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Preparing For The Worst: Is Your Production Company Ready To Pivot Again?

Endless Events

Our intent with this article is to get you thinking about a specific possibility – what happens if we have to go into lockdown again? Who wants to sit through hours of platform demos, sourcing studios, and finding individual vendors for each moving part of a virtual event? Where do your events go? They’ve Got Your Back.

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Venue Contracts for AV, Electric, and Internet: Read the Fine Print

MeetingsNet

Find out what those minimums are before signing and prepare to negotiate them, or they might be too onerous for your outside vendor to meet. • Ask if outside vendors are allowed to do the electrical and rigging work, or must that be done by the in-house vendor?

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Virtual Event RFP: What To Include (With Free Template!)

Endless Events

You can download your very own copy of our Excel template, which includes everything you need to outline your requirements and compare potential vendors. So the major differences are related to what you want the vendors to offer. How often do you want to meet with your vendors? Vendor Qualifications. Once a month?

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The Evolution of Meetings: Lessons for Navigating a Hybrid Future

Smart Meetings

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light, a series of articles sharing illuminating insider observations, we asked Geoffrey Wellen, chief customer care officer of 6Connex f or lessons learned from two years of virtual and hybrid events. Preparation matters. This could also be true in 2023 and beyond so now is the time to prepare.

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Everything You Need To Know To Create Your Event Timeline

Endless Events

Include all planning meetings into your event timeline so everyone can add them to their calendar and prepare in advance. Select your venue, virtual platform, and major vendors. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Create your event budget.

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We Made A Virtual Event Planning Tool That Will Simplify Your Next Request For Proposal!

Endless Events

My team shared some interesting articles with me this week about the state of events and what “going back to in-person” means. It all started when Will shared this article: WTF is going on with IRL Events? And don’t even get us started on comparing vendors! It’s a lot. This is a big month.

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How To Use Event Software Analyst Reports To Choose the Right Technology

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With their deep dives into market trends, product evaluations, and vendor landscapes, analyst reports offer invaluable insights for decision-makers. They evaluate vendors against various criteria and provide a visual overview of the market and its players. This clarity will help you focus on relevant sections within analyst reports.