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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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It’s Time to Re-Evaluate Your Event Tech Stack

Endless Events

Map-Based Tools for Exhibitor and Vendor Relations. Exhibitor and vendor relations is another area that requires a lot of correspondence and time between event planners and exhibitors. Buyers can see exactly where they’re going to be on the floor plan, and you’re essentially managing your vendor relations through ExpoFP.

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

Endless Events

Whichever option you choose, both vendors will make your event look effortless and high-quality. Your vendors should work so seamlessly that attendees don’t even notice all the hard work happening behind the scenes. . Sourcing vendors and crew. Vendor collaboration. But that’s pretty much where the similarities end.

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10 Important Technology Questions to Ask in Your Next RFP

Smart Meetings

Will you have any featured speakers? Think through how you want to display your speakers, whether they are serving in the keynote, breakout, or support role. Should those speakers be linked to any sessions? Are assets available for your speakers, like headshots, bios, company logos, social media links, and websites?

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Everything You Need To Know To Create Your Event Timeline

Endless Events

Select your venue, virtual platform, and major vendors. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers.

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

Smart Meetings

Of course, this goes for your keynote speakers, caterers, audiovisual support, and the weather, too. Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance? Should you reshuffle the schedule, or do you have a backup speaker you can call on?

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Is Your Meeting Storm Ready?

Smart Meetings

Before the storm hits, it’s advisable to communicate with attendees, vendors and speakers. What Planners Can Do to Be Prepared When it comes to severe storms, the best things any event professional can do is prepare as much as they can. Having a plan B (C, or even D) will surely work in your favor.

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