Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Include hidden event costs like guest count attrition, conference calls, credit card fees, and venue amenity expenses. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization.

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Social Media Advertising Banking 78

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Read More: Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract During the open Q&A, planners aired frustrations—contracts are time-consuming already. Pick your battles. What does your group actually need? Pin a dollar amount to that need, then talk to the hotel about your budget and see what they can offer.

Meetings 98

Meetings Trade Shows Contracts Sustainability 98

Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Planning a conference takes a lot more effort than many people realise. They expect fast and free Wi-Fi, they expect great food and they expect everything at the conference to work properly – and they are right to expect this! Working in harmony with a venue team is fundamental to the success of your conference.

Venues 45

Venues Conference Hotels Sustainability 45

Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 30, 2018

Short lead times and event planners basically revolve around — compromise, negotiations, and smart decisions. Ellen Boddington (President, Stellar Conference & Event Management Inc., Clare Moses (Director, Barclays Personal and Corporate Banking). This will cut out the time and give you a time frame for negotiation as well.

Negotiating 80

Negotiating Tech Venues Events 80

Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Planning a conference takes a lot more effort than many people realise. They expect fast and free Wi-Fi, they expect great food and they expect everything at the conference to work properly – and they are right to expect this! Working in harmony with a venue team is fundamental to the success of your conference.

Venues 40

Venues Conference Hotels Sustainability 40

Eventtia

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Professionals can use this solution to host a wide range of events, from retail workshops or fireside chats to large conferences and product launches. Also, it will help you identify your event’s requirements and the non-negotiable capabilities for its success. Is Registration Software the Same as Event Management Software?

Negotiating 118

Negotiating Retail Financial Management 118

SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. “As Work with Partners—and Haggle. Content Matters.

Financial 94

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 94

SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

One of these calming voices has 30 years of experience planning incentive trips all over the world for the likes of Barclays Bank. Adding motivational speakers, cooking classes and experiences will create more excitement and engagement. The time to do this, of course, is when negotiating the contract, not when trying to exit it.

Travel 119

Travel Contracts Hotels Transportation 119

Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

You may have amazing speakers, an impressive event agenda and a strong event brand , but there’s another element that you can’t forget when putting together ideas for your next corporate event. Below we have compiled a list of our 20+ best corporate event entertainment ideas from small events to huge conferences. Escape Room.

Entertainment 85

Entertainment Corporate Events Events Social Media 85

Event Guru

MAY 5, 2023

A brief overview of the event planning industry The event planning industry is a booming sector that encompasses organizing, coordinating, and executing various types of events such as conferences, weddings, seminars, social gatherings, and more.

Sports 40

Sports Fashion Entertainment Education 40

Eventory

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Many conferences aim is to make knowledge about corporate products and services more consistent, for both full-time and outsourced employees. At the conference, after the question, we heard a speaker offered the participants a few answers, which they could raise their hands for yes, no, I do not take part in voting with a raising hand.

Corporate Events 78

Corporate Events Financial Technology Events 78