Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a luxury hotel sales director, youve seen how increasingly sophisticated meeting planners are becoming in their venue selection. Takeaway Tip: Suppliers who embrace these trends and market them effectively in their RFPs, proposals, and promotional materials will stand out as trusted partners for meeting planners.

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Attendease

AUGUST 26, 2024

From the tedium of manual registration and spreadsheet wrangling to the headache of juggling different tools for websites, email marketing, agenda builders, and more… It’s a recipe for frustration and overwhelm. Finding and booking an appropriate event venue 2. Negotiating with vendors and adhering to their policies 5.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Creating inclusive events opens attendance to new and untapped markets, driving participation and revenue while also delivering an attendee experience that fosters long-term loyalty and establishes a competitive advantage for the event. Planners can take what they learn to pivot negotiation requests and strategize for enhancing ROI.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You might want to take a second look at big city venues, where the access is convenient, amenities are abundant and hotel partners are eager to welcome you back. Tracy Barr, director of sales and marketing, Sheraton Grand Los Angeles. He is also not seeing a lot or protracted negotiations. Planning your return to in-person?

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IMG

JANUARY 16, 2024

Hey marketing leaders, buckle up because we’re about to dive into the exciting world of event marketing trends for 2024! The world of event marketing is a bit like a roller coaster – thrilling, dynamic, and always changing. Think reusable decorations, zero-waste catering, and venues with green certifications.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Business event planner respondents to Convene s 31st Annual Meetings Market Survey shared their biggest work challenges in open-ended responses, which fell into similar categories as the 2023 responses, but with budget woes taking the lead. Event logistics last-minute registrations continue to add to the pressure of executing events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Master planner consultants offer 6 tips for negotiating your next corporate event Does this sound familiar? Look for Synergies When Booking Venues For corporate planners aiming to efficiently source for their next event, Shaffer offered up some initial tips. What should you include in the RFP?

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This detailed breakdown shows exactly where your investment goes, from venue rental and catering to our dedicated project management team. Navigate negotiations: Approach negotiations as a partnership, focusing on long-term relationships and finding a win-win. Dont say: “This price is non-negotiable. ” 5.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Consider multi-year contracts: Finding new venues every year can be time consuming for all parties involved. Most properties will negotiate for a lower price if they can lock in the business for two or three years. Always pre-con: Before the official event date arrives, smooth out any potential hiccups with the heads of the venue.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters which represents 340,000 UPS workers considering a strike, walked away from the negotiating table with the company this week, starting a countdown to July 31 when the union vows to strike. Restock for onsite offices: Order new items for onsite offices through Amazon and ship directly to the venue.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Negotiating for the Win-win. Ryan Dohrn, president of Brain Swell Media , reframed the art of negotiation as a basic skill that can be improved with practice and perspective. Negotiation is not an act of war, it is an act of discovery,” Dohrn explained. Check out all the fun photos from the event here !

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The good news for event marketers, however: Despite the year’s travel speed bumps and forecasts, many events and trade shows (CES 2024, included) are reporting they are back to pre-pandemic attendance levels. Corporate travel policies may start including air emissions tracking. degrees Celsius,” Reuters reported.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Some people self-select and give us that survey information, says Trevor Drewry, head of experiential marketing at Webflow. Post-pandemic, the event has seen more first-timers than ever before, according to Dan Preiss, vp-experiential marketing at Dell. So we have to be a lot more creative now.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. 31, 2022, on the Cvent Supplier Network, an online platform with tools to search, negotiate and contract with hotels and venues for event space. The post Cvent Will Go Private Again After $4.6B

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Eventinterface

JULY 27, 2016

Dozens of factors go into the venue selection process. Meeting Planners need to make an informed decision based on what each venue has to offer in terms of accommodations, location, pricing and availability. Here are a few questions or issues to be aware of as you search for your next conference venue. Venues vary significantly.

