Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Planners work with vendors, suppliers, and venues to coordinate meal service, event staffing, negotiate pricing, and so much more. Event planners are coordinators, organizers, moderators, and professional negotiators. Negotiation. Event planners must be skilled in the art of negotiation. The short answer is yes!

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Negotiating Event Planning Education Venues 145

Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

According to a Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) survey, 36% of all expenses are for food and beverages (F&B) alone. Food & Beverage @ $35/person. Concession (food and beverage and merchandise sales). Number of People. Venue Rental. Entertainment. Average cost/attendee. $75.

Food and Beverage 199

Food and Beverage Meetings Financial Advertising 199

Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

These goals could include things like: Expected sales or donations New clients or prospects Ticket sales or registrations Total attendee turnout Number of attendees trained or educated Increased mission / brand awareness Marketing objectives (list building, social media mentions, etc.)

Food and Beverage 206

Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance Entertainment 206

SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

They can provide features like personalized schedules, live polling, Q&A sessions, and social media integration that make the attendee experience more immersive and interactive. Get quotes from different vendors and negotiate the best deals. Negotiate the best rates and reserve your date as far in advance as possible.

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2023 Technology Event Apps Social Media 130

Endless Events

JANUARY 26, 2018

Another excellent tool you need under your belt is a solid social media strategy. This makes having an active social media presence a non-negotiable these days. They also spend more than 4 hours in areas with live music, and more than half an hour looking for food and drinks. 3D Printed Food?

Event Planning Tools 99

Event Planning Tools Event Planning Social Media Food and Beverage 99

Attendease

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Ensure every member of your event planning team negotiates with vendors and makes an effort to get better pricing. Things like long queues, limited food and beverage options, understaffing, and poor accessibility can make your events frustrating experiences. Poor budget accountability. Too many decision-making layers.

Corporate Events 186

Corporate Events Event Planning Food and Beverage Negotiating 186

PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. Nearly 30 percent of respondents’ answers in some way reference budgets or rising costs this year, with AV, food and beverage, and Wi-Fi expenses standing out as particular pain points. Hotel negotiations.

Food and Beverage 91

Food and Beverage Meetings Negotiating Hotels 91

Social Tables

AUGUST 31, 2017

Skip negotiations over event perks. Discounted food and beverage or room rates. During the early stages of the planning, both sides will waste time negotiating prices for these perks that both sides know the hotel is eventually going to offer at some discounted rate. Instead of wasting time, just skip the negotiations.

Hotels 79

Hotels Marketing Negotiating Social Media 79

Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Determine your must-have needs from a venue before negotiating and committing to a venue. Decide on an event theme Develop an event name, logo, tagline, and hashtags Develop an event website (with an online registration function) Create social media profiles Develop a publicity plan. Shortlist potential venue selections.

Event Planning 62

Event Planning Sponsorships Food and Beverage Insurance 62

Brown Paper Tickets

MARCH 30, 2018

Decide how much you can spend on performers, vendors and venues before going into negotiations so you don’t sink into debt. In the initial stages of festival planning, whether it’s food, music, art, or all of the above, determine your goal and start reaching out to groups or individuals you’d like to feature. Book Talent.

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Negotiating Social Media Transportation 78

Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

. “If you make the headline for your event sound more compelling, you can get more attendance by having the event be shared more and have a higher click-through rate on social media,” says author and event guru Alex Genadinik. Negotiate contracts with ferocity. Focus on quality over quantity.

Food and Beverage 133

Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Hotels 133

Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 29, 2022

In our modern world of technology and social media, it’s easy to follow your favorite, famous event planners. . If you engage in conversations on LinkedIn groups or comment on posts on social media, it can help extend your reach and highlight your talents. Sponsor and media management. Social media management.

Negotiating 62

Negotiating Social Media Consulting Food and Beverage 62

Event Planning BluePrint

APRIL 5, 2022

Be reasonable, but the strong negotiator. Michelle said those experiences gave her a “more holistic approach of producing with an emphasis on design, food and beverage, and service.”. Emphasize soft skills, like organization, negotiation and attention to detail. Secure handles on social media platforms.

