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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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Building a Winning Corporate Events Program: 7 Critical Success Factors

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This is best done by scheduling a planning meeting with company leadership and other key stakeholders for the event. This includes considering your internal resources (budget, stakeholders, event management software) and external resources (sponsors, vendors, partners). Build in buffer time for inevitable delays.

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Helpful Budget Tips for Event Planners in a Post-Covid World

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A meeting professional veteran share tricks for managing inflation, expectations and savings Money moves mountains. The prices are so high for the individual menu items that the value of what you’re getting doesn’t equate a lot of times,” Pilcher stated, “I’m getting so much less food.

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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

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According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic. A clearly defined budget provides a framework for decision-making, enabling event organizers to strategically allocate resources. This lesson has become increasingly difficult as things get more expensive.

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So Many Venues, So Little Time!

Coterie Spark

By doing this, organizations save time researching, compiling data, and making decisions, while also gaining the resources and expertise needed to knock their attendees’ socks (and name tags) off. There are tough questions to ask and even harder negotiations needed to be sure you get everything you expect. Focus on what matters most.

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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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The Meeting Planner’s Glossary

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This industry runs on jargon, and since meeting planning requires everyone to work at a rapid click, it’s best to get acquainted with it yourself. Certified Meeting Professional , a merit one receives from completing the Convention Industry Council’s certification program for professionals in the meeting, convention and exhibition industries.