Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

This guide will show you how to put together an event strategic plan, streamline your event marketing process and be a best-in-class meetings and events team. Planners are working with marketing, sales, finance, and IT to ensure that event management solutions are aligned with each department.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

You are also aware that events, when executed successfully, are an essential part of your marketing mix. Working with an agency can help save time and money due to the company’s efficiencies, negotiating expertise, and vendor relationships/purchasing power. But how do you select the best company for the task?

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. Promotion and marketing: Spreading the word about your event to the right audience is key. They can often negotiate better deals and availability.

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The Castle Group

MARCH 2, 2021

This will depend on several circumstances, such as the speed of the vaccine rollout, safety thresholds of hosting organizations and hosting venues, and local market conditions. Stay aware and updated on local conditions and any changes in travel or hotel policies to keep all stakeholders (attendees, vendors, partners) informed.

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 27, 2018

It has also been made a lot effortless for event planners to handle the venues after the inception of venue management software in the market. No attendee wants to drag themselves into a business event looking tired from the travel or looking all dull. Negotiation capabilities. · Food and Beverages. Powder rooms.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

In addition to data about quantifiable things like the size, frequency, costs, and types of meetings, our Annual Meetings Market Survey also captures a wealth of data in the form of comments in response to a series of open-ended questions. Better contract negotiations. For this week: . Cut back on meeting frequency. •

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 29, 2022

Competitive research is a crucial part of any good marketing plan because it helps you: Understand your target market. Improve your marketing strategies. Identify market gaps, and allow you to fill them. You don’t have to think of it as a formal, tough, adversarial negotiation,” she said. Experiential marketing.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

But the phone-tag negotiations moved at the speed of molasses. No stranger to online innovation, he’d been an early advisor to MakeMyTrip — which went on to become the largest online travel company in India — and sold two companies to Google in 2014. his building. The office’s conference space was flooded and unusable.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Strategize the marketing and execution. Depending on the scale of your event, having sub-teams or committees for areas like logistics, marketing, customer service, etc., This aids in visual recall and marketing efforts. An organized marketing strategy guarantees you reach your target audience and create a buzz around your event.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 14, 2019

At each hotel, make certain you do the following: Spend time with the chef and taste multiple food samplings of the type of menu your attendees are most likely to enjoy. Meet with the catering manager and review food and beverage minimums. Research says phone chargers are the most forgotten item by business travelers.

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Eventtia

APRIL 18, 2022

Negotiate details with the venue. Marketing and promotion tools. Catering (food and beverages). Travel for staff and talents. Marketing coordinator. Creating a marketing plan and responsible for all things related to promoting the event. Marketing plan. Determine your requirements and needs.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

Anchors are non-negotiable deadlines that are often determined by key stakeholders and partners. The catering company you hired double booked themselves and can only supply a portion of your food and beverage orders. But the extra time will give you the opportunity to plan trickier items like travel arrangements.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 7, 2021

There were a lot of staffing changes and with the website development side and we launched our marketing a little bit later than we would have liked to. The hotels said we would have to serve more food and beverage if we extended that timeline. And so that helped out a lot. And it’s a huge win for accessibility.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 16, 2019

If this is the case, in addition to the conference registration fee, determine the estimated cost for the attendee or exhibitor in the following areas: Food Expenditure. Food & Beverage. Every destination has a slow period, in which you are most likely to negotiate the best meeting and hotel rates. Hotel Room.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

Some common, often unspoken, needs and expectations include: Travel expectations Using a preferred brand for a venue or travel Perks and luxuries, they’ve been afforded in the past Building in time on the agenda to get to know one another Green M&Ms in a glass bowl. Negotiate favorable rates with offsite venues and vendors.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. For meeting professionals who work hard at building relationships and excel at negotiation, requiring sign-off from a procurement team — or even having procurement run the RFP process — can be a hard pill to swallow.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

Yet, soon enough event organizers have understood the unique benefits of virtual events, especially their versatility in attracting attendees from all around the world without having to worry about geographical limitations, travel, and accommodation costs. And others. Step 5: Securing Venue and Date.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Many of these we’ve introduced in response to research, delegate feedback and market trends.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

As former marketing boss once told me, “If your product claims to be everything to everybody, then it’s really nothing to nobody.”. Attendee needs, preferences and aspirations Attendee problems, concerns and pain points Ethnographic details (buying motivations and habits; marketing data) Geographic details.

