SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The meetings industry is not so simple anymore. Today’s intense focus on key performance indicators, event-tech stacks and designing brilliant experiences has made the need for advanced education—from a university, association or DIY commitment—almost a requisite for getting hired…and for thriving. Certified Meetings Experts.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The travel, hospitality and meetings industry has been one of the hardest hit during the COVID-19 slowdown. Independent planners are facing gaping holes in their calendars as meetings continue to drop off. With a computer and internet connection, you have access to a world of education.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 16, 2020

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series reporting on FICP Chats about the future of meetings. See also : Meeting Profs Demonstrate Community and Resiliency on #MeetingsChat. See also : Meeting Profs Demonstrate Community and Resiliency on #MeetingsChat. You can read previous reports here , here, here and here.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience focused on setting and reaching event goals When some of the most productive meeting professionals in the world meet in majestic The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson for three days of education, inspiration and networking, the experience has to be over the top. “We

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Eventinterface

MAY 2, 2017

Founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota by a small group of event industry professionals, National Events Partnerships -NEP- aims to overcome the frustration felt by meeting planners attending large planner and supplier conferences by offering a more intimate and focused setting. Partners also participate in educational workshops.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 24, 2019

We all know catering can be the largest expense on the master account, but we don’t realize the several areas that can be negotiated to stretch your catering budget. Working with the hotel during the planning and execution of the event can save you money for your next meeting. Hotel catering typically drives 35 to 40% profit.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Planners work with vendors, suppliers, and venues to coordinate meal service, event staffing, negotiate pricing, and so much more. They are charged with understanding what the client wants, designing an event that meet the client’s goals, and telling a memorable story to event attendees. Negotiation. Networking.

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GEVME

AUGUST 15, 2019

Personalisation has taken over the world, and with the ever-increasing flow of information and education data, AI, etc., Future meeting environments to increase event innovation. Strategic meeting management is introducing more and more organisations into their work. this trend will only keep growing. The power of procurement.

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Eventmobi

MAY 23, 2024

Oftentimes, conferences include keynote speakers and workshop sessions, each designed to educate attendees. That said, conventions also aim to educate attendees via speeches, panels, and workshops. These aim to educate attendees on tech ideas and products while also encouraging networking. Might we suggest EventMobi?

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2020

Meeting professionals who use a slow-down in face-to-face meetings due to coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures to work on their skills will be prepared to thrive when a new events marketplace emerges after the all-clear sign. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals Starts March 31. Upcoming Courses.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Strategic meetings management is a concept that’s over 20 years old but has recently taken on a new form. The meetings and events industry has evolved, and planners now have a seat at the omnichannel table, where data-driven insights and attendee experiences are top of mind. The time for strategic meetings management is now.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Register for “Advanced Hotel Negotiations, From the Hotel Side” To be a more effective negotiator, meeting planners will learn how hotels evaluate their businesses and manage their inventory of space, rates and dates. Learning Objectives. Pritzker Award for Excellence. Website: contactplan.com.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Pick your battles.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

The word “partnership” gets thrown around a lot in the events world, but when there are too few ballrooms for too many functions being planned, meeting planners and hotel and destination counterparts often find themselves on the losing end of negotiations that could be win-wins.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Smart Meetings National Experience at the sunny Eau Palm Beach , Florida, indulged, educated and inspired meeting professionals to get back to what they do best: surprising and delighting. Negotiating for the Win-win. Negotiation is not an act of war, it is an act of discovery,” Dohrn explained. he asked. “Why

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 13, 2023

If you can’t get the hotel concessions your stakeholders are expecting, it’s in your best interest to educate them about the current landscape. Here’s how one meeting professional does it. Let’s face it, being on either side of the table in hotel-contract negotiations is tough these days. Right now is not that time.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 4, 2024

More than 600 event planners attended the educational and supplier-appointment show that’s owned by Informa, the parent company of MeetingsNet. 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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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

That just left the logistics of negotiating, planning and communicating a move from January to June for the 2022 Winter Show in Anaheim, combining with the planned Nashville Summer Show and moving the 2023 Winter Show from January to April to get closer to back on schedule. The team was committed to finding a way to make it happen.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

