Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Thousands of downtown Chicago hotel workers went on strike Friday morning after contracts expired at 25 downtown convention and boutique hotels. Unite Here Local 1 , the union for housekeepers, servers, cooks and doormen, had warned of a possible walkout when the previous contracts expired on August 31.

Hotels 64

Hotels Negotiating Contracts Hospitality 64

MeetingsNet

MAY 16, 2019

An online reseller of contracted meeting elements launches a week ahead of its industry rollout at the IMEX show in Frankfurt. When meetings are canceled, the group that signed the contract is typically responsible to pay either a flat fee or a percentage of the revenue they were to bring to the contracted supplier. I doubt it."

Meetings 89

Meetings Contracts Food and Beverage Hotels 89

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 24, 2018

Nancy Lauterbach, co-founder of Michigan-based RedPropeller Speakers Bureau, stresses the importance of doing due diligence on everything from accusations of sexual or other misconduct to inappropriate social media activity. As a result, she contacted the manager to pull a contract that had been sent. What to Negotiate.

Speakers 46

Speakers Contracts Negotiating Banking 46

Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

“The great part is those services are included in the license fee of our venues, which is really huge,” Benaderet notes, estimating costs upwards of $20,000-30,000/day for the same services if they were to be contracted with an outside third-party vendor. The great news, Benaderet says, is that the interest is there.

Venues 69

Venues 2015 Contracts Corporate Meetings 69

Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Jenkins holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Communications and a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising, both from Michigan State University. Be professional, flexible, honest, and listen to those whom you have contracted for their expertise. You will need a visionary person on your team as well. In closing.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Negotiating Retail Social Media 100

Planning Pod

JANUARY 25, 2017

Manage sponsor contracts and collect e-signatures. “Understanding your participants’ purchasing power is one of the keys to negotiating with and securing event sponsors,” says Evan Harris. With Planning Pod’s 30+ event management tools you can: Track all your prospective sponsor contacts. And much more.

Sponsorships 128

Sponsorships Social Media Negotiating Marketing 128

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Vice President of Global Accounts, ConferenceDirect, Canton, Michigan. But I would like to nominate Ricky for what he does for us outside of contract negotiation. Each year, he attends our conference from start to finish and assists our staff with anything we need.

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76