Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers. “We

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 21, 2018

Register for “Banquets and Catering: An Insider’s Approach to Food and Beverage” Have you ever wondered how can hotels charge $120 or more for a gallon of coffee? 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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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. But they let planners and groups get out of meeting contracts or frankly, any kind of supplier contracts too if they meet certain criteria.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 19, 2017

This industry runs on jargon, and since meeting planning requires everyone to work at a rapid click, it’s best to get acquainted with it yourself. Destination Management Company , a local company that has extensive knowledge about a specific destination and organizes the logistics of meetings and events in that specific location.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Smart Meetings regularly offers free webinars that cover a range of valuable topics, from contract negotiation to sourcing strategies. Problem Contract Clauses and How to Avoid Them. Improving Contract Negotiation Skills. Meetings & Tradeshow Automation. 2017 Hospitality Trends.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 5, 2017

It can be challenging for those in the meeting planning profession, but looking on the bright side really does pay off. So rather than concentrating on the hurdles involved in event planning , let’s focus on the wonderful perks of this unique profession. Event planners are no strangers to airport terminals and hotel check-ins.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Access one of our many webinars , which provide relevant information that can increase your meetings knowledge. Not only can you step up your education virtually, but you can also familiarize yourself with the hybrid landscape—which is key if you plan on returning to meeting planning when things ramp back up.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2018

Not only are we in a seller’s market, but planners will also face tighter budgets, higher meeting costs, and less bandwidth. So, what happens when an unstoppable force (supplier price increases) meets an immovable object (meeting planning budgets)? . Sell the Value of Your Meeting with F&B Actuals, Not Minimums.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Spanning multiple hotels, thousands of rooms and millions of square feet of event space, a citywide requires a planner to manage a long list of responsibilities to make it successful. According to recent Smart Meetings webinar hosts Elaine Williams and Sallee Pavlovich, however, the answers are right at planners’ fingertips.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Cities that devote funds and square footage to building, maintaining and expanding state-of-the-art meeting facilities reap rewards in the form of increased meetings and conventions bookings, room night sales and visitor spending. To alleviate the issue, events have spilled over into nearby hotels in recent years.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. What I love about my job: I love designing tools to help people collaborate at meetings. Tracy Blair. Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Heather Reid. Job title: Founder and CEO.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. They can often negotiate better deals and availability. Pricing and Value While budget is always a consideration, don’t choose a pharmaceutical meeting planning company based solely on the lowest bid.

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Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 25, 2017

Also, the client wanted special payment arrangements so it was back and forth with the hotel for weeks to work out the details. It took well over a week to finalize the contract. A few days later, I received an email from a company executive indicating that she had to run it past their internal event planning group for approval.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. What I love about my job: I love designing tools to help people collaborate at meetings. Tracy Blair. Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Heather Reid. Job title: Founder and CEO.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The comprehensive 360 team performs property research, contract negotiations, side-by-side proposal comparisons, site inspection preparations and more at no cost to planners and in a fraction of the time. The post Smart Meetings Celebrates 4 Folio Eddie/Ozzie Wins appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

A traditional board meeting, on the other hand, may require a more formal setting. Going over the details like the number of attendees and available dates are basic steps in meeting planning. If you must make cuts, skimp on things that don’t affect the meeting mission or goals. Be prepared so you know what to expect.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

So the interns should learn how you negotiate that type of situation.”. Peggy Marilley, founder of Alexandria, Virginia–based Precision Meetings & Events, thinks working with students keeps her ahead of the curve. His students are required to plan at least two events before graduation as part of their classwork.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

But the combined answers to the question give a clear sense that many meeting professionals are feeling crunched by a lack of resources — of money, staff, time, or all three — in the face of their jobs’ demands. Availability of big-box hotels. Budget — hotel and F&B costs. Increasing prices from hotels is killing me!!!

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

Here’s why: Effectively, Marriott has announced a 30-percent reduction in revenue to those firms that have been booking Marriott-owned or Marriott franchise hotel properties for their clients. For many, their only choice when booking a hotel in the Marriott family will be to reduce the amount or level of services that they currently offer.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Less so the contracting, but more the sharing of ideas to make something work effectively in their space. Constantly meeting new people. Hotel sourcing and research. No meeting, destination, or even project is ever the same. Meeting attendees that we have gotten to know over the years. Negotiating contracts.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Apply the “Force Majeure/Excuse of Performance” clause : Demand this clause during negotiation. It allows you back out of a contract without liability or damage costs if that state begins enacting any anti-LGBT legislation between the time of signing the contact and the time of program execution. “It Set the Stage for Inclusivity.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. At a recent large medical meeting in a major hotel, we found that the only food available in quantity for breakfast was what we called ‘the cardiologist’s breakfast’ — fried eggs, bacon, sausages, and buttered toast.

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