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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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. A good strategy is to survey your staff before planning a team-building event. Incentive trips.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 13, 2018

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. Costs: Considering that 32.8% of planners have an event spend less than $100K — budget constraints should be conveyed to the venue from the start. Source: EventMB. Source: EventMB.

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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! I highly recommend this as part of your site survey. Negotiate Event WIFI before picking the venue . Be in the position of negotiating.

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Hotels Negotiating Sponsorships Wireless 89

MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2018

Take these incentives as a sign that you now have the upper hand in negotiations, a rare reprieve in today’s climate where suppliers typically hold all the leverage. . The best rates, dates, and space in 2018 have already been booked. And 2019 and 2020 don’t look much better. .

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

Do a survey to find out where awardees are emotionally. The 2018 Incentive Travel Industry Index published by Society for Incentive Travel Excellence Incentive Research Foundation and Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals found that more than 80 percent of event planners are being asked to reduce costs.

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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

A 2010 survey of 1,500 global human resources professionals by the HR Certification Institute found that both professionals and employers saw value in third parties verifying individual skill sets—if it is the right third party. “It Some topics are evergreen—negotiation, experience design, trends. How has that changed over time?

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

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. At the 2018 event, South Park created Cartman’s Escape Room to bring awareness to their season 22 launch. The Endless Events team recently saw this recently implemented at Techfair 2018.

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Entertainment Corporate Events Events Social Media 85

PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2018

The results of the 2018 Convene Salary Survey, put our survey respondents north of the center of that range: The average salary for male respondents was 16.6 Many experts have pointed to differences in the way that men and women approach salary negotiations to explain the gender-related wage gap. Why the gap?

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 11, 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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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Now we’re into 2018 PSAV acquires Hargrove which was one of the biggest kind of mainly East Coast is my understanding. And that’s January 2018. November 2018 they acquire concise- Will Curran: To focus on apps. And June 2018 was when it was announced that they were acquired by Blackstone. So it was 2012.

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Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Each week, we email a short survey to a mix of over 23,000 planners, venues, and hotels. And with each survey and stat, we learn a little bit more about how all of us can come together to create better face-to-face events. The 2018 AMEX Global Meetings predicted much the same at the beginning of the year with a forecasted 3.8%

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GEVME

AUGUST 9, 2018

A good way to do that is through NegoEconomics , which is an approach that allows for the optimisation of the value of a transaction through effective negotiation. Think about how you can negotiate the price, value offer, and cooperation process with your sponsor to enable the maximum benefits for both of you. Experience.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It has given me a little bit more credence, a little more credibility, in different negotiations with facilities and dealings with suppliers. Choices range from Contract and Negotiation Specialist to Health Care Meeting Compliance, to Inclusive Meetings Strategist and Emergency Preparedness for Meetings and Events.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Building events since : 2018. Feature : If fully immersive 3D is among your non-negotiables for your event platform, EXVO just might be the right fit for you. The selection of your event platform will vary depending on what kind of experience you’re planning and what your non-negotiables are. Albert’s Aha! Albert’s Aha!

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Some organizations will prefer to opt out from England for meetings that were not yet confirmed with decisions still pending (probably impacting 2018–2023). The exit procedure will trigger a long phase of instability of two years only to negotiate the possible leaving conditions, and 10 more to possibly rewrite rules and commercial treaties.

Tourism 40

Tourism Negotiating Meetings Travel 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Some organizations will prefer to opt out from England for meetings that were not yet confirmed with decisions still pending (probably impacting 2018–2023). The exit procedure will trigger a long phase of instability of two years only to negotiate the possible leaving conditions, and 10 more to possibly rewrite rules and commercial treaties.

Tourism 40

Tourism Negotiating Meetings B2B 40

Capterra Event Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Based on these figures alone, event planners (new and old) should focus on the digital marketing realm in 2018, and beyond. Catering: Survey registered attendees to find out what their tastes are, and if you need to make any special food accommodations. There are multiple free survey tools that can help you gather this feedback.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Meanwhile, late in 2018, CBRE forecasted that hotel supply would peak at 2% gain, stabilizing to 1.9 A majority of event planners report that their budgets increased year over year in 2018, but higher rates could negate some if not all of it. Source: IACC 2018 Meeting Room of the Future Report. percent over the next two years.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Chefs at the 2018 PCMA Annual Conference in Bangkok serve pasta and other dishes to attendees. In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. Although the overall survey results paint an optimistic picture for 2019, individual responses reveal pockets of anxiety.

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