Trade Shows 62

Trade Shows Food and Beverage Negotiating Social Media 62

Event Planning BluePrint

APRIL 5, 2022

Be reasonable, but the strong negotiator. Michelle said those experiences gave her a “more holistic approach of producing with an emphasis on design, food and beverage, and service.”. Emphasize soft skills, like organization, negotiation and attention to detail. Secure handles on social media platforms.

Trade Shows 62

Trade Shows Food and Beverage Negotiating Social Media 62

Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Three cost-saving tactics executives are currently deploying to make their event budget plan: Controlling costs on hotel rooms, meeting rooms, food and beverage, concessions, and travel. Food How much will food cost? Consolidating technology into an end-to-end event automation platform. Paying for that attrition is not.

2023 40

2023 Food and Beverage Social Media Negotiating 40

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Agree upon the KPIs to track the event’s performance, including customer footfall, social media mentions, number of sales, and more. In retail, you can plan teaser ads, social media campaigns, or influencer partnerships. Event Social Profiles: Set up or adapt social media profiles for your event.

Event Planning 88

Event Planning Retail Social Media Speakers 88

Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 27, 2018

Negotiation capabilities. · Food and Beverages. Any event is empty without a picture taken by attendees of food, desserts, and heart stealing beverages. Food and beverages keep the cool and calm of the attendees and acts as an initiator for engagement. Discounts offered on the venues. Powder rooms.

Venues 80

Venues Management Food and Beverage Event Apps 80

The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Working with an agency can help save time and money due to the company’s efficiencies, negotiating expertise, and vendor relationships/purchasing power. An events agency can help provide strategic insight, manage the project timeline, source and coordinate vendors, drive deliverables, execute the program onsite, and help you sleep at night!

Event Management 52

Event Management Management Sustainability Food and Beverage 52

Planning Pod

JANUARY 25, 2017

Social media marketing/mentions. In-kind sponsorship opportunities (this could be a long list but can include food, beverage, printing, a/v, entertainment, transportation, decor/floral, PR, etc.). Make first contact via email and social media (not phone calls). On-stage announcements. Website marketing.

Sponsorships 128

Sponsorships Social Media Negotiating Marketing 128

Eventtia

APRIL 18, 2022

Negotiate details with the venue. Catering (food and beverages). Social media moderator. Social media. Create social media handles and build your audience. Create a shortlist of talents you’d like at the event Contact the talents Negotiate and confirm. Technology stack.

Social Media 62

Social Media Sponsorships Speakers Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2019

Each built with fitting AV, food and beverage, décor, and activities, the studios aim to create better experiences by designating specific content-themed areas within the event environment. Business of Events Studio: Get tips in this track on effective budgeting, contract negotiations, and sponsorships and partnerships.

Food and Beverage 40

Food and Beverage Negotiating Social Media Sponsorships 40

SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Pharma meeting planners are experts in social media marketing, email campaigns, media partnerships, and more to maximize HCP attendance and participation. They can often negotiate better deals and availability. Promotion and marketing: Spreading the word about your event to the right audience is key.

Event Management 130

Event Management 2023 Management Healthcare 130

Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2022

To get the CMP title, a person must show that they are good at negotiating contracts, planning events, managing risks, and marketing. The program covers various topics, such as choosing a venue, negotiating contracts, planning food and drinks, getting help with audiovisual equipment, and much more. Fee Structure.

Event Planning 48

Event Planning Social Media Contracts Negotiating 48

Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

And to create an experience, every little piece of the event needs to map back to the purpose, from the venue to the food. But that’s not to say you can’t negotiate. Tips for negotiating a bigger event budget When it comes to negotiating an event budget , the language stakeholders speak most fluently is data.

