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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. Warner also advised using force majeure clauses to deal with any issues arising from government funding cuts. F&B Prep Typically, the cost of F&B is based on whats happening in the market.

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2025: a year when technology will be pivotal and demand growth polarises.

Prestige Events Magazine

Wyboston Lakes Resort directors share their trends and wishes for 2025 Technology will remain pivotal, not just for operations but for creating immersive experiences, says Louisa Watson, Marketing Director & Sustainability Lead. Marketing efforts will need to emphasise genuine sustainability practices.

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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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Navigating the Thrills of Event Innovation

Smart Meetings

Whether it is new faces across the negotiating table, evolving event technology or looming AI adoption , taking a risk is not something that comes naturally to many meeting professionals. He worked as sales and marketing manager for ABC TV/Walt Disney Co. There are 2,080 work hours in a year, according to the federal government.

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Event Trends for 2019–2020

GEVME

Having a skillful strategy helps to avoid overworking a week before the start of the event and becomes a negotiation advantage when talking with investors. Interest is growing in events that include the participation of event market professionals, along with engaging event sessions. The top 5 event marketing trends.

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Event Contracts: What to Watch in 2025

SmartMeetings

We may see changes both because the federal government has required that any fees, specifically resort fees, be prominently disclosed in consumer contracts, and I think that could impact the way some fees are disclosed more upfront. Why should they negotiate? That could depend on what part of the country you’re in.

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Q&A: What Does an Event Planner Do?

Social Tables

Planners work with vendors, suppliers, and venues to coordinate meal service, event staffing, negotiate pricing, and so much more. They create an event’s layout, establish the theme, and may even design marketing campaigns to promote the event. Event planners are coordinators, organizers, moderators, and professional negotiators.