SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

Meeting professionals today are risk managers. Hotels have been a little more flexible about attrition during Covid when the alternative is canceling, but this is always open to negotiation. Best-efforts clauses stipulate that the meeting producer will try to get attendees to stay at the hotel but doesn’t guarantee a minimum.

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Eventsforce

JANUARY 14, 2021

But as we start 2021, it’s important that organisers step back, evaluate and prepare to ensure success in these unpredictable times. Sales, Persuasion and Negotiation . We are all persuading and negotiating with each other throughout our day to day activities. In 2021 more risk taking will definitely be required.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 26, 2022

The RX France team behind MIP Cancun 2021, brought together over 500 busy VIPs for the event. They used Grip’s AI matchmaking technology to ensure the right meetings happened at the right time, leading to positive business outcomes for all attendees. Moreover, 10% of meetings lead to a ‘deal negotiation’ status.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 29, 2022

Event organizers, according to Annette Suriani, CMP, CFMP, DES, principal and chief meeting strategist at AMS Meetings Solutions and executive director of the Association of Meeting Professionals (AMPs), should also be doing their part to help suppliers work more efficiently to help save their own budgets. John Rissi.

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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. And that’s a really, really big workload.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Meet with representatives from the benefiting nonprofit to get a better understanding of their mission, values, and purpose. Before the meeting, create a list of big-picture topics to discuss and questions to ask, including: How much money are you hoping to raise at this event?

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Conference Care

JUNE 4, 2020

As we began talking to our client about negotiations on the finer details of the venue contract for their Annual Trainee Conference, we established there was no plan B should they decide not to go ahead with a live event. Meet exhibitors and sponsors individually and in small groups. Client : National Law firm.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

Could forever-remote tech workers fuel meeting boom? To build trust and relationships and depth in remote-first teams, you’ve got to meet in person. When it matters enough to gather, the meeting design could be much different that in the BC (before-Covid) times. We’ll gather for the moments that matter.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As cases continue to rise and states reverse re-opening and go back into lockdown (as France and Germany have recently done country-wide), we have had to accept the fact that “business as usual” will not return until (hopefully) some point in 2021. Smart Meetings CEO and Founder Marin Bright. More : Your 2020 Holiday Gift Guide.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On top of that, 63 percent of exhibitors said virtual events do not meet their goals,” she said. “We The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council. We can and must do better for our exhibitor community.”. At a virtual CES, that’s a virtual impossibility.”.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s no secret that hybrid event has made it big throughout 2021, and is here to stay in 2022 and forward. For a successful hybrid event, you’ll need to pay attention to at least these tech aspects: lighting, A/V equipment (speakers, video cameras, microphones, mixer, etc.), Check and recheck technology equipment. And others.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Attendees can personalize their agenda, meet in the app with video meetings, and even save the video files for review. The Venue Map allows your guests to easily guide themselves. Albert’s Aha!

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

Here’s a short introduction to these technologies, and how the meeting industry is starting to use them. Governments have adopted biometric systems to meet security concerns. Meta built a database of over a billion user face scans before deleting it in 2021. They have been available since the 1960s. Over a dozen U.S.

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The MICE

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Negotiating, preparing the proposal and closing the deal build adrenaline and propel the company forward. Stemming from the pandemic, there are now new ways to take SKOs to a whole new level, which were presented at the initial SUBMERGE event by Hubilo on 20 October 2021. These and other skills need regular training and reinforcement.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2020

Her students are then required to analyze what an event’s virtual expo hall looks like, for example, how demonstrations at virtual booths are performed, how breakout sessions are handled, how speakers adapt content for a digital platform, and more. Digital staging for speakers and emcees: Was there a theme? Are they live vs. recorded?

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2023

Entertainers were doing DJ sets for virtual all-hands meetings. Mathews (2021) Diversity and Inclusion in Events: Paving the way for a Better Tomorrow (2020) Dustin believes normalcy returned so quickly people didn’t have enough time to slowly implement their lofty dreams of a better tomorrow. 2020) Diversity in Events with William S.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

After all, meeting with colleagues and other industry professionals face-to-face or virtually can be an incredibly valuable and worthwhile experience, no matter your goals. Hear some of the most influential voices around the world share their stories about leadership, while also making connections that will carry you through 2021 and beyond.

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