GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues. How to prepare an event venue. Food and beverage.

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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. Political, economical, and technological turmoil are profoundly affecting the way we choose where to host our events and creating unprecedented opportunities.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 3, 2019

Food and beverage is an essential element of any gathering—and it is also one of the costliest. It’s unfortunate that copious amounts of food go to waste, but event professionals need to ensure there is something for everyone and that there is enough. Savvy Contract Negotiations. In-House Catering.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues. How to prepare an event venue. Food and beverage.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Four of the Top Areas That Corporate Meeting Planners Review Are: The Times That Your Meeting Will Occur – a lot of corporate meeting planners have been able to save money on the hotel portion of their meeting by negotiating room rates and whether or not they can be lowered by moving their meeting two different days of the week.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 13, 2018

Additionally, Make sure that there are restaurants or other attractions nearby that are open either pre or post event to maximize additional event networking opportunities. Lodging Accommodations: If the venue is not located within a hotel, there needs to be suitable lodging accommodations within a reasonable distance of the event.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

Search the Internet for the phrase “event planning challenges” and you will find countless surveys and lists (like here and here ) that name reduced event budgets or budget cuts as one of the top challenges facing event professionals every year. Negotiate contracts with ferocity.

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 29, 2022

Following famous event planning companies and event planners can feel like mentorship. Because — believe it or not — some people think they can handle event planning all on their own. How hard can planning their own wedding be? Planning their own wedding will save them money, right? “By Great Advice.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

A theme not only makes the event less expensive by avoiding decoration overload, but it creates a more cohesive guest experience. That’s because: Each element—from promotion and decoration to food and entertainment—becomes décor. It’s important to satisfy guests’ five senses at any event. Negotiate with vendors.

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Event Planning BluePrint

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Whether you are planning an event for 10 people or 1000 people, you should think of ways to trade in the traditional conference room setting for cool event venues for your next event. This will require you to have some serious negotiation skills or a huge budget. Cool Event Venues For Your Next Event.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

This comprehensive guide created for event strategy best practices outlines the four levels of connections required to be a best-in-class meetings and events team. Event Strategy Framework What is the Difference Between Event Planning and Meeting Planning? What is Event Planning?

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EventPlanning

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Contrary to popular belief, it’s easy to start event planning with no money. Event planning is an exciting path that can be incredibly profitable for many people. As long as you are organized and detail-oriented, you can make a great living as an event planner. Two Ways To Start Event Planning.

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The Castle Group

MARCH 2, 2021

Consult convention and visitors’ bureaus and travel partners for local updates and work closely with your hotel reps to ensure that the optimum health, safety and sanitation protocols, room layouts and capacity limits are met. Enlist separate planning teams. A hybrid event can also increase your sponsor dollars. See below!

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 5, 2019

Museums are a type of alternative venue, which we define as a venue whose main purpose and design is for something other than events. Ironically, food and beverage may not be allowed in the galleries where the art is. Finding the event contact online can be surprisingly difficult. Negotiating With Venues.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 30, 2018

Arranging a hotel block and finalizing the contract is one of the most important parts of planning an event. There’s hotel jargon, legal terms, and the idea of facing off against someone over the negotiating table. We’re here to walk you through the basics of negotiating hotel blocks.

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All Seated

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In the world of events, technology has helped everyone to become more organized while keeping vendors and clients on the same page. AllSeated’s digital planning tools allow you to collaborate with clients and vendors on floorplans, guest list, seating, and timelines. The Power of Knowledge and Negotiation .

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 8, 2019

If you’re going to be doing a local event, you want to pick an event venue that is close to where the attendants live and work. If there are going to be attendants travelling out of town to reach your event, then you might want the venue to be located near the airport or the hotels where they will be staying.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Especially for global life science and pharma organizations that run hundreds or thousands of events every year. These companies provide end-to-end event management services. They can often negotiate better deals and availability. Get our comprehensive list of event production companies.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

When you are qualifying a new lead, you probably already ask for basic information like: Type of event (wedding, party, meeting, trade show, seminar/webinar, etc.) Goal/objective of the event Event date/time Headcount Budget Decision timeline Catering/food-and-beverage needs Location/room/space needs (on-premise, off-premise, etc.)

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

What does an event planner do, exactly? In this article, we break down what event planning is. We look at the duties, skills, and experience required in professional event planning, as well as a variety of planning specialties. – Kristin Banta, Kristin Banta Events, inc. Negotiation.

