SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Negotiation is more essential than ever for achieving cost savings, and planners should work closely with partners — including DMCs, hotels, speaker bureaus, and food and beverage vendors — to identify creative opportunities for doing more with less. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Content Matters.

Financial 95

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 95

Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

Planners may rely on one or two vendors for smaller events, like a business luncheon, while food vendors may make up as much as 5% of the total attendee count at massive outdoor events (e.g., Food & and beverage suppliers. Food and beverage (F&B) suppliers play a significant role in most events.

Contracts 158

Contracts Food and Beverage Entertainment Venues 158

EncoreAPAC

JANUARY 17, 2022

“When you reduce the amount of people coming to the in-person meeting,” Johnsen says, “that can also reduce the food, beverage and travel costs.” The more rooms equals more leverage with negotiations. Better yet, this can also be applied to the event production partner you use too. Virtual team costs are scalable.

Sponsorships 105

Sponsorships Food and Beverage Speakers Negotiating 105

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What should you do when your key speaker suddenly cancels five days before the event? Cultivate your event branding Building a recognizable and cohesive brand for your event ensures it stands out and resonates with your target audience, especially in retail, where presentation matters greatly. Negotiate terms.

Event Planning 88

Event Planning Retail Social Media Speakers 88

Eventtia

APRIL 18, 2022

You’ll have more options, whether it’s the venue, speakers, date/time, and you’ll also have more time to promote the event and to deal with any issues that may come up. Negotiate details with the venue. Catering (food and beverages). Talent/speaker fees. Identify speakers/talents/presenters.

Social Media 62

Social Media Sponsorships Speakers Contracts 62

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. Content development: The content, from presentations and panel discussions to interactive workshops, is the heart of any pharma event.

Event Management 130

Event Management 2023 Management Healthcare 130

PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

Better contract negotiations. Cut videoing of presentations. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. We may shorten our 2017 meeting, have one less speaker, reduce the meal costs. • We may shorten our 2017 meeting, have one less speaker, reduce the meal costs. •

Food and Beverage 67

Food and Beverage Risk Management 2017 Insurance 67

Cvent: Event Marketing

MAY 14, 2019

Present your assessment using the previous chapter as your guide. 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.

Food and Beverage 66

Food and Beverage Hotels Transportation Negotiating 66

Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

Breaking the content into smaller chunks: Breaking down the presentations/sessions into smaller sections while also including frequent breaks. Revisit the content before the event and ensure it’s already well-planned: presentations, videos, and all sorts of content to be presented before the attendees. and internet connectivity.

2022 62

2022 Event Management Management Food and Beverage 62

Planning Pod

JANUARY 25, 2017

In-kind sponsorship opportunities (this could be a long list but can include food, beverage, printing, a/v, entertainment, transportation, decor/floral, PR, etc.). “The best way to start forming relationships with sponsors is through social media,” says Julie Austin, CEO of Speaker Sponsor. Website marketing.

Sponsorships 128

Sponsorships Social Media Negotiating Marketing 128

Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Often we as event professionals think of the attendee experience first – like food-and-beverage, venue location, speaker and entertainment considerations – and then tack on event security much later. In fact, we often approach it much like we do insurance.

Insurance 122

Insurance Food and Beverage Venues Events 122

Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

From picking a venue and speakers to ensuring you’ve sent out thank you notes and running a post-event debrief, there’s a lot to think about. Look into associated costs like food and beverage, AV, and parking – are these included, where can you negotiate? Will you have paid speakers, performers, or special guests?

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance 78

Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

From picking a venue and speakers to ensuring you’ve sent out thank you notes and running a post-event debrief, there’s a lot to think about. Look into associated costs like food and beverage, AV, and parking – are these included, where can you negotiate? Will you have paid speakers, performers, or special guests?

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance 78

Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

Promotion – Will marketing or promotional efforts be required Geographical radius – What region or area will you be attracting attendees from Content – What type of content fits the purpose and audience needs (speakers, presentations, entertainment, etc.)

