Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. The enemy of success is not failure, but comfort,” she said.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 21, 2018

Many times, a convention’s catering expenses can be more than half of the master account, and planners frequently do not attempt to negotiate what can be a huge expense. You’ll learn how to negotiate catering pricing, service charges and fees to deliver immediate savings to your company or organization.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2017

Contingency plan – According to research from the Incentive Research Foundation , 54 percent of planners include contingency plans in all of their contracts with partners and vendors. Backup plan – In some cases, presenters are flying in from far-flung destinations, meaning flight delays could leave you without a keynote speaker.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Negotiate contracts with various vendors, hotels, caterers, and speakers. The right speakers can bring life to an event. It could be a motivational speaker or a subject matter expert. Event speaker checklist. Event planning contract template. Event planning contract templates. Decide the theme.

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EveryEventGuide

MARCH 1, 2018

Guest Speakers: Inspiration, compelling story, true life miracles, business planning…the desired outcome of the event likely will dictate what type of guest speaker to hire. Corporate Event Planners understand how to Negotiate: Consider all the vendors you may need to hire and negotiating all the contracts or agreements.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

We wanted PCMA to expand and to be more proactive in the convention industry,” said Nichols, speaking from her home in Florida, where she is retired. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?” Flexibility and a pleasant attitude surely can’t hurt.”. — “Negotiating With a Hotel,” May/June 1991.

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