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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

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Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Financial Meeting Planners Face Special Challenges During Crises

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When the going gets tough, the tough cut costs—at least in the financial and insurance conference sector, where budgets often are more likely to come under the scrutiny of regulators. Managing risk is particularly important in the financial and insurance meetings sector, and meeting planners play a key role in this process.

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Short Surge Omicron Predictions from ALHI’s Mike Dominguez

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And if one pops up, he said that the tools, organization and the unity developed over the last 20 months will help to avoid the deficits events and hotels have experienced since 2019. “We Those who can’t work from home, including food and beverage and construction workers “are the ones with the biggest appetite to get,” he observed.

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State of Virtual Meeting Tools

Smart Meetings

A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior. Decreased costs associated with venues, food, beverages and accommodations can help expand distribution.

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Do Event Planners have a plan for the Coronavirus?

Expo Logic

The coronavirus first appeared in China in December 2019 and has since migrated to Europe and the Middle East. Maintain up-to-date counts of cancellations and be sure to reduce your food and beverage, space rentals and other reservations as needed to save money. Review Your Event Cancellation Insurance.

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Agency Spotlight: Top Banana

Event Industry News

The agency work with a range of sectors from luxury, telecommunications and food and beverage to banking and insurance, automotive and retail. 2019 marks a big milestone for Top Banana as they will be celebrating their 20th anniversary with their employees, clients and fellow industry professionals. What the future holds.

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15 Toronto Wedding Planners Share Their Favourite Weddings From Last Season

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Great food, great wine, and the greatest people. Upon arrival to the private cottage in chartered limousines, guests enjoyed a refreshing, artisanal alcoholic slushy beverage provided by Sweet Ice Company. “Courtney and Tyler are a wonderful couple that we had the pleasure of working with during the 2019 wedding season.