MeetingsNet

AUGUST 31, 2022

Here are 4 tips for planners. Meeting attendees are a fickle bunch, especially when it comes to what they eat and drink during their time on site. However, 66 percent also said that their most recent event experiences featured food and beverage that was not good enough to persuade them to attend in the future.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

But if you’re serving food and beverage at your event it’s important to keep in mind the type of venue, the timing and the menu itself. You just need to think about your food and beverage as you’re planning the event. You just need to think about your food and beverage as you’re planning the event.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

That’s a common question that meeting planners address during the planning stages. These event planning tips are designed to help a meeting planner address; timing, transportation, and overall budget costs. The planner wants to ensure that each meeting that he or she plans is original. Wondering how much alcohol to order?

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Trend #1: Cross-Cultural Dishes & Menus Food and beverage selections at events are becoming more cross-cultural. Trend #2: The Art of Food Plating Attendees expect more than good food from event dining experiences in 2024—they are also looking for how dishes and beverages are presented to them.

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Eventbrite UK

AUGUST 24, 2022

From ticket-pricing to providing added value, and from building a community to identifying collaborations, we meet three creators who host their events at F&B (food and beverage) venues and ask for their best practice advice.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2021

The number of meetings being scheduled now is quickly picking up steam as mask mandates are lifted and people start gathering again, but meeting formats have evolved. With Salamander Hotels & Resorts , a luxury resort management company founded by Sheila Johnson , a Smart Women in Meetings Hall of Fame winner. Ty Brassie.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2020

Virtual meetings require careful design to keep attendees engaged and deliver value for the hosts. But how do you translate the energy and insights from a face-to-face meeting through a computer screen? One of the main reasons for business events or meetings is to deliver some kind of information. Choose quality over quantity.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 20, 2018

Meeting and event planners are now at the forefront of food and beverage trends, providing event attendees with unique gastronomical experiences. Today we share some of the top food and beverage trends shared by planners, venues and caterers around the country. Alternative beverages are hot.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

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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Planning Pod

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover catering tips for large groups, choosing the best catering management platform to streamline your business and everything else you need to know to grow your catering business and organize successful events. Here’s how to take your event to the next level with catering tips for large groups.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 8, 2024

For a meeting planner it’s become part of the job. While that may be true from a financial aspect, many would fail big time if an actual crisis occurred during their business meeting. We were operating a business meeting that was just getting underway when those horrible events occurred. Oh yes, crisis management. Communication.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Most conference and meeting professionals want the coolest, hippest, latest ideas and trends for their events. We are on the hunt for the next meeting, seating, session format, technology, and food and beverage fad. We are infected by the trendy meeting bandwagon participation virus. Fads pretend to be trends.

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Master the Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

But if you’re serving food and beverage at your event it’s important to keep in mind the type of venue, the timing and the menu itself. You just need to think about your food and beverage as you’re planning the event. You just need to think about your food and beverage as you’re planning the event.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 23, 2024

Luxury language and presentation tips IACC 2024 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey was centered around empowering attendees to be seen, heard and respected as they drive their careers forward as leaders in the meetings and events industry. Smart Meetings was also privileged to be a judge for IACC Americas Innovations Workshop.

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Eventinterface

JULY 25, 2017

Meeting and event planners are now at the forefront of food and beverage trends, providing event attendees with unique gastronomical experiences. Today we share some of the top food and beverage trends shared by planners, venues and caterers around the country. Alternative beverages are hot.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2023

Smart Meetings chatted with Cheryl M. Payne, CMP, CMM, strategic partner at INNOV8 Meetings + Events , to get her take on the current marketplace and its impact on meeting planners, and some helpful tips and tricks planners should be looking at when drafting up a contract with a hotel or venue.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Across the hospitality industry, meetings and large-scale events play a significant role in the success of hotels, restaurants, clubs—really any venue. Top Tips for Large-Scale Event Planning Anyone who has ever planned or led an event knows it can be a substantial undertaking.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

To prevent them from signing a bad contract, we’ve put together five tips to help them navigate the surprisingly complex world of hotel contracts. Otherwise, you might not be able to access your meeting space early enough. Additionally, you get to meet the hotel staff, see their parking space and inspect their rooms.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

How to stretch your event budget for food and beverage, event tech, ground transportation, and venues. The costs of holding a meeting or convention have skyrocketed, but most planners find their budgets just aren’t budging—at least, not enough. Need to Cut the Meeting Budget? Choice Cuts for Food and Beverage Savings.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 13, 2019

