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Introducing the 2021 Event Planning Playbook

Event Farm

Event risk assessment planning tool. 90-day global event tracker. These tools, updated in real-time, provide the information you need as you evaluate potential locations for your event. Selecting an event venue. The panelists offered tips about negotiating with venues and vendors: .

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Pain Point Number 1: Rising Costs

MeetingsNet

If higher costs are your challenge when executing events, one thing is for sure: You’re not alone. The latest meeting planner survey from Global Event Planners, the network of independent destination management companies, found that higher costs was a top challenge for 70 percent of the 200 planners surveyed.

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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

Tip: AI may help event marketers better predict their own attendees’ budgetary needs and help plan or adjust event program schedules accordingly. For its National Sales Meeting , Zeiss gave attendees the option to extend their business trip into the weekend while utilizing the event’s negotiated hotel room cost.

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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

PCMA Convene

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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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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19 Event Trends That Will Shake Up Meetings & Group Business in 2019

Social Tables

Use personalization as a means of attracting events and creating value. From the proposal through setup, personalization needs to be at the heart of how you communicate, negotiate, and create a meetings product. At the proposal level, venues can personalize by showcasing different event-specific variations. Hey Denver.).

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FICP Annual Elevated Conversation Around Meaning

Smart Meetings

Learn More: From Checkboxes to Strategy: Implementing and Leading Sustainable Event Practices Topics included AI adoption, succession planning, contract negotiations, neurodiversity affordances, transportation management and sustainable sourcing.