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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

ADMEI

Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Do your vendors and venues have emergency plans? Is another expected?

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How Meeting Profs Can Find the Right Event Tech

Smart Meetings

6 steps to finding the right event tech vendors and product Finding the right event tech can be a long, tedious process. The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. She suggested utilizing free trial periods and asking vendors to build out your event as a sample.

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Is Your Meeting Storm Ready?

Smart Meetings

Amtrak cancelled dozens of trains across the mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday, several of which were in major areas like New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. Before the storm hits, it’s advisable to communicate with attendees, vendors and speakers. Having a plan B (C, or even D) will surely work in your favor.

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Strategies to Become a Better Communicator

Gavel International

Reading Time: 6 minutes Excellent verbal communication is a key characteristic of a good leader and a core leadership function. Effective leadership and communication are like a glove in a hand. Effective communication is an essential skill for achieving success in all areas of life, whether personal or professional.

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The Current State Of Event Technology Labor

Endless Events

And not for the better: event planners are finding it increasingly hard to hire reliable and experienced vendors at a reasonable price. You can’t just throw someone in a two-week training and they learn how to do events. Everybody’s learning and training. ” Better Event Technology Labor Coming Through.

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Looking for Solutions to Supplier Woes and Planner Frustrations

Convene by PCMA

At times, these priorities compete against training inexperienced — or fixing issues with — vendors. Today, more than ever, these vendors are competing for talent from other industries offering more competitive salaries and work flexibility. Training and onboarding of new team members often takes months.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

Take advantage of free event planning software that makes it easy to communicate event updates. Not staying in touch with attendees prior to a free event While pre-event communication is always recommended regardless of the cost of attendance, the no-show rate can be as high as 50% for free events. Complicated vendor setup.