate event venue 2. Staffing the event properly and managing volunteers 4. The good news?

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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! Even if the venue is fully staffed, how many of them are fully trained? Are staff rotating roles?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

The most recent seasons have taught us that venues with the ability to quickly adapt to their environment and their experiential offerings were the most resilient in a time of peak uncertainty. Having a clean venue is an element that contributes to the atmosphere and attractiveness of an event. Flexible Contract Language.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Again, it depended on whether the applicable contract contained a force majeure provision and whether that provision was the “long” or “short” form (i.e. Again, this can be addressed either initially in the contract, or by negotiating additional addendums or riders to the contract after the fact.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Central Hall Westminster, part of Central Hall Venues group, has announced it has awarded a new £8m contract to in-house AV production services partner White Light. The company also supported James Corden’s Late Late London shows held at the venue for two years running in 2018 and 2019.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Wyboston Lakes Resort has launched Wyboston Venue Management to help venue owners make the most of meetings and events business opportunities. They can bring their expertise to a venue and replicate what they have achieved here at a fraction of the time and cost that it would take with a new team.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 4, 2024

A veteran production manager gives advice on what to look for and how to make changes in a property’s agreements before you sign. During his main-stage presentation titled “Mastering Site Inspections for Audiovisual and Production,” Frankel noted that “almost everything is negotiable before you sign the contract.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This milestone highlights the strength of a relationship built on shared values, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to delivering outstanding culinary experiences across one of the leading arts and conference venue. Step-Up Committing to achieving net-zero across the group by 2040.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2024

Alan Kleinfeld, senior director of meetings and safety for event security company Arrive Management Group , offers guidance for when you are thinking of booking that A-lister, beginning with sheer bluntness. Those might require a lot of advance work,” he says, “such as visits to the venue months, weeks or days prior to the event.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

No matter how you slice it, managing multiple events requires planning superpowers. So whether you’re new to managing events or you’re looking to streamline your planning process, EventUp Planner has the tools and resources you need to flawlessly execute your entire events calendar— while avoiding conflicts and without compromising quality.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Three industry veterans share their advice on crafting contract terms and clauses that meet the needs of host groups, not just host venues. Another tactic, said Jeff Duncan, president and CEO of room-block management firm Meetingmax, is to put forth a “BATNA,” or best alternative to a negotiated agreement.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Especially if your main revenue is ticket sales, it can be difficult to get money in time to pay vendor and venue contracts. There’s no getting around it — events can be expensive affairs to put on. If you’re struggling to finance your next conference, party, or concert, you’ve probably considered crowdfunding.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The new contract-based permitting model allowing restaurants to operate sidewalk dining parklets in Miami Beach was upheld by a Miami-Dade County judge this week following a legal challenge brought by a small group of businesses who disputed the new model, which goes into effect Oct. Read More: Epic Lessons from an Only-in-Miami Experience.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Paje Consultancy Ltd are delighted to announce they have been awarded the contract to provide a full marketing, membership and enquiry service to the prestigious Westminster Venue Collection (WVC) from 1 st November 2021.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. 4, which covered the basics of the event life cycle, from creating the event and RFP templating to contracting and asking suppliers the right questions. GDP University. The course’s second part will be held Oct.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. The rest of the preparation process will depend on the decision made about the venue. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Doug McPhee , Experient senior global account manager, recently spoke at CMP Conclave in Birmingham, Alabama, on this very topic and shared the 10 things that can trim the bottom line without sacrificing the end-product. Contracting. For planners who prefer their attendees to have a slow exit, McPhee recommends going for a soft close.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 10, 2021

Hotel sales, banquet and private event managers know what it’s like to work under pressure. Whether they’re responding to new prospects, following up with them for contract signatures or chasing down clients for payments or vital input for their event, there is rarely any free time in their schedule. Sign up for a free trial!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

billion, it will be acquired by a New York-based private equity fund managed by Blackstone for $4.6 Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Sheaks, attorney, author and faculty legal advisor for International Association of Venue Managers to break down the major legal challenges meeting profs should be aware of in 2023. You can’t get out of your contract under the force majeure clause.” “The Sheak continued, “The short form is usually not advisable.

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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. 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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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The risk of contracting COVID-19 during a grocery store masked visit is far less than the overall risk for everyone in the U.S. Rather, they want to know if attending the event will significantly (defined by them) increase their likelihood of contracting COVID-19. I promised to publicize the venues that had made these upgrades.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, is proud to announce a new multi-year contract extension with Oracle Red Bull Racing, becoming a Team Partner while continuing as the sole supplier of digital displays to the eight-time Formula One World Championship winning team for 2025 and beyond.

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Event Marketer

JULY 1, 2024

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT MEETINGS & EVENTS Caesars Entertainment Meetings & Events offers iconic venues and top-notch with 20 nationwide destinations. Our clients often will use space and meeting options at our multiple venues in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. million square feet of meeting space. Life is good.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How can you word the hotel contract to protect your company? How can you manage costs when attendance might be uncertain? Look for Synergies When Booking Venues For corporate planners aiming to efficiently source for their next event, Shaffer offered up some initial tips. What should you include in the RFP?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2023

This can prove to be a hassle, for the event planner who wants their request fulfilled and for the venue that’s finding difficulty in fulfilling that request. In a new study by Allseated, “ Mitigating Risks in The Change Request Process for Event Planning ,” the divide between how event venues and planners view change requests was examined.

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EventSource

JUNE 29, 2020

After leaving the graphic design world, I was a busy events manager in the non-profit sector, and my friends around me started getting married. Managing a team of people is also a challenge sometimes, as it requires a different skillset than just event planning. That venue was Malaparte and it was a brand new space at the time.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Nicole Okuna Nicole Okuna, The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort Okuna is appointed as general manager of The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort. Willison takes on the role of account manager and will assist corporate and association clients. She previously served as a global sourcing manager at Bishop-McCann.

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