Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 8, 2014

That is why I believe assistants should work with a venue finding agency because it is one aspect of the task that we can easily outsource to an expert – a good venue finding agency truly is an assistant’s best friend! Not a confident negotiator? A venue finding agency will cost you nothing! Probably not.

Agencies 100

Agencies Negotiating Equipment Training 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Well to be honest there is a slight chink in my event armour; I’m not the best at negotiating. Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. The more bedrooms you book the more you can negotiate and get free of charge. She was fabulous!

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Suppliers Skills Agencies 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Well to be honest there is a slight chink in my event armour; I’m not the best at negotiating. Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. The more bedrooms you book the more you can negotiate and get free of charge. She was fabulous!

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Suppliers Skills Agencies 100

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

You need to juggle the demands for location, capacity, budget, amenities and environmental factors to get the right result for your event. The best venue finders are experienced negotiators able to secure rates that are lower than if you booked direct. Function Fixers are a long established venue finding agency based in London.

Budget 159

Budget Negotiating Agencies Stress 159

Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

That’s why not a day goes by at our agency where we aren’t scouting and searching for incredible venue space, somewhere in the world. What is your budget? Usually a venue takes about 40% of your overall budget, if not more. This limits your negotiating power to compare pricing and use your own vendors.

Agencies 100

Agencies Budget Suppliers Negotiating 100

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 26, 2013

Here are the links to my previous blogs: How to negotiate when planning an event. Sometimes it is worth looking outside of London (or any major city) for venues, even if some people have to travel it could save lots on the overall budget. Event budgeting is a major MAJOR factor in organising any event.

Budget 100

Budget Negotiating Agencies Equipment 100

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2013

Do you need additional resources such as a venue finding agency to help? What is the budget? The budget doesn’t need to be finalised at this stage but a ballpark figure does. How do you know which venue is suitable unless you have an approximate budget? How to negotiate when planning an event.

Agenda 100

Agenda Staples Budget Negotiating 100