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Ten Questions to Ask a Potential Event Vendor

Smart Meetings

Here are the 10 questions you need to ask the event tech vendor before you get started. Their answer should provide a 360-degree view of what you can expect after you have contracted with the vendor; you need to know how they will handle your account from signing to the event execution. What does my post-sale journey look like?

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Your Guide to Vendor Management

Motivation Excellence

But what about vendors? Problems with a vendor can disrupt even the most well-structured of businesses, and that kind of disruption stresses your employees and often spells disaster for your clients. To avoid this particular domino effect, you need to manage your vendors well. A Vendor Management Definition.

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How to Write a Winning Proposal for Any Client

ADMEI

Historically, Destination Management Companies (DMCs) adopted the practice of presenting highly personalized proposals to clients, showcasing unique event designs, vendors, and ideas. As a result, many DMCs must learn how to craft winning proposals that highlight their expertise without giving away their proprietary information.

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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

Smart Meetings

Accurate information will impact the success of your planning, so it’s wise to seek advice from weather intelligence services that can provide a forecast tailored to the needs of your particular event. Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance?

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It’s Time to Re-Evaluate Your Event Tech Stack

Endless Events

“We use a project management tool such as Basecamp , Monday , or Asana to compile different information that is being changed. Map-Based Tools for Exhibitor and Vendor Relations. Exhibitor and vendor relations is another area that requires a lot of correspondence and time between event planners and exhibitors.

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Five ways explicit communication improves meetings

Conferences that Work

But often, explicit communication — saying or writing what’s needed to guide or influence desired behavior — improves matters over staying silent or beating around the bush. Here are five examples of how explicit communication improves meetings. A little explicit pre-party communication will improve your meeting.

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In the Cloud We Trust

Smart Meetings

Maintaining the security and protection of your organization’s information is a requirement for producing a successful event. Your attendees trust you and are counting on you to treat their information with the utmost care. Ever-evolving malware and ransomware pose growing threats to that sensitive information.

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