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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. By negotiating F&B pricing upfront, planners can ensure a cost cap clause to avoid dramatic price hikes. When negotiating transportation contracts, look for fuel surcharges and make sure there is a liability.

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Fake women event speakers? We need to think bigger!

Conferences that Work

Fake women event speakers? Fake speakers Creating fake women speakers is just one tiny step in the right direction. Fake speakers Creating fake women speakers is just one tiny step in the right direction. How hard is it to make all your speakers fake? Make all your speakers fake! Lots of them!

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

Not long ago, becoming a professional speaker was a third step in a thought leaders career path. Keynote speakers should be chosen wisely. From a conference design perspective, we believe the current best practice is to bookend your conference by opening with a strong-thought provoking speaker and closing with inspiration.

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Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels

Smart Meetings

However, leaving audio visual (AV) equipment services to the end could be a costly mistake, especially when negotiating these services with a hotel. You have the most negotiating power before signing the contract. Areas for Negotiation. The post Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Q&A: Mark Cooper at 2025 IACC Americas Knowledge Exchange

Smart Meetings

Thats why we include speakers on negotiation, influence and professional development. And what can we borrow from best practices elsewhere? But none of that innovation means anything without strong leadership and foundational knowledge. Its all connected. SM Food has played a big role in this event.

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Key Takeaways from MPI Northern California ACE 2025

Smart Meetings

. #3 You Might Want to Rethink That Celebrity Speaker Line Item David Saef, senior vice president and chief instigator at Freeman Company , made planners gasp when he revealed that data shows only 1% of attendees want to see a celebrity keynoteinstead, they classify innovators as their top draw.

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5 Financial Management Tips for Association Event Organizers

Eventmobi

Higher tiers will be more expensive and have more promotional opportunities for the sponsor, such as shout-outs from event speakers or a sponsored welcome video for a virtual event. Your event app presents various opportunities to promote your sponsors, speakers, and exhibitors. Exhibitor fees. Event app advertising.

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