SmartMeetings
JULY 28, 2023
Set up the contract to allow for a post-meeting audit. This catches any rooms that were booked by meeting attendees outside of the room block. As soon as you know meeting registration is not meeting original forecasts: Negotiate with the hotel to release back some meeting space (if possible). Our quick save?
MeetingsNet
MAY 13, 2022
In addition to the executives at the convention center or hotel with whom you negotiate and execute the event—national sales reps, convention services managers, and chefs—you need to build trust with the audiovisual, destination management, and transportation companies that can make or break the experience.
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Master the Event
DECEMBER 13, 2023
It was at a local college and was for event and meeting planning students. And I always enjoy participating and meeting some of our industry’s newbies. And top of the list; what event planning thingamajig could you never live without. When you Plan, What is Your Must Have? If You Plan to Fail, You Fail to Plan!
SmartMeetings
AUGUST 31, 2023
We have the expertise to know what resorts and venues will work best for their specific needs, as well as our negotiating clout and global connections. ” Engage your DMC early—they might have existing relationships with hotels and venues in your desired destination and can help with negotiations.
Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 29, 2016
Here’s what some organizers are asking for and getting: Pre-Event Content Marketing – Customized promotional video or interview, webinar, article contribution for newsletter, blog, podcast or magazine, social channel engagement. Develop a list of prioritized concessions (value adds), just like you would for hotel negotiations.
SmartMeetings
AUGUST 8, 2022
Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. This article appears in the August 2022 issue. The post Partner Your Way Through the Post-Pandemic Surge appeared first on Smart Meetings. With inflation also at play, room rates and F&B pricing are higher.
Guidebook
APRIL 10, 2015
The best event planning book recommendations as chosen by real event pros. Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We We gathered all of the web’s best event planning blogs.) But what about good, old-fashioned books?
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