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A Planner’s Guide to Event Vendors 

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Planners work with venues, specialized staff, and vendors to ensure everything runs smoothly. A lot of tiny pieces must fall into place for an event to succeed, and the wrong event vendors could lead to lots of trouble later in the planning process. What are event vendors? a musical festival).

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Parade Planning: The Moving Spectacle

Smart Meetings

The behind-the-scenes coordination required to deliver a moving spectacle with high entertainment value takes months of preparation. “We Don’t forget, you’ll need similar (and often separate) accommodations for your staff, vendors , volunteers, sponsors, media, security, talent and parade participants.

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Using Technology to Enhance Your Event

ADMEI

Different technologies can enhance the event experience for your clients and vendors in many ways, both big and small. We proved to our 5000+ member audience that everything is, in fact, bigger in Texas.” Technology is a valuable tool in helping DMCs create live, local experiences that engage and excite audiences worldwide.

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Designing Events with Empathy

ADMEI

By imagining what it would be like to attend an event as a guest, event planners can design events that connect well with the intended audience. Designing with empathy allows event planners to move beyond a professional and seamless event to truly connect with their intended audience.

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What is a DMC and How Does It Benefit Me?

ADMEI

As the definition explains, they can offer detailed insight into nearly every aspect of your event from planning through execution, along with providing valuable connections to local vendors. From entertainment and transportation to venues and safety, a DMC can help you take your next event from good to great.

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29 Survey Questions for Reliable Event Feedback

MeetingsNet

They can be tailored to your groups to better assess the experience of attendees, speakers, and vendors. Below are 29 sample questions you could ask your attendees, speakers, or vendors. Use them as a starting point when determining which questions are most relevant for your audience. Remember, these are just sample questions.

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Budget, Innovation and Engagement Ideas Were Centerstage at Global DMC Partners Annual

Smart Meetings

Produce as a hybrid event, with some attending in-person and some virtual sessions for a wider audience. Negotiate with vendors and hotels for terms such as reduced management fees and service hours, things attendees can’t see and you might be able to handle internally. Decrease the number of participants.