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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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Introducing the 2021 Event Planning Playbook

Event Farm

During the virtual session, the speakers shared their candid thoughts and approach to the different components within the playbook, and below is the recap of the discussion. The Playbook provides three valuable tools for venue scouting. . Selecting an event venue. Pay extra attention to indemnification and insurance policies.

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Event Contracts: Agree to Be Agreeable

SmartMeetings

Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. Edwards asks for additional upgrades, valet parking validation for VIPs and speakers. “We And remember, everything is open to negotiation. Always ask if the rates, F&B minimums, etc.

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

SmartMeetings

The venue should agree to hold harmless, indemnify and agree to defend the group from asserted claims, judgments and liabilities from failure to comply with agreed-upon protocols and standards. Co-insurance should include coverage for third-party claims, so that if an attendee gets injured or sick, you are held harmless.

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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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Creating a Winning Event Proposal: A Step-by-Step Guide  

ePly

It should include outlining everything from your objectives to your venue to your budget and everything in between. Gathering and confirming your speakers, etc. Negotiating your vendor pricing (get everything in writing). you will need, and the venue layout you’ll need for that event. What Is an Event Proposal?

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Performing Artistes

Event Industry News

Performing Artistes is the division of f4 group that supplies speakers, hosts and presenters for a whole range of activities. Performing Artistes act as consultants; we negotiate fees, issue contracts, and provide a full liaison between client and celebrity from initial enquiry to the final execution of the event. How do we work?