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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

Social Tables

Operations Manager: An event operations manager oversees vendor communication. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization. They research services, collect event quotes, and execute event contracts.

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Networking in the Midwest at GLES

Motivation Excellence

The conference was held at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace on the banks of Lake Monona , one of five lakes in the capitol city. We attended a Welcome Reception at Monona Terrace , which included exhibits from vendors, suppliers, and hotels. The beautiful capitol building was also nearby, and only three blocks from the hotel.

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15+ Event Ideas to Help You Wow Attendees on a Budget

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Luckily, as important as events are, they don’t have to break the bank. As important as events are, they don’t have to break the bank. Negotiate with vendors. Use Hootsuite or Storify to create a collage ready to share in real time or on social media after the event. Events serve an important business purpose.

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How to Plan a High School Reunion in Ten Easy Steps

Social Tables

After connecting with classmates via the school’s database, email, or social media, ask former classmates to complete a survey regarding a potential reunion. Who will pay venue and vendor deposits? Will you track reunion payments and funds in a reunion-only bank account? Book vendor services for the reunion.

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Trade Show Ideas For Better Planning, Payments, and Promotions

Endless Events

While closed-loop payments have the advantage of not including intermediaries such as banks, they also have the tendency to burden the customers by making them download individual apps for each vendor. Both of these have their own pros and cons. They can also be more difficult to grow on the business side. Click To Tweet.

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The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023

Stova

November Wedding MBA November 6 - 8, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV The Wedding MBA is an annual conference devoted to teaching wedding vendors how to grow their wedding businesses and ultimately book more couples. Social Media Week May 16 - 18, 2023 – New York, NY Social Media Week (SMW) is the leading event for leaders in digital marketing.

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Why Destination Marketers Need to Keep Owned and User-Generated Visuals Together

Crowdriff

As a quick refresher: Owned content includes the photos and videos that you have commissioned from professional photographers, acquired through photo shoots, or purchased from stock vendors. As recently as two years ago, incorporating social media photos onto your website was something groundbreaking.