Social Tables

MAY 18, 2023

To keep up with venue needs and enhance the planner experience, we’ve been working on exciting enhancements to our suite of event diagramming tools. We built Cvent Event Diagramming with one ultimate goal: to help simplify the event diagramming process—often the event diagramming headache—for venues and planners alike. Let’s find out!

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Luckily, as important as events are, they don’t have to break the bank. As important as events are, they don’t have to break the bank. If you have an annual event, try to negotiate a multi-year contract where you get a discount if you commit to exclusively using their business. Consider unconventional venues.

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QC Event School

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This includes obtaining permits and registering a company name, as well as obtaining insurance and setting up a business bank account.” You can either apply for a traditional bank loan, seek out investors, or even consider crowd funding options such as Kickstarter or GoFundMe. Renting decorations directly from the selected venue.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

Meeting professionals are left wondering about the very foundation of their missions. One of these calming voices has 30 years of experience planning incentive trips all over the world for the likes of Barclays Bank. Regional travel that supports local venues could be more popular than ever. Damion Breust.

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Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

While technically defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, a recession is more felt as the general malaise of a contracting economy: declines in business revenue and profit, decreases in spending, and pressure to cut costs and eliminate jobs. Are you viewed as a commodity or a business partner? Follow the money.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Whether you attended a massive high school with a graduating class of thousands or a small, local school with less than 100 classmates, you will still need to meet a threshold of interest to justify the cost and effort of planning a reunion. Inquire about general availability, willingness to travel, and preferred type of event venue.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 9, 2021

Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, the sustainable venue boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology. In the UK, contracts include London Olympic Stadium and the Commonwealth Games. Click here to read more.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Among the many missteps that Molisani shared with Convene last year, was scheduling the conference during a bank holiday. (He He thought that “bank holiday” meant only that the banks were closed, not that the whole country took a holiday.) So I signed the contract with Croke Park, yay. It was a flop.

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Eventscase Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

For virtual and hybrid events, we offer the Digital Venue which is a website facility where attendees can consume digital content, participate via live interaction tools, and network with other attendees through our in-house messaging and video conferencing system. In fact, using an event management software may potentially increase your ROI.

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Unique Venues

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Let’s face it—when it comes to marketing your venue, there is competition and the marketplace can be crowded. If you implemented Unique Venue’s CEO, Chuck Salem’s top tips for marketing your event venue , by now you are ahead of the game and standing out amongst the competition. Are they just beginning?

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The MICE

MAY 2, 2022

Likewise, corporate clients place higher value on networking: ‘With the corporate clients I am finding that they are very keen to get back to meeting and networking in person and that networking has become much more important.’. Would we be postponing, would the contract allow that? Does your contract have flexibility?

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The MICE

AUGUST 17, 2020

It was a big contract, which took six months of negotiations to come to an agreement. Before having my new company, I already had a one-year contract signed for our first project for a hotel company. I was lucky at that moment because I had very good clients—everyone paid the maximum and respected the contract.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Venue Selection. Includes conferences, meetings, graduations. These loans don’t have to come from bank lenders either. Just like you would do if pitching your business to a bank, have your business plan ready and make sure you are brushed up on the important details. Price: $345 – $875. Topics: Budgeting.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 18, 2018

Booking popular musical acts for business events doesn’t have to break the bank. If a performer is already nearby and can slip into your venue to do a 30-minute daytime performance with no paparazzi or fans knowing about it, they’re often willing to do that.”. The post Sound Advice for Booking Acts appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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QC Event School

APRIL 12, 2022

This includes everything from booking venues and vendors, to managing budgets and timelines, to dealing with last-minute crises… And everything in-between. You get to meet all kinds of people! One of the best things about being an event planner is that you’ll meet all sorts of people from all walks of life.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We Kelley Butler, McDonald’s director of meetings and events, said her department now works with procurement more closely than ever.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 18, 2018

Booking popular musical acts for business events doesn’t have to break the bank. If a performer is already nearby and can slip into your venue to do a 30-minute daytime performance with no paparazzi or fans knowing about it, they’re often willing to do that.”. Event planners are always looking to make a lasting impression.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 10, 2023

An efficient system that doesn’t break the bank yet meets all your needs is the ideal. By diligently setting your budget and understanding the pricing structures of available platforms, you can make an informed decision, ensuring the software meets your event’s demands and aligns with your financial framework.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Best Association Management Software If you’re looking for an all-in-one solution for your association software, we’d recommend looking into AMS software that meets all your needs! Its software features mobile and browser apps, immersive 3D virtual venues, advanced networking, world-renowned customer service, and more!

