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Price-Conscious Wow: How Meeting Planners Find More Value With AV Partners

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But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. By signing a contract with a venue, meeting planners can quickly lose their freedom to choose their AV provider. Meeting planners are the leaders of event teams.

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Helpful Budget Tips for Event Planners in a Post-Covid World

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Smart Meetings spoke with Heather Pilcher, CEO & executive producer of Blue Spark Event Design to get the nitty gritty on the current state of event budgets and what meeting planners should be aware of as they ramp up to their post-Covid events. Ultimately, the dynamic between hotels and event planners has shifted since the pandemic.

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Why Meeting Planners Should Put Wellness First

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The Importance of Self-Care Dave Stevens offered a thoughtful example of why planners should be more aware of their personal wellness. “If Dr. Mushtaq suggested meeting planners to ask the question, “What am I doing today to fuel my energy and what is robbing my energy during the day? How Can We Make Better Choices?

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Four Things Venues Need from Meeting Planners to Ensure Your Event Goes Smoothly

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As event managers, our goal at the end of a long-awaited event is to ensure meeting planners and their constituents are happy. These four pieces of advice work in tandem to ensure a successful partnership between the property and meeting planners for a positive outcome. Recently, Nashville was named the No.

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What Rom-Coms Can Teach Meeting Planners

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What can meeting planners learn from these classics? Smart Meetings founder Marin Bright found a sweet spot in matching meeting planners with meeting vendors and venues and our world-renowned events were born. The post What Rom-Coms Can Teach Meeting Planners appeared first on Smart Meetings. You’d be surprised!

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Why do Event Marketers Receive More Credit and Respect Than Event Planners?

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She asked, “Why do event marketers receive more credit and respect than event planners?” . Event marketers and event planners do, in fact, often receive credit, financial support, and recognition differently, which makes this an excellent question. Defining the Roles: Event Marketer vs. Event Planner. Let’s dive right in!

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How Meeting Planners Can Pre-plan for Event Crisis Management

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Companies, meeting planners and attendees across the board are excited for the restart of in-person meetings in 2023. But as the meetings industry comes back with a vengeance, it is important for meeting planners to prepare for the unexpected. Read More : What Happens When Fear Majeure Is Used to Postpone or Cancel an Event?

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