Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 21, 2018

Many times, a convention’s catering expenses can be more than half of the master account, and planners frequently do not attempt to negotiate what can be a huge expense. You’ll learn how to negotiate catering pricing, service charges and fees to deliver immediate savings to your company or organization.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

For pharmaceutical companies, effective marketing is crucial to educating the market about new treatments, connecting with healthcare providers, and building brand awareness. Regulatory compliance is non-negotiable. Events and content are effective for educating physicians and raising brand awareness. Provide CME credits.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 7, 2024

After covering the meetings industry for 32 years, one of the few things I know for sure about this business is that nobody would hire me to be a meeting planner. The reason I’m waxing on about in-person experiences is that each of the four executive women I interviewed for our latest issue’s cover story said that very same thing.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. Learn something new. In 2017, do yourself a favor by making learning a priority.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Jenkins is also a previous nominee as Samaritan of the Year and a two-time nominee as Event Planner of the Year by Event Solutions Magazine, an international magazine serving the event and meeting planning industry. We stay true to our brand, educate and inform consumers and clients about the value of our services along the way.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. They can often negotiate better deals and availability. Pricing and Value While budget is always a consideration, don’t choose a pharmaceutical meeting planning company based solely on the lowest bid.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I love a little bit of everything — the planning, the communication with vendors, speakers and sponsors, the creative aspects, the cyclical nature of the job, and my co-workers. Building and coaching my team, producing live educational and interactive experiences. Building relationships with sponsors to help them meet their objectives.

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Contracts Travel Medical Meetings Education 58

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

So the interns should learn how you negotiate that type of situation.”. Peggy Marilley, founder of Alexandria, Virginia–based Precision Meetings & Events, thinks working with students keeps her ahead of the curve. His students are required to plan at least two events before graduation as part of their classwork.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2016

82 percent of small business owners agree that building partnerships is best done in-person, followed by negotiating agreements (75 percent), finding potential new hires (71 percent), networking (68 percent), engaging with the community (68 percent), exploring new business opportunities (60 percent) and training new employees (59 percent). •

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We all know when you find a speaker that is the right fit for your event or meeting makes for some really good news. That just right speaker can help to set the mood and tone for any event or meeting. Hiring a speaker is an important step when event and meeting planning.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 7, 2017

Such agreements clearly spell out such information as the speaker’s fee, expectations, audio-visual needs, how educational materials will be handled, and how travel arrangements will be completed. Ask about this consideration when you’re in the negotiation stage. Instills you with confidence.

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Socio Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Learn the tricks of the trade Is a college education required to become an event planner? However, the BLS says most event professionals do earn a bachelor’s in event planning (or something similar, such as public relations, hospitality management, or business administration). Interested in obtaining an event planning certification?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas.

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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

Many companies provide meeting plan services to clients in exchange for hotel commissions. What happens when a client cancels a meeting for force majeure? Do the meeting planners have any recourse for services already rendered for both parties? Get educated and get in touch with the right people.

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Contracts Hotels Government Events 91

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Continuing planner education, like the industry itself, has almost entirely pivoted to virtual, at least for now. Planners can, well, plan their course time, study time and, in many cases, exam time. Let’s do Planner Education 101. In many organizations, the meeting planning function is viewed as administrative.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With great enthusiasm, clarity and presence, she educates her audiences with timeless strategies blended with tactics and trends. Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. In 2018 alone he gave over 100 educational presentations to event professionals. Mari Smith Who is she?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With great enthusiasm, clarity and presence, she educates her audiences with timeless strategies blended with tactics and trends. Seema is currently serving as AVP and Senior Lead Principal – Education, Training and Assessment and Head of SAP and Oracle Academy at Infosys Ltd. Mari Smith Who is she? What is she known for?

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MPI

APRIL 11, 2023

I started on an education committee for one year, and then was the vice president of finance for three years. This experience has allowed me to be well versed in all areas of planning from both sides. This brings a unique skill to the negotiating table and also allows me to educate my employer on the supplier’s perspective.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine. Not only that, but “we were still a decade removed from the delivery of online education.” Informal, Yet Aggressive.

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