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Master Event Planning with a Workback Schedule Template

Attendease

Venue contracts take weeks to finalize? Time management A workback schedule helps you allocate the right amount of time for each task. Marketing emails need multiple rounds of review? Your schedule accounts for that. It’s built into the timeline.

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Mastering Event Contracts: Essential Negotiation Strategies for Meeting Planners in 2025

Smart Meetings

Avoid pitfalls and protect your event Contracts are the lifeblood and backbone of the meetings industry. Negotiating contracts is the first step before confirming speakers, color themes or catering options. That way, a contract can be ended without any issues or penalties. Sometimes, the numbers can get lost in the fine print.

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AV Fine Print: Avoiding the Contract Traps That Cost Planners Big

Smart Meetings

From vague RFPs to bundled contracts, how to avoid costly event production pitfalls Youve lined up your speakers, selected a caterer, and most of the bells and whistles are in place. But theres one crucial element you cant overlook: audiovisual (AV) needs, and how those needs are outlined in your contract. Watch our full webinar here.

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HEADBOX LAUNCHES INDUSTRY WHITEPAPER ON AI’S ROLE IN THE EVENT INDUSTRY

Prestige Events Magazine

Booking : Through advanced AI-powered proposals, virtual site visits, and streamlined contract management, AI reduces administrative workloads, shortens sales cycles, and significantly lowers the carbon footprint associated with in-person site tours.

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Confidence holds steady despite uncertainty over government support, MIA Insights reveal

Prestige Events Magazine

Notable concerns raised include the proposed changes to zero-hour contracts, which respondents believe will increase the risk of taking on new members of staff while also challenging their levels of flexibility.

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Turbocharged: PPDS and Oracle Red Bull Racing continue winning formula with new multi-year Team Partner contract extension

Prestige Events Magazine

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, is proud to announce a new multi-year contract extension with Oracle Red Bull Racing, becoming a Team Partner while continuing as the sole supplier of digital displays to the eight-time Formula One World Championship winning team for 2025 and beyond.

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Quarterly Event and Brand Experience Industry Recruitment Trends: July to September 2024 and Q1 2025 Forecasts

Prestige Events Magazine

The rise of master service agreements (MSAs) and longer-term contracts is contributing to greater stability within agencies, allowing them to plan for the future with more confidence. We will see more agencies making this shift over the next six months which is great news for both employers and job seekers.”

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