TicketBud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

To keep these flagship events at the forefront, plan ahead to book venues and secure highly sought out entertainers, speakers or vendors. Input from these key players may influence event themes, speaker selection, and overall event strategy. Remember, logistics take time. Start with budgeting for your flagship events.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Whether deciding on the venue, entertainment, catering, or marketing strategy, knowing the budget constraints and allocations can guide decisions, ensuring that all arrangements are cohesive and within the set financial boundaries. Some prioritize marketing, while others emphasize the event’s content or entertainment.

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ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

Site selection: The venue and location must fit the budget and the basic requirements for the event. Talent: If your event features keynote speakers, entertainment, or conference leaders, you’ll need to negotiate the terms long before the event. This will help you choose the theme, venue, content, and timing of the event.

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Stova

AUGUST 24, 2023

Conduct comprehensive research to identify potential venues, suppliers, and vendors that align with your budget. 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.

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

Finding a conference venue is a lengthy and detailed process. How do you find the right speakers? Which venue will be available? The main component of a conference is the venue, it’s where the main show takes place! Finding the perfect conference venue can be challenging. How many attendees will you invite?

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GEVME

MAY 16, 2018

Check out the major questions you’ll need to answer in your communication plan: Who’s the main point of contact for each aspect of event management (registration, venue navigation, catering, lighting, etc.)? However, communication with vendors, partners, and speakers is most often handled personally by an event planner.

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Social Media Negotiating Event Apps Speakers 195

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. Set and Follow a Budget Your budget will affect everything from your venue to your programming and marketing. You can always try to negotiate with suppliers for discounts or freebies.

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Speakers Entertainment Sponsorships Event Management 62

QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This includes coming up with the initial concept and theme to booking the venue, coordinating logistics, and managing the budget. Know how to negotiate. Once you have a clear understanding of the event’s purpose, you can start making decisions about things like the guest list, the venue, and the overall tone of the event.

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Corporate Events Event Planning Negotiating Trade Shows 94

EventUp

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The venue is just one component of a successful conference, but it may be the most important. Perfect pricing is usually the first thing people think of when making the list of venue “must-have’s.” ” Unfortunately, there’s a lot that goes into setting the price for a venue. Accessibility.

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ePly

MARCH 26, 2024

As you proceed through your event planning checklist, you will… Set a Budget It may be difficult or even impossible to finalize a firm budget before undertaking key event planning considerations such as venue selection and program creation. First and foremost, this means choosing a suitable event venue.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Conferences: At company-run conferences, corporate event planning includes driving attendees, negotiating hotel arrangements (including technology requirements), and building agendas with keynotes, sessions, and breakout sessions to finding sponsors and creating hospitality and networking opportunities.

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Corporate Events Event Planning Trade Shows Speakers 62

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. Include hidden event costs like guest count attrition, conference calls, credit card fees, and venue amenity expenses.

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Event Planning Social Media Advertising Banking 78

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. ? Arrange for transportation and housing Arrange these for your speakers, these are guests bringing value to your event, so always make sure they are taken care of. ?

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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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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2020

Performing Artistes is the division of f4 group that supplies speakers, hosts and presenters for a whole range of activities. The activities we supply people for tend to fall into 3 categories: Conferences – This could be someone to chair a conference, give a keynote speech or even some entertainment for the evening.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 7, 2020

Often people think projectors, microphone, speakers and lighting, but there’s a lot more there,” Granek says. In most scenarios, involving use of presentations, music, any form of entertainment, stage shows or video recording, audiovisual assistance is almost always necessary. AV May Be Bigger Than You Think. Most definitely.

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Negotiating Speakers Tech Meetings 95

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The importance of safety is something that simply cannot be overstated in the world of events and entertainment. This is a non-negotiable! Staff will be setting up large structures, lifting speakers into the air, and suspending lights from hanging structures. When creating a safe event, you need to choose a knowledgeable venue.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

If you want to go around the world, there’s the free report about the 25 Best Event Venues and Destinations in 2018, which takes you from Anaheim to Singapore. 9 Ways You Can Collect Accurate Data with Venue Sourcing Solutions. Thankfully, technology is here to save the day through the power of venue sourcing solutions.

