Eventmobi

JULY 13, 2023

Think back: what do you remember about the event speakers from your most recent event? Getting the right speakers for your event can make or break the success of your conference, trade show, or seminar. But finding the perfect speakers can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack! Motivational speakers.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2025

. #3 You Might Want to Rethink That Celebrity Speaker Line Item David Saef, senior vice president and chief instigator at Freeman Company , made planners gasp when he revealed that data shows only 1% of attendees want to see a celebrity keynoteinstead, they classify innovators as their top draw.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The panel was rounded out with Lori Allen, vice president of global event operations at Metlife , who has spent 20 years overseeing and enhancing global event strategies and brings particular expertise in managing complex global programs, consolidations, multi-regional contracts and fostering stakeholder engagement to meet business objectives.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

event contract. Foster, CHME, an attorney with Foster, Jensen & Gulley , for an exclusive Q&A on event contract essentials in the Covid era. Listen to “Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era” on demand. This section of the contract will also determine damages the hotel would pay if they cancel the group.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2021

Because event organizers need to consider all kinds of scenarios in their speaker selection and contracts for digital speakers, PCMA has created a complimentary tool that covers all the bases —a downloadable speaker agreement template. How many appearances will the speaker be making throughout the length of the event?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Read more: Helpful Budget Tips for Event Planners in a Post-Covid World Working with Third-Party Agencies Many third parties provide sourcing only, meaning they will find the destination, and other will assist in sourcing as well as contract negotiations.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 17, 2017

Not every conference (or similar event) bothers with giving speakers feedback. Not doing this, is to take a liberty of the time and effort that speakers take to deliver their presentation. To assume that your speakers do not wish to hear from the attendees is guessing that your speakers do not want to improve.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Contracting. Consider multi-year contracts: Finding new venues every year can be time consuming for all parties involved. Tap your speakers’ bureau. Most properties will negotiate for a lower price if they can lock in the business for two or three years. Daily analysis will help to spot discrepancies in the moment.

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GEVME

MARCH 9, 2022

You may have an outstanding line-up of speakers for your event, a repository of informational content for attendees, a strong agenda and everything in between. So a better and often more effective way to promote your event is to get speakers and attendees to promote your events – as they are a valuable asset to help you reach new audiences.

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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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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. Situated directly opposite Westminster Abbey, the venue is renowned for hosting famous occasions and concerts as well as live and recorded Television shows in its Great Hall.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 13, 2020

In the latest Smart Meetings Accelerator “ Top Planner Contract Questions Answered ,” Lisa Sommer Devlin, an expert in contract law at Devlin Law Firm , answers those very questions (and more) for planners. If a planner wants to make a change to a contract, is it necessary to sign a whole new contract? More : J.D.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Now, the question is how to build contracts moving forward. Phoenix-based hotel attorney Lisa Devlin sat down for some rapid-fire questions about what is and isn’t working today and offered her prescription for a win-win solution to trading contract clauses. Read More : A Breakdown of Post-Pandemic Contract Clauses.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The founder of a speakers bureau recently shared with Convene what event organizers need to keep in mind when working with presenters at online events. At an in-person event, you can feel the energy in the room when a speaker on stage is commanding the attention of the entire audience. Don’t Skip This Important Call.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Tunnicliffe commented: “With increases in commodity costs and event budgets tighter than ever, winning a contract or appointing a supplier can often be only the start of a tense process of negotiation which can risk making or breaking the event supply chain. Registration for the industry event closes on November 1.

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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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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2022

In the B2C marketplace, performance-based contracts and deals are on the increase, meaning planning and data play an increasingly important role in influencer marketing in 2022. Many speakers and exhibitors offer a huge sphere of influence within your target communities. Data rules.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2024

Whether the playing field is national politics, a Southern California crime scene or a hotel contract negotiation, leading with love, empathy and respect is the fast track to building relationships across what might otherwise feel like unfathomable divides, according to keynote Corporal Ryan Tillman.