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ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. In this day and age, negotiation skills are even more essential as event professionals strive to deliver memorable experiences while staying on budget.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

The positive evolution of all-inclusive properties Many luxury properties have caught on to the market demand for all-inclusive options. Properties have realized this is a great market for them will work with you on how you package your food and beverage. F&B programs used to be very rigid. They have a great time.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Englander takes on the role of account manager as well, and will assist with all aspects of site selection and contract negotiation processes. Allison Aguilar Bultman Allison Aguilar Bultman, Destination Madison Destination Madison promotes Aguilar Bultman to a brand new sales position: convention sales manager, multicultural markets.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. The rest of the preparation process will depend on the decision made about the venue. How to find and choose a venue. The type of event.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Achieving both objectives while keeping the experience fresh year after year is a challenge that many an event marketer can relate to. By being in a smaller, contained venue in Miami, it felt really full. The post Internal Meetings: Five Ways Zeiss Keeps its Salesforce Fired up appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 22, 2018

And if you don’t understand the quote, it can be tricky to know how to negotiate on the price , or if you hold any power to negotiate whatsoever! Get started with negotiating AV prices by: Learning AV lingo. If you don’t see that piece of equipment on site, then you are in good standing to negotiate with your vendor.

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Event Farm

MAY 5, 2021

The Playbook provides three valuable tools for venue scouting. . Selecting an event venue. This section suggests questions to ask venues about compliance and safety, recommends venues with GBAC STAR accreditation, and advises following CDC guidelines on ventilation and sanitization. . Event risk assessment planning tool.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 13, 2020

The timing of recovery is going to be dependent on consumers and businesses having confidence that our cities and venues are safe again. However, from past experience, any time that there has been a shift from a seller’s to a buyer’s market, those contracts signed during a seller’s market just flat out had to be updated.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

Comprising of TMCs, CVBs, venues and agencies, the Board will examine the strategic direction of the industry and ensure GRATIS remains agile and responsive to market needs. At the inaugural meeting, Instant Book topped the agenda as part of the group’s drive to progress venue booking.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 5, 2022

Richard Smith, Sales Director, Wyboston Venue Management and Wyboston Lakes Resort. There is a logic that says that, now that pandemic restrictions have been lifted, the work of Business Development Managers (BDMs) in hotels and venues would naturally return to what it was before the pandemic.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Contract tips to keep in mind A quarter century into the second millennium, there are several things that remain constant: humans need food, water and shelter to survive; the law of gravity is still in play; and event contracts are still a necessity between meeting professionals and hospitality venues. Why should they negotiate?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2022

Events are ultimately about community building—a gathering of people around a shared goal, idea, market vertical, story or vision. Events offer a key opportunity to impact business outcomes, expand market outreach, increase brand awareness and more. Read More : Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success.

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GEVME

MAY 16, 2018

8–2 months: Plan and execute pre-event marketing activities (active posting on social media, UGC creation, email invites, etc.). During event: Share real-time updates, manage communication with guests via mobile apps, carry out marketing activities, and track onsite check-in communication. Communications plan for a large-scale event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

First, you negotiated your way out of every contract with minimal exit fees, then for a split second you converted everything to hybrid (with no additional budget), and then transitioned from hybrid to virtual, where we thankfully stayed for a red-hot minute. Read More : How to Manage Outsize Hospitality Budget Inflation.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. The rest of the preparation process will depend on the decision made about the venue. How to find and choose a venue. The type of event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. More : 6 Smart Moves: Wellness Edition.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

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. Negotiation. Event planners must be skilled in the art of negotiation.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

During this webinar, Ludwig shows the many advancements meeting professionals may come into contact with in the near and distant future, such as second-floor public transport, futuristic venues and self-driving luggage. Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career. Post-Pandemic Clauses You Need to Know.

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Eventmobi

MAY 23, 2024

Sponsorship-Driven Management Many sponsors are happy with their name and logo on conference marketing materials. Make sure it’s enough to cover conference management software, a venue (for in-person events), speaker fees, marketing campaigns, event workers, AV equipment, and whatever else you need. No pressure!

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GEVME

AUGUST 15, 2019

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. Find out in advance how secure the Wi-Fi protocol at the event venue will be. The top 5 event marketing trends. The power of procurement. Saving on Wi-Fi costs.

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GEVME

MAY 21, 2018

Think about the ways to minimize expenses through sponsorships ; price negotiations; and partnerships with suppliers, vendors, or venue hosts. If you’re planning a charity gala or a holiday celebration, there is definitely a need for some decorations at the venue. Go for integrated solutions.

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Attendease

APRIL 4, 2024

Think through the resources, staff, budget, venue size, marketing channels, etc., Identify areas like registration , marketing, logistics, on-site staffing, and breakout sessions that need dedicated support. You can even embrace a “hub and spoke” model with smaller satellite venues feeding into a main event hub.

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