SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Negotiation is more essential than ever for achieving cost savings, and planners should work closely with partners — including DMCs, hotels, speaker bureaus, and food and beverage vendors — to identify creative opportunities for doing more with less. There are definitely times—in the year, or in a week—that are less expensive.”.

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Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 95

Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

With that need for differentiation comes a need for definition. Meanwhile attendees are putting more emphasis on food and beverage, forcing planners to get creative and make F&B a prime focus. 93% of planners and property professionals believe the negotiation process of booking an event could be improved. ” 17.

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Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 149

Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

You just might spot some recurring issues, and you’ll definitely gain an understanding of customer pain points that can inform decisions about how to enhance your offerings. Conversely, if you see an increase in costs, analyze your expenses to identify areas where you can cut back or negotiate better deals with suppliers.

Food and Beverage 88

Food and Beverage Negotiating Sustainability Marketing 88

Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

But first, a quick definition. Anchors are non-negotiable deadlines that are often determined by key stakeholders and partners. The catering company you hired double booked themselves and can only supply a portion of your food and beverage orders. What is a long-term event planning timeline? Establish anchors.

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Event Planning Food and Beverage Events Speakers 138

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Negotiating aspects of AV quotes. Learn to negotiate event AV. Knowing how to negotiate event AV is a must-have skill for any event planner. If you’re wondering how to save money on event AV, part of that means understanding what you can negotiate on. Negotiate payment terms. First in, first served!

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Negotiating Contracts Wireless Events 81

The Castle Group

MARCH 2, 2021

While we don’t have a definitive road map, we are already beginning to see small in-person events, and the industry is optimistic that recovery will fully commence in Q3 and Q4 of 2021. Timelines may vary, but one thing is certain: hybrid events – a combination of virtual and in-person event experiences – are on the horizon. Stay nimble.

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Hotels Event Apps 94

Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

And to create an experience, every little piece of the event needs to map back to the purpose, from the venue to the food. But that’s not to say you can’t negotiate. Tips for negotiating a bigger event budget When it comes to negotiating an event budget , the language stakeholders speak most fluently is data.

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Negotiating Sponsorships Social Media Education 141

Event Farm

JULY 8, 2022

Because costs are much higher, many event venues are much less likely to negotiate, hold you to attrition, and service is astoundingly low. The moment that you treat the virtual aspect as an add-on or don’t include it in the initial planning, it will definitely cost you more money.

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Conference Food and Beverage Negotiating Hotels 100

Master the Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This provides the meeting planner an opportunity to negotiate with a four or five star hotel where otherwise, say July or August, he or she may have had to negotiate with a three-star property. A meeting planner will have much more bargaining power for room rates, food and beverage etc. Transportation.

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Meetings Negotiating Food and Beverage Transportation 40

PCMA Convene

JUNE 7, 2021

The hotels said we would have to serve more food and beverage if we extended that timeline. it starts to get costly very quickly — that’s definitely a tough thing that we’re going to have to figure out. For example, the [lack of] sales managers at venues, there’s nobody to negotiate with right now.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Venues Negotiating 98

PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. For meeting professionals who work hard at building relationships and excel at negotiation, requiring sign-off from a procurement team — or even having procurement run the RFP process — can be a hard pill to swallow.

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Negotiating Contracts Fashion Food and Beverage 66

Master the Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

If anyone comes up to you and asks if you been to the “Big Apple” you most definitely will know that they’re talking about New York City. Depending on your food and beverage and meeting requirements you may have some wiggle room as far as room rate negotiations. That’s branding. Then the hotel salespeople get to work.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Hotels Negotiating 40

zkipster

MAY 5, 2022

The local event industry is definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to recovering from the pandemic: back to ‘business as usual’, and eager to learn about new and innovative ways to host Covid-safe events. “The A view across The Palm, Dubai. DANIEL DESSAUGES | CEO | ZKIPSTER.

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Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 2021 62

SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

For planners, that means inquiring about group-rate extensions when negotiating with hotels. Atlanta and Palo Alto, California, Smith is serving up Southern American food with a bit of an Italian flare. For Naples’ sophisticated diners, this is definitely a one-of-a-kind menu, with a lot of surprises,” Smith says.

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Meetings Negotiating Travel 2016 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Scot is the definition of a true event partner. Carla is definitely one of a kind.”. She has a way with words that is evident in her wonderful descriptions of food (without any food being present!) But I would like to nominate Ricky for what he does for us outside of contract negotiation. Mary Kay Hackley.

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2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Four of the Top Areas That Corporate Meeting Planners Review Are: The Times That Your Meeting Will Occur – a lot of corporate meeting planners have been able to save money on the hotel portion of their meeting by negotiating room rates and whether or not they can be lowered by moving their meeting two different days of the week.

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Corporate Meetings Meetings Transportation Food and Beverage 40

Master the Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

They are in charge and accountable for all the meeting specifics including site selection, meeting particulars, food & beverage, transportation, entertainment and really so much more. Any type of undesirable or damaging review and or blog can definitely hurt and impact a business for a many years.

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Event Planning Food and Beverage Site Selections Negotiating 40

Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

And, yes, these can definitely help in this post-pandemic sales world of Zoom meetings and electronic communications. Goal/objective of the event Event date/time Headcount Budget Decision timeline Catering/food-and-beverage needs Location/room/space needs (on-premise, off-premise, etc.) Um, you wouldn’t (right?).

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Venues Hospitality Contracts Events 103

Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

This is a bit of a joke, but they may very well have expectations regarding food and beverage that you may be unaware of unless you ask. Negotiate favorable rates with offsite venues and vendors. A bit of negotiation is expected both on the venue’s side and with your stakeholders. Speaking of which.

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Management 2023 Meetings Negotiating 40

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

A great question, but one that does not have a definitive answer. Food and beverage offerings. More and more, food-and-beverage selections and catering have become a big draw for many events (even those that don’t have an obvious foodie angle). And you should definitely use it for this purpose too.

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Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 131

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

A great question, but one that does not have a definitive answer. Food and beverage offerings. More and more, food-and-beverage selections and catering have become a big draw for many events (even those that don’t have an obvious foodie angle). And you should definitely use it for this purpose too.

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Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 60

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

1986: Food can reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. As every laboratory rat knows, food can create and reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?”

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