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Cvent Will Go Private Again After $4.6B Sale to Blackstone

Smart Meetings

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Navigating Event Contract Negotiation with Finesse

ePly

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. In this day and age, negotiation skills are even more essential as event professionals strive to deliver memorable experiences while staying on budget.

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How to Generate Event Success in a Changing World

Smart Meetings

Read More : Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. In some cases, event planners are fixing the plane in mid-air, but three key themes have emerged to define how events will continue building upon their own success: management, engagement and growth. The Changing Event Technology Landscape.

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Smart Meetings’ Best Career Advice from 2018

Smart Meetings

Meeting planners had their hands full in 2018, with data breaches, commission cuts, new event technology and other drastic changes affecting the meetings industry. As the industry changes, meeting planners need to learn how to change with it to ensure that they can provide attendees with what they want.

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Introducing the 2021 Event Planning Playbook

Event Farm

The panelists offered tips about negotiating with venues and vendors: . Create an attendee journey site map so you can visualize the event layout. Event technology is your friend here. Notify attendees via text message when to arrive for check-in or other events. Sharing an event safety code of conduct.

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Event Management Software: 8 Ways To Tell If Your Organization Needs It

Eventmobi

Before you begin to evaluate whether your organization should use event management software, it’s important to know what this technology does. What is Event Management Software? Event Management Software is any tool designed to help event planners manage multiple event technologies from a single platform or backend.

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Best of 2021: Career Accelerator Webinars

Smart Meetings

One Step Ahead, Predicting the Future of Event Technology. Brian Ludwig is no psychic but he does have an interest in the future; specifically, the future of event technology. Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career. (Summary: Are Your Attendees Engaged?

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