MeetingsNet

APRIL 1, 2024

A meeting professional’s responsibilities are far reaching, but they haven’t typically required knowledge of the host hotel’s guest-room door keycard system. Meetings-industry attorney Joshua Grimes, Esq., And ask what brand they use, both for guest rooms and meeting space.” That’s changed. Grimes asks.

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TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic. This enables organizers to devise backup plans, forge partnerships, and negotiate favorable deals with vendors to ensure that the event stays on track throughout planning and execution.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 10, 2023

For planners concerned about how strikes in Los Angeles or elsewhere could affect them, here’s some advice on negotiating stronger force majeure clauses. While no progress was reported in the negotiations between the hotels and union, front-desk agents, bellhops, cooks, servers, and other hotel employees reported back to work on July 5.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

To Do: Instead of a general, sweeping clause, negotiate what steps will be taken to keep information secure, such as locking the door, hiring security guards, keeping attendants out of the meeting, providing shredders for documentation and education of attendees about how they treat the information shared.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 7, 2018

Research shows that women are often very good at negotiating on behalf of others, but are not as successful when negotiating for themselves. You can change that by preparing yourself to negotiate. Here are five simple steps that can empower you as a negotiator and increase your chances of getting what you deserve.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. Read More : Why AI Might Mean Salvation for the Meeting Industry Payne believes in creating a custom contract for each client that addresses all hotel fees and surcharges.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2023

What to do in advance and in the moment to meet your room block budget It seems simple. Book a block of rooms for meeting attendees based on the number of people and the times of the meetings. For example, does everyone sign up with enough advance notice to meet the hotel’s deadline? Just follow the formula, right?

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 14, 2023

The flurry of calls eventually petered out with a sense that the problem had been handled, contained, until tomorrow at least when he will meet with Joe and start another round of negotiations and persistent persuasion. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The Batch Fixer appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 23, 2022

After two years of only designing and facilitating online meetings, I’m suddenly immersed in preparing for in-person meetings again. I find it tough preparing for meetings. Preparation seems to have no limits — except I know it must end as soon as the meeting starts. It’s stressful. Nervous excitement.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

There’s no doubt that a meeting and event planner wants a CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau) to assist them with their planning needs when bringing a group or convention to a particular city. It’s their job to promote their city in such a way that a meeting and event planner wants to bring their group to the CVB’s city.

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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.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

As part of the research for this article I drew upon my years of dealing with event organizers. The Duties of an Event Planner Can Be Many Here are a few articles that we’ve done regarding characteristics of an event planner: Meeting Planner Jobs – Sounds Fun, Right? Negotiation skills. But there’s a huge difference.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 26, 2023

Meeting planners have a full plate, making day-to-day productivity essential. But it can also be a trap to someone less able, according to this June 14 article in Forbes , which offers this seemingly contradictory headline: “Productivity, the Ultimate Procrastination Tool.” However, productivity can too easily become an end in itself.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How to prepare for 2023 contract negotiations Yes, we’re out of the pandemic shutdown, but it’s not back to “business as usual.” This helps balance the hesitation on the clients’ part for meetings that are farther ahead, but it means the team has to be ready to commit quickly. This article appears in the January/February 2023 issue.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Previous Related Event Planning Standards Articles: Are Meeting and Event Planners Happy in Their Jobs? Exceed expectations: If your program requires a six week internship try to negotiate a three month opportunity. Schedule monthly meetings to ask questions that you may have or to share concepts that you have learned.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 9, 2021

How to build budgets and adapt them on the fly at a time when in-person and virtual meetings don’t yet have a clear path forward. As a result, Schwartz allowed in-person table discussions every 10 minutes while bringing remote attendees into Zoom breakout meetings so people could share their experiences related to the budgeting process.

