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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Endless Events

OCTOBER 8, 2019

You might want to put your best suit on because today we’re talking about hotel contract negotiations! 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. Can I Negotiate Venue AV Charges?

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Eventtia

MAY 18, 2022

Booking artists for your events can be a daunting task. It’s even more daunting if you’re not familiar with the process or don’t know all the little details that go into booking artists. When you’re not sure of the process or overlook the details, artist bookings can become a major headache in a heartbeat. The Booking Process.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Whether you opt for an in-person or hybrid event, you need the right venue to create a truly captivating experience. Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Why should you let your venue dictate what happens at your event? Management.

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Coterie Spark

APRIL 22, 2022

Venue availability, room capacity, and nightly rates might seem like the only boxes you need to check off, but it’s the smaller, less obvious details that can become massive headaches. Once you finish searching for hotels, you also have to: Contact the venues. Synthesize your notes so you can pick a venue.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Hotels are currently in the driver’s seat when it comes to meeting negotiations. However, flexibility and asking the right questions will help you book the right property for your event. In today’s super-heated seller’s market, it pays to book venues as far out as possible. Creative Venue Cost Cuts. •

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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. . So not withstanding my previous admission, I approached my initial research with an open mind and started venue searches with three of the leading platforms available. send an RFP to the venue).

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Future bookings are getting more difficult as organizations are more reluctant to take on new risks. In an effort to reduce and manage risks, venues and planners are adopting new contract clauses. No question, negotiating contracts is going to get more complicated as the industry rebounds.

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Jujama

JULY 10, 2018

There are a few tricks to negotiating venue costs. We’ve tracked down some tips to help event organizers keep their venue costs as low as possible. However, if you truly have set a budget for your venue costs this allows you to quickly cut to the chase with a possible venue. Compare different venues.

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All Seated

JUNE 11, 2023

Today, virtual tours offer a commercial opportunity for venues to sell their space in a more efficient and speedy manner. And as the technology behind virtual tours continues to evolve, demand for virtual tours continues to grow as an essential tool for venues looking to expand their reach and increase their sales.

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Glow Global Events

JUNE 27, 2023

Here are some tips for booking entertainment: 1. Explore different options: When it comes to booking entertainment for your event, you’ll want to explore a variety of different options. Set a budget: Once you know who you want to book, set a reasonable budget that covers their fee as well as any rider expenses.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 16, 2020

In the fifth of FICP’s new virtual education series, Financial & Insurance Professionals (FICP) Chats, more than 200 participants explored how to book group business for future meetings, including immediate adjustments for events, and how those were not being written into RFPs for the long-term. Budget Considerations.

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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. Food and beverage.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2018

Long-term contracts —three, five or even ten years—can save you money, especially if you book during a hotel or resort’s slower times. “A Negotiating: never, ever accept the hotel’s first offer, experts agree. You know from experience that hotels always leave wiggle room to negotiate down. Here’s what to focus on.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 20, 2024

Read More: Top Legal Issues Meeting Profs Should Be Aware of in 2023 What To Leave Out Cohen has a few suggestions for the things you leave on the negotiation room floor of your contract: Your own personal liability for any issues caused by a guest, such as room damage, and noise complaints. Work with the venue if a problem arises.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. We'll show you how to get the most out of strategy, opportunities, and tools available to strike the best deal with venues.

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TicketBud

MARCH 22, 2017

If you’ve run an event or managed a venue in the past, you’re likely familiar with the general booking process. But if you haven’t booked an artist for a performance before, there are a few pieces that are specific to artist bookings that you might not realize. Venue and Date. Understand the Booking Process.

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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. This will help you understand how the vendor will enhance your event, and what additional items you may need to negotiate. Remember…everything is negotiable! Obtain multiple bids.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

I have heard of planners negotiating out this fee,” says Lauren Wolfe, a lawyer who publishes the website killresortfees.com. Wolfe follows chatter on hotel fees on Twitter, and watched as the members of a national nonprofit group recently “went ballistic” over the daily fee charged when they booked at their convention hotel in Maryland.

