Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

The word “partnership” gets thrown around a lot in the events world, but when there are too few ballrooms for too many functions being planned, meeting planners and hotel and destination counterparts often find themselves on the losing end of negotiations that could be win-wins. Another counter-intuitive hack is being open about priorities.

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Event Planning BluePrint

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Today, I am sharing some of those insights, particularly focusing on the aspects of vendor and venue selection, negotiation strategies, and understanding contracts—key components that can make or break an event. Negotiation Strategies: Maximizing Your Event Budget Negotiating with vendors and venues is an art.

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 15, 2024

Five-Step Process to Become an Event Planner Education and Training A solid educational foundation is paramount for aspiring event planners. Essential Skills to Become and Event Planner Key skills for success in event planning include creativity, problem-solving, negotiation, flexibility, attention to detail, and networking.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 13, 2023

If you can’t get the hotel concessions your stakeholders are expecting, it’s in your best interest to educate them about the current landscape. Let’s face it, being on either side of the table in hotel-contract negotiations is tough these days. Here’s how one meeting professional does it. Where does that leave planners?

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

To Do: Instead of a general, sweeping clause, negotiate what steps will be taken to keep information secure, such as locking the door, hiring security guards, keeping attendants out of the meeting, providing shredders for documentation and education of attendees about how they treat the information shared.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience focused on setting and reaching event goals When some of the most productive meeting professionals in the world meet in majestic The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson for three days of education, inspiration and networking, the experience has to be over the top. “We

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When reality hits one tends to think back on your education and wonder “What did I get myself into?” Is this the fault of our education system? Event planning is something that encompasses so many hands-on aspects that a purely theoretical education will never FULLY prepare you for your first, tenth or five hundredth day on the job.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Destination Management Company, for example, knows the local suppliers well and are much better positioned to negotiate on your behalf. You may be surprised to know that a 3rd party planner does not necessarily mean an increase in the budget. Sometimes it’s the exact opposite.

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 25, 2024

An event planner must be adept at understanding client visions, negotiating with vendors, managing staff, and engaging with guests. Conferences: These events are knowledge-driven, designed to educate and inspire attendees. Is it to celebrate, educate, promote, or something else entirely?

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Today’s intense focus on key performance indicators, event-tech stacks and designing brilliant experiences has made the need for advanced education—from a university, association or DIY commitment—almost a requisite for getting hired…and for thriving. How is the delivery of ongoing education changing? How has that changed over time?

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. In the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career,” Alison Fragale shares how to be your own cheerleader and the science of prenegotiating. A Higher Meetings Education: Future-Proof Your Career.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At an educational session on wage inequality in the meeting-planning industry during the recent IMEX America show in Las Vegas, a standing-room only crowd heard tips and advice from veteran industry players about what planners need to do to receive an appropriate salary for their work.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Read More: Cvent’s Event Tech Roadmap According to filings, at the end of last year, Cvent had approximately 22,000 customers globally in the corporate, non-profit, higher education and hospitality sectors as of December 31, 2022.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

At the annual event, West Coast association professionals gather for an expansive tradeshow, business solution appointments, education programs and networking to close out the year with a festive twist. This year’s Seasonal Spectacular took place from Tuesday, Dec. 12 to Wednesday, Dec. 13 and welcomed over 1,000 attendees and exhibitors.

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MPI

APRIL 11, 2023

I started on an education committee for one year, and then was the vice president of finance for three years. This brings a unique skill to the negotiating table and also allows me to educate my employer on the supplier’s perspective. Education, education, education. We need to continue to educate.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

What to consider when planning an event at an all-inclusive resort Meeting Professionals International (MPI) CEO Paul VanDeventer likes to say that when planning the association’s World Education Congress (WEC), MPI takes chances so members don’t have to take on the risk.

