ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

Talent: If your event features keynote speakers, entertainment, or conference leaders, you’ll need to negotiate the terms long before the event. Understand the Reason for the Event An event planner has to know exactly why they’re throwing the event before they can start picking decor, inviting speakers, or choosing caterers.

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Stova

AUGUST 24, 2023

Compare quotes, negotiate pricing, and evaluate the value each vendor brings to the event. Create a Detailed Budget Breakdown Creating a detailed budget breakdown is non-negotiable. Categorize expenses into sections such as venue, catering, decor, marketing, entertainment, and more.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Provide a budget outline that breaks the total down into specific categories like venue costs, presentation tech, F&B, entertainment, decorations, and security. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 24, 2018

One of the oldest tricks in the event professional’s bag is booking a big-name speaker to get people in the seats. 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.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Sourcing conference guest speakers can be quite the challenge, especially if you’re trying to reach out to as diverse a pool of potential presenters as possible. The site provides a directory of women and gender non-binary speakers who, as the name would suggest, focus primarily on design in their talks. 3) Great Black Speakers.

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GEVME

APRIL 25, 2018

Improve company culture, help employees bond, and entertain staff members (incentive trips, holiday parties, team-building events). Have you ever successfully negotiated a price with an event vendor before? The program can be built around entertainment activities or combine leisure with corporate trainings. Trade show.

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EventBank Insights

JANUARY 22, 2019

Gather Your Speaker Bios, Headshots, social media accounts, etc This will be used on marketing materials to help give credibility to the content providers of your event. ? Publish Blogs online to share on social media ? Create Press list & prepare Press Release all media kit materials (e.g.,

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Know how to negotiate. Once you’ve settled on a theme, you can start working on things like the decor, the menu, and the entertainment. An event program is a detailed outline of the event, including the order of events, the speakers or entertainment for each part of the event, and any other important information.

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Corporate Events Event Planning Negotiating Trade Shows 94

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What should you do when your key speaker suddenly cancels five days before the event? Agree upon the KPIs to track the event’s performance, including customer footfall, social media mentions, number of sales, and more. In retail, you can plan teaser ads, social media campaigns, or influencer partnerships.

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Endless Events

APRIL 4, 2023

From balancing a budget to finding the perfect venue and speakers, you’ve got to juggle a lot to put on an all-star event. Create categories in the spreadsheet for food, entertainment, the venue, A/V, and anything else you’ll need to buy for the event. You can always try to negotiate with suppliers for discounts or freebies.

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Endless Events

MAY 27, 2020

They’re a safe way to ensure money is coming through the door, and planners have dedicated a fair chunk of their time to perfecting the art of negotiating good sponsorship deals. No, this is a full-scale virtual event, with incredible speakers, talented entertainers, valuable resources, Q&A sessions, exhibitions, and more.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Working with an agency can help save time and money due to the company’s efficiencies, negotiating expertise, and vendor relationships/purchasing power. Additionally, successful event planning requires communication with multiple stakeholders, including vendors, speakers, sponsors, suppliers, venue, and event staff.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. They can also coordinate things like catering, A/V equipment, and entertainment. They can often negotiate better deals and availability.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 17, 2018

Under this section of your list, you can add details such as research costs of rentals or negotiate a discount with vendors. A themed invitation and social media posts create eager anticipation and set the tone for the future event. Be ready to work with speakers and entertainers.

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Showclix

JUNE 9, 2020

Virtual experiences represent a rapidly developing new frontier in entertainment, and getting your messaging in front of the right eyes in a timely fashion is crucial in driving awareness, building excitement, and generating streaming access sales. Social Media. But where to begin? Facebook & Instagram Remarketing.

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ePly

MARCH 26, 2024

After you choose a promising venue, meticulously detail every one of your expectations in a comprehensive service level agreement (SLA) that will take the guesswork out of the contract negotiation process. Depending on your target consumer, you may want to send out a standard press release to any number of print and broadcast media outlets.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. She truly loves her job! I Want Your Job”?,

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Eventmobi

JULY 13, 2023

Think back: what do you remember about the event speakers from your most recent event? Getting the right speakers for your event can make or break the success of your conference, trade show, or seminar. But finding the perfect speakers can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack! Motivational speakers.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 25, 2017

Social media marketing/mentions. In-kind sponsorship opportunities (this could be a long list but can include food, beverage, printing, a/v, entertainment, transportation, decor/floral, PR, etc.). Make first contact via email and social media (not phone calls). On-stage announcements. Website marketing.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

What entertainment will you have? Entertainment is crucial when planning a charity event. Keeping your attendees engaged and entertained throughout the event makes them more likely to donate and remember the charity involved. Staging is available for hire if your venue does not facilitate it. Are you fully organised?

