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Two Tensions Keeping Senior Event Professionals Up at Night

Velvet Chainsaw

below 2019. The good news is that 2024 is expected to eclipse 2019 results by 3.6%. The big three include food & beverage, A/V + production and speakers/entertainment. In addition to negotiating and locking in pricing, some of the tactics to consider are: Decreasing the event length by a couple hours or half-day.

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Event Planning Checklist for Small, Medium, and Large Events [2019 Update]

EventBank Insights

[link] Making an event planning checklist is hard. Like, really hard.You don't know where to start, and you'd think the smallest events would be easier to manage, and for the most part, it's true, but then again every attendee counts, and engagement will need to be more personalized. speaker info, photos, logos, etc.) ?

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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2019 Event Trends That Will Change the Path of Events

Endless Events

The year 2019 is almost upon us. How will the events industry fare this year, and what trends will rule the roost when it comes to event planners’ priorities? 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. Infusing Events With Hands-On Experiences. This is no longer going to fly this 2019.

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Event Budgeting: The 2019 Guide for Event Marketers

Bizzabo

In this guide we'll look at tips, best practices and examples for creating a reliable event marketing budget in 2019 and beyond. The many moving parts of a live event strategy are bound together by the event budget. The speakers will also be a very important and significant part of the event budget.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. Let them know what they will miss out on in terms of hotel blocks and speakers if they don’t act on a proposal right away and give a roadmap for what to expect in the months to come.”.