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. Still others said they were focused on devising new ways to delight attendees with creative venues, technology and agendas.

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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). . Jane Longhurst, chief executive of the mia, said: “We have seen a positive start to 2019, which reflects a reasonable level of confidence among our members. Areas of interest.

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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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EventUp

JUNE 30, 2020

Probably the Global Energy Awards in December 2018, it was the 20th year anniversary. In terms of production, we had flipped the direction of the stage at a venue we had been at multiple times. I was originally against the confetti idea, but it was worth the venue clean-up fees! Will the venue even allow this idea to happen?

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Event Industry News

APRIL 17, 2019

Built on the trust of the Event Industry Professional Integrity Certification (EIPIC®) created by Event Integrity and their proprietary vetting process, the marketplace will help Event Hosts shop and book with verified Venues & Vendors for their events. Industry leaders help create educational content for the online community.

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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! So we obviously look to see what does the venue look like? Also, number two, test it out before your big conference with another big conference.

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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. Still others said they were focused on devising new ways to delight attendees with creative venues, technology and agendas.

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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

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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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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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

In fact, this is one of our biggest 2018 Event Trends. Venue sourcing is a necessary skill in every #eventprof's tool belt. Venue Sourcing 101. An event’s success is often tied to its venue. This means that venue sourcing is a necessary skill in every #eventprof’s tool belt. Click To Tweet.

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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. She gathered all the available dates for all the venues, reviewed contracts, and reached out to our vendors.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 31, 2018

There are legal and financial risks to both decisions, and no easy answers unless your meeting venue flat-out tells you not to come, says meetings industry attorney, author, and counselor John Foster, Esq., If you have a substantial percentage saying they don’t want to come, try to negotiate with the venue,” says Foster.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

But the phone-tag negotiations moved at the speed of molasses. Bizly puts the four to five different systems a company has used — for venue sourcing and coordination, legal contracting and reviews, credit-card management and payments, spend-data analytics, and event-management services — all in one place. his building.

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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? But the behemoth venue no longer feels so spacious. Comic-Con has been held in San Diego since it debuted in 1970 to an audience of some 300. .

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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? But the behemoth venue no longer feels so spacious. Comic-Con has been held in San Diego since it debuted in 1970 to an audience of some 300. .

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

You can cultivate these experiences by choosing a good venue and by brainstorming in such a way that out-of-the-box learning is stimulated. That means knowing the non-negotiables like audiovisual, food and beverage, security, etc., Standout Booth Ideas From E3 2018. Getting Business Done in B2B Trade Shows. Click To Tweet.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

Awarded as one of the top 100 women who inspire and innovate in 2018 by Smart Meetings Magazine. She’s also the co-founder and the 2018 President of the Association for Women in Events (AWE). She has been featured in as Top thirty under 30 years of age in Ireland- By Sunday Business Post in 2018, and as Irish Young Best Entrepreneur?—?county

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

Regional travel that supports local venues could be more popular than ever. How can we turn worries about the venue into a positive message? The time to do this, of course, is when negotiating the contract, not when trying to exit it. The concept of incentive as CSR is hugely motivating, he says.

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Travel Contracts Hotels Transportation 119

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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Nuila Events LLC

MARCH 31, 2017

Yes, there are three loyalty programs that the Marriott will have to combine, but that is said to not happen until 2018. Both companies boasted award-winning loyalty programs and, according to Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, their main concern was to establish a beneficial, point-conversion rate until all three programs are combined.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Where to find him?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Where to find him?

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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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Event Tech Tech Negotiating Contracts 99

Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Each week, we email a short survey to a mix of over 23,000 planners, venues, and hotels. Meanwhile, venue respondents reported that important pieces get lost in endless email chains and cross-functional work can get confusing due to a lack of alignment on priorities across departments.

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Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

MPI’s Meetings Outlook 2018 Summer Edition planner responses indicated that while “66 percent predict favorable business conditions, only 3.1 percent say negotiations are becoming simpler.” percent of respondents claim contract negotiations are becoming more complex. Do you know who owns the venue you have chosen for your event?

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Contracts Negotiating Food and Beverage Hotels 51

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

In a world of lockdowns and social distancing, virtual platforms took over the function of event venues (and then some). T he virtual venue is one of the most important decisions you can make for your long-term event strategy. Building events since : 2018. The Venue Map allows your guests to easily guide themselves.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 17, 2020

At the 2018 conference, Laura Jelinek, CAE, AOA’s associate vice president of meetings and travel, took advantage of the San Diego weather and set up an outdoor meditation area with yoga blankets and pillows, open to attendees all day, every day. Laura Jelinek. Getting People Moving. The AOA tapped into the power of pets, too.

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EventSource

MARCH 11, 2021

You’ve now got yourself a full time job navigating the constantly changing government rules, re-confirming with the venue, and then having to re-coordinate all your other vendors around newly announced rules. She contacted every vendor with changes, found alternatives, and negotiated budget changes when needed.

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Nuila Events LLC

JUNE 25, 2017

From the budget to the registration, from the venue booking to the catering, from the transportation to the conference material, and even up to the sponsors, there’s so much to get ready! This will allow you to accommodate any changes and negotiations of the final agreement. All of these things take a lot of time. But it’s true!)

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Bizzabo

JULY 30, 2018

Their 2018 conference has drawn speakers like the Growth VP of Spotify, the Head of Enterprise Marketing at Lyft, the Chief Digital Marketing Officer at SAP and many other experts from leading brands. So it's all about planning out budget very carefully and negotiating on everything with your vendors first. Anyone can start an event.

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Capterra Event Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Choose your venue and date. Here’s a list of key expenses to include in your budget: Venue (room rental(s), security deposit, parking). Miscellaneous (your catch-all category; include venue decor, seating, additional event staff, taxes, and fees). Choose your venue and date. How far in advance does this venue book?

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. Meanwhile, late in 2018, CBRE forecasted that hotel supply would peak at 2% gain, stabilizing to 1.9 This leaves hotels and venues in a pickle, as taking these bookings could mean missing out on higher-value events later.

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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. Hotels were a recurring topic, as planners noted a decrease in the ability to negotiate contracts, along with pressures associated with lowered commissions and increased competition for space. Finding large venues with availability.

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