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

As we all know being an assistant means that our super organised skills are second to none. We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. She was fabulous! Venues have a high and low season.

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Suppliers Skills Agencies 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

As we all know being an assistant means that our super organised skills are second to none. We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. She was fabulous! Venues have a high and low season.

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

Energage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In April 2017, American Airlines announced it was proactively increasing the pay for pilots and flight attendants, two years ahead of contract negotiations. Many look to formal training, investing large budgets and hundreds of people-hours into instructor-led classes. Naturally, skilled face-to-face communication is best.

2017 58

2017 Customer Service Training Skills 58