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Small Meetings: F&B Insights from a Supplier

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Concessions, meaning discounting to secure the business, are often seen in contractual percentages off F&B retail pricing or hosted events, but retail pricing has to fluctuate in order for the operators to meet their food/beverage cost targets [margin]. Cost of product and changes in commodity pricing have impacted food pricing.

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Resources for Planning Intentionally

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The executive worked with companies on everything from corporate social responsibility to external communications and was at a conference in Atlanta when she realized that the meeting professional’s role required making a basket of decisions around everything from where to eat and drink to what vendors to source and what gifts to give. “I

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GameStop – #EventIcons Episode 153

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For those not familiar, GameStop is a worldwide retailer and the largest selling retailer in the video game industry. On top of these impressive facts, they hold an annual trade show and conference with approximately 5000 store owners, 100-200 international partners, 150 different vendor companies and 2000 vendor staff.

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The Best Unique Phoenix Event Venues For Corporate Events

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If you are looking for a venue that will give your attendees a sense of the local culture , this is the perfect Phoenix venue for you as it also houses local restaurants, coffee shops, and retail shops. They also allow working with outside vendors and bringing your custom signage.

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Case Study: Overcoming Challenges at Loews Atlanta Hotel

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Read More : Emergency Event Maneuvers “Given that so much of the city was impacted by the water main break, it was challenging to quickly purchase bottled water from nearby retailers,” says Reggie Dominique, managing director at Loews Atlanta Hotel.

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CES Leans into Hybrid Meeting Format in Uncertain Times

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Vendors will host virtual experiences to familiarize participants with their products, and some companies still plan to be on site. Meyer added that every company needs to make its own decision, but he’s looking forward to the conference. The combination of in-person and virtual experiences is designed to be interactive and dazzling.

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3 Steps to Monetizing Data through Customer Intelligence

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For a retail company, it might be a segmentation strategy based on customer transactions such as value, frequency and recency of purchase. Another approach to finding the elusive data needed to build your customer intelligence is to purchase the data from a data vendor. This can include a wide variety of marketing and sales activities.