SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 8, 2020

What if three months from now you could look back and know that you didn’t just survive 2020—you finished it on a high note and came out stronger than ever? If 2020 is a story, then make right now a turning point where you get the treasure and find out the hard lessons led you to pure gold. 4 Pitchers of Focus Strategy.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Good news: The outbreak of Covid force majeure cancellations and postponements that plagued the industry in 2020 did not lead to a rash of precedent-setting lawsuits. Negotiate a clause about what will make an event financially important to go forward and negotiate based on that.”. Fee Negotiation. That doesn’t help you.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Negotiations to achieve the new investment round started at around the same time. In September 2020, it managed to close a £3.5 The latest round of investment, which is backed by existing investors, will allow the software development company to move forward with an acquisition strategy.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We are making educated guesses, based on the cards we can see, about what will come up next in the 2020 deck. You have no idea what really would have happened in 2020 if there hadn’t been a pandemic. Your value was never in the beauty of your exhibit hall layout or your ability to negotiate a good hotel rate.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 13, 2023

Let’s face it, being on either side of the table in hotel-contract negotiations is tough these days. Planners are in a hotel-market mess, with limited availability, high food costs, and short-staffed properties, many of which are still trying to pull their bottom line back from the trash after being closed for months in 2020.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

That’s why when we were finally able to bring the 2020 and 2021 cohorts together last week for a grand gala at Resorts World Las Vegas, we invited all the previous year’s winners and paired the occasion with a Smart Woman Summit day of empowerment showcasing top personal and career development experts. Master the Negotiation.

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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).

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Glisser

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

31 January 2020 marked the official withdrawal of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) from the European Union (‘EU’). The UK will now enter a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020. It is hoped that the next 11 months will allow the UK and the EU sufficient time to negotiate a new relationship. What does Brexit mean for GDPR?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

In the survey, 64 percent of respondents predicted they will host a live event between August 2020 and January 2021. To see how that compared to participants’ expectations, the audience was asked in a live audience poll if they anticipate their company or clients will host face-to-face or hybrid meetings and events in Q3 or Q4 of 2020.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

However, because they’re also accountable to someone—a boss or a client—some are tempted to use negotiation tactics that can catch venue sales representatives off guard. The Latecomer believes that the real negotiation begins when the contract is ready to sign. This kind of negotiating can prolong the process for both parties.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, now that you know the costs you need to be aware of, let’s chat in depth about negotiating prices for your AV. Watch our webinar that shares tips on How to Negotiate Prices for Event AV. ?? EventIcons – Live From PCMA Convening Leaders 2020! ??. Back from the 3-day weekend! Sorry I am a day late!

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EventMB

JUNE 27, 2022

In 2020, executing the force majeure clause in a contract was fairly straightforward. In 2020, it wasn’t the pandemic that prevented meetings. Sommer Devlin suggests that planners talk to hoteliers about the issues they are worried about and negotiate a contingency plan for those situations. Force majeure Flexibility.

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Nunify

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

According to a report published by statista.com , the United States meeting, convention, and event planning market employed a whopping 125,900 people in 2020. As an event organizer managing multiple events at the same time, and having top-notch organizational skills is non-negotiable.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 13, 2020

hotel industry is projected to report a 51-percent decline in revenue per available room (RevPAR) in 2020, according to a special forecast revision from STR and Tourism Economics on March 31. Although each situation has its own unique issues, we hope you find nuggets to help you with your disruption response and planning.

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Floktu

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The Event Industry saw many changes and painful cancellations in 2020, but it doesn’t mean the perfect event isn’t possible in 2021. With COVID-19 ravaging through event plans in 2020, making sure your guests are safe is the number one priority going into 2021. In the 2020’s the trend will continue. The Event That Gives back.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2020

Global DMC’s survey found that 60 percent of 2020 incentive-travel programs are still expected to happen but with later dates in 2020 or even early next year, while 75 percent said that 2021 incentive-travel programs are moving forward in planning.

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Glisser

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

31 January 2020 marked the official withdrawal of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) from the European Union (‘EU’). The UK will now enter a transition period which ends on 31 December 2020. It is hoped that the next 11 months will allow the UK and the EU sufficient time to negotiate a new relationship. What does Brexit mean for GDPR?

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2023

So don’t be afraid to use your voice or question the norm.” “Fast forward to 2020, you realize you can have a voice in the industry,” she continues. She says to her younger self, “You need to negotiate. Your value on the market is higher than what you’re being paid, and you need to negotiate when you accept jobs.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

VanDeventer suggested planners looking into all-inclusive campuses either negotiate a solution for access or communicate robustly about the rules in advance—or both. Everyone chips in and then we all had funny stories about going through customs and being questioned and negotiating taxes—it’s another complexity.”

