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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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9 Proven Steps for Planning Successful Events

Planning Pod

Like a sales meeting to train and motivate your sales force. Where would be the ideal location for these attendees to meet? Before you plan your first tasks or spend your first dollar, your event must have a singular purpose or goal that will drive all decisions moving forward.

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Innovation and Tradition: our first impressions of events and hospitality in the UAE

zkipster

One notable example is Chanel , which hosted its Cruise 2021/22 fashion show in Dubai in November 2021.”. The Majlis plays an integral, ritual role in Arabic culture: these meeting places are where guests gather, events are hosted, discussions and debates are held, and decisions are made. DANIEL DESSAUGES | CEO | ZKIPSTER.

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Event Payment Processing: How to Find the Best Payment Processor (And What to Avoid)

Planning Pod

Their job is straightforward: Take your customer’s payment details in a secure fashion through cashless methods, like an online payment form. Disadvantage : You usually have to pay for the purchase cost of these devices, so you should try to negotiate these costs when you’re in talks with a new payment processor.

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Rethinking How You Work With Procurement

PCMA Convene

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. We’re always asking, how do we make this happen in a fashion that works, and makes people successful in their goal at the end of the day?”

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist: 7 Phases to Create a Winning Event

Eventtia

If unveiling a new clothing line, start with a fashion show, followed by a Q & A and then open-floor shopping. Negotiate terms. Negotiate mutually beneficial terms. Confirm the needs of media attendees and VIPs and make arrangements to meet those needs. Detail out the promotional activities leading up to the event.

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The Best Way to Pitch Event Ideas to Executives

Planning Pod

Step #3 – Grease the wheels to get a meeting. A good strategy is to tell them you are super-flexible and that if they have a meeting that gets cancelled, you would be available almost immediately to present your idea. This includes not sharing things like potential venues, speakers/performers, food-and-beverage option, etc.