Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Most people's negotiating style falls into one of these nine categories. Find out what you—and your counterpart—may be doing that could help, and hinder, your ability to come to a successful conclusion. read more.

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GEVME

APRIL 9, 2018

When looking for new ways to engage employees, corporate event professionals experiment with multiple event formats. From fun incentive trips to spectacular galas, you can align the goals of an organisation with a huge variety of corporate meeting types. How to plan a corporate event. Board meetings.

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Stova

MAY 25, 2023

Meet with key stakeholders and decision makers to align on and specify event goals. Strategic venue sourcing and selection software helps meeting planners sort through hundreds of thousands of possible venues (and rooms) at the click of a few buttons with a refined search. Filter out venues that don’t meet your criteria.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

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. of meeting space. These are corporate customers. of meeting space. of meeting space.

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Event Industry News

JULY 11, 2019

Does the thought of organising a conference or corporate meeting for your company leave you in a cold sweat? We can help you put together any meeting or corporate event, big or small, to your satisfaction. We can make appointments for you to meet the key persons at the venue, so all your queries are answered directly.

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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. For the first time in decades, event professionals are in command of the venue negotiation and selection process. The sharing economy is giving power back to the user.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. In the meetings and events industry, it’s all about what’s new.

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Event Industry News

JULY 12, 2019

Does the thought of organising a conference or corporate meeting for your company leave you in a cold sweat? We can help you put together any meeting or corporate event, big or small, to your satisfaction. We can make appointments for you to meet the key persons at the venue, so all your queries are answered directly.

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GEVME

APRIL 25, 2018

When organising a successful party or a business meeting for one of the most demanding category of event-goers, corporate staff, you need a well-laid-out plan. Discuss company improvements or project outcomes or motivate your team (business dinners or board meetings). Board meeting. How do you manage your event team?

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Eventinterface

JULY 26, 2017

In your beaker, combine the elements: creativity, passion, experience and negotiation. Actually, add a bit more of negotiation for good measure - I mean who doesn’t love a good negotiator. All of our tools are becoming digital and cloud-based, so we can virtually plan and have meetings from anywhere in the world.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

These games can be played in groups of 4-10 and are a great way to beat the dullness monster at career fairs, training workshops, trade shows, and corporate meetings. They can be played at community events, fundraisers, chapter meetings, or virtual reunions. Mystery games should top that list.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2017

This storm will disrupt millions of lives, including meeting planners’. Corporate meeting planners generally choose their destination and book the venue a year or more in advance, making it hard to plan around monumental weather events, natural disasters or other citywide emergencies.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. Tate, CMM, senior manager of finance and events for Petco Animal Supply Services. “‘I Possibly. “I

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QC Event School

APRIL 6, 2023

What Businesses Look for in a Corporate Event Planner Internal Events 101 External Events 101 Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins of Event Management Event Decorating Resources: Attention, students and grads of QC Event School’s Event Decor Course ! Don’t Be Fooled by These 6 Shady Online Event Planning School Tricks! Why Choose QC?

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

Not only does that come as good news for concert and theater goers, but it’s also an exciting development for planners that rely on these types of non-traditional venues for galas, corporate meetings, training and development seminars and product launches. LIVE in Los Angeles and Bowery Presents Venues on the East Coast.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

This way, you’ll be sure to meet important deadlines, stay within budget, and coordinate multiple parties smoothly. Anchors are non-negotiable deadlines that are often determined by key stakeholders and partners. If you’re planning something relatively smaller, like a corporate meeting, you might not need six months.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

These games can be played in groups of 4-10 and are a great way to beat the dullness monster at career fairs, training workshops, trade shows, and corporate meetings. They can be played at community events, fundraisers, chapter meetings, or virtual reunions. Mystery games should top that list.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I actually reached out as part of an article I was writing for Meeting Mentor Magazine, I reached out to AV people all over the world asking them what their biggest gripes were, what they wanted their planners to know, what are the top things that you wish that your planners knew? Today we’re gonna be talking about s**t AV people say.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Planners work with vendors, suppliers, and venues to coordinate meal service, event staffing, negotiate pricing, and so much more. They are charged with understanding what the client wants, designing an event that meet the client’s goals, and telling a memorable story to event attendees. Negotiation. Networking.

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QC Event School

APRIL 6, 2023

What Businesses Look for in a Corporate Event Planner Internal Events 101 External Events 101 Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins of Event Management Event Decorating Resources: Attention, students and grads of QC Event School’s Event Decor Course ! Don’t Be Fooled by These 6 Shady Online Event Planning School Tricks! Why Choose QC?

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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

So there’s a strict force majeure principle out there” “Now, what we’ve done in the meetings industry is broaden that. There shouldn’t just be a cancellation if it’s impossible or illegal to have a meeting. But we’ve talked about, is it impractical to have a meeting?

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 4, 2016

Respondents interviewed for the just-released Summer 2016 edition of the quarterly Meeting Professionals International Outlook, are getting creative to book their meetings in a crunched and crazy market. read more.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 1, 2016

Merrick Rosenberg urged Pharma Forum attendees to understand their own communication style, recognize the styles of others, and use that knowledge to create better relationships. read more.

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Endless Events

APRIL 26, 2019

I can’t stress this enough before you even meet with an AV company do your homework. Often venues will give you discounts and pressure you to use In-House AV but realize this is completely negotiable and you do not need to. They will also help negotiate out any unnecessary venue fees. Step 1: Do Your Research on AV Companies.

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