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How to Build Corporate Meeting KPIs that Will Demonstrate ROI to the C-Suite

Gavel International

To put it succinctly: “KPIs are a forward-looking predictor of end performance, whereas ROI is used as a backward-looking informer of future budget allocation decisions.” ( 1 ) Thinking of KPIs and ROI in terms of a book is a simpler way of looking at it. ROI is the fulfillment of the promise made by KPIs. The following equation will help.

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Super Bowl LIX: As Las Vegas Cools Down, New Orleans Heats Up

Smart Meetings

The Big Easy prepares for its 11th Super Bowl When the NFL added another week to its usual 17-week schedule in 2021, this created a small problem between the Super Bowl LVIII and this year’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This particular year was very important [for Las Vegas],” she says. They had a fresh start.

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Smart Moves in Houston, Chicago and More

Smart Meetings

Sierra Coronell Sierra Coronell As group sales manager at Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver , Coronell will be responsible for selling guest rooms, meeting space and other Hyatt services to customer groups. She will also be in charge of managing accounts, preparing and presenting proposals and generating business.

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Cost Savings for Corporate Meetings, Incentive Travel, and Channel Incentives

Brightspot Incentive Events

If lead time is short and hotel occupancy is high, then hotel revenue managers know that the remaining rooms can be sold to last-minute corporate bookings at full rate. Advance bookings for hotels are cheaper. Another tip is to be flexible with the meeting “pattern,” meaning the days of the week.

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Creating Restaurant Event Spaces that Sell

Social Tables

As the demand for private events grows and booking windows get shorter, more customers are looking for restaurant event spaces that meet their needs. Restaurants are highly sought-out venues for many events, from corporate meetings to private gatherings, casual parties, and fine dining affairs. Create a revenue strategy.

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Melbourne Convention Bureau launches First Peoples Engagement Guide

Travel Daily Media

The First Peoples Engagement Guide highlights extraordinary local talent and Indigenous-owned and operated businesses prepared to add cultural depth and diversity to business events. MCB hopes the book will serve as a regular reference tool for business event planners while leaving a lasting legacy.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

Smart Meetings

of meeting space. We are booking small corporate meetings and associations for 2022. Many of these are executive/leadership meetings—in-person with a hybrid component. Many are eager to get back to in-person meetings, but want to start small We are also getting requests for a help with hybrid components.

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