Food and Beverage 206

Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance Entertainment 206

Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Often we as event professionals think of the attendee experience first – like food-and-beverage, venue location, speaker and entertainment considerations – and then tack on event security much later. In fact, we often approach it much like we do insurance.

Insurance 60

Insurance Food and Beverage Venues Events 60

Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Determine your must-have needs from a venue before negotiating and committing to a venue. Estimate your budget while considering high-level expense elements, including: Venue cost (for an in-person or hybrid event) Virtual event platform ( for a virtual event ) Catering Staff and volunteers Talent fees (for speakers, presenters, etc.)

Event Planning 62

Event Planning Sponsorships Food and Beverage Insurance 62

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Negotiating aspects of AV quotes. Imagine for a moment that it’s the day of your event and a presenter notices that the monitor they were expecting to see, isn’t there. If you need similar setups for different speakers, try to make the most of your set-up by putting those speakers in the same room at different times.

Negotiating 81

Negotiating Contracts Wireless Events 81

Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Event seating presents a unique challenge because attendance is dynamic and often changes up to and throughout an event. Meanwhile attendees are putting more emphasis on food and beverage, forcing planners to get creative and make F&B a prime focus. However, the strongest tactic is making F&B an experience in itself.

Hotels 149

Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 149

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.

Negotiating 141

Negotiating Sponsorships Social Media Venues 141

Planning Pod

MAY 3, 2017

And you have two things working against you: what you will be presenting to them is speculative, and they don’t know you from Adam/Eve. A good strategy is to tell them you are super-flexible and that if they have a meeting that gets cancelled, you would be available almost immediately to present your idea.

Event Ideas 142

Event Ideas Food and Beverage Events Marketing 142

Capterra Event Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

It’s a breakdown of what you’d like to see go into and come out of your event, and can touch on speakers, revenue, attendees, and media attention. A/V (projectors, internet/Wi-Fi, speakers, microphones, cameras). Catering (bartenders, servers, food, beverages, linens, table settings). Know when to ask.

Social Media 110

Social Media Advertising Food and Beverage Speakers 110

Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Communications – For event collaboration and communication via email and text messaging among team members, contractors, vendors and speakers as well as with attendees. Offerings include event registration, booking tracking, catering/beverage management, reporting and integrations. ClearEvent. Calendaring. Catering Management.

Event Management 112

Event Management Management 2019 Social Media 112

Planning Pod

MAY 3, 2017

And you have two things working against you: what you will be presenting to them is speculative, and they don’t know you from Adam/Eve. A good strategy is to tell them you are super-flexible and that if they have a meeting that gets cancelled, you would be available almost immediately to present your idea.

Event Ideas 60

Event Ideas Food and Beverage Events Marketing 60

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Not only did he go with the ow as speakers changed their minds on equipment, etc., She has a way with words that is evident in her wonderful descriptions of food (without any food being present!) But I would like to nominate Ricky for what he does for us outside of contract negotiation.

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Communications – For event collaboration and communication via email and text messaging among team members, contractors, vendors and speakers as well as with attendees. Offerings include event registration, booking tracking, catering/beverage management, reporting and integrations. ClearEvent. Calendaring. Catering Management.

Event Management 60

Event Management Management 2019 Social Media 60

Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

With over 45 in-depth speakers & sessions and over 1,350 minutes of content, you will leave the two-day event with practical takeaways and ideas to keep you ahead in the digital economy. Be inspired and learn from 85+ disruptive speakers from the world’s leading organizations. Find the complete list of host cities here.

2023 52

2023 Conference Healthcare B2B 52

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

When you get down to it, event marketing educates your potential attendees about the scope and theme of your event; provides the particulars about the event (reasons to attend, location, date/time, speakers/entertainment, etc.); Values, mission, content focus, featured speakers/entertainment, etc. Speaker and entertainment selections.

Event Marketing 131

Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 131

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

When you get down to it, event marketing educates your potential attendees about the scope and theme of your event; provides the particulars about the event (reasons to attend, location, date/time, speakers/entertainment, etc.); Values, mission, content focus, featured speakers/entertainment, etc. Speaker and entertainment selections.

Event Marketing 60

Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 60

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. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?”

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56