Key Accounts and Contract Management

Principles of Management

Sales and Distribution

Business Etiquette and Service Excellence

Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism

Business Law

Corporate Social Responsibility

Understanding and classifying the 9 different types of Shareholders

make good and responsible decisions that will contribute to the welfare and interest of society as whole.

be aware if the group of people that the business can impact.

Departmentalisation: 2 different types

Traditional approaches

Functional

Divisional

Matrix

Innovative approaches

Network

Team

Using the different approaches, events company can group their planning team according to what they want to achieve and what they feel will be the most efficient method

different when planning for different groups of stakeholders

Contract Management : elements of a contract

know what should be included in a contract

what damages can be demanded when there is a breach when event happens or along the planning process

4 elements

Contract Etiquettes

ensure that are no hidden terms and conditions if contract is drafted by client

client is not angry or confused by terms and conditions

to draft a good contract that is easy to understand for your client

Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

Key development and emerging trends

4 characteristics of services

to understand the needs of the different groups of event's participants

gauge visitor's expectations, deepens understanding of the organisers

predict trends and plan the event that is up to expectations

perishability

intangibility

ensure that the problems created from the characteristics of services are addressed

inseperability

variability

Telephone Etiquette

Business Meals

Dress codes

Dress appropriately to different events

meetings and greetings

using appropriate words, greetings and tone when inviting customers to join the event

having good manners and dining etiquettes when dining with guests

using appropriate greetings and names when addressing the guests

6 step presentation

distribution channel

step 4: negotiation

business-to-business

marketing process is more attractive when negotiation is targeted towards that group of people

a successful negotiation can lead contribute tremendously to a business's sucess

successful negotiation leads to both parties being happy with each other, more business opportunity

knowing and understand the different types of distribution channel can reduce the costs of the event and have reach out to a wider group of audience