SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

A majority (65 percent) of respondents in North America said that contract negotiations are more challenging now. This can lead to everything from sourcing a nontraditional venue to trying out new tech features such as holograms or virtual reality.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 17, 2018

Audience expectations range from the creature comforts of easy parking, familiar food, and a pleasant room temperature to WOW factors, like an exotic location, tech-savvy presentations, and useful SWAG. Under this section of your list, you can add details such as research costs of rentals or negotiate a discount with vendors.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Reporting and analysis: After the event wraps up, you’ll receive detailed reports, event metrics , and analytics on things like attendance, survey feedback, social media impact, and ROI. They can often negotiate better deals and availability. The data and insights help you improve future events.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We Tate, CMM, senior manager of finance and events for Petco Animal Supply Services. “‘I

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Event Tech. Industry analysis. Customer analysis. Competitive analysis. If you are able to negotiate beneficial contracts with your vendors, you will minimize your need to store resources. International Institute of Event Management (IIEM). Price: $345 – $875. Topics: Budgeting. Wedding Planning Strategy.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In the survey, respondents told us they sought business acumen — contracting, negotiation, budgeting, and financial management — as well as so skills, including the ability to lead others. The biggest knowledge gap for both groups appears to be data capture and analysis.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

If you are working with multiple stakeholders across various departments, they may not agree with conveniences versus luxury, but it is essential to your success (and sanity) that you obtain directly from the decision maker as to the non-negotiables. Negotiate favorable rates with offsite venues and vendors.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

For example, with event tech, a low price could mean that the data protection is not as robust as it should be. All buyers want to feel that they have negotiated a good deal. This will be additional crew to the production team that are contracted for the room, sound and vision. You contract a speaker for an agreed fee.

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SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It also involves post-event analysis to determine the return on investment and inform future planning. Strategically source vendors and negotiate contracts to reduce expenses. This way, you have a seat at the table in high-level conversations about key business priorities, target audiences, and omnichannel engagement strategies.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2020

Planners Salary Survey 2019” And then the last one is “Study Finds One in Four Tech-Conference Speakers are Women” Hurricane Dorian Affects the Bahamas Unevenly. Hotel Contract Clauses Planners Should Be Using but Probably Aren’t. “Technically a hurricane is outside the events industry.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

Style – What should the theme or tone of the event be (luxury/high-end, modern, tech oriented, rustic, etc.) Most events can be effectively executed by having one or a few primary event planners and then supporting staff that is either in-house or contracted out. Step 9 – Conduct post-event analysis and follow up.

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