There is a moment, about three weeks after the proposals come back, when someone in finance asks a simple question: why is this one $180,000 cheaper? And you realize you cannot answer it, because the two vendors priced two different events. That is not a vendor...
Every exhibitor has had the same conversation. The booth cost what the booth cost. Then the show services invoice arrived, and somehow the floor space you budgeted at $16,000 turned into a $30,000 line item before a single person walked the aisle. That gap is not...
Most guides to corporate event planning in Atlanta read like they were written by someone who Googled “Atlanta venues” once. They tell you to set a budget, pick a venue, and book early. Useful, if you have never done this before and also do not mind being...
Corporate event planning in Chicago is a procurement exercise before it is a venue-selection exercise. A vibes tour of the Loop and the West Loop with a few venue photos is fine if you are planning a birthday party. It is malpractice if you are scoping a 400-person...
Miami has a peculiar problem for corporate planners: it looks easy from the outside. Beaches, hotels, direct flights from every LatAm hub, a mayor who talks about tech every chance he gets. Then you try to book a 400-person conference the first week of December and...
