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8 Event Budget Adjustments Needed to Host Safe Events in 2021

Event Farm

Ryan and Marcella project a 25% increase in food and beverage costs due to not having buffets or family-style service. Depending on how safe you want to make your attendees feel, you may opt for home testing for VIPs—entertainment, speakers, executives—so they don’t get on the plane if they have a positive result. #6:

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6 Budget-Saving Tips for 2019: Maximize Your Event Budget, Not Your Spend

Eventmobi

Offer event sponsorships and contra deals. These brands may charge a big price tag for that sponsorship deal. Ask businesses to sponsor the entire event – providing the venue, food, and A/V equipment, or just one element. Say there’s an international event speaker that will guarantee those registrations come rolling in.

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How to Organize a Successful Event – 10 Top Tips for Perfect Events

Eventtia

An event, as we know, can involve many different moving parts, so by planning early, you’ll get more options for different elements of the event: venue options, speakers/talents options, sponsorship options, marketing options, and so on. Also, consider travel and accommodation costs. Remember that sponsorship is a two-way deal.

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Back to the Future: Revisiting Event Planner Predictions From 2012

PCMA Convene

One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. The CVB has provided the technological assistance to broadcast the entire conference by arranging for local sponsorships. And the major difference is that no one complains about the food!

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How to Choose the Best Virtual Event Software

GEVME

There are so many advantages that these virtual events provide, from reducing the upfront cost to removing the tension associated with arranging the venue, food, and beverages, etc. Sponsorship: Enabling ways and methods to shout out the sponsor brand. Benefits of Hosting Virtual Events. Eco-friendly: .

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How to Choose the Best Virtual Event Software

GEVME

There are so many advantages that these virtual events provide, from reducing the upfront cost to removing the tension associated with arranging the venue, food, and beverages, etc. Sponsorship: Enabling ways and methods to shout out the sponsor brand. Benefits of Hosting Virtual Events. Eco-friendly: .

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How to produce a hybrid event on a budget

EncoreAPAC

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.” What is needed to ensure that participants and speakers are seen and heard may be the same or less than the audiovisual costs you normally would incur for an in-person meeting.