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Before You Sign That Contract: 5 Hotel Contract Tips For Novice Planners

Endless Events

And even though innovative event technology solutions help automate many of the event planning processes, certain tasks remain unchanged. Let’s take the skill of hotel contract negotiations ; novice planners tend to feel overwhelmed by the nitty-gritty details of hotel contracts and often learn as they go.

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Ten Questions to Ask a Potential Event Vendor

Smart Meetings

Here are the 10 questions you need to ask the event tech vendor before you get started. Their answer should provide a 360-degree view of what you can expect after you have contracted with the vendor; you need to know how they will handle your account from signing to the event execution.

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15 Best Collaboration Tools for Event Planning

Endless Events

As an event planner, you’re juggling a dozen or more balls. You’re dealing with vendors, speakers, performers, caterers, marketers, the media, you name it. Airtable is an excellent resource for event managers who need to track attendees, press releases, or marketing materials. There must be an easier way, right?

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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

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Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Consider the following categories of potential risks in your event planning: Regulations : Are there local or federal regulations that may impact an aspect of your event?

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S. Whether planners find themselves forced to work with difficult personalities, try to juggle juxtaposing requests, fix event planning mistakes, or balance dozens of last-minute event changes, event planners have plenty of reasons to feel stressed.

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The Art of Managing Vendor Conflicts and Client Relationships in Event Planning

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When you are working on an event, you are sure to encounter many diverse different personalities. From other vendors to family members to CEOs, it is important to be the central person who can work with everyone and make the magic happen. Vendor Conflicts. Better events, less stress. Easier said than done, right?

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The Difference Between Event Management and Event Planning

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One area where communication can fail, especially for clients, is understanding the difference between event management and event planning. 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.