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Top 7 Ways to Market to Site Selection Consultants

DCI

Site selection consultants are highly influential players in corporate expansion and location decisions – and there are more ways than ever to reach them in our hybrid world. . Here are seven high-touch ways to market to and build relationships with site selection consultants. . Visit Consultants on Their Home Turf.

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A New Site-Selection Consideration, Thanks to Technology

MeetingsNet

The report notes that “early studies suggest that downtowns will struggle to recover due to their disproportionate share of business closures, the lessening demand for downtown real estate due to remote work, and challenges associated with the rise of e-commerce and the loss of business travel.”. 80 percent).

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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

Smart Meetings

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. An organization that undervalues the importance of procurement often pays for it in numerous ways—financial and legal.

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State of In-Person Events: Who’s Booking What, Where & When?

Smart Meetings

Who’s Booking : Hyatt is seeing a huge increase in leads from third-party RFP platforms like Cvent, and site selection companies like HelmsBriscoe. For the next 3-6 months, many corporations aren’t holding meetings due to company travel restrictions. As of May 25, their Q2 lead volume has already surpassed Q1 numbers.

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Poll Results: Will NAACP Florida Travel Advisory Affect Meetings?

MeetingsNet

A significant percentage of meeting professionals say the NAACP’s advisory will be a factor in site selection. Another 46 percent believe that the advisories will not affect their site-selection decisions, while 14 percent of respondents are unsure. The advisories in Florida are likely to affect our choices : 24.3%

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Are Family-friendly Conferences in Your Future?

Smart Meetings

These events usually last three to four days, and when you add on travel time, attendees may be gone from their families for a week or longer. If that is the case for your attendees, here is a checklist of things to look for from a venue and the benefits of traveling this way. Select a hotel or conference center with family suites.

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Designing Events For Introverts

Endless Events

For those who can’t travel due to disability, for those who are all the way across the world and, in this case, for introverts. In fact, she’s meeting planners’ go-to expert in Canadian hotel site selection, helping hotel sales connect better with planners. And arguably, it becomes even more important.