SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. In the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career,” Alison Fragale shares how to be your own cheerleader and the science of prenegotiating. 5 Tips for Negotiating Your Best Salary.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 11, 2018

Thursday, April 12, 2018, is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a dedicated date to focus on and promote the meeting and event industry and enhance your planning skills through free or low-cost professional education (it’s time to get more strategic in your planning). One Principle That Will Make or Break Your Negotiations”.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 16, 2018

The March 2018 Smart Meetings Magazine cover story featuring 100 women who inspire us started with an email. Many of our Smart Women 2018 winners were focused on mentoring others, men and women. The post The Story Behind the 2018 Smart Women Cover Story appeared first on Smart Meetings. And, wow, did you ever respond.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A union spokesperson cited lack of year-round health benefits for full-time workers as a major sticking points in contract negotiations. Each hotel company negotiates separately with the union. You can read more about trends playing a role in contract negotiations here. Our strike captains are trained and ready!

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 21, 2018

rebates negotiated by a CVB/DMO to win business. The problem is that the commission model has been tarnished by similar payments to non-third-parties or made for other reasons. Some of these costs include: rebates or commissions going to the group directly — often undisclosed to the attendee paying for the room. housing-reservation fees.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Jane Longhurst, chief executive of the mia, said the industry’s performance had been impressive, particularly under the shadow of ongoing Brexit negotiations. We are hopeful that 2018 will end on a high and are pleased to hear that many members are looking optimistically towards 2019.”.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

economy is losing steam—and some proof coming from the most recent hotel performance statistics—one might think that meeting and event planners are poised to gain the upper hand as they negotiate for upcoming programs. With rumblings that the U.S. Not so fast. Demand only grew 1.2 percent increase in supply.” percent compared to a -0.2

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 23, 2019

Average Daily Delegate Rates (DDR) rose 3% from January to July, compared to the same period in 2018, according to the Meetings Industry Association (mia). .

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Meetingsbooker.com, the global leader in simple meetings management is delighted to announce its new Preferred Meetings Program at Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in Berlin 2018. Hotels and meeting venues can now load company specific negotiated rates, delivering unprecedented savings for meetings and events.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 22, 2023

Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering , will give the opening keynote address at PCMA EduCon 2023, which takes place June 25-28 in Montréal.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 10, 2018

Webinar live date: June 21, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Webinar live date: June 21, 2018, 2018 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Review key questions to include on your RFP process and specific negotiations and contract tips. This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review.

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EventUp

JUNE 30, 2020

Probably the Global Energy Awards in December 2018, it was the 20th year anniversary. However, because these cities tend to be more expensive, they offer many negotiation opportunities. I'm not one of those people that gets 'runners high' but I have been known to get a 'negotiation high' - super rewarding to me.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 16, 2018

The March 2018 Smart Meetings Magazine cover story featuring 100 women who inspire us started with an email. Many of our Smart Women 2018 winners were focused on mentoring others, men and women. The post The Story Behind the 2018 Smart Women Cover Story appeared first on Smart Meetings. And, wow, did you ever respond.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Lead time – work with your venue finding agent to understand the metrics of your booking patterns; what is the optimum lead time to source a venue, negotiate best value, retain space on option to allow for site visits and exchanging of contracts, that results in the best value per delegate?

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

2019 forecast (2018/17 positions in brackets): London, UK (1/1). The 2019 ranking shows four new entries: Vienna in Austria (6), Stockholm in Sweden (7), and Germany’s Hamburg (5) and Frankfurt (-/7), returning to the top ten ranking after dropping out in 2018. in 2018, up from 2% in 2017, and hold firm through 2019 and 2020.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

According to research by Cramer and Event Marketer , the number of event technology vendors grew from 144 in 2014 to 245 in 2018 — a growth of over 70% in just four years! Less negotiating power. When buying separate tools, you can’t negotiate on price or feature bundling to save more. Nothing is free without a reason!

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

According to research by Cramer and Event Marketer , the number of event technology vendors grew from 144 in 2014 to 245 in 2018 — a growth of over 70% in just four years! Less negotiating power. When buying separate tools, you can’t negotiate on price or feature bundling to save more. Nothing is free without a reason!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Using various methods, businesses seek out attendees and exhibitors to recruit or pull them away from official negotiated hotel blocks. If poaching results in inaccurate room block history, planners will find it more difficult to negotiate room blocks in the future. In 2018, this number dropped to 63 percent—still a huge problem.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Commission cuts that made headlines in 2018 are having impacts on the bottom lines of meeting budgets based on trends in this report. Negotiating Room. Site selection often requires some give and take on both sides of the negotiating table. Only 38 percent said they’d be willing to negotiate that. percent. .