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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. Coordinate accommodation room blocks and travel. Food and Beverage Consider and confirm the event’s food and beverage needs.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 22, 2024

Fun fact: Resy negotiated with its restaurant partners to hold the reservations for dates two weeks out—something that could help out last-minute planners or forgetful partners ahead of Valentine’s Day. The post Share the Brand Love with Five Activation Ideas for Valentine’s Day appeared first on Event Marketer. Agency: 160over90.

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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. Food How much will food cost? Marketing & PR Marketing is an important aspect of any event.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Determine your must-have needs from a venue before negotiating and committing to a venue. Dates Attendees Location/venue Target audience Unique Value Proposition (UVP) Marketing plan Event agenda (schedule) Revenue model Team roles and responsibilities Develop an event budget. Develop an event master plan. Launch event registration.

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Eventinterface

JULY 14, 2016

Experienced hospitality sales and marketing industry expert, Jasmine Eldeen, shares her advice on how Meeting and Conference Planners can overcome the challenges of a seller and supplier market. Right now, it’s becoming a sellers and suppliers market. Knowledge is power, so I keep no market or industry knowledge a secret.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

That was the — tongue-in-cheek, we hope — response from one participant in Convene’ s 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey to the question, “What is your No. Client politics, controlling costs for space and services, and contract negotiations were top of mind for some respondents, as was finding diverse speakers. Marketing. (2

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Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

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. Tips for negotiating a bigger event budget When it comes to negotiating an event budget , the language stakeholders speak most fluently is data.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Develop a buyer persona , a semi-fictional model of your ideal target audience based on your market research and/or data from your past events. Staffing, including volunteers’ accommodations Catering Signage, branding, marketing collaterals Stage, decoration Marketing and promotions Equipment and furniture rental.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Before we take an in-depth look at some of the best event management software on the market today, let’s look at the basics of what event management software is, its benefits and how you would go about choosing from the many options available. Summary: Learn about what event management software tools to look for. Enhanced attendee engagement.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Maureen Sojka, Events Manager, Creative Marketing Alliance — “Lisa took over as the third CSM for this meeting and was able to help me pull off a perfect event for this client. Nominated by Ann Luketic, CMP, Marketing Event Specialist, Progressive Insurance — “Rachel is very professional and detailed. Lisa Chang.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Before we take an in-depth look at some of the best event management software on the market today, let’s look at the basics of what event management software is, its benefits and how you would go about choosing from the many options available. Summary: Learn about what event management software tools to look for. Enhanced attendee engagement.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

This comprehensive list covers several key industries such as event management, marketing, and technology, and will allow you to find the perfect events for you to attend in 2023 based on goals, audience, and more! If you can't make the June event, don't worry ETL will also take place in London on November 15 -16, 2023.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. As part of the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, we asked respondents a handful of open-ended questions, including: “What is the biggest challenge facing the meetings industry today?” Budget decreases.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 10, 2019

Event planning encompasses tasks at all stages of the event cycle, like event marketing, event sponsors, venue sourcing, event branding, building an event website, and more. Your purpose drives how you plan, market, and execute your event. The venue, food, and entertainment are high-price items. To launch a product? To educate?

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 10, 2020

Bear markets and recessions don’t advertise their demise; we emerge from them gradually while no one’s looking. Budgets and prices don’t have to be as high since venue rentals, food and beverage, transportation and other costs would be minimized, not to mention recouping the lost time away from the office when attendees travel.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

Summary: Learn how to market events of all kinds, from market research, branding and pricing to event websites , content marketing, social media and post-event followup. What is event marketing? Identifying the proper target market (i.e., Implementing marketing tactics (email, social media, PR, etc.)

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

Summary: Learn how to market events of all kinds, from market research, branding and pricing to event websites , content marketing, social media and post-event followup. What is event marketing? Identifying the proper target market (i.e., Implementing marketing tactics (email, social media, PR, etc.)

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

1986: Food can reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. As every laboratory rat knows, food can create and reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. A Meeting Runs on Its Stomach. “As Heart Attack on a Plate.

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