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Can I Negotiate Venue AV Charges? – Whiteboard Wednesdays

Endless Events

As you are seeing the fee’s mounting on you may have even wondered, “Can I negotiate AV charges?” But in order to negotiate venue AV charges, you must arm yourself with knowledge, strong negotiating skills, and the will to walk away if you need to. Video Transcription: Can I Negotiate Venue AV Charges?

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Normal is Over(rated) – For Now

Velvet Chainsaw

Your value was never in the beauty of your exhibit hall layout or your ability to negotiate a good hotel rate. Who they are and what they can do is way more important than what I thought was true, or what was definitely easier, a year ago. Lead with your value. Get a little excited about what you can do right now.

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Negotiating the Perfect Multiyear Contract

SmartMeetings

Negotiating: never, ever accept the hotel’s first offer, experts agree. You know from experience that hotels always leave wiggle room to negotiate down. The post Negotiating the Perfect Multiyear Contract appeared first on Smart Meetings. Remember that high traffic times mean less flexibility on pricing.

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The Top 6 Tips for Optimizing a Corporate Event Budget

GEVME

Think about the ways to minimize expenses through sponsorships ; price negotiations; and partnerships with suppliers, vendors, or venue hosts. Although some event planners see a big risk in using volunteers as event staff, this strategy will definitely help you save a lot of money. Always identify possible savings.

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10 plus books every meeting planner needs to read

Eventinterface

So, this book has definitely helped me in this area,” states Owens. “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.,

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Reimagining the Conference Experience: Four Areas to Pay Attention to Now

Event Farm

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. Use Safety Protocol as a Marketing Tactic.

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What Happens When “Fear” Majeure Is Used to Postpone or Cancel an Event?

Smart Meetings

Again, this can be addressed either initially in the contract, or by negotiating additional addendums or riders to the contract after the fact. Finally, it all comes down to effective communication and negotiation to determine whether it makes sense to postpone, cancel or enforce the contract and potential litigation.

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