SmartMeetings

JANUARY 17, 2025

Tyra Warner, assistant professor and department chair of Hospitality and Tourism Management at College of Coastal Georgia, has seen hotel negotiations from every angle. Since Covid, hotels have been negotiating hard, and that will probably continue, she begins, then moves straight to what contract negotiators can do to manage that reality.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. Edwards asks for additional upgrades, valet parking validation for VIPs and speakers. “We And remember, everything is open to negotiation. ” You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

List your top three, non-negotiable activities you must complete before your head hits the pillow! Neen James is a keynote speaker who was featured at Smart Meetings Florida Extraordinary Experience. You can subscribe to the magazine here. This small gesture makes us all feel special and sets the tone for an exceptional event.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 7, 2019

Speaker Bio: . He has published articles in Meetings and Conventions, Convene, Meeting Mentor magazine, Connect magazine, Plan-It Tennessee, The Meeting Professional, Meetings Focus and Successful Meetings magazines and as a guest columnist for The Tennessean and Nashville Business Journal.

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Connect Your Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Learn negotiation tips to help you get a better contract. Speaker Bio: Lisa Sommer Devlin’s legal practice has concentrated in hospitality law for 25 years. She speaks at countless industry events and was named a 2012 “Best in Class” speaker by PCMA. Register now for “Common Contract Mistakes” devlinfirm.com.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Asico has worked with both Barack Obama and the Rolling Stone Magazine, and she's just one of the many high-caliber guests interviewed on this informative and entertaining podcast. A popular industry podcast, Meetings Podcast covers a wide variety of topics, from special event planning, to event logistics, AV assistance and event speakers.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 16, 2018

The March 2018 Smart Meetings Magazine cover story featuring 100 women who inspire us started with an email. In January, we asked you, our readers, to nominate the women in your lives who are making brilliant things happen every day. And, wow, did you ever respond. Rave Reviews. It showed that at the center of everything we do is “people.”

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What should you do when your key speaker suddenly cancels five days before the event? Consider local newspapers, magazines, TV channels, or specialized retail industry publications. Negotiate terms. Identify and secure your event speakers The right speakers or talents can be a game-changer for any event, especially in retail.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 28, 2025

Picture this: Your keynote speaker calls to cancel five days before your event. Prepare for the unexpected: A speaker no-show? Pre-Event Preparation : Turn up marketing, confirm speakers, finalize partnerships, and tweak ticket pricing for maximum attendance. Why Do You Need an Event Planning Checklist? Whats your game plan?

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

Adding motivational speakers, cooking classes and experiences will create more excitement and engagement. The time to do this, of course, is when negotiating the contract, not when trying to exit it. How can we overcome fear of social contact? Make “social distancing” and essential hygiene work for you.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I actually reached out as part of an article I was writing for Meeting Mentor Magazine, I reached out to AV people all over the world asking them what their biggest gripes were, what they wanted their planners to know, what are the top things that you wish that your planners knew? Today we’re gonna be talking about s**t AV people say.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 16, 2018

The March 2018 Smart Meetings Magazine cover story featuring 100 women who inspire us started with an email. In January, we asked you, our readers, to nominate the women in your lives who are making brilliant things happen every day. And, wow, did you ever respond. Rave Reviews. It showed that at the center of everything we do is “people.”

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 12, 2024

It’s split across four key themes: INFORM – INSPIRE – INNOVATE – IMPACT, with a stellar line up of expert speakers covering topics including event security, AI, inclusivity, wellness, experiential design, contract negotiation, sustainability and legacy.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2020

Train speakers so that keynotes are up to speed on technology and techniques. Many contracts are negotiated with special or hybrid clauses. Schwartz estimated that if a meeting is already formatted into an app, 80 percent of the work has been done to convert it to virtual. He suggested the following process. What Should You Do Now?

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Another client “met its KPIs,” she said, “which was to promote its selling speaker base.”. We negotiated a trade with Swapcard, and I can’t disclose what we ended up paying.”. Danica Tormohlen was editor at large at Trade Show Executive magazine and is the former editor in chief of EXPO Magazine.

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Planner WIre

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Next up, in September, I took on a marriage conference featuring a well-known, comedy-based seminar speaker who was booked to fly in from Green Bay for a live appearance in our worship center. This particular speaker was coming with a high level of name recognition and popularity among our target audience. Off to a great start.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Another addition to consider would be staging; your key speakers will need to be seen to deliver with full effect. Rules and regulations are a huge part of event planning; licences, permits, and insurance are all non-negotiables that need to be sorted ahead of any event taking place. Are you fully organised?

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 1, 2017

When he takes the stage as a featured speaker during a Networking Lunch at Convening Leaders, Nassetta — who previously served as chairman and chief executive of Host Hotels & Resorts — will share what he sees for both Hilton and the hospitality sector in the short and long term.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Not only did he go with the ow as speakers changed their minds on equipment, etc., But I would like to nominate Ricky for what he does for us outside of contract negotiation. Nominated by Maureen Sojka, Events Manager, Creative Marketing Alliance — “Great prompt response for the initial quote; superb on-site tech support.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Event Industry News

MAY 7, 2020

EduMonday Live on Monday 11 May has been designed to give the business events industry the chance to engage, totally free of charge, in a range of carefully curated education sessions led by 40 expert speakers. Human psychology, Nature, collaboration, contract negotiations and more. EduMonday Live kicks off at 10am UK time.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Liz launched Liz King Events.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

There’s obvious stuff like what venue and ballroom you’re going to be in, along with how many people will be likely to attend, but many planners will hold off on sending agendas and speaker needs because “so many things can change between now and then.” You can subscribe to the magazine here.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 25, 2017

“The best way to start forming relationships with sponsors is through social media,” says Julie Austin, CEO of Speaker Sponsor. “Understanding your participants’ purchasing power is one of the keys to negotiating with and securing event sponsors,” says Evan Harris. Show them, don’t tell them.”

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine. In fact it took Roy four years to sell the concept of a magazine he christened Convene.”. Remember Cash?

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