SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

Financial 74

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 74

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Anticipate spending more time researching vendors and negotiating on price. In addition to offsetting cost increases with more sponsorship dollars, you might be able to find ways to charge attendees for value-adds. Premium food options. Ticket insurance. Premium food options. Ticket insurance. Drink tickets.

Food and Beverage 59

Food and Beverage Meetings Transportation Consulting 59

PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

Better contract negotiations. We have implemented a risk-management manual to our events and we have purchased more event insurance for better protection. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. Budget control is being exercised [two mentions]. • Cvent implementation.

Food and Beverage 67

Food and Beverage Risk Management Insurance 2017 67

Eventtia

APRIL 18, 2022

Whether you can serve alcohol, accessibility concerns, whether you’ll need to get additional insurance, can you bring your own catering, etc. Negotiate details with the venue. Catering (food and beverages). Create a shortlist of talents you’d like at the event Contact the talents Negotiate and confirm.

Social Media 62

Social Media Sponsorships Speakers Contracts 62

Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

More and better sponsorship opportunities. You can start by estimating the following items: Venue rental, including additional costs like insurance Catering costs Furniture rental Event technology stack ( event registration software , event management platform , virtual event platform, etc. ) And others.

2022 62

2022 Event Management Management Food and Beverage 62

Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

Look into associated costs like food and beverage, AV, and parking – are these included, where can you negotiate? Negotiate terms and specifics with the venue. Food and Beverage Consider and confirm the event’s food and beverage needs. Check venue availability and pricing.

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance 78

Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Determine your must-have needs from a venue before negotiating and committing to a venue. Equipment rental and related costs Licences and permits Insurance costs Establish your event team. Securing event sponsorships. Take into account the different sponsorship packages and values. Shortlist potential venue selections.

Event Planning 62

Event Planning Sponsorships Food and Beverage Insurance 62