Ins'Tent

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Savvy marketers know that trade shows are a powerful way to increase brand awareness and boost sales. It can be a profitable strategy too, as trade shows generate more than $13 billion in revenue on average in the United States. Consider purchasing your own booth and bringing it to the trade show.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum debuted in May 2021 to promote the distinction among Marriott CRN’s leading hotels and resorts, and each event is different. Room availability is a challenge; hotels are struggling to manage huge demand. In the face of these challenges, hotels are reimagining how they do business. And prioritize.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 24, 2018

We are seeing a common and alarming trend that hotels are charging exorbitant amounts to use their WIFI for your events. WIFI fees just much like all hotel restrictions are negotiable and there are ways to cut costs! From simple steps you can take, to negotiation tips he lays it all out there! Watch below.

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EventMB

JUNE 8, 2022

Event industry trade shows such as IMEX in Frankfurt present a unique opportunity to showcase new venue openings. The center complex will feature office buildings, boutique retail outlets, and two 5-star international hotels with 953 rooms. A total of 10,000 hotel rooms will be available within a 3-mile radius.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Their job requires them to be a seasoned negotiator, a time management expert, as well as being a fiscally responsible expert. A Meeting and Convention Planner Has a Good Understanding of How Hotels Operate The hotel can be one of the most expensive components to a meeting. However it’s not an inexpensive undertaking.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 13, 2022

In addition to the executives at the convention center or hotel with whom you negotiate and execute the event—national sales reps, convention services managers, and chefs—you need to build trust with the audiovisual, destination management, and transportation companies that can make or break the experience. Here’s the alternative.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. He climbed the ladder from director of operations at the hotel.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A Renewed Group Focus “Just hold the contracted meetings that are on the books and minimize the cancellations that have occurred in prior years due to the pandemic, economic uncertainty and a general reluctance to hold in-person meetings,” said Dan Piotrowski, senior vice president of operations for Omni Hotels. “If

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Endless Events

JANUARY 22, 2019

and Ian Framson of Trade Show Internet are going to answer all your burning questions and share their best tips on how to make sure you have the best Wi-Fi possible at your next event. They will answer questions regarding speeds, signal strengths, contract negotiations, and so much more. Watch below.

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2022

Whilst this increase is partly attributed to rising airline and hotel costs within the sector, corporate travel managers also cite other considerations including business travel being recognised as an instrumental way to expand sales – therefore increased budget is required to help achieve targets. Changing programme priorities.

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GEVME

APRIL 9, 2018

Whether it’s a traditional hotel ballroom or a modern art gallery, make sure it’s nicely located and in line with your guests’ needs. Trade shows. By attending an international or local trade show, corporations can boost their revenues through the generation of promising business connections. Incentive trips.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2024

Smart Meetings founder Marin Bright built her career in hospitality, first in luxury hotels at Mandarin Oriental and then in the meetings and events B2B publishing industry. She brought top experts to the conversation to share secrets for negotiating, feeling more confident and building a network.

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EventMB

MAY 12, 2022

The company also licenses a global event database that includes everything from major sports and music events to arts festivals, trade shows, fairs, and conventions. They don’t, for example, have a CRM that can capture a customer record, ticket transaction, or a hotel reservation. a client requests.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Types of Corporate Events If you think corporate events are only conferences and trade shows, think again. Corporate events encompass all the events a company might plan and execute to further its objectives. Here are a few common types of corporate events and what makes them unique.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

So, during their time together last year, Louisville Tourism and its CAC — 24 association, corporate, trade-show, and special event meeting professionals who serve a two-year term — focused on registration data analysis and best communication and collaboration practices around these numbers to aid in industry recovery.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

Barcelo Maya Grand Resort is actually a campus of six hotels along a 1.5-mile VanDeventer suggested planners looking into all-inclusive campuses either negotiate a solution for access or communicate robustly about the rules in advance—or both. That format brought its own set of challenges and benefits.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Traditionally, many event planners started their careers working in hospitality (as assistants at hotels, for example) and gradually moved into management. Their curriculums typically consist of courses, such as experience design, event marketing, event financing, venue management, agreement negotiating, and more.

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EventUp

JUNE 30, 2020

Meet Kaley Taylor - an event planner of 10 years who has planned numerous user & industry conferences ranging from 80-6,000 attendees, trade shows presences including international exhibitions, internal sales & marketing meetings, incentive trips, and awards dinners. What Is In Your Event Planner Survival Kit? Extra shoes!

