Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2023

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent (or more) lower than 2019. Planners are charged with making the problem go away but have little to no negotiating power. Tough times require creative thinking.

Event Planning 370

Event Planning Food and Beverage 2023 2019 370

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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).

Negotiating 59

Negotiating 2023 Contracts 2016 59

SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Work with Partners—and Haggle.

Financial 74

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 74

Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2020

On a more exciting note, today we’re covering MeetingsNet best stories of 2019. “And the next one is “From Sandwiches to Centerpieces: Sustainable Meetings Are Catching On” The ninth one is, “What’s in Your Wallet? Hotel Contract Clauses Planners Should Be Using but Probably Aren’t.

2019 91

2019 Contracts Sustainability Technology 91

Attendify

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Brands can also negotiate up front with influencers to repurpose the influencer’s content on the brand’s social pages. TAMI NEALY: In 2019 Find Your Influence worked with Pizza Hut here in Scottsdale, Arizona, to promote a one-day event. Pizza Hut was promoting a new plant-based meat as well as a round-shaped, sustainable pizza box.

Event Marketing 44

Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Event Apps 44

PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

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. Although the overall survey results paint an optimistic picture for 2019, individual responses reveal pockets of anxiety. Sustainability.

Food and Beverage 91

Food and Beverage Meetings Negotiating Hotels 91