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Eventmobi

MAY 23, 2024

Oftentimes, conferences include keynote speakers and workshop sessions, each designed to educate attendees. This kind of conference often features multiple speakers, who each present information on related topics. There’s no lead speaker. Because of this, summits usually feature influential speakers.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 3, 2020

Director of Performing Artistes, Lauralee Whyte, shares her experience of getting the most from a keynote speaker. Here are 4 key things to remember when working with your Speaker Consultant, so to ensure you get the most value from your speaker, and crucially, for your audience to experience the most engaging content possible.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 12, 2023

Olympic track-and-field medalist Allyson Felix related her advocacy of contract protections for pregnant athletes to equal employment opportunities for all women during Convening Leaders 2023. Only 1 percent of respondents to a Freeman survey said they preferred celebrity speakers to those who had something relevant to say to their groups.

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Event Marketer

JULY 1, 2024

With that, we introduced our wellness menu—from speakers to activations, we make it easy for event professionals to WOW their attendees through wellness. Best of all, we offer one contact, one contract, and one food and beverage minimum making planning easy for creating unforgettable events.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Planning and planning for weeks on end, getting everything in order—vendors, speaker, planners, F&B, those little odds and ends. If we had a hybrid component, we would probably have more people opting in to go virtual; that changes what we would have been able to do on site because of our commitments to the hotel and the contracts.”.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

We aggregate speaker proposals. From registration to trade show to contracts to BEOs to room set efficiencies to audio visual equipment, your attention is on the perfected particulars, the stuff, the objects. We also strive to offer something for everyone at our event. This means you need to refocus on your conference strategy!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

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. Knowing this and other nuances associated with AV services contracting can help contain event costs and access to the optimum AV solution.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How can you word the hotel contract to protect your company? Whether you’re putting on a huge, visual presentation, or require supreme sound for your speakers and music, your AV needs to be smooth. “If You have been tasked with producing a new event—or breathing new life into one that has been on rinse and repeat too long.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 26, 2020

TED is one of the many formerly face-to-face events lining up speakers, such as Susan David, for their digital programming. I’ve been working with speakers at events for more than 20 years, and this almost feels like an entirely new job,” Tim Mathy, partner at Speak Inc., This is the Wild West of the speaker world.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Her role varied, however, including exhibitor, tech provider, speaker and tour guide. The idea is to take great speakers and push them in different directions,” she explained. Even though she wasn’t looking for another job, she was already embedded in the culture. “I Pitching for 2023.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 8, 2020

The speakers that had been invited to the meeting “are heavyweights with the CARES Act,” she said, “and all of our members are entrepreneurs and independent contractors and small business owners.”. Speaker Contracts. One area Stetz knew that they had to address right away was their speaker contracts.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Ask 4 nonobvious questions to find your dream speaker for a virtual, hybrid or F2F lineup. In the same way that this question generates your overall event design, it’s also helpful when selecting a speaker. Consider the qualities Oprah brings, and seek those characteristics in speakers who you can reasonably invite.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Feel free to create your own content or explore the option of having a professional speaker produce a 5-10 minute segment, listed within the speaker’s contract if you’ve enlisted a keynote speaker. He is a featured speaker in Caesars Wellness Menu.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This is probably included in your venue contract but it’s good to double-check. Request written permission from speakers and performers before you include them as part of a stream and ensure they have the rights to all of their own material. What is Considered a Public Place?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2022

Speaker and coach Rich Bracken built on the lessons for managing mindset by sharing tricks to assuming the role of DJ of your own life. Her shorthand for when times get tough: AFA, Always Flexible and Adaptable. A mindset that can stretch when pulled almost to the breaking point is one that can live more in the “House of Glad.”.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2022

Generally, we offer 10 tracks, but we are narrowing that down with lots of exciting speakers and topics to help give people more clarity,” she said. One feature that was well-received in Frankfurt was the addition of an overflow area outside sessions where people can have one-on-one conversations with speakers.

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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.”. Let them know what they will miss out on in terms of hotel blocks and speakers if they don’t act on a proposal right away and give a roadmap for what to expect in the months to come.”.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Attendees value experiences like food and beverage, speakers/entertainment, and learning environments with good audiovisual. Moving forward more associations will hire interns or contract DaaS (Data-as-a-Service) providers to improve customer and prospect intelligence and segmentation.

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Attendease

APRIL 3, 2019

To a certain degree, you can limit potential problems by visiting potential venues in person before signing your contract to get a complete understanding of their parking situations. You’ve signed on a high-profile keynote speaker. It isn’t only speakers whose no-shows can disrupt your event. You’ll Lose a Key Participant.

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