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5 Financial Management Tips for Association Event Organizers

Eventmobi

One aspect of the planning process you may overlook is financial management. In this guide, well review five event financial management tips to help make your event profitable and successful. Set Financial Goals for the Event You likely begin your event planning process by setting goals. The same goes for financial management.

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Mastering Event Contracts: Essential Negotiation Strategies for Meeting Planners in 2025

Smart Meetings

Negotiating contracts is the first step before confirming speakers, color themes or catering options. Budget Cuts and Cancellations Shifts are bound to happen, especially for financial reasons. By negotiating F&B pricing upfront, planners can ensure a cost cap clause to avoid dramatic price hikes.

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Don’t Ask for a Covid Force Majeure Clause Now, and Other Advice from a Hotel Attorney

Smart Meetings

Negotiate a clause about what will make an event financially important to go forward and negotiate based on that.”. Instead, talk about concerns of people canceling and negotiate at what point it doesn’t work. Fee Negotiation. Don’t put pandemic in your force majeure clause because we are still in the middle of it.

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FICP 2023 Empowered Members for a Future Beyond the Horizon

Smart Meetings

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. The enemy of success is not failure, but comfort,” she said.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus. Tell a Story.

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Conference Management: What Event Organizers Need to Know

Eventmobi

Oftentimes, conferences include keynote speakers and workshop sessions, each designed to educate attendees. This kind of conference often features multiple speakers, who each present information on related topics. There’s no lead speaker. Because of this, summits usually feature influential speakers.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

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Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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