2018 Negotiating Speakers Survey 
PCMA Convene
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Controlling F&B costs was mentioned by survey respondents as a top challenge. When we receive the results to our annual Meetings Market Survey every year, we turn first to the responses to open-ended questions. 1 on-the-job challenge in last year’s survey, planners’ responses fell into more than a dozen buckets.
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!
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. Think Short and Sweet.
Bizzabo
AUGUST 13, 2018
From gathering speakers to securing sponsors, your to-do list seems to be never-ending. Don’t be afraid to negotiate! Also, see if the staff will help you with surveys or onboarding and promoting your event app to your attendees. These 10 tips will help you find the perfect conference venue. Costs: Considering that 32.8%
SmartMeetings
JULY 8, 2020
Do a survey to find out where awardees are emotionally. Adding motivational speakers, cooking classes and experiences will create more excitement and engagement. The time to do this, of course, is when negotiating the contract, not when trying to exit it. How do potential attendees feel about travel?
Bizzabo
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
You may have amazing speakers, an impressive event agenda and a strong event brand , but there’s another element that you can’t forget when putting together ideas for your next corporate event. Sending out pre-event surveys and mining your event software for analytics from previous events is a great way to figure out what your attendees want.
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