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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. That way executives can share their priorities and you can negotiate with the conference services team to have the vital areas staffed, whether that is bell desks or poolside service.

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Short Lead Times?-?A Handbook for Event Planners

Hubilo Blog

But on the other hand, event planners sometimes are not able to pull off all the settings in the set budget which may lead to a minimization in the event ROI. Short lead times and event planners basically revolve around — compromise, negotiations, and smart decisions.

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Interviews with Planners - Greg Jenkins

Eventinterface

Jenkins is also a previous nominee as Samaritan of the Year and a two-time nominee as Event Planner of the Year by Event Solutions Magazine, an international magazine serving the event and meeting planning industry. Jenkins recently served as Chair, and produced the 2017 Special Event (TSE) Opening Night Party.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City. What I love about my job: As a global citizen, my work allows me to travel. Our team has managed events on five of the seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe. Cheryl Gentry. Heather Reid.

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Smart Women 2017 – Innovators

SmartMeetings

Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City. What I love about my job: As a global citizen, my work allows me to travel. Our team has managed events on five of the seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe. Cheryl Gentry. Heather Reid.

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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

How shifting trends will impact meetings and hotels in 2017 was the hot topic debated by a panel of five meetings and hospitality leaders led by Dan Berger from Social Tables. Case studies and examples of best practices were shared in the Meetings & Events stream of Association Focus. Health & Wellness.

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The Ultimate Event Strategy Guide 2023

Stova

The Ultimate Guide to Developing an Event Strategy Learn how you can create and execute an effective global event strategy. This guide will show you how to put together an event strategic plan, streamline your event marketing process and be a best-in-class meetings and events team.

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