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Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract

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All the way out to at least 2025 right now, maybe even 2026, depending on your group size, or the destination, or the hotel that you want to be in.” Negotiate the Details Prepare for pushback on all fronts, Payne advised. “I The post Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Emerging Association Meeting Strategies

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For this reason, ASAE has created a strategy called Destination 2026, which consists of four pillars: member value, workforce development, elevation of associations and culture and infrastructure. “We ASAE has also used text polling.