Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This leads to a number of problems, which I described in my first meeting design book: Conferences That Work. I remember the physics conferences I attended as a lowly graduate student, where the prize-winning physicist lectured for fifty minutes, and only his (yes, they were all guys) colleagues and rivals spoke at the end.

Meetings 323

Meetings Conference Negotiating Speakers 323

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

Speakers 98

Speakers Healthcare Consulting Financial 98

Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Whether you’re running a large-scale conference, an intimate retreat, or a virtual town hall, implement creative, engaging, and interactive elements to enhance the experience. Include logistical details, session descriptions, speaker bios, FAQs, and personalized calls-to-action to drive conversions.

Corporate Events 195

Corporate Events Food and Beverage Social Media Event Management 195

GEVME

MAY 16, 2018

If you’ve ever been to conferences like CES, which hosts over 200,000 attendees annually, you must have asked yourself this one question: “How do they manage such a huge crowd?” However, communication with vendors, partners, and speakers is most often handled personally by an event planner. Important details to communicate.

Social Media 195

Social Media Negotiating Event Apps Speakers 195

Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023 Are you struggling to find which conferences are worth investing your time and money in? We’ve put together a comprehensive list of 200+ top in-person, virtual and hybrid conferences that you should attend in 2023.

2023 52

2023 Conference Healthcare B2B 52

Attendease

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Ensure every member of your event planning team negotiates with vendors and makes an effort to get better pricing. Look for ways to keep attendees engaged and interested with fresh, relevant content and speakers, presenters, professionals or trainers. Poor budget accountability. Too many decision-making layers. Poor on-site experience.

Corporate Events 186

Corporate Events Event Planning Food and Beverage Negotiating 186

Eventmobi

JUNE 16, 2023

Some examples of the more popular types of non dues revenue streams include: Events Conferences Fundraising campaigns Sponsorships Partnerships Merchandise Online fundraising Grants Whether your association is large or small, you can start with this list if you’re looking for non dues revenue ideas to diversify your revenue streams.

Sponsorships 195

Sponsorships Financial Social Media Conference 195

SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Congresses, medical standalones, cycle meetings, speaker training, town halls – the possibilities for in-person events are endless in the pharmaceutical industry. The same goes for the professional services field, where partner/customer conferences, sales kickoffs, academies, and onboarding are popular types of in-person events.

2023 130

2023 Technology Event Apps Social Media 130

Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

Finding a conference venue is a lengthy and detailed process. How do you find the right speakers? The main component of a conference is the venue, it’s where the main show takes place! Finding the perfect conference venue can be challenging. There’s a lot of competition for conferences. Dive in below!

Conference 98

Conference Venues Entertainment Transportation 98

QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

These events can be anything from conferences and trade shows to holiday parties and team-building exercises. As a corporate event planner, external events you’d organize could include: Conferences. A few examples of macro events include: Conferences. Press conferences. Know how to negotiate. The Answer!

Corporate Events 94

Corporate Events Event Planning Negotiating Trade Shows 94

Endless Events

APRIL 4, 2023

Whether you’re hosting a training, conference, product launch, board meeting, peer dinner, or investigator meeting, high-quality pharmaceutical events can put your business on the map. From balancing a budget to finding the perfect venue and speakers, you’ve got to juggle a lot to put on an all-star event. What is the purpose?

Speakers 62

Speakers Entertainment Sponsorships Event Management 62

Eventmobi

JULY 5, 2023

Maybe it’s venue rental, marketing expenses, speaker fees, technology requirements, accessibility support, or catering costs. Maintain open lines of communication with potential sponsors throughout the whole negotiation process. Session introductions Boost their brand exposure by allowing sponsors to introduce speakers or sessions.

Sponsorships 195

Sponsorships Social Media Trade Shows Food and Beverage 195

Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

From picking a venue and speakers to ensuring you’ve sent out thank you notes and running a post-event debrief, there’s a lot to think about. Look into associated costs like food and beverage, AV, and parking – are these included, where can you negotiate? Will you have paid speakers, performers, or special guests?

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance 78

Eventory

JULY 25, 2018

Reading Time: 20 minutes The benefits of attending top medical conferences are numerous, from educational values to employer branding. Medical Conferences in 2019. Next year will bring an abundance of medical events, summits and conferences. Read, enjoy and choose a conference you will not regret attending. Management.

Healthcare 112

Healthcare 2019 Conference Hospitality 112

Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 25, 2024

This could be the theme of a corporate gala, the color palette of a wedding, or the innovative layout of a conference. An event planner must be adept at understanding client visions, negotiating with vendors, managing staff, and engaging with guests. Creativity: At the heart of every event is a creative vision.

Event Planning 62

Event Planning Financial Negotiating Education 62

Conference Care

JUNE 4, 2020

Here are three real life case studies for Conference Care clients where we’ve been able to match their needs with the right solution – after all, every event is different whether in-person or virtual ! We worked closely with our technology partner to bring the digital event to life and flow just like a live conference.

Negotiating 52

Negotiating Conference 2021 2020 52

Gallus Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. COP 25, the UN Climate Change Conference, which has the objective to move the United Nations Paris Agreement into practical action, really couldn’t have got off to a worse start.

Sustainability 165

Sustainability Airlines Government 2030 165

Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

AV suppliers work with an array of event technology, including conference calling equipment, high-def video screens, speaker setups, lighting design, and more. Security teams are trained to oversee VIP events , protect high-profile executives, patrol the venue, and perform similar duties. Cleanup crews.