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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. The negotiation phase is a good time to ask the hotel partner for ways to save—by using the same AV set-up as an event pre or post to share set-up costs for instance.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2023

Book a block of rooms for meeting attendees based on the number of people and the times of the meetings. What about the people who want to book a different hotel and just show up for the conference itself. Two Tips to Break Down Barriers to Booking Let’s focus first on the conference attendees. Just follow the formula, right?

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2018

Gucu, who is a professional singer and entertainer as well as the owner of New Moon Entertainment, a booking agency for talent and production experts in Las Vegas, began his presentation with the five-ingredient-formula for a great entertainment event: venue, décor, audiovisual, catering, and talent. Negotiating with an Act.

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Event Industry News

JULY 11, 2019

Jigsaw Conferences, an event planning and organising company with years of experience, offers free venue finder service and helps in booking venues for events in the UK and other countries. We are a free hire space service and collect our charges from the owners of the conference venue or hotel that we book for you.

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Meeting Application

MAY 30, 2017

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. Today, we’re going to take a look at the most important things you should know about booking artists for an event.

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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? Look for Synergies When Booking Venues For corporate planners aiming to efficiently source for their next event, Shaffer offered up some initial tips. What should you include in the RFP?

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

But the phone-tag negotiations moved at the speed of molasses. Surely, he thought, there must be a less aggravating way to book small meetings. So amid the flooding and frustration, he pivoted from another startup idea he was working on to pursue this: an online platform for automated, DIY instant bookings for small meetings.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It comes as no surprise that one of the key elements of organising any event is securing a space or venue. It may sound like simple work – finding a venue and exchanging contracts – but the devil is in the detail and more often than not, there’s a myriad of hidden factors that will impact the eventual price tag.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Here at Planning Pod, we build venue and event management software tools that help our customers close more business, so we want to do everything in our power to help them improve and grow. What are you looking for from a venue/planner? source: Spotio ). Get started today >>. Sales Discovery, Qualification and Pitching Techniques.

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The etouches strategic sourcing solution enables event planners to book venues and negotiate better deals, faster. etouches Strategic Venue Sourcing Solution: What Is It? The post etouches: New Tech to Source Better Venue Deals [Review] by EventMB Team appeared first on [link]. Here is our review.

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Coterie Spark

APRIL 3, 2023

There are many variables to consider when selecting a venue for your upcoming conference. From picking a host city to setting a budget and understanding the parking situation, here’s an essential venue-shopping checklist we’ve compiled to better detail the process. Is it the destination or convenience?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Let’s take the skill of hotel contract negotiations ; novice planners tend to feel overwhelmed by the nitty-gritty details of hotel contracts and often learn as they go. If you’re planning a conference, it’s very likely you’ll need to contract and negotiate a hotel room block for your attendees.

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EventBank Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Finding the right venue can make or break an event, so it’s important that you find the perfect venue to house your event. But how do you find the perfect event venue? So, although finding the perfect venue will always take time, it doesn’t always have to feel overwhelming. Quick Reads.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Global Business Travel Association’s annual report and forecast cites factors other than the pandemic’s influence for creating a “dynamic environment” in business travel spend and booking. A number of organizations, event properties and venues are using sustainability campaigns and air emissions tools to help track and offset activities.

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SevenEvents

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Finding a venue for your next event can be daunting. At seven events, we provide a venue-finding service to remove the stress of finding a venue for an event. We have narrowed down the top things to consider when selecting a venue, so you don’t have to. . #1 Photo by Caio: [link]. 1 location. 1 location. 3 Flexibility.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 8, 2019

However, corporate negotiated hotel programs can be complex, particularly in a time of supplier consolidation, new technologies, shifting hotel distribution and revenue management strategies and the growth of private lodging options (think Airbnb and HomeAway). Tips and best practices surrounding negotiations. Date: May 28, 2019.

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Event Farm

MAY 5, 2021

For this panel, Ryan invited two event planners who, like him, are passionate about bringing events back safely: Ari Nisman, president and CEO of Degy Booking International and Degy World LLC , and Margaret Launzel-Pennes, CEO and co-founder of TBX: Total Brand Experience. The Playbook provides three valuable tools for venue scouting. .

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life. progresses forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, live event venues are getting ready to reopen. The talent buyers, general managers and sales team all work together to make mutually beneficial decisions for the venues and the clients.

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