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Ensure Your Meeting Gets the Service It Deserves

SmartMeetings

As we move into the peak season for meetings , conventions and trade shows, event planners should keep in mind that in the United States, good times have brought a historically low unemployment rate and a fierce demand for workers. Doing that helps both planners and attendees feel confident about the people serving their meeting.”.

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What Does A Wedding with 50 Guests Look Like?

Milestone Events Group

Did you meet at the library or a coffee shop? Having a small wedding with 50 guests also allows you more money to spend on essential things like good food, good drinks, and beautiful decorations. Having a smaller wedding may allow you more funds to pay for a specialty bar/beverage, which is always memorable for your guests. .

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

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Top Challenges Facing the Meeting Planning Industry Right Now

The Castle Group

As a result, meeting planners are experiencing short-staffed partners and/or less experienced personnel servicing their meetings. With the inflation rate currently reaching 8.5%, food, travel, shipping, hotel and labor costs are all escalating. So how can you prepare? First, adjust your expectations. Supply Chain.

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The Art and Science of Event Venue Selection

Event Industry News

We know that site selection isn’t just a quick and easy endeavor. Once you outline your goals, anything that doesn’t meet them can be easily eliminated. Choose a site that reflects your brand, but is still unique to the city. Is it possible to have special meetings, break-outs, team-building experiences, parties?

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8 Best Practices for Planning Corporate Events

Eventinterface

Site selection can make or break a meeting. It is important to ensure that the venue is adequately equipped to handle basic electrical, and food and beverage requirements, especially vital for non-traditional venues. Site selection checklist. Demographics are huge in site selection.

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Point of View

PCMA Convene

In late January, Marriott International reduced payouts to third-party planning groups with a 3-percent cut to the long-established 10-percent commission structure. . On one side, site-selection companies allow hotels to run leaner. In any given year, site-selection companies book hundreds of millions of room revenue dollars.