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3 Steps To Finding, Pitching, & Keeping Event Sponsors

Endless Events

Event sponsors are often crucial contributors to event budgets and therefore highly affect the overall attendee experience and the overall success of the event. However, event planners still struggle to secure long-lasting relationships with event sponsors. Event sponsors are not just a source of financial aid.

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Will Meetings Thrive in 2024?

Smart Meetings

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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3 Tips for Landing Sponsorships in 2019

Smart Meetings

Organizers on the hunt for sponsors must show direct ROI in order to build fruitful partnerships with brands. These three strategies to get the most out of a sponsor partnership: 1. Resist the urge to begin a sponsor relationship by flooding email inboxes with your initial proposal. Maintain the Momentum Afterward.

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Steer Clear of These 8 Pitfalls: A Guide to Excellent Corporate Event Outcomes

Smart Meetings

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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The Power of Sponsorships in 2019 – #EventIcons Episode 150

Endless Events

Sure almost every event requires sponsorship but long gone are the days that it is enough to just plaster up a few banners from your sponsors and call it good. You should have a mutually beneficial partnership with your sponsors. If you want sponsors, make a move, go where they are @peterpoehle Click To Tweet.

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Reinventing Business Models for Events

Smart Meetings

Customers, sponsors, and exhibitors are demanding a different value proposition. 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. Start small but think big”.

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How Two Virtual Meetings Added Meaning to their Gatherings

Smart Meetings

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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