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Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels

Smart Meetings

Date, venue and rates are critical and typically given priority in the earliest stages of the meeting planning cycle. However, leaving audio visual (AV) equipment services to the end could be a costly mistake, especially when negotiating these services with a hotel. You have the most negotiating power before signing the contract.

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Event Contracts: Agree to Be Agreeable

SmartMeetings

Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. The negotiation phase is a good time to ask the hotel partner for ways to save—by using the same AV set-up as an event pre or post to share set-up costs for instance.

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The Event Planner’s Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process 2023

Stova

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. We'll show you how to get the most out of strategy, opportunities, and tools available to strike the best deal with venues.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

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.

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event budgeting unveiled: your ultimate blueprint for crafting a seamless event budget

SevenEvents

fixed costs include venue hire, insurance, and entertainment, while variable costs cover items like food and beverage as this will can change depending on the amount of guests that attend. some costs, such as the venue and essential equipment, should take priority, while others may be negotiable.

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9 Things to Consider While Choosing an Event Venue

Hubilo Blog

The one decision that is likely to have the most significance is the venue you pick for your event. With the right guidelines, choosing an event venue can be easy as pie. When should you start looking for a Venue? There are three things you need to know before you start looking for an event venue. The Location.

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A Breakdown of Post-Pandemic Contract Clauses

Smart Meetings

Ty Sheaks, attorney at Texas law firm McCathern PLLC , author and faculty advisor for International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), joined this week’s Smart Chat Live!, Deciding the “choice of law provision,” or what state and who gets legal jurisdiction, may come down to common law negotiations, Sheaks said.