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2018

In your search for online professional development that provides continuing education credits and/or specialized certification, two excellent sources jump to mind. The MPI Academy, launched in 2015, is a central depot for the well of education and learning experiences available from the world’s largest meeting and event industry association.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Smart Meetings National Experience at the sunny Eau Palm Beach , Florida, indulged, educated and inspired meeting professionals to get back to what they do best: surprising and delighting. Negotiating for the Win-win. Negotiation is not an act of war, it is an act of discovery,” Dohrn explained. he asked.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 11, 2018

Thursday, April 12, 2018, is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a dedicated date to focus on and promote the meeting and event industry and enhance your planning skills through free or low-cost professional education (it’s time to get more strategic in your planning). One Principle That Will Make or Break Your Negotiations”.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 7, 2024

The hyper-granular attention to detail required to negotiate and contract the various parts of an event, and then manage the ever-changing tactical and strategic elements leading up to the opening session, is beyond my capabilities. Read the story in our digital magazine now , or read it online at MeetingsNet.com as of Monday, March 11.)

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . Contract and Negotiation Tips. We skipped to the good part—Negotiating Rooms: Cancellation, Attrition, Rebooking and Reselling — where the big idea is planning for contingencies. They even flew in some of the rovers for people to see.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2023

Known as the Hospitality Group & Business Performance Index, the quarterly report combines event data such as attendee numbers and the volume of space booked from Knowland with group, corporate pre-negotiated, and GDS hotel-booking data from Amadeus. hotels over those 12 months. Government meetings are just two percent of the total.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

We are bringing the world to the nation’s capital to focus on education, learning and commitment. Washington Convention Center, with new educational offerings on the expo floor. Look for insights on budgeting, negotiations, what motivates attendees, legislation impacting the industry and how to give people what they want.

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Event Planning BluePrint

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The level of education you pursue will depend on if you plan on starting your own business or if you’re interested in working for an event planning company and need your event certification. Not to mention the fact that you won’t know the tips & tricks, ins and outs, and trade secrets that come along with formal education.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2019

Education Is Key. Much like everything in life, the more educated you are on a matter, the better you’ll do. Take it from Chief Event Einstein himself, Will Curran – “for me, one of the number one best tips as far as how to save money is to start to get educated” Let’s get to it! .

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Event Planning BluePrint

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The Event Planner’s Toolkit: Skills and Attributes Communication and Negotiation Clear communication is the cornerstone of event planning. Negotiation skills are equally important. Keep up with trends, best practices, and industry standards by seeking continuous education.

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Event Industry News

MAY 7, 2020

Today also marks the unveiling of the first two islands on PlanetIMEX – Education Island and Community Island. 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.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Instead of morphing your event goals around the venue’s rules, approach your venue with a list of non-negotiables. Maybe you’re throwing a big educational summit.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 26, 2023

That ability to stay organized and productive—adhering to deadlines, tracking the big picture as well as the minutia, multitasking—can be a badge of honor for an accomplished planner.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And what are some negotiation strategies that can help you get an incredible deal? Take it upon yourself to learn about event AV and get educated on the subject as much as you can. Negotiation Goes A Long Way. Negotiating Event AV Costs. So how can you win at negotiating AV prices for your event? Consider packages.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Educational? How does this event align with our overall corporate strategy and goals for the year? What are the 2-3 key messages we want to communicate through this event? What type of experience do we want to create for attendees? Entertaining? How will we measure the success of this event both quantitatively and qualitatively?

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 21, 2020

Education Experience. One positive outcome of this crisis is a greater focus on quality over quantity of education sessions. The education content should be significantly streamlined and delivered in digestible bursts. When all is clear we’ll be seeing more large-group experiences designed to rally the industry.

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Plan Your Meetings

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Rather than have a speaker sell “from the platform,” which I don’t enjoy and you probably loathe, the supporting materials can be negotiated in advance of the presentation. The post Strengthening attendee ROI with take-home education aids appeared first on Plan Your Meetings @ Meeting Professionals International.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 25, 2024

SMFM members are high-risk obstetricians, and abortion training is often part of the meeting’s educational curriculum. Gerard was able to negotiate the cancellation penalty down to almost half, thanks to the association’s positive, longstanding relationship with Gaylord Hotels and by contracting future meetings with the brand.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

With a computer and internet connection, you have access to a world of education. In your spare time, turn your attention to a virtual meetings education. Of course, a host of continuing education and certification courses are available for the meeting and events industry.

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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. Increasing Efforts on Client Education.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2020

Online education is the fastest way to master skills from the convenience of your laptop while earning credits toward your CMP and hearing from experts in the field,” said Howard Givner, founder and CEO of Event Leadership Institute (ELI), which has partnered with Smart Meetings to offer Smart U, Meeting Professional Masterclasses.

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