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Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels

Smart Meetings

Date, venue and rates are critical and typically given priority in the earliest stages of the meeting planning cycle. However, leaving audio visual (AV) equipment services to the end could be a costly mistake, especially when negotiating these services with a hotel. Areas for Negotiation. Timing is Everything.

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Event Trends for 2019–2020

GEVME

Having a skillful strategy helps to avoid overworking a week before the start of the event and becomes a negotiation advantage when talking with investors. The top 5 event tech trends of 2019–2020. You should also tune in to the tech event trends or technology trends in event management that may be exceptionally hot in 2019–2020.

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Partner Your Way Through the Post-Pandemic Surge

SmartMeetings

Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. Pair this with a short turnaround time for healthcare meetings (back to the lack of predictability), plus the surge in live meetings put on pause from 2020 and 2021. Read More : Smart Tech: The Great Resignation.

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Short Lead Times?-?A Handbook for Event Planners

Hubilo Blog

Short lead times and event planners basically revolve around — compromise, negotiations, and smart decisions. Fewer options, no time — With an impromptu conference or meeting planned by event professionals, it gets difficult to book one of the best venues because of highly unlikely availability. . .

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The 15 Best Podcasts For Event Planners

Bizzabo

The Best Event Planning Podcasts. Event Tech Podcast. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. Event Tech Podcast. This podcast delves into anything and everything about the event tech space. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast.

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5 Best Webinars for Meeting Planners

SmartMeetings

Smart Meetings regularly offers free webinars that cover a range of valuable topics, from contract negotiation to sourcing strategies. and a leader in the hospitality industry, shows you what to expect in the coming year, including food and beverage trends, business insights and meeting and event predictions.

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The best pharma event management companies in 2023

SpotMe Blog

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. They can often negotiate better deals and availability. They also own or have access to the latest event tech, staging, and production equipment, saving you time and money. It may change in the future.