Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2024

Proposed law may impact pricing, but it’s more complicated than that The city that doesn’t sleep should not mind having the number of its hotel rooms go down, but meeting profs will—and proposed licensing of hotels in New York City will hasten the drop, according to trade groups for the hotel industry. Nice Planner!

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

An event proposal can have various different purposes: securing sponsorships, getting a client as an event planner, getting buy-ins from stakeholders and higher-ups, and so on. For an event planner business, having the ability to write a good proposal alone can help create a significant competitive advantage over your competition.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2019

Resist the urge to begin a sponsor relationship by flooding email inboxes with your initial proposal. Once a proposal is requested, use email to present a tailored pitch that addresses everything you’ve discussed. Use Customized Packages Instead of One-Size-Fits-All Proposals.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Steve Steinhart Both planners and sellers will have to make paradigm shifts if 2024 is to become the new high watermark for group attendance and revenue. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees. Worse, the detail in the proposal is not what had been discussed and suddenly the prices have risen.

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Endless Events

MAY 14, 2020

Recently, BizBash shared an article that proposed the hub and spoke method. But planners and profs alike are resourceful, which is why we’re seeing a huge spike in virtual events. Now, why does this make sense and what does it even mean? And as days pass, there is only one certainty all of us can agree on.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

Reposite , an AI-powered supplier-sourcing platform, streamlines the planning process with a curated database of more than 35,000 group-friendly offerings, robust request for proposal (RFP) creation tools, and AI-powered quote matching solutions.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

However, event planners still struggle to secure long-lasting relationships with event sponsors. Finding, pitching, and keeping event sponsors is not a gamble – it’s a process that event planners need to carefully prepare for. Before pitching potential event sponsors, event planners and organizers need to know them well.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

One powerful way is with top-tier event planner website design. With that being the case, we gathered some of the industry’s top examples of event planner website design. Take inspiration from each planner and company listed below and find out what makes their websites stand out above the competition.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But now that the rules of the game have completely changed, how are organizations supposed to go about the Request For Proposal process? In reality, the structure is similar to what you’d see with any other Request For Proposal. Describe the timeline of the project – up until when are you accepting proposals?

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

While they are typically more expensive than in-person events, there are also many ways event planners can save money with a hybrid event and see a higher event ROI. Because hybrid events can be broken down into in-person and virtual constituents, many planners worry whether the hybrid event budget is going to double as well.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2022

In addition to brainstorming what post-pandemic proposals should include and what elements of the event and its preparation should be emphasized, both leaders zeroed in on the power of partnerships amid conversations over RFPs. More than ever, planners are turning to CVBs and recognizing them as an invaluable resource.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2024

But how exactly can AI help meeting planners tackle their everyday jobs? AI helps to extend that value of the event planner from just the day-to-day logistics, all of the things that engulf their day-to-day schedule. and Alex Berube, co-founder of New York City-based Reposite to discuss this trending technology topic.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

The Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau (SCIB) is the first point of contact for all event planners who have any question about Switzerland or need any assistance with planning their events, from the smaller to a more complex enquiry. We do buffets, which work well but are highly protected. Highlights day 1. Highlights day 2.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whether planning private celebrations, non-profit fundraisers, or corporate conferences, the goal of the event planner is to visualize their client’s idea and then bring that vision to life. But how do event planners accomplish this task? What does an event planner do, exactly? So what does an event planner do?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. To help planners avoid the inevitable headache, Smart Meetings sat down with Huong Nguyen, CEO and founder of Shiloh Events , to find the best path forward for meeting planners looking for the right event tech for their needs.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

How planners can take part culture of conservation, environmental sustainability and positive impact at a sought-after destination June 8 is World Ocean Day. Planners should know, balloons of any type are prohibited on the property to reduce plastic waste. How Planners Can Get Involved We know that meetings can be wasteful.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Now more than ever before event sponsors need to enhance your event and your attendee’s experience, and planners need to be able to highlight the benefits that your event can bring to potential event sponsors. You should have a mutually beneficial partnership with your sponsors.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Cvent Chief Technology Officer David Quattrone extoled the advances in hybrid functionality in the last year and predicted that features—and demand—will only improve after the launch of a new Cvent App Marketplace , a centralized location for planners and marketers to find SaaS solutions similar to the tools offered on the Apple App Store.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Cheers to Planners of the Year. Every year, Smart Meeting profiles top event professionals as part of an annual Planner of the Year feature designed to recognize and inspire innovation and excellence. Meet the 2020 Planners of the Year. Meet the 2019 Planners of the Year. Meet the 2019 Planners of the Year.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

