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The Batch Fixer

Conferences that Work

I freewrote The Batch Fixer contemporaneously on April 10, 2006, in twenty minutes while waiting for a flight at Dallas Fort Worth airport. He’s sitting four chairs to my left. All was quiet when I chose this little island of seats on a ramp away from the C concourse gates. He has left now. While this was going on, I felt insulated.

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Common Contract Mistakes

Connect Your Meetings

Learn negotiation tips to help you get a better contract. She drafts standardized contracts, provides legal training and handles meeting related litigation for chain and independent hotels. Learning Objectives: Learn common contracting mistakes that are most likely to lead to disputes.

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What Really Happens to Your RFP?

SmartMeetings

In North America, the reality is that the inventory of full-service hotels capable of hosting meetings is not growing fast enough, forcing planners to reach out to more cities, and more hotels, in initial searches. They are increasingly challenged to find availability on preferred dates and face other constraints when sourcing meetings.

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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. 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.

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‘The Conversation is the Relationship’

PCMA Convene

When I was head of corporate training for an insurance company, I was working with my managers to help them do a better job at speaking up and having the conversations that were really important, and that’s how I met Susan, at the Association for Talent Development [formerly ASTD] conference in 2005 or 2006. I went to her workshop.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

If you’re interested in scheduling Bob to speak at your company meeting, conference or convention, please contact Kathy Tagenel at (775) 220-6995 or click here to email her. Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. Where to find him? Brian Tracy Who is he? What is he known for?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

If you’re interested in scheduling Bob to speak at your company meeting, conference or convention, please contact Kathy Tagenel at (775) 220-6995 or click here to email her. He pioneered the concept of “competing on analytics” with his 2006 Harvard Business Review article and his 2007 book by the same name. Where to find him?