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2018 Event Ideas Venues Tech 114

Purple

JULY 23, 2023

This relates to anything from knowing what different types of event venues, catering and entertainment should cost, to different price ranges of team building activities, keynote speakers and special equipment. And that translates into shorter negotiations, better proposals and not over-paying for unnecessary services.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Things like target audience, messaging, venue selection, and budget are all part of the planning process. Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What should you do when your key speaker suddenly cancels five days before the event? What should you do when the venue you’ve booked becomes unavailable? Here’s how to structure your budget considerations: Allocate funds for venue and infrastructure. Negotiate terms. Negotiate mutually beneficial terms.

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Event Planning Retail Social Media Speakers 88

Event Planning BluePrint

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Event planning is a fun and rewarding career, and becomes so much easier once you take the time to learn and develop your skills in negotiation, communication, budgeting (the most successful event planners do this really well) and project management. Review event venue choices. Determine your event entertainment and/or speakers.

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Food and Beverage Entertainment Negotiating Sponsorships 121

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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Corporate Events Event Planning Trade Shows Social Media 224

SevenEvents

MAY 26, 2023

from selecting the right venue to managing logistics and ensuring attendee satisfaction, there are numerous aspects to consider. take the time to estimate expenses for each aspect, including venue, theming, catering and audiovisual equipment. for celebrations, you could consider interactive entertainment. to find out more.

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Event Planning Event Management Negotiating Venues 52

Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

Know their style and how they like to be entertained. Book vendors and venues for multiple events. This would have given me considerably more leverage in negotiating a better price for all my projects, making all my clients happy. And then serve it up with a title that will compel them to learn more.

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Hotels 133

Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Have you got the perfect venue? When booking a venue for a charity event, logistics need to be considered, such as: ‘Is there enough room for parking? How many guests does the venue hold? What entertainment will you have? Entertainment is crucial when planning a charity event. How much will it cost?’.

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Insurance Entertainment Negotiating Social Media 52

Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 7, 2019

Speaker Bio: . With decades of experience as a provider of entertainment and event management services, Michael shares a wealth of knowledge gained through his career in the business events industry. venues worldwide, negotiate rates and review contracts at no cost to her client.

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Negotiating Sponsorships Contracts 2019 57

Socio Events

JULY 27, 2021

Here are some key questions to ask as you build the health and safety aspect of your hybrid event budget: If your venue requires masks inside, who will be responsible for ensuring that everyone is wearing one where appropriate? Does your contract with the venue include a health concierge, or will you need to hire a third party?

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Sponsorships Negotiating Contracts Venues 83

Hubilo Blog

JULY 16, 2018

Take into consideration the cost of food, venue or accommodation. Event planners can negotiate to have an easier time while allocating resources. Attendee friendly venue. Many planners find it stressful when picking an event venue that will please the guests. You want a venue where the client will enjoy and appreciate.

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Corporate Events Event Planning Management Negotiating 78

Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Asico has worked with both Barack Obama and the Rolling Stone Magazine, and she's just one of the many high-caliber guests interviewed on this informative and entertaining podcast. A popular industry podcast, Meetings Podcast covers a wide variety of topics, from special event planning, to event logistics, AV assistance and event speakers.

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Event Tech Tech Event Technology Technology 103

Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

Anchors are non-negotiable deadlines that are often determined by key stakeholders and partners. Your keynote speaker requests that you ask about their availability and schedule their appearance three months in advance. What other events are happening at the venue before or after your event, and how they might affect your schedule.

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Event Planning Food and Beverage Events Venues 138

SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Overall, uniqueness and the “wow” experience were the most influential factors in planners’ selection of a venue for ancillary activities, according to the FICP’s fall survey. “As Keep in mind that negotiation doesn’t have to be about lowering the price if you can get additional services thrown into a deal. hours,” says Huggins.

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Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 92

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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Event Planning Event Apps Speakers 2004 146

Conference Care

JUNE 4, 2020

As we began talking to our client about negotiations on the finer details of the venue contract for their Annual Trainee Conference, we established there was no plan B should they decide not to go ahead with a live event. Brief – Graduate intake and onboarding programme – Can we make ours work in this pandemic?

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Event Guru

MAY 5, 2023

These services typically include event concept development, budgeting, logistic management, venue selection, vendor coordination, onsite event management, and post-event evaluations. This may involve coordinating speakers, creating schedules, managing logistics, and promoting the event to the target audience.

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Sports Fashion Entertainment Education 40

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. Liz launched Liz King Events.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Negotiate contracts with various vendors, hotels, caterers, and speakers. After understanding the client’s needs, you need to finalize the venue and/or the virtual event platform based on the event theme, the number of attendees, and the budget. Choosing music, band, and other entertainers. Event venue checklist.

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Event Planning Corporate Events Contracts Social Media 52