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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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How Meeting Profs Can Find the Right Event Tech

Smart Meetings

6 steps to finding the right event tech vendors and product Finding the right event tech can be a long, tedious process. The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. She suggested utilizing free trial periods and asking vendors to build out your event as a sample.

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Will Meetings Thrive in 2024?

Smart Meetings

A Renewed Group Focus “Just hold the contracted meetings that are on the books and minimize the cancellations that have occurred in prior years due to the pandemic, economic uncertainty and a general reluctance to hold in-person meetings,” said Dan Piotrowski, senior vice president of operations for Omni Hotels.

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Price-Conscious Wow: How Meeting Planners Find More Value With AV Partners

Smart Meetings

By signing a contract with a venue, meeting planners can quickly lose their freedom to choose their AV provider. What types of customer service training are you doing for your employees? What does your training program look like for new hires? Sometimes, unfortunately, that is easier said than done. Minimize the downside.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

Training event staff to maximize efficiency. With a smaller applicant pool to choose from, it is important to properly review the skills and training of potential team members. Complicated vendor setup. Event collaboration software helps planners keep vendors, suppliers, and even stakeholders communicating prior to the event.

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20+ Questions To Ask When Choosing the Best Event Management Software

Bizzaboo

of organizers say they have changed or plan to change their event management software vendor within the next year ( Bizzabo , 2023) 72.5% Be sure to ask the vendor to walk you through an in-person conference registration setup to see what it looks like from start to finish. Here are some telling statistics about event tech: 68.9%

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The Complete Guide to Creating a Budget for an Event

Eventtia

By identifying these potential pitfalls in advance, organizers can take preventive measures by reallocating funds, renegotiating with vendors, or adjusting event components to fit within the budget. Similarly, a previously available service or product might become scarce, requiring a vendor change or strategy.

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