MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2020

In a late June webinar that drew more than 700 corporate and association meeting planners, 64 percent of attendees responded that they expect their organizations to return to holding in-person events by January 2021. 54 percent say they would not be comfortable attending large work-related conferences or events in the near future.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. To forecast the landscape for in-person events in 2021 is to indulge in paradox, perfectly encapsulated in the events of the last several days. Mask Wearing. Industry Consolidation. Venues will close. Escrow Battles.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 10, 2023

Event planners are responsible for organizing and coordinating events such as weddings, corporate events, conferences, and fundraisers. Corporate event planners work with businesses and organizations to plan and execute events such as product launches, conferences, and trade shows. Learn how to negotiate contracts.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. What I do: I am directly responsible for the planning and management of the biennial International Drug Policy Reform Conference, annual staff Retreat and 20 to 30 additional organizational events throughout the year.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. So we negotiated client-friendly terms for all cancelled trips under very good conditions, and for all projects which were upcoming, that the payment would be postponed as well. We negotiate exit windows with the suppliers.

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Conference Care

JUNE 4, 2020

Here are three real life case studies for Conference Care clients where we’ve been able to match their needs with the right solution – after all, every event is different whether in-person or virtual ! We worked closely with our technology partner to bring the digital event to life and flow just like a live conference.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Include hidden event costs like guest count attrition, conference calls, credit card fees, and venue amenity expenses. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2020

We evaluate the event planner — did the organization work with speakers to adjust,” Delpy Neirotti said, “or did they really try to just translate what a normal conference would look like and put it online?”. A Virtual Conference Evaluation Checklist. Casey Gale is an associate editor at Convene.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 3, 2020

The reason: PRIA’s annual conference is scheduled at a property in Milwaukee over those same August dates, but when the DNC news became public she had not yet heard from her upscale, meetings-friendly host hotel about that huge citywide that is likely to need the 230 guest rooms her group is contracted to use. “I

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

of event revenue and as high as 25%, and some event marketing reports peg conference marketing budgets around 6-12% of revenue. In fact, by 2021, video will account for 82% of all internet traffic , and in 2017 55% of all people watch videos online every day. Event Marketing Conferences. Contest and Giveaway Marketing.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

of event revenue and as high as 25%, and some event marketing reports peg conference marketing budgets around 6-12% of revenue. In fact, by 2021, video will account for 82% of all internet traffic , and in 2017 55% of all people watch videos online every day. Event Marketing Conferences. Contest and Giveaway Marketing.

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