6 tips for budget-friendly, memorable rewards programs that are easy on the meeting prof Smart Meetings Vice President JT Long sat down with Melissa Moten, vice president of experience and event solutions at The Collective by BCD M&E, to discuss some key elements of planning a smooth and successful incentive trip.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This is best done by scheduling a planning meeting with company leadership and other key stakeholders for the event. Educational? Schedule regular status update meetings to discuss timelines, blockers, and wins. Schedule planning meetings at least monthly leading up to the event. Entertaining? based on expertise.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . Now Global Head of Events, Training and Certification at Amazon Web Services, she has realized that the challenges meeting professionals are facing and the way they are learning has changed since she published her book pre-Covid. Contract and Negotiation Tips. Bottom Line.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Sarah Blose, CMP, DMCP, 37, works in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, as an a ccount manager for Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. Impressive stats: Through market analysis and vendor negotiations, I’ve been able to restructure our costing and increase our average program margin by 15 percent while still providing the same value to our clients.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Event profs can plan conventions, exhibitions, corporate events, meetings, fundraisers, weddings, and other events. Before we get into the formal education side, we have to acknowledge that event planners need to have a set of particular soft skills. EDA (Event Data Analysis) by MPI (Meeting Professionals International).

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

Editor’s note : The following is not legal advice but is for general educational purposes. Meeting professionals today are risk managers. To protect yourself, you need to educate yourself and demonstrate the measures taken to keep everyone safe. If you have a specific question, you should contact an attorney. event contract.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

On Global Meetings Industry Day, hospitality-sales veterans detailed how availability, contracting, and staffing will be different for meetings after the pandemic. This will require more training to bring employees up to speed on servicing not just the business elements of meetings, but also the guest-experience side. “To

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2024

Authentic connections made with respect paved the way for business getting done The most important deliverable for a meeting is that everyone feels welcome. Smart Meetings Inclusive Experience at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa this week started with the hospitality basics. Everything else depends on that. His parting tip?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 26, 2021

Meeting virtually is incredibly convenient and easy, but it leaves a lot to be desired, such as the absence of the ritual handshake and the reading of body language. As we get back to meeting face-to-face, why not freshen up your understanding about what these communicative behaviors mean?

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Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

While attendance is a mark of success no matter the meeting purpose, success usually has multiple layers. While for an event where the purpose is to educate, a key measure of success will likely be how well content translates into attendee engagement. But that’s not to say you can’t negotiate. Then comes the most important part.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

To Do: Instead of a general, sweeping clause, negotiate what steps will be taken to keep information secure, such as locking the door, hiring security guards, keeping attendants out of the meeting, providing shredders for documentation and education of attendees about how they treat the information shared.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At an educational session on wage inequality in the meeting-planning industry during the recent IMEX America show in Las Vegas, a standing-room only crowd heard tips and advice from veteran industry players about what planners need to do to receive an appropriate salary for their work.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2023

Knowland and Amadeus combined their data to provide a better understanding of meeting demand by market segment plus average meeting attendance, total event space used, and other elements. Government meetings are just two percent of the total. hotels over those 12 months. percent Healthcare: 10.3 percent Technology: 10.3

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And what are some negotiation strategies that can help you get an incredible deal? Take it upon yourself to learn about event AV and get educated on the subject as much as you can. This is the most fool-proof way to ensure that the team has enough time to prepare things that meet your requirements and amount to a successful event.

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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. In the meetings and events industry, it’s all about what’s new.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Read More: Cvent’s Event Tech Roadmap According to filings, at the end of last year, Cvent had approximately 22,000 customers globally in the corporate, non-profit, higher education and hospitality sectors as of December 31, 2022. Sale to Blackstone appeared first on Smart Meetings. The post Cvent Will Go Private Again After $4.6B

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 10, 2020

Editor’s Note : Welcome to the new Hybrid Meeting Genius, a regular feature that will help you navigate event tech like a pro. Send them to us editor@smartmeetings.com and look for more hybrid meeting resources at SmartMeetings.com. See also : 6 Great Virtual Meeting Icebreakers. Same thing on the education side.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

At the annual event, West Coast association professionals gather for an expansive tradeshow, business solution appointments, education programs and networking to close out the year with a festive twist. This year’s Seasonal Spectacular took place from Tuesday, Dec. 12 to Wednesday, Dec. 13 and welcomed over 1,000 attendees and exhibitors.

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