Thankfully, with a few savvy budget-saving tips, you can run a successful, professional event with minimum event budget costs in 2019. Ask businesses to sponsor the entire event – providing the venue, food, and A/V equipment, or just one element. Pay for the food – not the catering. to cover your event costs.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 27, 2021

The most recent tool being embraced by meeting professionals looking to safely bring groups back together while protecting sensitive data is third-party health verification. But meeting professionals are still tasked with designing the level of screening required and communicating expectations appropriately. Bespoke Screening Tips.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Event planning is no small feat, especially when it comes to corporate meetings and functions. Unique event ideas like hiking tips, high ropes courses, and wall climbing challenge attendees to think strategically, build trust, and foster resilience—not to mention enjoy some fresh air and sunshine!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

You know how powerfully the food and beverage experience can shape the overall tone and success of a meeting. As attendees are seeking more unique and distinctive food experiences , below are my top recommendations for the most important elements to keep in mind when developing your next menu. Think Authentically.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This is best done by scheduling a planning meeting with company leadership and other key stakeholders for the event. Here are some tips for managing corporate event planning across multiple teams and stakeholders: Create a master project plan with milestones, deliverables, and deadlines. Build in buffer time for inevitable delays.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Meeting and event planners, likewise, are equally concerned about the impact that their meeting or event will have on our environment. We used to think that tourism sustainability, whether in the form of meetings and events or individual travel, would cost additional money. Here’s a tip that meeting planners love.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

In this video, Michael Dominguez, CHSE, senior vice president of and chief sales officer for MGM Resorts International, outlines just how closely food costs and environmental impact are aligned. Dominguez says that small tweaks to the way food and beverage are presented can make a huge difference.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It helps control your expenses and revenues, and measures the success of your meeting or event performance. Food & Beverage ($35/person). According to a Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) survey , 36% of all in-person event expenses are for food and beverages (F&B) alone. Venue Rental.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

However, since that’s not the world most of us inhabit, here are a few tips I’ve picked up from meeting planners over the course of my 14 years as a keynote speaker. Prioritize Drinks Over Food. Anecdotally, the amount of uneaten food at just about every conference I’ve attended is staggering. Which leads to….

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IMG

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

From Marketing Events to Diversity and Inclusion event experiences, this year’s trends will help you be more impactful and get the most out of every opportunity you have to meet with your team or clients. There is no room to speculate, being more intentional with your events, is the way to achieve your goals. GET YOUR COPY NOW!

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Have you ever gone to a conference meeting where the room set up didn’t really match the format of the meeting? It can be uncomfortable and can really take your mind off of the meeting at hand. How to plan a conference meeting room set up basically depends on what’s going to happen during the conference meeting itself.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 5, 2018

Whether it’s setting detailed timelines, designing app content, or providing strategies to drive event engagement with the app, I’m in constant contact with clients from the very first introductory kickoff meeting to when their event ends. Tips on Designing Great Events. Here I have a helium sugar balloon! Download Now.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2023

As event managers, our goal at the end of a long-awaited event is to ensure meeting planners and their constituents are happy. 2 destination for meetings in North America, and one can imagine our event spaces and hotel services at JW Marriott Nashville see great demand being that we are in the heart of the happenings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2024

It’s [about] taking care of yourself, taking that moment to step away from the day-to-day life and grind…It’s about meeting new people and sharing stories. During dinners on day one and day two, next to the cutlery, glasses of water and non-alcoholic beverages, sat folded cards with handwritten questions in them.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2021

That’s why in this week’s episode of #EventIcons, Sarah welcomes Kelly Knowlen to talk about the most important hybrid event tips and tricks. Before Sarah and Kelly talk about hybrid event tips and tricks, they need to go all the way back to March 2020 when Hilton pivoted from in-person events to virtual and hybrid events.

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QC Event School

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We’ll also provide useful tips for making your proposal stand out from the competition. PRO TIP: Dream of a career in event planning, but don’t know where to get started? PRO TIP: Make sure to download our FREE sample event planner checklist (6 month timeline)! Writing an Event Proposal: Tips and Tricks.

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Master the Event

APRIL 2, 2022

Budgeting tips are a hot topic right now at many networking events. Many meeting planners select an event venue based on its budget. Budgeting Tips: 4 Areas Where You can Trim an Event’s Budget. If the event consist of a meal function, play particular attention to the food and beverage costs.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 16, 2023

5 Event Management Tips & Helpful Tools Here are five event management tips we use to execute successful events. Event Management Tip #1: Invest in Software & Technology There are many event platforms and software systems that can aid in the planning and execution of your event.

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