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A Planner’s Guide to Event Vendors 

Social Tables

Planners work with venues, specialized staff, and vendors to ensure everything runs smoothly. A lot of tiny pieces must fall into place for an event to succeed, and the wrong event vendors could lead to lots of trouble later in the planning process. What are event vendors? a musical festival).

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Contract Clauses Planners Need in 2024

Smart Meetings

The sticky details and specific wording make for important safeguards for planners as well as suppliers in ensuring everyone gets what they want out of the partnership. Developing a solid relationship with everyone involved in the contract process means planners will have a wider net of people to contact if an issue were to arise. “If

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Will Meetings Thrive in 2024?

Smart Meetings

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees. Register here to hear him in person.

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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

ADMEI

How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected 13 December 2023 You’re probably already familiar with this popular phrase in the hospitality industry: expect the unexpected. Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays.

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Designing Events with Empathy

ADMEI

This is a valuable skill, and it’s well worth developing for event planners. By imagining what it would be like to attend an event as a guest, event planners can design events that connect well with the intended audience. But how do event planners select the right personal touches that will speak to their guests?

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Seven Reasons to Book Now for Your 2024 Event

Blue Spark Event Design

This article reviews the seven reasons to book now for your 2024 event. As the economy began recovering from COVID, the hospitality industry was more accommodating, trying to survive the fallout from the pandemic. Planners who are proactive will increase their odds of being awarded the space and dates for their programs.

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Top 3 DMC Trends as Tracked by an AI Proposal Platform

Smart Meetings

She envisions access to case studies and reviews so planners know what worked for others in the area and what they say they would do different next time. Read More: Year of the Sustainable RFP Sounds like a third-party planner’s secret weapon, right? Read More: 25 Pivotal Hospitality Trends from 2022 1.

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