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GameStop – #EventIcons Episode 153

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On top of these impressive facts, they hold an annual trade show and conference with approximately 5000 store owners, 100-200 international partners, 150 different vendor companies and 2000 vendor staff. We consistently come up with fun and creative ideas, and we share those with our vendors. JudyRAnderson Click To Tweet.

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The 15 Biggest Event AV Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Your AV company should be one of the first vendors you hire. The worst thing you can do is assume every vendor and event staff are ready for your event. Be sure to incorporate travel time, parking, unloading, organization, plug-in, and set-up for each vendor. Planning an event? Hiring Your AV Company Too Late.

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The Glorious Evolution Of SXSW With Scott Wilcox!

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I built out the website, started doing all the blogging, and started incorporating digital video in the year 2000. And I say project management because a technical project manager knows enough technology to be able to work with your vendors in a smart way. “I started small by creating a relational database system.

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Here Are The 22 Best Event Platforms To Use In 2022!

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Grip makes it very easy to show interest in other attendees and participating vendors. Building events since : 2000. Building events since : 2000. It provides an immense array of virtual lobby templates to implement as the home page, vendor booth, VIP lounge, or theater. MeetingPlay. 6Connex empowers attendee exploration.

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Why All Event Planners Need An Entrepreneurial Spirit

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“I have been in events since 2007 and in hospitality since 2000. “I’ve also worked on the vendor side for a florist and event decorator,” she adds. First off, Deanna talks about how she ended up in the events industry and the experience she gained along the way. Entrepreneurial Spirit: What Does It Mean?

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Event Wi-Fi Terms Every Event Planner Needs To Know

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It’s an enterprise-level access point that can handle up to 2000 people to connect, this will allow your attendees to all connect to your Wi-Fi. Event planners work with a lot of private data from attendees and vendors. The Access Point then sends Wi-Fi to a designated area. Events are strongly advised to use a secure Wi-Fi network.

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AV Everything: Navigating AV Quotes Like A Pro

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In every contract, an Audio Visual (AV) quote is the piece of a vendor agreement that has the dollars attached to it that breaks apart the projected cost of different materials. So, we recommend that all AV vendors make their quotes 100% inclusive of all of the costs so you, the client, can see the real cost of the event.

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