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The Essential Event Budgeting Guide 2023

Stova

Leverage Benchmarks to Drive Meeting Room Savings As a large organization, Vicky did not have direct insight into every event that other internal meeting planners were organizing. She believed that across meetings, the planners were not enabled to negotiate the best rates on meeting room rentals because they lacked benchmarks and comparisons.

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How to Plan Virtual Events – Ideas for Amazing Online Experiences

Planning Pod

Reduced carbon footprint – Actually, practically no footprint when you consider that travel and food are far-and-away the biggest event-related contributors to carbon emissions. No comparison. What are the drawbacks of virtual events? For the former, use tools like MailChimp or Constant Contact. Sponsorships.