Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2022

Do you sometimes wish you could book the most reasonably priced rental car by clicking a few buttons on your phone? The travel management company CWT just added car rental and train booking to their app and website to give travelers more independence in making their reservations at a time when travel costs are reaching historic highs. .

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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. A win-win contract allows everyone to feel that their biggest risks are covered and they can partner in good faith to execute confidently while working creatively to deliver the best event possible.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

An Advisory Board, representing a collective buying power of £320m, has been established for GRATIS, the end-to-end sourcing and booking tool provided by venuedirectory.com. At the inaugural meeting, Instant Book topped the agenda as part of the group’s drive to progress venue booking.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 8, 2019

You might want to put your best suit on because today we’re talking about hotel contract negotiations! There are many things that can make or break an event. And being a planner is stressful enough as it is, so when you add choosing a venue for your event to the equation, there’s a high probability your heart rate goes up.

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Eventinterface

MAY 4, 2017

Even when everything is going smoothly, planning a conference or event can be stressful. And that stress only gets worse when you factor in the process of booking entertainment for your event. And unless you have unlimited funds to spend on your event, you cannot afford to base your process on incorrect information.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Economic, cultural, and technological issues are impacting who makes it onto the podium at meeting and conventions. The Speaking Industry Benchmark Report produced by AAE Speakers Bureau compiles data from both event organizers and keynote speakers to better understand the issues and trends affecting the speaker-booking process.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

The word “partnership” gets thrown around a lot in the events world, but when there are too few ballrooms for too many functions being planned, meeting planners and hotel and destination counterparts often find themselves on the losing end of negotiations that could be win-wins.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Date, venue and rates are critical and typically given priority in the earliest stages of the meeting planning cycle. However, leaving audio visual (AV) equipment services to the end could be a costly mistake, especially when negotiating these services with a hotel. You have the most negotiating power before signing the contract.

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Conference Care

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Now 40 years on, I find myself having the same reaction when being told that I really must adopt an instant booking tool for small meetings. . With demand for small meetings generally accepted as being on the decline thanks to Teams & Zoom, I decided to put this to the test…. send an RFP to the venue).

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2014, venture capitalist Ron Shah was deep into a month of internal meetings when the pipes burst in. He worked the phones in a rush, trying to clinch local hotel meeting rooms on short notice. But the phone-tag negotiations moved at the speed of molasses. his building. The office’s conference space was flooded and unusable.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2024

Contracts are the life blood of the meeting industry. Smart Meetings sat down with Darryl B. Cost for meeting rooms. It depends on your ability to negotiate and how much leverage you have, how much you want the property and how much the property wants you.” You need to be able to say, ‘We can re-book at the same rate.’

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

6 tips for a smooth European event from an international DMC expert If it seems to you everyone is taking their incentive meeting to Europe this year, you are not alone. Start Early The first tip is to book early and contract early! Explore Widely That U.S. News list included Rome (No. 9 for its iconic canals, opulent St.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2023

Knowland and Amadeus combined their data to provide a better understanding of meeting demand by market segment plus average meeting attendance, total event space used, and other elements. Government meetings are just two percent of the total. hotels over those 12 months. hotels over those 12 months.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 24, 2018

Register for “How to Negotiate AV Prices for Events” Having great audiovisual is expected at events, but the prices can sometimes be unexpected. This webinar will show planners how to negotiate AV prices and prepare them with the best tips for successful and cost-effective events.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 4, 2023

The latest MPI Meetings Outlook survey reports outstanding prospects for business in 2023, but the trials of a hotel seller’s market and staffing issues aren’t going away. Projections for live-event attendance illustrate the strength of the market. The report quotes Richard Miseyko, CMP, CMM, president of Site Search Inc.,

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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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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Corporate events serve an important purpose — they boost brand visibility, drive revenue, and strengthen relationships with customers and employees. However, executing successful events takes more than ordering catering and sending invites. Consider asking questions like: What is the primary purpose of this event? Educational?

