{"id":13467,"date":"2022-01-14T17:29:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/?p=13467"},"modified":"2022-01-20T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T11:46:07","slug":"strategic-meetings-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/nl\/blog\/strategic-meetings-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Meetings Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header: SMM&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Strategic Meetings Management&#8221; subhead=&#8221;what it is and how it will benefit your company&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;SMM &#8211; whit it is&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; title_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; 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global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic Meetings Management (or SMM) is the event planner\u2019s smart way to co-ordinate meetings at key\/preferred venues on a regular basis, often guaranteeing discounted rates, added extras, and having priority to meeting spaces over other companies who may not be quite as organised as you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before considering the benefits to having a Strategic Meetings Management programme in place, ask yourself the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you spend time researching venues, asking the same questions to the venues, and always end up at the same 2 or 3 venues?<\/li>\n<li>Have you always paid the same rates or do the rates vary?<\/li>\n<li>Have you negotiated added values or extras?<\/li>\n<li>Do you always get your favourite meeting space?<\/li>\n<li>Do you worry the venue has got the detail right?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Using SMM can help with the all of the above saving you time and money!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,3_5,1_5&#8243; 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