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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

Idea: Brands like Zeiss are building more leisure time into their annual conferences. For its National Sales Meeting , Zeiss gave attendees the option to extend their business trip into the weekend while utilizing the event’s negotiated hotel room cost. degrees Celsius,” Reuters reported.

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The Story Behind the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Awards

Smart Meetings

She brought top experts to the conversation to share secrets for negotiating, feeling more confident and building a network. Elyse Dawson , CMP, CPCE, DES, Senior Manager, Conference Center and Events, Invesco “I’m deeply invested in exploring how generative AI tools will transform an industry focused on human connection.

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Event professionals embrace new community to uplift the industry

Event Industry News

Event Integrity is launching their Beta marketplace with a lead opportunity program and community in the Colorado market. Topics have ranged from “Contracts and Negotiations” to “Making Sense of Marketing Data.” Recently, Event Integrity was recognised as a Top 10 Voted Company at FUND Conference in Denver on April 10 th. .

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Here Are Endless’ Greatest Hits!

Endless Events

Negotiating Event WiFi is another. Watch our webinar on How to Negotiate Hotel WiFi! ?? Your All-Out Guide to Conference Planning. March 24th – Will and Brandt are speaking at MPI’s Northern California Annual Conference and Expo. ?? Event WiFi: How To Use WiFi As An Event Sponsorship Asset. ?

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Take Care: How an Expert Communicates During a Pandemic

SmartMeetings

Those on the other end of negotiation know we have a new reality; they just do not know what it is. If all parties agree, then list the remaining items to be covered and negotiate from there. Fine notes that prior to the Aurora shootings in Colorado, you never heard from the platform of a theater where the exit doors were located.

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Are You Vetting Your Speakers for Inappropriate Actions?

SmartMeetings

A little star power can be a powerful motivator for selling tickets or convincing people to stay until the last day of a conference. What to Negotiate. For that reason, Lauderbach suggests extra diligence in upfront negotiation. What to Look For. Does it need to be family friendly? If the comic’s routine is edgy, to what degree?

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2019 Event Trends That Will Change the Path of Events

Endless Events

Despite the increasing number of events held yearly, many still feel like copycats of other successful conferences. Workshops are fast becoming the preferred activity for many conferences and meetings. Denver, Colorado. Fortunately, WiFi costs are negotiable. Furniture That’s Both Social And Empowering.

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