PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change. It also was the site for negotiations. People said, ‘If we have to do this, we will — but we cannot negotiate.

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Negotiating Sustainability 2030 Government 98

MeetingsNet

MAY 23, 2023

Heading up the list is food and beverage, where 55 percent of planners have dealt with costs that are at least 10 percent higher than they were one year prior. Even meeting space—a line item that was ripe for negotiation before the pandemic—is far tougher to get at favorable cost.

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Food and Beverage 2024 2023 Negotiating 59

Glow Global Events

JUNE 27, 2023

The more options you have available, the better informed decision you can make about who is the right fit for your event. This includes food and beverages, lodging, transportation, equipment rentals, sound techs and other personnel. It’s also important to be flexible and willing to negotiate.

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Entertainment Food and Beverage Negotiating Transportation 40

PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tate, CMM, senior manager of finance and events for Petco Animal Supply Services. “‘I I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. The events side of it is something new that [procurement] has taken on and bitten off,” Butler said.

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Negotiating Contracts Fashion Food and Beverage 66

PCMA Convene

JUNE 7, 2021

Yurii Land (far right), CMP, strategic account director at Maritz Global Events, hosted R3 from a hybrid studio set up by Encore at the Hilton City Center. The hotels said we would have to serve more food and beverage if we extended that timeline. And then you can connect with that Provo group from wherever you are.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Venues Negotiating 99

Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Three cost-saving tactics executives are currently deploying to make their event budget plan: Controlling costs on hotel rooms, meeting rooms, food and beverage, concessions, and travel. Consolidating technology into an end-to-end event automation platform. Food How much will food cost?

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2023 Food and Beverage Social Media Negotiating 40

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Experts from Maritz Global Events, Accor, Hyatt and MGM Resorts International discussed how meetings will change and what will drive growing demand in the year ahead. This covered delegates’ expectations for personalization, right down to food and beverage, as well as keeping up with evolving technology and addressing security needs.

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2016 Trade Shows Food and Beverage Technology 40