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3 Easy Ways Planners Can Reduce Risk Today

Smart Meetings

How liable are planners when disaster strikes? What can planners do to protect themselves? That is why he strongly recommends planners include indemnification clauses in their contacts, ensuring hotels and third parties take on as much of the risk as possible. You hired the vendor. Do Your Homework. It’s that simple.”.

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Benefits of Hiring a Professional Event Planner

Blue Spark Event Design

Why should you hire a professional planner? Meetings, conferences, trade shows and events are essential for a company’s improvement. One way to ensure the event’s success is to hire a professional event planner. Second, you need to choose a planner who works full-time within the industry.

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The Difference Between Event Management and Event Planning

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A client looking for someone who can do all the functions of event management may not understand why an event planner isn’t able to meet their needs. Not only do you have event planners and managers, but you’ll also work with convention planners, event coordinators, meeting planners, and more.

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Venue Marketing: 4 Ways to Stay Top of Mind with Planners

Social Tables

Marketing your venue will require far more than just word of mouth referrals, and requires you to actively market yourself to your local event planners. Marketing your venue requires you to actively market yourself to event planners. For example, allow a local fashion designer to host their next fashion show at your venue.

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Evolution of the DMC: Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency and Understanding

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Stephanie Harris , President of The Incentive Research Foundation remarked that “as events return post-pandemic, DMCs will play a more vital role than ever , providing critical local insight for planners. And, like a general contractor, DMCs possess the skills, resources, and vendor relationships to “build” the event. PROPOSAL PROCESS.

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2019 ASAE Preview: 8 Ways to Enjoy Columbus, Ohio

Smart Meetings

Planners can also “scent an event” by creating a custom candle to put in swag bags or as a welcome amenity. And, if there is a game, concert or performance taking place there while your conference is in town, group tickets are available. Planners can rent areas of Huntington Park to bring groups to games. Get Fashionable.

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Networking Games: 8 Effective—and Fun—Networking Activities for Your Next Event

Endless Events

Event planners often offer cocktail mixers as a relaxed way to get to know one another. And who doesn’t love some good, old-fashioned (and friendly) competition? With scavenger hunt technology, event planners can work with experts to create a program that uses QR codes and photos to increase interaction between attendees.