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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

Smart Meetings

An organization that undervalues the importance of procurement often pays for it in numerous ways—financial and legal. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations.

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Remote-Work Movement Changing Downtown Atmospheres

MeetingsNet

Should planners add this factor to their site-selection research? For meetings that take place over a Monday or a Friday in a first- or second-tier city, planners might want to consider hosting an on-site evening event rather than scheduling a free night for attendees to roam around the host city.

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Southern California Trailblazing Women Speak Out

Smart Meetings

Through the bleak financial hemorrhage, I saw the silver lining, and my very own site selection company came to be. I eventually switched aisles from hotel sales to a third-party working for a major intermediary entity for six years. Then Covid hit. The world stopped.

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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

SmartMeetings

An organization that undervalues the importance of procurement often pays for it in numerous ways—financial and legal. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations.

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Rob Bezdjian Targets MICE-Related TV Shows

Connect Your Meetings

Bezdjian is also a former manager at Goldman Sachs, the financial giant he worked at for eight years. The second would concentrate on event operations, including site selection, site visits and day-of drama. Rob Bezdjian, president of Zaven Global, is a corporate events and incentive trips specialist.

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The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Two In-Person Events

Event Leadership Institute

And many that do will be on a part-time or contract basis as companies will seek to be more financially nimble. Venue sourcers refer to the organization hosting the event as their “client” because that’s ostensibly who they’re providing site selection services for. Let that sink in for a moment: 80 percent!

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New Study Spotlights How Socio-Political Changes in Europe Impact Events

PCMA Convene

A decade after the global financial crisis, “many fear that we are on the brink of another Eurozone showdown,” according to the study. There is also a growing expectation that venues will operate under sustainable practices, and that it will be a key criterion in site selection. The Economy.

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