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GEVME

AUGUST 15, 2019

Even if your 2018 events made an incredible impression, in 2019–2020, you should learn how to make these experiences even more memorable and impressive. 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 power of procurement.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 17, 2019

Topics have ranged from “Contracts and Negotiations” to “Making Sense of Marketing Data.” Event Integrity was a proud sponsor of Denver Startup Week where they facilitated the due diligence requirements for the organisers in September 2018.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The 2018 Global Meetings and Events Forecast surveyed 600 event professionals and found that at the same time group hotel rates are climbing, overall meeting costs could remain flat, and meeting owners are scrutinizing the details more than ever.

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GEVME

APRIL 9, 2018

The statistic s reveal that corporate event planners will spend 22% more on product launches in 2018 than the previous year. Secret of success: Sharp negotiation skills and the ability to organise events overseas will lead to success. What are the other types of corporate events over which so much fuss is made today? Incentive trips.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 24, 2018

WIFI fees just much like all hotel restrictions are negotiable and there are ways to cut costs! From simple steps you can take, to negotiation tips he lays it all out there! Negotiate Event WIFI before picking the venue . On to our last and final tip, which is negotiating before you pick your venue.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Negotiating with hotels in a seller’s market. We’ll publish the results in the March 2018 issue of Convene. We are expected every year to increase our attendance and improve our meeting, but without any budget increases.”). Making revenue goals. Managing staff and volunteers. Recruiting speakers. Lack of staff. .

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

And, despite ongoing Brexit negotiations casting uncertainty over how the final deal will play out for airlines, visas and border control, the popularity of London as a destination has not abated. The IBTM Trends Watch report 2018 is available to download at www.ibtmworld.com.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 13, 2018

Don’t be afraid to negotiate! Nothing aggravates attendees more than having their mobile device stall or wandering aimlessly around the event searching for Wi-Fi — according to a 2018 study, 78% of event professionals agree that WiFi availability and performance remains as one of the biggest nuances at their events. Source: EventMB.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Hiring the pros, you can put the burden off your shoulders because these people have the experience in keeping you under or in a budget as well as negotiating for the best prices. After all, running or attending an event in an unfamiliar place abroad is difficult even with great negotiation skills and years of experience in your industry.

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 31, 2018

Not only can you find info about free Plan Your Meetings webinars here, but the MPI Academy has generously allowed us to build into this edition its “Art of the Deal: Strategic Hotel & Contract Negotiations” webinar—for free! Most meeting and event industry print publications can be had for no cost—you just need to know how to get them.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future? The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the two parties have agreed in principle to negotiate a new three-year deal. The post Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future? The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the two parties have agreed in principle to negotiate a new three-year deal. The post Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

That means knowing the non-negotiables like audiovisual, food and beverage, security, etc., Standout Booth Ideas From E3 2018. Among the event professional’s endless tasks is making sure the event doesn’t go over budget. That means squeezing out as much wow as possible from your available funds. Click To Tweet.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

But the phone-tag negotiations moved at the speed of molasses. This year, Bizly’s customers will spend an average of $6 million in meeting volume on the site (not including subscription costs), and the largest clients — which Shah expects to tally about a dozen by year-end 2018 — will spend around $10 million. his building.

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EventSource

APRIL 14, 2020

We got engaged in Dec 2018, so everything was set – all the vendors were ready to go, our legendary planner, Shealyn Angus Weddings & Events was finalizing our itinerary and my Indian wedding dress had just arrived. In about a week’s time we were able to choose dates in October of this year.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2017

In addition to giving planners fresh choices for backdrops to meetings, the surge in new space can also lead to a decline in occupancy rates and hoteliers hungry to negotiate with planners who are willing to be flexible. “A lot of that is because those areas are playing catch up,” he said. markets in 2017. “It

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SmartMeetings

MAY 23, 2018

“That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” Flash Forward to 2018. The industry grew as the economy improved and even thrived during a short buyer’s market in 2008, according to Smith.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 23, 2018

“That was when it was a relationship business, and you were valued for your Rolodex and your ability to deliver on negotiations.” Flash Forward to 2018. The industry grew as the economy improved and even thrived during a short buyer’s market in 2008, according to Smith.

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