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Attendease

MARCH 19, 2024

Include standing meetings and appointments with key stakeholders. Consider opening individual bank accounts for each event, which can help you manage costs in real time. Look for opportunities to save on bulk orders or multi-event vendor contracts. Determine meeting cadences and use agendas to stay on track.

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Event Guru

MAY 5, 2023

These services typically include event concept development, budgeting, logistic management, venue selection, vendor coordination, onsite event management, and post-event evaluations. This may involve selecting suitable venues, coordinating catering, managing budgets, and ensuring that all necessary resources are available.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

This means that planners need to ask searching questions of venues that go beyond relying on the information that is shown on the venue website or in the brochure. It’s also imperative that planners ask the right questions of venues. you need to know whether it is at the venue or a 10 minute walk away. This is crucial.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

This means that planners need to ask searching questions of venues that go beyond relying on the information that is shown on the venue website or in the brochure. It’s also imperative that planners ask the right questions of venues. you need to know whether it is at the venue or a 10 minute walk away. This is crucial.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 24, 2021

Venue + Room & Space Management. Proposals & Contracts. We built Planning Pod for busy event professionals and business owners who run event- and hospitality-related businesses of all sizes, including: Event planners Wedding planners Event management firms Event venues and spaces Small hotels, B&Bs and restaurants.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

San Diego State University : This large state university offers a meeting and event planning certificate that takes around six months to complete. . The first course covers topics like negotiations, logistics, contracts, and hospitality. This course teaches you everything from selecting a venue to developing the budget for a wedding.

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Bizzabo

MAY 17, 2019

The 30 venues listed here are the best the city has to offer — no matter what kind of get-together you plan to throw. If you're looking to plan an event in Las Vegas, you're probably wondering what venue to host it in. The following 30 venues are the best the city has to offer. Interested in hosting a Las Vegas area event?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

First, you negotiated your way out of every contract with minimal exit fees, then for a split second you converted everything to hybrid (with no additional budget), and then transitioned from hybrid to virtual, where we thankfully stayed for a red-hot minute. Read More : How to Budget Realistically for Hybrid Meetings.

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Eventmobi

JULY 2, 2019

As a planner, you collect information about everything, from venue specifics and budgets to registrant details and vendor contracts. Many services will give you the option of encrypting data or not, and there should be both support and documentation for determining whether their security meets your needs. Introduction.

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QC Event School

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

An event planner will typically work with clients to get a clear understanding of their vision and budget, then develop a plan of action that meets both requirements. In this case, you might want to focus your business on providing services such as event planning consultation, venue scouting, or contract negotiation.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2017

There are many event types , big and small, such as conferences, seminars, meetings, team building events, trade shows, business dinners, networking events, product launches, and award ceremonies. Will you provide in-house catering services or contract out for catering? Do you provide venue research or will you have your own venue?

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Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2019

It wasn’t that Target themselves got hacked it was I believe in that case it was an HVAC company that they contracted with that they’ve given somebody access to something, so the hackers came in through the HVAC company. Brandt Krueger: You mentioned things like banking, and things like that.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2019

We needed a performance deck with a roof on, a traditional set-up, and it’s created much more of a destination venue than 2018’s in-the-round feel.”. The benefit here is our Monday is a Bank Holiday and there’s generally a bit more motivation to go and enjoy some cinema and some interesting food stalls.”. Unsound judgement. Conclusion.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 10, 2020

For a huge number of people, experiencing this baptism-by-fire of virtual interaction has shown them that while it may not be a true substitute to meeting in-person, it’s a lot closer than people thought. It will not help venues, transportation, catering, lighting and other vendors. Timing will also prove a key factor.

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