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The good news for event marketers, however: Despite the year’s travel speed bumps and forecasts, many events and trade shows (CES 2024, included) are reporting they are back to pre-pandemic attendance levels. Here, we explore some of the latest facts and figures, and opportunities, surrounding business travel trends.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 7, 2017

While some event professionals may gleefully embrace the prospect of negotiating contracts for large events, many would rather run for the hills. In many instances, event professionals can land sweet deals if they consider a multi-year agreement for annual events. Remember…everything is negotiable!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

When the creative brief from your initial event strategy session calls for brand and reputational impact, how do you measure if you are successful? Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . Event planners don’t always have time to go to a class or read a book. Contract and Negotiation Tips.

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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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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Register for “Advanced Hotel Negotiations, From the Hotel Side” To be a more effective negotiator, meeting planners will learn how hotels evaluate their businesses and manage their inventory of space, rates and dates. Learning Objectives. Pritzker Award for Excellence. Website: contactplan.com.

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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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Meeting Application

MAY 30, 2017

Event planning can be a tricky thing. There’s a lot to manage: securing a venue, organizing all the food and drinks, and making sure you promote the event well enough that people show up – all while remaining on or under budget. As any event planner will tell you, budgeting for an event is one of the most important parts of their job.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

Does this mean meeting planners, or their attendees, are stuck paying them? I have heard of planners negotiating out this fee,” says Lauren Wolfe, a lawyer who publishes the website killresortfees.com. “I I have heard of planners negotiating out this fee,” says Lauren Wolfe, a lawyer who publishes the website killresortfees.com.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Master planner consultants offer 6 tips for negotiating your next corporate event Does this sound familiar? You have been tasked with producing a new event—or breathing new life into one that has been on rinse and repeat too long. What questions should you ask during sourcing to avoid surprises post-event?

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

How to stretch your event budget for food and beverage, event tech, ground transportation, and venues. The costs of holding a meeting or convention have skyrocketed, but most planners find their budgets just aren’t budging—at least, not enough. Need to Cut the Meeting Budget? Take a Swipe at Event-Tech Costs.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2018

At MeetingsNet's Las Vegas Corporate Invitational Destination Showcase, held April 11-13, Matthew Gucu, a 25-year-veteran of the entertainment industry, spoke to meeting planners on entertainment for events. Gucu recommended talking to everyone working at the event beforehand. Involve Everyone. Make Good on Promises.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 21, 2019

What negotiating with hotels boils down to is synchronized value – in other words, you have what they want (occupied guest rooms, meeting space and food and beverage revenue), and they have what you want (a great hotel at a desirable location). If possible, do your negotiations in person or via a video chat. Meeting Rooms.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“Men are the champions of overtalking — and talking over,” Lyons writes in his book. If men learn to listen instead, the event experiences for women are likely to improve. Writing the book, he told Convene , “began for me as, ‘Oh, I’m going to stop wrecking my life by saying stupid things.’ But I said them anyway.” We bulldoze.

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Stova

MAY 25, 2023

Selecting the best venue for your event is one of the most important decisions planners face. A well-chosen venue sets the tone, creates memorable experiences, and contributes to the overall success of you event. Before creating a list of possible venues it’s important to understand the purpose and business goals of the event.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Corporate meeting planners are always looking for creative ways that they can trim their meetings budget without losing too much of the overall program. Today, corporate meeting planners have a tough job. Of course for many corporations and associations meetings are a vital part of their operation. into the same vehicle.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Hire Space and Event Tech Live (ETL) have partnered to showcase London’s leading High-Tech venues at ETL London on November 16 th & 17 th at the show’s new home of ExCeL London. Hire Space is an event technology and services company which operates hirespace.com , a marketplace of over 100,000 venues globally.

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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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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

You may have heard that an event planner wears many hats. Event organizers are often required to draw upon a variety of skills depending on which stage of an event they are working on. If you review a job description for an event planner you may be left wondering if one person can actually possess all of the required skills.

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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. Two multi-day events, 2,000 miles apart, in the space of a week. I find it tough preparing for meetings. Frankly, I feel just plain nervous before the event. Nervous excitement.

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