ePly

JANUARY 27, 2024

Whether you’re planning a conference, trade show, or expo, you can use this guide as a checklist for the roadmap toward your success. Begin by itemizing all potential expenses, including digital advertising, print materials, social media promotions, and any other channels relevant to your strategy.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Imagine this scenario: you’ve been tasked to organize a user group conference , sales incentive program , product launch , corporate retreat, annual fundraiser, or fill in the blank here. Working with an agency can help save time and money due to the company’s efficiencies, negotiating expertise, and vendor relationships/purchasing power.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Pharma meeting planners are experts in social media marketing, email campaigns, media partnerships, and more to maximize HCP attendance and participation. They can often negotiate better deals and availability. Promotion and marketing: Spreading the word about your event to the right audience is key.

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QC Event School

JUNE 13, 2022

Conference. Negotiation Skills. 4 – Negotiation Skills as an Event Planner. In addition to communication skills, the ability to negotiate is another one of the must-have skills every event planner needs. The fact is, a decent portion of your job will involve negotiating with vendors, suppliers, and venues!

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It was built in collaboration with large global organizations that run hundreds or even thousands of events yearly, including consumer events and experiences, conferences, congresses, and more. Agree upon the KPIs to track the event’s performance, including customer footfall, social media mentions, number of sales, and more.

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EventBank Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Cost Capacity Location Transportation Wifi Amenities Ambiance Layout Insurance Timeframe. However, if you can be flexible on the date of the event, don’t be afraid to negotiate. Fortunately for you, venue search engines are the perfect tool for finding the perfect venue worldwide as well as the top conference destinations.

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Eventsforce

JUNE 12, 2019

We also look at some cool new event marketing tools from social media giants, Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram, and the launch of a new online portal that is a lot like a Craigslist for cancelled meetings and events. Then, potential buyers can contact the reseller and negotiate for the contract.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Chefs at the 2018 PCMA Annual Conference in Bangkok serve pasta and other dishes to attendees. Hotels were a recurring topic, as planners noted a decrease in the ability to negotiate contracts, along with pressures associated with lowered commissions and increased competition for space. Hotel negotiations. Social media.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 6, 2020

As well as event running schedule, and all manifests and performer movements as you would for a conference, exhibition or awards evenings. Universal Live and The Event House managed to negotiate this and built better relationships with the venue to allow it to alter slightly.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

You also need the crowd that goes with it, aka social media, and the online influencers who lead them. You’ll need to learn how to negotiate venue concessions, automate RFP creation and know how to get discounts for having flexible event dates. However, technology alone won’t cut it.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Negotiate contracts with various vendors, hotels, caterers, and speakers. Coordinate transportation. Based on the type of audience, you need to prepare promotional material and share it on social media, email marketing, and other channels. Click as many photographs as possible and post them on social media.

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Nuila Events LLC

JUNE 25, 2017

When you're the person responsible for organizing an event or a conference, you need to know that these things take time. From the budget to the registration, from the venue booking to the catering, from the transportation to the conference material, and even up to the sponsors, there’s so much to get ready! But it’s true!)

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All Seated

JUNE 11, 2023

The photography used for the tour can help clients gain inspiration of the different spaces that have been transformed at previous events – from business conferences and meetings to fashion shows and weddings. They can also be used on websites, social media, and other marketing materials to promote the venue to more people.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Furniture That’s Both Social And Empowering. 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. Your Audience Craves Authenticity. This is no longer going to fly this 2019.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Social Webinar is a variation meant to modernize your town hall, webinar, or workshop. The Conference variation allows for concurrent tracks, reception area, and exhibitor booths. Their Conference Harvester division allows for your planning team to collect and manage registration, call for abstracts, and booth management.

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Event Guru

MAY 5, 2023

A brief overview of the event planning industry The event planning industry is a booming sector that encompasses organizing, coordinating, and executing various types of events such as conferences, weddings, seminars, social gatherings, and more.

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EventPlanning

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Use some negotiation skills to get the group discount at an even lower price! Then call your friends or use your social media to spread the word about your idea for an awesome group activity. Companies do corporate retreats, training sessions, fun activities, conferences, investor meetings, and much more. And guess what?

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Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

These goals could include things like: Expected sales or donations New clients or prospects Ticket sales or registrations Total attendee turnout Number of attendees trained or educated Increased mission / brand awareness Marketing objectives (list building, social media mentions, etc.) Event Income.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For the sake of this checklist, we’ll assume that we are going to plan a multi-day conference, where the initial planning starts around six months before D-day. Determine your must-have needs from a venue before negotiating and committing to a venue. sharing the event on their social networks) Finalize paperwork.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. Destination Cleveland coordinated with airport staff and transportation providers across the city to make sure the airport-to-hotel experience was as seamless as possible. “We Gilbert sang the praises of his team’s social-media command center. “It

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For example, a conference may be hosted in person in a traditional conference hall, but it is also live-streamed so people who can’t or won’t visit the conference hall can also “attend” the event online simultaneously with in-person attendees. Type of event: will this be a single-day conference? hybrid event objectives.

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