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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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Contracts and Negotiations Amid Covid: Best of What’s Worked in 2021

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This year, we talked tips, tricks and insights with legal professionals on negotiating event contracts and navigating the current legal landscape. Meeting professionals today are risk managers.” Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. “In Contract Negotiation: Post-Pandemic Clauses You Need to Know.

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Bathroom Ban to Cost North Carolina $3.76 in Lost Business

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In North Carolina, the economic impact of the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act , also known as HB2, continues to mount. If not for the fallout from HB2 , however, the North Carolina economic outlook would be even more robust. The move cost North Carolina $250 over the next six years.

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Smart Woman Summit Celebrates Transformation

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The act of honoring winners of the Smart Women in Meetings Award is a celebration of the resiliency of meeting professionals everywhere. Many meeting profs discovered this for themselves last year, but Lt. Read More : Meeting Profs Demonstrate Agility at Smart Meetings Experience Las Vegas. Master the Negotiation.

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Best of 2021: Career Accelerator Webinars

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There’s a lot of information out there about how to better your career as a meeting professional. Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings. What makes content compelling?

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What Really Happens to Your RFP?

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In North America, the reality is that the inventory of full-service hotels capable of hosting meetings is not growing fast enough, forcing planners to reach out to more cities, and more hotels, in initial searches. See also : Meeting in Paradise Added Woo-Hoo to RFP Process. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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How to Plan an LGBT-Friendly Meeting or Event

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Much of the meeting and event planning industry only recently began evaluating its impact on the LGBT community. Even though you might assume that your meetings and events are free of LGBT influence, there’s always an effect. For example, Skift reports that the State of North Carolina has already lost nearly $83.9