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3 Easy Ways Planners Can Reduce Risk Today

Smart Meetings

In the same fashion, planners need to do their research when hiring vendors. Too often, planners end up footing the bill for mistakes and mismanagement on the part of vendors, all of which could have been avoided beforehand. You hired the vendor. Prepare for GDPR. You can’t insure against everything.

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Corporate Event Planning: Checklist and Guide

Bizzaboo

Hosting a corporate event creates the perfect atmosphere for meeting new business prospects and capturing leads. ☐ Budget: Assess Costs and Source Vendors Figure out how big your event budget should be and identify vendors that can provide the services you need at price points you can afford. Generate leads.

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8 Things You Need To Do Before Creating An Event

Alcor Mice

As you can see, there are quite a lot of things that go into preparing a memorable event experience. Before jumping into preparations, ask yourself a set of questions that will serve as a framework for how you’ll go about organizing your event. These questions will ultimately help you create a more comprehensive preparation plan.

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The Complete Checklist to Hosting an Event

Eventtia

Phase 1: Planning and Preparation. If it’s a virtual event or it’s a smaller in-person event, you’ll have more leniency, but at the very least, make sure you have at least two months in advance to prepare the event. Identify other vendors that may have dependencies with your venue choices (i.e., Venue manager.

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Creating A Budgeting Plan For Your Next Event

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These are all important questions that will affect your preparation. Knowing your industry and its current trends can help you better understand the expectations and demands of your prospective clients. They are the ones in charge of all the technical aspects of your event beginning from its preparation to its execution.

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Everything you need to know about planning events with purpose

Endless Events

Authenticity is a vital component of forming that connection and getting prospects excited about the event. For instance, a brand with a strong thread of sustainability running through everything they do will be able to form an intimate connection with prospects who believe it’s time we started looking after the environment.

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How to Promote an Event on Facebook in 21 Different Ways

Social Tables

Marketing that exists for marketing’s sake alone may turn prospective consumers and event attendees away; it may be viewed as “too salesy.” Highlight the event’s setup with time-lapse footage of the stage being built, vendor tents going up, or event parking getting roped off for attendees. Tease your audience.