RFP and Event Planner Selection When seeking an event planner, providing a detailed and comprehensive Request for Proposal (RFP) is crucial. Relying on event planners to ascertain the scope of work without this essential information can result in miscommunication and subpar planning outcomes.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2020

. “I think on the virtual side, event planners, because this is also new, they don’t necessarily understand all of the features that are available to them”, explains Matthew. So they might have an online platform supplier speaking to them, submitting a proposal to them saying, we can do this. We can do that.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2023

To fully understand the importance and impact of AI on the meetings space, Smart Meetings spoke with Iain McCowan, director of AI at Dubber , to glean some sense of how it can be a helpful tool for planners. Dubber is a voice recording application that also captures and organizes information.

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Social Tables

MAY 17, 2019

According to a recent newlywed report , of all the couples getting married in 2019, 27% of them will hire a wedding planner. Which explains why love birds are paying an average of only $1,850 on a wedding planner for their big day. How much does a wedding planner cost on average? Wedding planner service options 1.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

America’s Center Convention Complex Proposed Expansion. Washington State Convention Center Proposed Addition. In the past five years, the convention center could not accommodate more than 350 event proposals due to lack of dates or space.”. America’s Center Convention Complex Proposed Expansion.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As meeting planners send out requests for proposal for upcoming meetings and communicate with hotels that respond, it seems likely that their property counterparts will not be amenable to negotiating on price. However, planners could ask for service guarantees to ensure an acceptable quality of experience at a host property.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 7, 2021

” Reevaluating the events industry, Nick proposes a better question. “Let’s ask what’s something positive that came out of the changes this year ,” proposes Dustin. “Let’s ask what’s something positive that came out of the changes this year ,” proposes Dustin.

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Endless Events

JULY 17, 2020

As event planners learn how to transition into the hybrid model , they must acknowledge it comes with its own set of challenges. This meant that planners everywhere had to re-learn everything they knew about audience engagemen t and networking. Networking for hybrid events represents a challenge for planners. Conclusions.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

With a new cohort of planners and organizers, aptly named “The Google Generation” now in event leadership roles, Giberti considers them to be the driving force behind the acceleration of technology in the industry. He also shared a new definition of “Leads as a Service,” evolving from Software as a Service (SAAS).

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Approaching Planning Differently With all this, CWT presents buying strategies heading into 2024 that may help planners prepare for increased business travel prices. Aggregate travel spend to increase the value of regular contract proposals. Shift to long-term planning. Consolidate and compromise. Use price optimization tools.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Countries are reopening, and meeting planners are doing the same. Smart Meetings POV: Meeting planners should not completely discount the possibility that new variants may arise, or that Covid rates may go back up. cities do the same. And as we have seen, consolidation has not been good for consumers, it has only reduced their choices.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 6, 2022

What he learned could help other planners as they make sure they are fulfilling their duty-of-care obligations. First, planners should understand that CO2 concentrations might become high during some aspects of an event. In late May, Adrian Segar attended a meeting-industry leadership summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Lessons.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Bluewater Technologies Group operates with the mission to provide planners with sustainable solutions across the board when curating an event. Eco-friendly Designs Take Shape. First launched in a garage as “Bluewater Visual Services” in 1985 by two brothers who set up TVs and VCRs for local companies, Bluewater Technologies Inc.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2022

The best planners will help you connect all the dots of your proposal to create a single, fused vision. Read More : SF and NYC Challenge Planners to Lose Fear, Find Authentic Voices. Inspiration is everywhere.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

To achieve true sustainability, planners should understand where the energy comes from that's powering their meetings. In that case, there is another way for planners to get the resource mix and, in turn, a carbon-emissions figure for a host venue’s energy usage.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It’s a topic that he’s talked about in the past, from dissecting AV proposals at the AV Audit to giving useful AV audit tips to planners at Whiteboard Wednesdays. It’s Monday, which means it’s time for another episode of the Event Tech Podcast! Will is really excited to talk about event staffing today.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Why Does Net Neutrality Matter to Planners? Event technology expert Corbin Ball explained that the worst-case scenario is that planners will have to pay to be discoverable or be limited in how they can use the internet. It will have an effect on planners and is something to watch,” he said. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 27, 2023

Room blocks at Radisson, Cambria, Comfort Inns & Suites, Clarion, and Quality Inn properties will soon be bookable without RFPs, aiding corporate-event planners and perhaps association-convention planners. Radisson has more than 600 properties in the United States, while Comfort has about 1,100.

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