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Your Event Goals Should Determine Your Venue Contract — Not The Other Way Around

Endless Events

Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Here’s how your event goals can (and should) change your venue contract in those areas. Depending on your location, you may need to comply with specific COVID protocols. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?

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Creative Methods to Generate More Revenue for Your Next Conference

Smart Meetings

Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. By offering refund insurance at a nominal rate, you can give each person peace of mind that they’ll receive their registration fee back in the case of an emergency. Raise your registration fee.

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A Planner’s Guide to Event Vendors 

Social Tables

While some planners look for all-inclusive venues with contracted vendors on site, others prefer to find particular vendors that match their event style and message. Ticketing vendors, like online ticketing platforms, can streamline pre-event planning, speed up registration, and sell more event tickets through automation.

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Talking Nomadic Living, Attendee Education, and Kindness with Ashley Lawson

Endless Events

For those unfamiliar with the term, a digital nomad works remotely and travels full-time, often staying in one location for only a short period. One of our top clients wanted us to help move a program’s contract. Once she successfully signed the contract, she ended up staying in Mexico. “I So in June 2020, I went to Mexico.

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Meeting Safety Trends in 2022

Smart Meetings

It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. Can my IT folks prevent a hack or act in case a virus invades your onsite registration system? You’ll need to make quick decisions on location, price, and budget. Here are some things to consider.

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How Meeting Profs Can Find the Right Event Tech

Smart Meetings

The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. Where and in what time zone is your support team located? 6 steps to finding the right event tech vendors and product Finding the right event tech can be a long, tedious process. What are the basic vs. additional packages?

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ConferenceDirect Success Story

Stova

As a prominent figure in the meetings and events sector, ConferenceDirect oversees a substantial portfolio of contracts annually, catering to a diverse clientele. ConferenceDirect applauded the platform's effectiveness, its glitch-free and rapid functionality, from registration to mobile app and the crucial appointment scheduling tool.