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Introducing the 2021 Event Planning Playbook

Event Farm

The panelists offered tips about negotiating with venues and vendors: . Like the venue, they must agree with your compliance protocols before you sign the contract. Ryan suggested using your event safety plan and protocol as a marketing tactic—a differentiator for your events. Planning the event layout.

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Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda

Smart Meetings

MPU’s leadership is also focused on negotiating for new sources of revenue for planners. Bruce reported that four audiovisual companies have agreed to offer rebates to planners when they contract for alternatives to the hotel AV team. He is negotiating with transportation companies, as well. Augmented Income Streams.

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The Event Planner’s Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process 2023

Stova

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. For the first time in decades, event professionals are in command of the venue negotiation and selection process. The sharing economy is giving power back to the user.

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3 Easy Ways Planners Can Reduce Risk Today

Smart Meetings

The most common mistake Howe sees planners make is that they don’t read their contracts. Contracts are self-inflicted wounds,” he says. You have no rights or responsibilities unless they are in the contract.” In the same fashion, planners need to do their research when hiring vendors.

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The Best Event Planning Books Ever Written

Guidebook

But what about good, old-fashioned books? The Event Marketing Handbook : Beyond Logistics and Planning by Allison Saget. Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We We gathered all of the web’s best event planning blogs.) Of course, reading books is great too.

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Rethinking How You Work With Procurement

PCMA Convene

I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We Tate, CMM, senior manager of finance and events for Petco Animal Supply Services. “‘I Balsam said.

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Promoting Your First Virtual Event: Where to Begin

Showclix

You’ve got the lineup, scheduling, branding, and marketing language ready for your first virtual event, and now it’s time to actively begin promoting it. Fortunately, our event marketing experts have you covered! Brand Ambassador Marketing. But where to begin? Existing Customers. Email Remarketing. Testimonials.