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Your Guide to Vendor Management

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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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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

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Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Consider the following categories of potential risks in your event planning: Regulations : Are there local or federal regulations that may impact an aspect of your event?

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Ignoring local policies and regulations Rules and regulations can vary from town to town and city to city. Event planners who fail to research local policies, regulations, and restrictions could end up paying expensive fees for violating policies. Are their venue parking regulations, or street-parking restrictions?

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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. More : Is Your Event Marketing Plan Ready for GDPR?

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The Meeting Planner’s Guide to Reviewing Safety and Security (Why It Matters Now)

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Legal Compliance: Regulatory bodies often require event organizers to conduct safety and security audits to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. Failure to provide a safe environment or neglecting to comply with regulations can result in lawsuits, fines, and potential loss of business.

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Hybrid Venue Checklist: Here’s What To Look For!

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In this new age of events, planners and vendors alike will have to push for innovation whilst expertly marrying the best aspects of virtual and live. How much can the space available be optimized in order to be both appealing, innovative, and comply with COVID-19 regulations? And can safe food preparation be ensured?

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Evolution of DMCs: Deeper Trust, Transparency and Understanding

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DMCs bring knowledge of the off-site venues adhering to protocols and help deliver a clear understanding of the details of local regulations. And, like a general contractor, DMCs possess the skills, resources and vendor relationships to “build” the event. DMC Value. The letter also sets a time frame for progressing to a contract.

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