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Four Ways That Corporate Meeting Planners Can Trim Budgets

Master the Event

Corporate meeting planners are always looking for creative ways that they can trim their meetings budget without losing too much of the overall program. Today, corporate meeting planners have a tough job. Of course for many corporations and associations meetings are a vital part of their operation.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings asked some urban hotel executives what they are seeing in their ballrooms today, what types of groups are returning, what protocols are being required and what are some creative uses of the space they have seen. Courtney Stout, director of group sales, New York Marriott Marquis , New York City. of meeting space.

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4 Ps and 3 Tips for Inspiring Incentive Travel

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Group incentive travel is one of the few benefits with almost universal appeal. In the 2022 Incentive Research Foundation Report (IRF), “the percentage that found group incentive travel to be ‘extremely’ or ‘very motivating’ increased to 91%.” The post 4 Ps and 3 Tips for Inspiring Incentive Travel appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Venue Sourcing for Event Planners

Stova

For example, Stova’s event technology simplifies event sourcing and gives you the power to better negotiate with venues. Filter out venues that don’t meet your criteria. Also, especially for large corporate meetings, consider the type of attendees. This enables you to: Spread the web to narrow your search.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. There is a fear to commit in such a volatile environment,” she said, framing the reality of corporate planning today. “Now By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus. Tell a Story.

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Free Venue Finding Service

Event Industry News

Does the thought of organising a conference or corporate meeting for your company leave you in a cold sweat? Once you have approved of the venue, we negotiate a special rate for you within your budget. We then look into your list of requirements for the event and negotiate with conference equipment suppliers on your behalf.

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FinderVenue.com Powered by Jigsaw Conferences Ltd

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Does the thought of organising a conference or corporate meeting for your company leave you in a cold sweat? Our dedicated booking team is experienced in negotiating group bookings at hotels, irrespective of the size. Take advantage of our free sourcing, negotiating, and booking service for hotels anywhere in the world.