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What is a DMC and How Does It Benefit Me?

ADMEI

What is a DMC and How Does It Benefit Me? As an event planner, you’re the expert in this craft —yet it could benefit you greatly to have a local ally who is the expert in your selected destination. What are the benefits of working with a DMC? To put on a successful event, you need both big-picture vision and an eye for detail.

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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 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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Will Meetings Thrive in 2024?

Smart Meetings

Having interviewed experts from both sides of the equation, this paper will offer advice on what those shifts are and how you can benefit from them. If a group is looking to book in 2024, Omni may negotiate contracted rates and concessions if they will book more of their meetings with a sister Omni hotel in future years.

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Hiring an Event Caterer: 10 Things to Look For When Choosing A Vendor

Social Tables

If you are currently looking for a caterer, or know of someone who is, here are 10 helpful tips for choosing the perfect vendor: 1. There are limitations to doing this, but there are also cost-friendly benefits. This is a quality that should be expected from any of your vendors, but especially in a caterer. Detail Oriented.

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Benefits and Drawbacks of Utilizing an In-House Audio-Visual Company

Blue Spark Event Design

What are the benefits and drawbacks of utilizing an in-house audio-visual company at a hotel or venue? Here are the benefits and drawbacks of utilizing an in-house audio-visual company as opposed to utilizing an outside audio-visual company. Benefits of using an in-house company: The technicians know the hotel well.

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Choosing the Best: How to Find the Top Wedding Florists, Photographers, and Caterers for Your Special Day

Traveler's Q

Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life, and you deserve nothing but the best when it comes to choosing vendors. Researching and Selecting Wedding Vendors Researching and selecting wedding vendors can be a daunting task. Start by identifying your priorities and budget.

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