Negotiating 141

Negotiating Sponsorships Social Media Venues 141

Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Food-and-Beverage Management. You can quickly and easily add estimated, negotiated and actual costs, track payments and payment due dates for each line item, and view remaining amounts due. food-and-beverage packages and variable pricing options. Task & Project Management. Files & Note Management.

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Management 78

Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

That means knowing the non-negotiables like audiovisual, food and beverage, security, etc., Building Attendance through Social Media Influence. Influencers have become a very important part of the social media and marketing landscape, and they are an effective means to boost event returns.

Trade Shows 85

Trade Shows B2B Food and Beverage Social Media 85

Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

88% of event profs believe social media has raised the expectations for F&B at events. Meanwhile attendees are putting more emphasis on food and beverage, forcing planners to get creative and make F&B a prime focus. Both planners and venues agree, the hotel contract negotiation process could be a lot better.

Hotels 149

Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 149

Capterra Event Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Catering (bartenders, servers, food, beverages, linens, table settings). Marketing ( social media marketing software , print materials and design work, registration management software ). Nearly everyone has a cell phone ( 92% of American adults ) and a social media profile of some kind ( 81% of Americans ).

Social Media 110

Social Media Advertising Food and Beverage Speakers 110

Canadian Special Events

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Whether it is a live performance, art installation, sponsor activation, or a variety of food and beverage samplings, guests are excited about what they will discover. Toronto Taste is one of the most celebrated food events in the city. Social Media. Guests could move them around and make patterns.

Food and Beverage 64

Food and Beverage Social Media Entertainment Hospitality 64

Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Marketing and promotion – For creating and deploying event websites, email marketing, event mobile apps, surveys/forms, video marketing and social media promotions. Offerings include event registration, booking tracking, catering/beverage management, reporting and integrations. ClearEvent. Eventbrite. Calendaring.

Event Management 112

Event Management Management 2019 Social Media 112

Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Generate 20% more leads than the previous in-person event Generate 1,000 social media impressions during and one week after the event for our sponsors Increase engagement (shares, likes, comments) by X% Increase the number of visits attendees make at sponsor booths by X Increase the percentage of audience members that answer a poll by X%.

2022 62

2022 Social Media Sponsorships Food and Beverage 62

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

Summary: Learn how to market events of all kinds, from market research, branding and pricing to event websites , content marketing, social media and post-event followup. Implementing marketing tactics (email, social media, PR, etc.) Social media mentions/shares/engagement. What is event marketing?

Event Marketing 131

Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 131

Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Note that we will mainly discuss event sales tips here and leave topics like event marketing strategies, social media tactics and target audience outreach for other articles. Pre-qualify and collect leads with custom webforms on your website and social media profiles. Sales Tools and Materials Tips.

Venues 103

Venues Hospitality Contracts Events 103

Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

The earlier you have a budget estimation, the more time you’ll have to negotiate with different vendors and secure the best options for your event. Space for food/beverage services including kitchen//preparation area Networking space for attendees Space for attendees to meet sponsors. And others. Step 5: Securing Venue and Date.

2022 62

2022 Event Management Management Food and Beverage 62

Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Marketing and promotion – For creating and deploying event websites, email marketing, event mobile apps, surveys/forms, video marketing and social media promotions. Offerings include event registration, booking tracking, catering/beverage management, reporting and integrations. ClearEvent. Eventbrite. Calendaring.

Event Management 60

Event Management Management 2019 Social Media 60

Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

February Pubcon Local Professional Services Conference February 27 - 28, 2023 – Austin, TX Pubcon Local Professional Services Conference is the premier search and social media conference and expo. Social Media Week May 16 - 18, 2023 – New York, NY Social Media Week (SMW) is the leading event for leaders in digital marketing.

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2023 Conference Healthcare B2B 52

Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 10, 2019

More people mean a larger venue and more food, but it could also mean a greater return on investment. The venue, food, and entertainment are high-price items. Want to break down costs into categories such as venue, food, promotion, and more? Negotiate better deals with vendors and suppliers based on transaction history.

Event Planning 46

Event Planning 2019 Food and Beverage Social Media 46