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Though it may seem like social media has dominated interactions between event professionals and event marketers, event influencers are tuning into podcasts as an alternative means for sharing event planning tips, tricks, and best practices. Discover 15 amazing podcasts you'll want to listen to on your morning commute! PlannersPod.

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Eventsforce

JUNE 12, 2019

We also look at some cool new event marketing tools from social media giants, Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram, and the launch of a new online portal that is a lot like a Craigslist for cancelled meetings and events. Photobooths and magic mirrors have traditionally been popular entertainments at parties and special events.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

. “If you make the headline for your event sound more compelling, you can get more attendance by having the event be shared more and have a higher click-through rate on social media,” says author and event guru Alex Genadinik. Know their style and how they like to be entertained. Negotiate contracts with ferocity.

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Hotels 133

Guidebook

JULY 17, 2016

Use your pre-event survey to get prospective attendees to vote on topics, speakers, workshops and more. Highly organized, with outstanding negotiation skills and a great customer service focus, Romy also trains and guides the Project Coordinators, and oversees all elements of the registration and housing databases. Mark Knowles.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Negotiate contracts with various vendors, hotels, caterers, and speakers. Based on the type of audience, you need to prepare promotional material and share it on social media, email marketing, and other channels. Click as many photographs as possible and post them on social media. Decide the theme.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 12, 2020

Speakers in previous years have included Jack Ma, a Co-Founder of Alibaba Group; Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple; and Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer. Whatever you do, make sure your events have amazing speakers. A "great speaker" is simply someone your attendees will recognize and be excited to learn from.

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EventUp

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Depending on whether your attendees will be doing many offsite activities, you’ll want to position the conference to be within easy reach of public transportation, nearby eateries, and those entertainment essentials conference-goers look for with their after-hours free time.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 4, 2019

For example, if you are attending a tradeshow as an exhibitor, you might be considering to hire an onsite entertainer such as a magician. Once the negotiations are underway, this is when you will want to gather as many details as much as possible. The speakers will also be a very important and significant part of the event budget.

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Event Guru

MAY 5, 2023

This may involve coordinating speakers, creating schedules, managing logistics, and promoting the event to the target audience. Additionally, these events often feature motivational speakers, industry experts, and internal leaders who share valuable insights and knowledge.

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Certain

JUNE 29, 2017

Top Tips for How to Select a keynote Speaker. The centerpiece of any conference, company meeting, or special event is the keynote speaker. Selecting the right speaker can make the difference between a memorably successful event and one that is an embarrassment to the hosts. Audition Your Speaker. And know thyself.

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Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

From picking a venue and speakers to ensuring you’ve sent out thank you notes and running a post-event debrief, there’s a lot to think about. Look into associated costs like food and beverage, AV, and parking – are these included, where can you negotiate? Will you have paid speakers, performers, or special guests?

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

An event organizer who’s unable to answer these questions will not be a happy camper throughout the sponsor negotiation process. Event Sponsorship Negotiation Best Practices The search for the right event sponsor can be a long, difficult, or even grueling task, and the process is unique for every planner and for each type of event.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

These goals could include things like: Expected sales or donations New clients or prospects Ticket sales or registrations Total attendee turnout Number of attendees trained or educated Increased mission / brand awareness Marketing objectives (list building, social media mentions, etc.)

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Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance Entertainment 206

Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Determine your must-have needs from a venue before negotiating and committing to a venue. Estimate your budget while considering high-level expense elements, including: Venue cost (for an in-person or hybrid event) Virtual event platform ( for a virtual event ) Catering Staff and volunteers Talent fees (for speakers, presenters, etc.)

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

Fixed costs: $1,600 (includes room rental, AV, speaker costs, F&B, staff, etc.). PCMA suggests spending 55% of your budget on F&B, AV and speaker/entertainment as these items have a direct impact on the overall attendee experience. Entertainment. Revenues and expenses: Registration: $20. 20 – $10 = $10.

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Capterra Event Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

It’s a breakdown of what you’d like to see go into and come out of your event, and can touch on speakers, revenue, attendees, and media attention. A/V (projectors, internet/Wi-Fi, speakers, microphones, cameras). Entertainment (musicians/DJ, speaker fees, associated housing and transportation costs).

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

General, breakout, or entertainment? Did you have any evening entertainment or receptions to try and replace? Virtual events can still include entertainment. Good Internet connection is a non-negotiable in the scope of virtual events. Your speakers and presenters have a tough job. How many sessions?

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