Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. We'll show you how to get the most out of strategy, opportunities, and tools available to strike the best deal with venues. Well, it seems that the party is over.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Others present the pricing by item line – showing the cost of each component of the event (transportation, food and beverage costs, entertainment etc.). Some companies, perhaps in an effort to avoid clutter, present an event’s price as a per person cost. In the screenshot here, each component of the event has its own item line.

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Social Tables

JULY 13, 2023

Whether you’re planning a birthday celebration for a major golf fan or looking for a unique venue for an outdoor celebration , a golf course birthday party may be the right choice for your event. Select your top five event dates before looking for a host venue. You can host them for kids, adults, or all ages. When are the bills due?

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In-person, virtual, or hybrid corporate event. Best practices in planning a corporate event. Choosing the perfect venue for your corporate event. What is a Corporate Event? A corporate event is, in a nutshell, any kind of event that is held by a corporate or enterprise for its own benefit.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

If your client tells you to secure a venue by the end of the month, you can’t wait till next month to deliver a location just because it works better with your schedule. What other events are happening at the venue before or after your event, and how they might affect your schedule. They’re not flexible.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The example was a small corporate meeting with Renaissance as one RFP recipient. General Information. Specify the type and scope of meeting. Then provide basics such as the response date, a decision date, key contact information, and whether this information can be shared with other suppliers.

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Food and Beverage Hotels Corporate Meetings Venues 28

SmartMeetings

JULY 5, 2016

Meeting design provides that new paradigm and the authors discuss all the basic knowledge a meeting designer needs to possess.”. Corporate meeting planners will love this book of inventive games that are designed to create an environment that fosters creative thinking and innovation.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Sustainability Meeting Design 70

Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization. That means you will know the most efficient way to source your meeting venue, what event software to use, how to properly budget for your event, and finally how to measure your total meeting spend and return.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a provider of venue management software ourselves, we often get asked how we compare with our competitors and what sets us apart. Which made us think that this is a question that almost everyone considering venue event management software asks at some point during their fact-finding and buying process. Sign up for a free trial.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 25, 2019

Whether you’re planning and executing corporate meetings, associations and networking events, conventions or expos; the right ticketing partner is of the utmost importance, so choose wisely. First of all, you want to be able to get started without disclosing credit card information. Can you customize ticket information?

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

About a decade ago, corporations began involving their procurement departments in the meetings supply chain, giving them ultimate say over goods and services such as venues, hotels, travel partners, catering, technology providers — basically, almost every aspect of live events. Procurement then runs the RFP process.

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Negotiating Contracts Fashion Food and Beverage 66

Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Planners work with vendors, suppliers, and venues to coordinate meal service, event staffing, negotiate pricing, and so much more. Pro planners are constantly on the lookout for exciting new event venues, vendor options, potential suppliers, and other resources. A keen eye is required for event planners who want to remain competitive.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

There is nothing more defeating than having to call a client to let them know the event room or space they reserved for their meeting/wedding/birthday party/shower/etc. It can also occur with meeting room bookings when multiple teams are vying for the prime meeting space. Controlled access to this event booking software system.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

When I joined Trinity House in 1995 as their first Events Manager, few other dedicated academic venues, City or livery halls welcomed independent room hire reservations. Trinity House was, up till then, solely the working home of the General Lighthouse Authority and the Corporation of Trinity House (merchant) maritime charitable entity.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. We recommend you check out Bizbash for the ultimate in event planning news, trends, inspiration and venue discovery. Event Leadership Institute. All about event tech. Corbin Ball’s TechTalk.

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Trade Shows Food and Beverage Tech Education 133

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Plus, a seller’s market has added to the challenge: “Yes, I think the meetings industry as a whole improved last year, if you mean more meetings were hosted last year and more are being contracted for future years. I am finding it difficult to find venues that meet our needs and stay within budget.

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