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Event Management Versus Event Production: What’s the Difference?

Endless Events

You’re gearing up to plan your next event, but you already feel overwhelmed between finding a venue, planning your A/V, and picking the perfect caterer. Whichever option you choose, both vendors will make your event look effortless and high-quality. Sourcing vendors and crew. Venue selection. Vendor collaboration.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

Continue to focus on the ever-changing expectations of venues and event attendees, as they often fluctuate with the times. She explains, “You can have the best caterers, the most wonderful venue, amazing artists and magnificent décor, but unless a practical time plan is followed, the result won’t meet the expectations of the client.”

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Contingency Plans Save the Day for Events, Again and Again

Smart Meetings

Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! 29 to Oct 1. Hargrove, however, was prepared with a swift response.

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The 15 Biggest Event AV Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Endless Events

Your AV company should be one of the first vendors you hire. In fact, you should ideally hire your AV company before you even sign your venue contract. If you hire them before the venue they can be your advocate in finding the best location for your event. They will also help negotiate out any unnecessary venue fees.

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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

Social Tables

Provide a budget outline that breaks the total down into specific categories like venue costs, presentation tech, F&B, entertainment, decorations, and security. Include hidden event costs like guest count attrition, conference calls, credit card fees, and venue amenity expenses.

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10 Best Tips to Make the Most of Your Event WiFi

Endless Events

There are WAY too many variables to cover and every venue is going to be different. Often though, we don’t give the same attention to your vendors, exhibitors and event staff, but it’s critical to keep them in mind. Livestream or have speakers? Did attendees find dead zones in the venue? Was it fast enough?

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*?#! AV People Say – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

.” You can’t really expect that, but if they want to do that, that’s a great partner, that’s a great relationship, and that’s someone who you wanna keep a hold of as you move on as a vendor. They don’t have to run off to another part of the venue, down the street to the sandwich shop or something like that.

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