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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. I love negotiating great value for my clients and seeing their programs through to successful conclusions. Heather Reid.

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Smart Women 2017 – Innovators

SmartMeetings

What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. I love negotiating great value for my clients and seeing their programs through to successful conclusions. Heather Reid.

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7 Strategies to Negotiate a Bigger Events Budget

SmartMeetings

But according to a new survey from Social Tables, 24 percent of respondents predict that a reduced event budget will be the biggest challenge they face in 2017. Knowing what to expect will give you more leverage at the negotiating table. The post 7 Strategies to Negotiate a Bigger Events Budget appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Navigating Rising Costs at Your Events

PCMA Convene

It has topped of the list of challenges identified by planners in Convene ’s Annual Meetings Market Survey for years, including in the 2017 and 2020 surveys, conducted in 2016 and 2019, respectively, and in our most recent survey (to be published in a special Convene November Forecast issue).

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4 Reasons You Should Prepare to Celebrate the Return of the Buyer's Market

MeetingsNet

If meeting booking and corporate contract rate predictions pan out, 2017 may be a very good year for meeting planner hotel negotiations. read more.

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4 Reasons You Should Prepared to Celebrate the Return of the Buyer's Market

MeetingsNet

If meeting booking and corporate contract rate predictions pan out, 2017 may be a very good year for meeting planner hotel negotiations. read more.

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Event Budget Trends 2017: Cloudy with a Chance of Inconsistency?

Social Tables

Keep reading to see how your budget situation compares to planners in your cohort, and learn how to set yourself up for success the next time you have to negotiate for more. The post Event Budget Trends 2017: Cloudy with a Chance of Inconsistency? The Curious Case of Event Production Budgets.

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