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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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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Smart negotiating can ensure a meeting maintains its quality and that the host is made whole—and then some—if the meeting is relocated by a host venue. After all, the venue does not want to make an enemy of a meeting group—and it certainly does not want a planner posting the tale online for the wider planning community to see.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

Planners and hoteliers weigh in on how to protect meetings from the labor crisis. In the meeting industry, the phrase “It’s a relationship business” is often bandied about. With food-and-beverage events in particular, tricky issues can come up (for specifics, see the article at bottom, "F&B Problems: Waiting for Waitstaff”). “If

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

How to creatively overcome post-pandemic staffing and supply shortages at medical meetings. Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. Top Tips for Navigating the Healthcare Meeting Landscape. Good news: corporate travel and events are back! Plan (Much Farther!)

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Attendease

JUNE 5, 2023

This is non-negotiable and should be considered a given to have access to. #6: Sharing this upfront will help the vendor tailor the solution to best meet your needs. Here are a few keys to training success: Live, online training on the new event management tool. Working with your partner should be a process to identify your journey.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 30, 2023

After all, it’s a two-way street with you and your supplier-partners, and it works best when the parties involved share the responsibility of making meetings work. As meeting professionals, there are a million moments of truth involved in your many roles, from initial conception of your events to paying the final invoices.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

So, how are speakers preparing for the future of meetings and events ? A beast that made the meetings and events industry obsolete overnight. But the meetings and events profession will be back. People will want to go to meetings and events because they are social creatures that crave personal connections. So, what now?

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 3, 2022

The meetings market will be central to the recovery of urban hotels. Here, two industry consultants dish to city-hotel sales executives on why securing meetings business is so critical, with numbers that could give negotiating insight to planners.

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Eventscase Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

What is a Debrief Meeting? Understanding the Basics Debrief meetings are an essential part of any team’s operations. A debrief meeting is a good way to reflect on an event as a whole, including acknowledging successes and failures. Mastering the debrief meeting is a crucial skill for any team or project leader.

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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. I have written articles stating I would never have survived planning events without email. In these moments, nine out of ten times I’m asked the same questions.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discuss when they might be able to invoke the force majeure clause in contracts for 2021 meetings. We’ve been told that it’s not a force majeure event until the meeting starts. Beth Martino , Senior Manager of Meetings and Events, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 21, 2019

14 negotiating tips from 14 top business coaches. Given that hotels have enjoyed eight straight years of increased revenue per available room, it’s clearly not been easy for meeting planners to get all the elements they need for their events at great prices.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How attention pays in the world of meeting professionals As event strategists and experience designers, you create unforgettable, luxurious experiences and elevate every event to leave a lasting impression and provide lifetime memories for your attendees. This article appears in the December 2023 issue.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For this article we”re taking a look at hotels around the Anaheim Convention Center. Anaheim is blessed with year-round weather which is attractive for the meetings and events industry. It’s one of those unique geographical areas that allow conferences to host meetings there all year long. Yes it’s Mickey Mouse, of course.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If I talk less, I can be better at negotiating.’ One way to remedy this, Lyons suggested, is for speakers to intentionally “solicit input from the women in the meeting who maybe are reluctant to speak up.” Writing the book, he told Convene , “began for me as, ‘Oh, I’m going to stop wrecking my life by saying stupid things.’

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Editor’s note : The lawyer quoted in this article is not providing legal advice. There’s much to consider legally to get in-person meetings truly get going again. Smart Meetings got in touch with an expert about what meeting professionals should be thinking about when face-to-face meetings resume.

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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.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Let’s lobby to change how meeting professionals are categorized to elevate our worth The meetings industry is still relatively new. One signal that “meeting professional” is a new career track is the way government looks at us. This article appears in the September 2023 issue. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 23, 2023

Based on several hundred planner responses, MPI’s latest industry outlook finds that rising prices have strained meeting budgets, and will likely continue to do so into 2024. Even meeting space—a line item that was ripe for negotiation before the pandemic—is far tougher to get at favorable cost.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, now that you know the costs you need to be aware of, let’s chat in depth about negotiating prices for your AV. Watch our webinar that shares tips on How to Negotiate Prices for Event AV. ?? Related articles and resources. Related articles and resources. Back from the 3-day weekend! Sorry I am a day late!

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Editor’s note : The lawyer quoted in this article is not providing legal advice. There’s much to consider legally when in-person meetings truly get going again. Smart Meetings got in touch with an expert about what meeting professionals should be thinking about when face-to-face meetings resume.

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