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7 Considerations: Financial and Insurance Planners Plot the Return to Productive Meetings

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Some of those costs may be offset by fewer people attending in person, meaning less food and beverage, hotel rooms and travel costs will be incurred. The financial and insurance industry is based on relationships, and the more you can engage your clients, the more you can strengthen the relationship.

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Need to Cut the Meeting Budget? Start with the Big Picture

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Find cost savings tips for event tech, ground transportation, F&B, and venues, here. • Premium food options. Ticket insurance. MORE MEETING COST-SAVINGS I DEAS: Click here for the full feature or on a catergory below: Food and Beverage. Event-Tech. For incentives, reconsider your agenda. Drink tickets.

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Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels

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Insurance coverage. If the hotel remains firm on the use of its AV vendor, the planner can elect to block fewer rooms or purchase less in hotel food and beverages to compensate for higher costs. Related: New Audiovisual Tech Boosts Meetings. How the price compares to other bids. Areas for Negotiation.

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14 Unique Venues You Haven’t Thought Of (And How to Find Your Own)

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If using an outside caterer, consider where they will have space to prep and how they’ll bring the food to guests still hot and fresh. Bring in food trucks, grills or other fun and funky food options. Does it meet my tech needs? Do I need to acquire permits for alcoholic beverages? Do I need insurance?

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Keeping Your Teams and Attendees Engaged in Future Meetings

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In the last Financial & Insurance Professionals (FICP) Chats, participants focused on innovative and creative techniques to keep themselves, their co-workers and their meeting attendees engaged and excited. These also allow for a CSR component, if a family decides to donate its meal to a food bank.

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Best Practices for Safe Meetings from APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce

SmartMeetings

The preview of best practices turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session covering everything from food and beverage to contracts, to roles and responsibilities. Where are planners getting guidance on best practices for food and beverage? Here are highlights. Advocating for the Future.

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The Ultimate Event Strategy Guide 2023

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A variety of tech solutions and techniques can be used to help achieve a favorable outcome. One of the largest global providers of insurance and employee benefits programs hosts thousands of workshops with corporations’ employees around the world. They were able to reduce their no-show rate to 7%, saving 3,000 wasted meals per year.

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