The MICE

AUGUST 17, 2020

It was a big contract, which took six months of negotiations to come to an agreement. Before having my new company, I already had a one-year contract signed for our first project for a hotel company. You had an event management agency during the 2008 crisis and lost 50% of your business in one week. How did you feel?

2008 98

2008 Management 2009 Tourism 98

Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 10, 2020

Even when the current lockdowns start to lift, organizations will be far more gun-shy in committing to venue contracts for future events, out of fear of a second wave of the virus causing another cancellation. Examples include the 9/11 attacks, the 2008 financial crisis, Pearl Harbor, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Financial 116

Financial Trade Shows Food and Beverage 2001 116

SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

They can often negotiate better deals and availability. Here are 3 benefits of working with a professional pharma event management company: Access to resources Pharma event management companies have established relationships with top venues, caterers, A/V companies, and other vendors. Get our comprehensive list of event production companies.

Event Management 130

Event Management 2023 Management Healthcare 130

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

W hen Geralyn Krist, CMP, CTA, put in a request to start working from home in 2008, she’d been in convention sales with Visit KC for six years. When she came back 15 years later, she negotiated a flexible schedule of working from the office and from home. We set them up with a laptop and a portal, so they’re always online with us.

Negotiating 75

Negotiating 2012 Healthcare Consulting 75

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

From stories about fax machines to photos of 3D projection mapping, from advice about negotiating piles of paperwork to a roundtable discussion among female CEOs, we’ve gone from serving an industry in its infancy to one that has come of age. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?” November 2008.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. You probably know that Cleveland bid on the 2008 Republican National Convention. This space has been empty for about seven years now, so we have been lucky enough to get our catering contract to do events in this space. The capacity here is large.

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