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

These events can be anything from conferences and trade shows to holiday parties and team-building exercises. Trade shows. Trade shows. Trade show coordinator. Know how to negotiate. Start by getting quotes from different transportation companies and hotels in the area.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Spanning multiple hotels, thousands of rooms and millions of square feet of event space, a citywide requires a planner to manage a long list of responsibilities to make it successful. One of the most daring and complex high-wire acts is organizing a citywide event. Williams is director of sales at New Orleans Ernest N.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 13, 2018

To make it a bit easier, here are 10 tips for choosing a great venue for your next corporate event, conference or a trade-show. Lodging Accommodations: If the venue is not located within a hotel, there needs to be suitable lodging accommodations within a reasonable distance of the event. Don’t be afraid to negotiate!

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 3, 2017

She has hands-on experience juggling the event planning needs of multiple organizations, including budget preparation, contract terms, negotiations and analysis, speaker management, off-site events, exhibits and trade shows, and travel. There will always be a wrinkle thrown into almost every event no matter how well you plan.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 16, 2019

With past attendees, find out what they liked most and least about previous destinations, hotels and convention centers. Hotel Room. Types of Hotels and Meeting Space. Determine if the hotels available are the type your attendees would enjoy. Lastly, is the conference center and/or hotel environmentally friendly?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) drew crowds to its trade show booth with a citywide interactive screen, which allowed users to access to hotel, convention and event spaces through the power of touch-screen technology. LVCVA developed the trade show booth over the past year in partnership with Inhance Digital.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. I also stay on top of industry trends and attend event-industry trade shows all over the world. I love negotiating great value for my clients and seeing their programs through to successful conclusions. Tracy Blair. Job title: Director of sales and marketing.

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All Seated

JANUARY 2, 2019

The World Wide Web and other technologies have fundamentally redefined how decisions are researched, negotiated and purchased – especially for millennial and Generation Z buyers who combined represent approximately 158 million people (42 percent) of the total US population.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

When you are qualifying a new lead, you probably already ask for basic information like: Type of event (wedding, party, meeting, trade show, seminar/webinar, etc.) Sometimes soliciting referrals falls under the marketing plan (and hence done by marketing staff) of an events business, hotel or restaurant.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. I also stay on top of industry trends and attend event-industry trade shows all over the world. I love negotiating great value for my clients and seeing their programs through to successful conclusions. Tracy Blair. Job title: Director of sales and marketing.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Negotiate contracts with various vendors, hotels, caterers, and speakers. Trade shows. Negotiate terms and specifics with different vendors. You need to work closely with the client to understand their requirements. Based on their needs, you will be required to do any or all of the following: Ideate the plan.

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Eventscase Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Some approaches event organisers use when faced with budgets constraints is to negotiate with vendors, explore cost-effective alternatives and also consider sponsorships. They play a vital role in various industries, orchestrating events ranging from trade shows to conferences, each with its own set of challenges and requirements.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

Cindy Sample, director of NAMM trade show operations, remembers the moment well. Luckily, after 20 years of working together, her team was able to work with partners at Visit Anaheim and the host hotels to find alternative dates. All of a sudden, it wasn’t looking good,” she said bluntly. A Desire to Move Ahead.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2020

Big companies such as Google and Facebook announced cancellations of major conferences in the United States, as did Mobile World Congress and travel trade show IBT Berlin in Europe. Her annual Frankfurt hosted buyer and trade-show event was scheduled for May 25-27. And would they come? What Should You Do Now?

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Client politics, controlling costs for space and services, and contract negotiations were top of mind for some respondents, as was finding diverse speakers. Availability of big-box hotels. Budget — hotel and F&B costs. Increasing prices from hotels is killing me!!! Contract negotiation when dealing with India hotels.

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Event Planning BluePrint

APRIL 5, 2022

Be reasonable, but the strong negotiator. It can simply be wedding planning adjacent, like working in a 5-star restaurant, upscale hotel, or flower shop much like Michelle Rago, of Michelle Rago Destinations , did before founding one of the most successful wedding and event companies in the world. Be able to anticipate the unexpected.

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Event Planning BluePrint

APRIL 5, 2022

Be reasonable, but the strong negotiator. It can simply be wedding planning adjacent, like working in a 5-star restaurant, upscale hotel, or flower shop much like Michelle Rago, of Michelle Rago Destinations , did before founding one of the most successful wedding and event companies in the world. Be able to anticipate the unexpected.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Debbie DesRoches, Director of Trade Show, SnowSports Industries America — “Debbie is a true professional, and we have been so lucky to work with her since our event moved to Denver in 2010. Convention Hotel Services. Hotel Sales. Debbie Welsh, CMP. She is always there to help with anything, big or small.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 28, 2020

And for years, organizations harnessed the power of conferences and trade-shows in order to improve their overall marketing strategies. In a single swing, you’re qualifying your leads (see the first point), giving demonstrations, showcasing your products/services, and allowing for negotiation to take place on the spot.

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