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5 Tips for Flexible Event Budgeting, No Matter the Format or Economic State

Smart Meetings

First, you negotiated your way out of every contract with minimal exit fees, then for a split second you converted everything to hybrid (with no additional budget), and then transitioned from hybrid to virtual, where we thankfully stayed for a red-hot minute. Be Transparent With Your Vendors About Their Section of Your Budget.

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15+ Event Ideas to Help You Wow Attendees on a Budget

Social Tables

Luckily, as important as events are, they don’t have to break the bank. As important as events are, they don’t have to break the bank. Negotiate with vendors. If you have an annual event, try to negotiate a multi-year contract where you get a discount if you commit to exclusively using their business. Click To Tweet.

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5 Ways Hiring an Event Planning Firm Will Save You Money

Achieve Incentives

Or better yet, negotiate in the hotel contract that you can utilize all on-site decorations at no cost. Most likely, they’ll get better pricing from the start because vendors know they have repeat customers in the planning firms. Partnering with event planning firms takes advantage of incredible vendor partnerships.

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5 Ways Hiring an Event Planning Firm Will Save You Money

Achieve Incentives

Or better yet, negotiate in the hotel contract that you can utilize all on-site decorations at no cost. Most likely, they’ll get better pricing from the start because vendors know they have repeat customers in the planning firms. Partnering with event planning firms takes advantage of incredible vendor partnerships.

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Event Cybersecurity Risks Every Event Prof Should Know

Endless Events

It wasn’t that Target themselves got hacked it was I believe in that case it was an HVAC company that they contracted with that they’ve given somebody access to something, so the hackers came in through the HVAC company. Brandt Krueger: You mentioned things like banking, and things like that.

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Creating the Perfect Wedding Budget: Strategies for Planning a Wonderful Celebration on Any Budget

Traveler's Q

Document all wedding-related purchases, vendors, receipts, and contracts so that you will know exactly what has been spent and where. Try to find wedding vendors that offer discounts, deals, and coupons. Not Doing What You Can to Cut Costs You can still have the wedding of your dreams without breaking your wedding budget.

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How to Protect Your Event Information from a Cybercrime

MeetingsNet

Meeting planners connect keynote speakers with clients and negotiate the deals and contracts, relieving a ton of administrative burdens off both parties, but as a result, oftentimes have access to sensitive information. And if it was a meeting planner/company, it could be anything from invoices and contracts, to basic contact information.

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