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

.” This was one of the replies I recently received when I started a group discussion on LinkedIn about the current state of event security. “Unless the event is open to the public, it’s a good idea to keep private events as secret as possible,” says Martin Kirsten.

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Event Farm

JULY 8, 2022

To ensure that your attendees return to your conference year after year delivering a memorable event experience is key. Cost buy-in certainly helps (if you’ve bought a plane ticket, registered and booked the hotel you’re far less likely to flake out), but some sort of emotional or personal buy-in helps lock people in for the long run. “If

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

One of the key challenges for planners is to ensure that you carefully manage expenses and revenues to achieve the financial goals that have been established by your organization and accurately measure your event success. The chart below shows an overview of the most common expenses for meetings and events. Vendor commissions (hotels).

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Three cost-saving tactics executives are currently deploying to make their event budget plan: Controlling costs on hotel rooms, meeting rooms, food and beverage, concessions, and travel. Consolidating technology into an end-to-end event automation platform. Food How much will food cost?

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

.” This was one of the replies I recently received when I started a group discussion on LinkedIn about the current state of event security. “Unless the event is open to the public, it’s a good idea to keep private events as secret as possible,” says Martin Kirsten.

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GEVME

JUNE 27, 2018

Lodging: You’ll find many venues that offer accommodation or provide some discounts on lodging in nearby hotels. Through partnerships with hotels, conference venue hosts gain a competitive edge that makes it a popular practice. Negotiate the price , or—if relevant—establish a multi-year contract with a venue host. Conclusion.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 31, 2017

Some of the best sources of revenues for hotels are events, meetings, and conventions. hotel marketing tactics you can start using today that will impress event planners and make your hotel an easy choice for future events. Create an Event Planner Package to price out rack rates and offer a bundled price.

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Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Event Floor Plan Design Tool. Event Registration & Ticketing. Food-and-Beverage Management. Event Budget Management. Event Vendor Management. In fact, the first version of our product created in 2007 was wedding planning software for couples and planners. Task & Project Management.

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Event Farm

JULY 8, 2022

To ensure that your attendees return to your conference year after year delivering a memorable event experience is key. Cost buy-in certainly helps (if you’ve bought a plane ticket, registered and booked the hotel you’re far less likely to flake out), but some sort of emotional or personal buy-in helps lock people in for the long run. “If

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Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Each week, we email a short survey to a mix of over 23,000 planners, venues, and hotels. And with each survey and stat, we learn a little bit more about how all of us can come together to create better face-to-face events. You can even download a free copy of these simple event statistics to reference anytime.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Client politics, controlling costs for space and services, and contract negotiations were top of mind for some respondents, as was finding diverse speakers. go to 1st-tier cities, and it is getting very expensive, making it very difficult to keep cost of event under control. Availability of big-box hotels. 6 mentions).

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

Here’s why: Effectively, Marriott has announced a 30-percent reduction in revenue to those firms that have been booking Marriott-owned or Marriott franchise hotel properties for their clients. For many, their only choice when booking a hotel in the Marriott family will be to reduce the amount or level of services that they currently offer.

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Event Planning BluePrint

APRIL 5, 2022

In fact, according to Brides.com, 66% of people planning their weddings are looking to hire a wedding planner , and with an average of 150,000 weddings in Canada and 2.4 you can see how choosing wedding planning as your event planning niche could be incredibly lucrative. . 5 Steps To Start a Wedding Planning Business.

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Event Planning BluePrint

APRIL 5, 2022

In fact, according to Brides.com, 66% of people planning their weddings are looking to hire a wedding planner , and with an average of 150,000 weddings in Canada and 2.4 you can see how choosing wedding planning as your event planning niche could be incredibly lucrative. . 5 Steps To Start a Wedding Planning Business.

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Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

Planning a successful event starts by recognizing that attendees are looking for more than an event — they’re looking for an experience. And to create an experience, every little piece of the event needs to map back to the purpose, from the venue to the food. But that’s not to say you can’t negotiate.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Summary: Learn about what event management software tools to look for. Evaluate features and read reviews of the top event planning apps. What are the benefits of event management software? How to choose the best event management software? Planning Pod. Easy to use.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 10, 2019

What is event planning? Event Planning Guide. In this guide, we talk through a basic event planning template, what it means to be a planner, and how event management software can simplify your processes. What is Event Planning? Event Management is Event Planning.

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