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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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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

Smart Meetings

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. Hopefully, this will act as a steppingstone for strategic conversations with suppliers and vendors. Step 6: Meeting Logistics Plan and On-site Execution Blueprint Flawless execution is every meeting planner’s dream.

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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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What is a DMC and How Does It Benefit Me?

ADMEI

A Destination Management Company is officially defined as a professional services company possessing extensive local knowledge, expertise, and resources, specializing in the design and implementation of events, activities, tours, transportation, and program logistics. Oftentimes, it’s easier to deal with one person vs. twelve.

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Evolution of DMCs: Deeper Trust, Transparency and Understanding

Smart Meetings

They can and often do literally touch every aspect of a program from logistics to safety, from branding and theme creation to providing local experiences. And, like a general contractor, DMCs possess the skills, resources and vendor relationships to “build” the event. Following is based on the group’s whitepaper. Proposal Process.

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

ADMEI

They can and often do literally touch every aspect of a program from logistics to safety, from branding and theme creation to providing local experiences. And, like a general contractor, DMCs possess the skills, resources, and vendor relationships to “build” the event. PROPOSAL PROCESS.

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Bounce Back Stronger: Analyzing and Learning from Event Failures

Bizzaboo

The Top Reasons for Event Failures with Prevention Strategies Event planning is a multifaceted endeavor, encompassing everything from logistical coordination to marketing. Prevention strategy: Start with a detailed plan covering every event aspect, from timelines and venue selection to vendor contracts and emergency plans.

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