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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

Smart Meetings

1: Know Your Location While you think you may know what types of weather to expect when you are in certain parts of the country, the truth is you cannot be too sure. Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance?

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

GBT found that business travel is far from crushed under the weight of shifting business goals, and instead, is taking new shape as a prime and prepared vessel for reinvigorating inclusive, successful company cultures. We learned quickly how well the remote model worked. The Great Reprioritization.

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The Mega Guide to Live Streaming Events

Endless Events

In order to decide on your purpose, you have to consider your remote audience. Consider what you want the live stream to accomplish by thinking through these questions: Do you want the remote audience to have the same in-room experience as people at the event? Do you want your remote audience to be able to network?

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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

Smart Meetings

Be Flexible and Transparent Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, was not the location originally slated for this year’s WEC. They started having frank conversations with partners working on the next three years of events and vendors who had submitted RFPs, but had not been selected. Louis required VanDeventer and the team to pivot.

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

Smart Meetings

Instead of concentrating on the number of screens you had last year or equipment assignments per room, different questions during the preparation stage may help you find the right, long-term AV provider. Here’s the location. What types of customer service training are you doing for your employees? Here’s the schedule.

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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

Social Tables

From online community awareness campaigns to out-of-the-box nonprofit event planning ideas, thoughtful preparation can help increase the success of fundraising activities. Operations Manager: An event operations manager oversees vendor communication. Reiterate the event date, location, and time.

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist: 7 Phases to Create a Winning Event

Eventtia

For example, if you’re launching a grand opening of a flagship store in a major city, expecting a footfall of over 1,000 customers, it’s wise to start preparations at least four months ahead. For smaller events, such as a masterclass on how to use the product, 1-2 months of preparation might be enough. Understand your audience.