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Hotels and Events: Negotiating The Best Terms

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Having the right negotiating strategy will save time and money. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Don’t be fooled by generic concessions and terms offered by hotels.

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Contracts, Negotiations and Financials

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Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. In the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career,” Alison Fragale shares how to be your own cheerleader and the science of prenegotiating. Lessons from the Front: Covid-era Med Meetings.

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Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract

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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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Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success

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“When you work in consulting, nobody likes you,” Alison Fragale begins the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “ How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career.”. Negotiation is a science and an art,” Fragale says. When people think of negotiators, they often think of very masculine things.

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Here’s How You Win The Negotiation

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The Best of the Best: Negotiating Prices: How to Win at Negotiating AV Prices for Events. Believe it or not, we actually made an entire webinar all about how to negotiate AV prices. Negotiating is honestly the worst. Can I Negotiate Venue AV Charges? Check it out! Get those AV prices that you want! (16-minute

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How to Master the Art of Negotiating

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Webster’s Dictionary defines negotiation as “the act or process of having a discussion in order to reach an agreement.” According to veteran hospitality attorney Lisa Sommer Devlin, “Negotiating is about bargaining power. More : Master Win-Win Negotiations for Your Contracts. More : Win at Negotiating AV Services with Hotels.

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How to Negotiate a Star-Studded Return to F2F Meetings

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As California opened up to unmasked gatherings for those who have been fully vaccinated, Smart Meetings was in Southern California at W Hollywood Hotel for a 1-Day Experience that rolled out the red carpet for top meeting professionals. Reserve your seat at an upcoming Smart Meetings Experience today. Bright, Shining Networking.