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

If you spent 2020 talking about force majeure clauses more than you ever had in your career, you are not alone. Sheaks notes there’s been a lot of negotiation at the federal level about whether the stimulus bill with another round of Paycheck Protection Program funding will include similar liability protections.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. Pair this with a short turnaround time for healthcare meetings (back to the lack of predictability), plus the surge in live meetings put on pause from 2020 and 2021. Read More : Smart Tech: The Great Resignation.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

At Red Lion, “we partnered with an outsourced sales organization in mid-2020 to keep things going with the many small meetings we host, and we probably won’t see that set-up going away.”. In that time, “we saw lots of property salespeople and directors of sales get furloughed or let go, and even some people in regional sales offices.”

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Event Industry News

MARCH 8, 2022

The event – which brings together leading national and global brands with the UK’s independent wholesaling industry to negotiate deals and network – will increase from 5,400m2 to 8,100m2. UNITAS Wholesale Trade Show, which recently extended its contract to five years, will take place this week on March 9 – 10. It plans to return in 2023.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

That number is expected to grow in 2020 as employers encourage the blending of business and leisure travel to appeal to the younger generations that are rising up through the workforce. The 2020 Global Meetings and Events Forecast report by American Express Global Business Travel lists the top conference destinations in North America.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

First, you negotiated your way out of every contract with minimal exit fees, then for a split second you converted everything to hybrid (with no additional budget), and then transitioned from hybrid to virtual, where we thankfully stayed for a red-hot minute. Melissa Park. Increasing Efforts on Client Education.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

And now with live events returning and many companies rescheduling events which had been postponed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planning for 2023, this timely interview focuses on providing tips on how to plan an incentive trip with confidence, and with safety protocols built into it. So we negotiated, in case we also have other challenges.

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Eventsforce

JANUARY 14, 2021

But 2020, we saw some truly significant changes due to the dramatic impact of the Covid-19. Sales, Persuasion and Negotiation . We are all persuading and negotiating with each other throughout our day to day activities. Event professionals had to deal with a lot of change and disruption in 2020. Let’s take a look.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 28, 2021

Key Takeaways: Be a fully informed planner: read the entire contract, ask questions, and hire a hospitality attorney if you need assistance in reviewing, negotiating, or renegotiating a contract. If you or your organization require expert assistance, you should contract the services of a professional.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. For the first time in decades, event professionals are in command of the venue negotiation and selection process. The sharing economy is giving power back to the user.

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Eventscase Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Coinciding with our anniversary, negotiations began to achieve this latest round of investment that we have made public this week. In September 2020, it managed to close a £3.5 Last but not least, we are most grateful to have received financial backing from our investors once again! NEW ROUND OF FUNDING.

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EventSource

MARCH 11, 2021

Brittany and Karan Photo Courtesy of Christine Lim Photography “We were originally planning a 150-person wedding in July 2020. What really blew us away and made us happy that we chose to work with Classy Affairs , was Tanya’s unflinching support and optimism despite all that life and COVID threw at us in 2020.

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EventMB

MAY 12, 2022

and Canada since the company launched in March 2020. This ability to delve so deeply into spend data has proven so valuable that Zartico’s client list has skyrocketed to 130 convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) and destination management organizations (DMOs) in the U.S. It’s just another element in the digitization of travel.”.

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2023

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated events across the globe. 2020) Diversity in Events with William S. As someone who could digitize and convert quickly, I noticed, in 2020, that it was mostly the events industry that wanted to go back, especially folks in roles that didn’t translate or have the resources to re-skill quickly.”

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 21, 2020

To avoid the extra charge, planners have to negotiate the fee’s elimination before signing a contract with the venue. You like or have a pre-negotiated fee structure with a preferred contractor. Start Date: January 21, 2020. When to Consider an Outside AV company. You can use your preferred AV provider without a surcharge.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 13, 2022

First appointed to the position in January 2020, Benaderet negotiated and booked multi-venue and multi-year agreements for her nationwide team, with a focus on increasing relationships and generating revenue by booking daytime meetings, social events, and third party-promoted special events.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Aventri/VenueBook partnership aims to create the first, all-in-one sourcing, negotiating and booking platform for group space. The comprehensive solution will enable planners to manage the entire procurement process – from sourcing and negotiating to contracting, paying and reporting – through a single, secure platform. markets.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

By 2020, creativity will be one of the top three job skills most in demand, along with complex problem-solving and critical thinking. The report compared jobs skills that were projected to be in demand in 2020 with those considered most important in 2015. Negotiation. Negotiation. Quality control (not on 2020 list).

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