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Your 2021 Virtual Event Budget Checklist!

Endless Events

Are you charging enough for all their benefits? Includes everything from Google ads to vendor and sponsor associated costs. Pre-Production: Sourcing gear, rehearsals, pre-records. The latter in particular can be either a big cost-saver or spender when you factor in studio time and pre/post-production needs.

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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. Many in-house providers are convenient but can be more costly and often times the benefits of using in-house AV do not outweigh the negatives. The worst thing you can do is assume every vendor and event staff are ready for your event. Planning an event?

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*?#! AV People Say – Whiteboard Wednesday

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.” 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. ” A couple of extra added benefits. Don’t Force Us to Understaff. Moving onto the next one.

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5 Tips for Planning Franchise Conventions

Endless Events

It makes great sense that franchises and many other business models can benefit from conventions that enable employees across locations to interact with one another. Yes, franchisees attend your event to learn more about your company’s overall strategy and to connect with colleagues and vendors. Schedule Presentation Rehearsals.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Neglecting to test your technology Any event that includes digital presentations, sound, or lighting cues should be rehearsed prior to the big day. Whether hosting a live, virtual, or hybrid event, rehearsing is an important part of the planning process, especially when digital technology or media are involved.

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How AV Unions Work – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

The reason why that it benefits them is that they get consistent labor and then that way, sometimes also, the unions, similar to in-house companies, will give kickbacks back to the hotels as well when they book business. Preferred vendor sign up for the AV Union? Well, we’ll talk about how we can avoid that in a little bit.

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Planning a Hybrid Event: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices

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Soon enough, both event planners and attendees understood the unique benefits of virtual events over their in-person counterparts: it’s cheaper to host (and typically the registration fees are also cheaper for participants), faster to organize, and you don’t have to worry about travel arrangements and accommodations.