Contracts 131

Contracts Food and Beverage Entertainment Venues 131

Eventtia

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Professionals can use this solution to host a wide range of events, from retail workshops or fireside chats to large conferences and product launches. Also, it will help you identify your event’s requirements and the non-negotiable capabilities for its success. Is Registration Software the Same as Event Management Software?

Negotiating 118

Negotiating Retail Financial Management 118

PCMA Convene

JULY 29, 2022

Her AV provider rented equipment from the in-house company and negotiated pricing on their own. Nobody wants to not have an annual conference.”. Use just a spotlight for your speakers. We have a production company, but they did not bring any of their own equipment, because they didn’t want to have to truck it.” John Rissi.

2019 124

2019 Transportation Hospitality Travel 124

Planning Pod

JUNE 23, 2023

Generate event agendas: AI-powered event apps like ChatGPT can help organizers generate event agendas by training machine-learning algorithms on previous agendas. With ChatGPT , planners can quickly generate wide-ranging content, from event agendas and speaker biographies to marketing materials, such as social media posts and emails.

Event Management 78

Event Management Management Speakers Contracts 78

Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Less negotiating power. When buying separate tools, you can’t negotiate on price or feature bundling to save more. This means you still end up needing training on every tool because they each function separately. Not to mention, you might have different staff in different departments doing the exact same thing!

Event Management 272

Event Management Technology Management Event Apps 272

Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Liz launched Liz King Events.

Trade Shows 119

Trade Shows Social Media Consulting B2B 119

Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Planning a conference takes a lot more effort than many people realise. They expect fast and free Wi-Fi, they expect great food and they expect everything at the conference to work properly – and they are right to expect this! Working in harmony with a venue team is fundamental to the success of your conference.

Venues 45

Venues Conference Hotels Sustainability 45

Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

These games can be played in groups of 4-10 and are a great way to beat the dullness monster at career fairs, training workshops, trade shows, and corporate meetings. Trivia games are virtual event ideas that work best at training workshops, internal sales kickoff events, or special events. Looking for some fun virtual event ideas?

Speakers 98

Speakers Event Ideas Trade Shows Negotiating 98

Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

In addition to our training courses and really trying to serve the needs of a lot of our niche audiences that we really can’t serve all of them at our live events” The Planning Process For A Virtual Event. I would say it takes about two hours per speaker that you have. “Our speakers have fancy microphones.

Speakers 159

Speakers Education Social Media Events 159

Bizzabo

JULY 30, 2018

This month we spoke with Vasil Azarov, Co-founder of Growth Marketing Conference, about starting a career in events, building an event brand from scratch, and how to be smart with event partnerships. At the core of Growth Marketing Conference’s success is its event community. How did your career lead you to Growth Marketing Conference?

Social Media 74

Social Media Negotiating Consulting Marketing 74

Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Planning a conference takes a lot more effort than many people realise. They expect fast and free Wi-Fi, they expect great food and they expect everything at the conference to work properly – and they are right to expect this! Working in harmony with a venue team is fundamental to the success of your conference.

Venues 40

Venues Conference Hotels Sustainability 40

GEVME

APRIL 25, 2018

Here are the main reasons why corporations put so much effort into planning and executing corporate events, along with the types of events they usually correspond with: Raise brand/product awareness (trade shows, conferences, product launches). Have you ever successfully negotiated a price with an event vendor before? Trade show.

Corporate Events 224

Corporate Events Event Planning Trade Shows Social Media 224

Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Less negotiating power. When buying separate tools, you can’t negotiate on price or feature bundling to save more. This means you still end up needing training on every tool because of they each function separately. Not to mention, you might have different staff in different departments doing the exact same thing!

Event Management 150

Event Management Management Event Apps Negotiating 150

Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Less negotiating power. When buying separate tools, you can’t negotiate on price or feature bundling to save more. This means you still end up needing training on every tool because of they each function separately. Not to mention, you might have different staff in different departments doing the exact same thing!

Event Management 150

Event Management Management Event Apps Negotiating 150

Bizzabo

MARCH 12, 2020

Keep reading to learn how The Journal produces such highly anticipated conferences and other event types for its audience, as well as how it handles event branding and B2B event marketing. But we're really impressed with the conference's ability to attract top speaking talent. The conference is invite-only. WSJ Tech Live.

Negotiating 62

Negotiating 2020 Tech Conference 62

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Read More: Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract During the open Q&A, planners aired frustrations—contracts are time-consuming already. The hospitality industry lost key players throughout the pandemic and is still working to match pre-pandemic levels of expertise as they recruit and train new professionals.

Meetings 98

Meetings Trade Shows Contracts Sustainability 98

The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. So we negotiated client-friendly terms for all cancelled trips under very good conditions, and for all projects which were upcoming, that the payment would be postponed as well. We negotiate exit windows with the suppliers.

Travel 65

Travel Negotiating Sustainability Airlines 65

SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. They can often negotiate better deals and availability. They can also coordinate things like catering, A/V equipment, and entertainment.

Event Management 130

Event Management 2023 Management Healthcare 130

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What should you do when your key speaker suddenly cancels five days before the event? 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. Negotiate terms. Initiate conversations.

Event Planning 88

Event Planning Retail Social Media Speakers 88

Guidebook

JULY 17, 2016

The last thing you want is to throw a conference, then find that there’s no interest in the topic,” says Romy Yan from PRIME. Use your pre-event survey to get prospective attendees to vote on topics, speakers, workshops and more. Check in with sponsors and speakers. The best way to keep in touch with your audience? Mark Knowles.

Event Planning 146

Event Planning Event Apps Speakers 2004 146