Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2018

There’s a lot of benefits to live streaming events, but truly successful live streamed events are more about audience engagement and less about technology. Nearly every type of event can benefit from some aspect of live streaming. If you hire a streaming vendor, they may send a technician to set up and take care of the box.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Sustainability benefits the environment, of course, but it should benefit your brand, too! For example, HubSpot Inbound gave every vendor an identical booth with their name printed on top. This practice evened the playing field for vendors, who didn’t have to worry about competing for attendee interest. .

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

If you are currently looking for a caterer, or know of someone who is, here are 10 helpful tips for choosing the perfect vendor: 1. There are limitations to doing this, but there are also cost-friendly benefits. This is a quality that should be expected from any of your vendors, but especially in a caterer. Detail Oriented.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Many Canadian vendors have focused on elevated food and beverage options to stand out in an increasingly competitive global market for meetings and events. Smart Meetings spoke with representatives of Canada’s top vendors about the positive evolution of F&B.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

Elements such as language barriers and complex cuisine are not considered a hurdle, but rather an added benefit that allows for a more exciting experience,” Moten shared. Transparency is an asset when negotiating with vendors Incentive packages have greatly improved over the years in both quality and customization.

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2021

Those are different types of vendors,” says Brandt. “If you have vendors that are looking for targeting, online is great. “Being targeted and using the rest of your conference to help target and to help funnel toward those vendors is a huge thing.” You can qualify those leads before they even hit you.”

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Virtual Events Trade Show Vendor Events 317

Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

cities in flower access, delivery access, vendor quality and local demand. Yet, only three of 13 Florida cities on the final list made it into the top half of the vendor quality category, while California maintained nine of 10 in the 100 leading cities. Read More : Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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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Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

It’s vital you use the right vendors when planning a safe event so that you know the equipment, but also the setup is up to scratch. We’ll talk about how to ensure you’re using the right vendors for this shortly. Ask your vendors the hard questions and make sure their products and practices are safety-compliant too.

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Vendor Events Planner Certification 265

Endless Events

APRIL 26, 2019

Ideally, your AV company should be one of the first vendors you hire. There are no benefits to holding this key piece information back. Giving the AV company your budget upfront benefits you in two ways. Knowing your budget will allow your vendor to make suggestions that will work best for your goals and your budget.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

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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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

They started having frank conversations with partners working on the next three years of events and vendors who had submitted RFPs, but had not been selected. “An That format brought its own set of challenges and benefits. Thanks to all the vendors, sponsors, student volunteers & speakers.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2018

Often, local vendors have higher costs and are not able to leverage economies of scale. Nontraditional spaces] are a benefit for the operator, as they are able to maximize on all spaces—oftentimes being able to host private events in public spaces while still generating revenue though transient channels.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Well, the problem here is that you settle and become complacent with your vendors, choosing the ones you’ve been working with forever. At the end of the day, it’s going to be a great investment, because it will allow you to see through the smoke and mirrors of vendors, and ultimately make the best choice for your event.

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Events Vendor Technology Technology 308

ADMEI

JANUARY 17, 2024

Why Collaboration Matters No matter how successful a DMC or DO is on its own, combining resources with their counterpart offers significant benefits. Resources Looking for the perfect vendor for an upcoming event? In reality, DOs and DMCs can become powerful collaborators. Need advice for a transportation hiccup?

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Blue Spark Event Design

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Below are some the benefits to hiring a professional event planner: Stress-free planning. Because planners are experts in their field, they will offer you prequalified and excellent choices for your event needs at different prices from different vendors whose experience and presentation is professional and reliable.

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

Are you charging enough for all their benefits? Includes everything from Google ads to vendor and sponsor associated costs. The latter in particular can be either a big cost-saver or spender when you factor in studio time and pre/post-production needs. What does your sponsor forecast look like? Have you adjusted their packages?

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2019

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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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

Their national meeting development and brand communication expertise, along with a substantial existing vendor network, allowed the team to smoothly shift to helping Indiana vaccinate its community. The company transitioned from immersive brand events to vaccination events. Transitioning the Mission.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

One of the big benefits of hosting a hybrid or virtual trade show is that it’s easy to increase accessibility. Be sure to partner with sophisticated virtual meeting technology vendors that feature AI-based tools. Have stakeholders demo the technology and practice dry runs. Account for accessibility.

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Endless Events

MARCH 28, 2018

Now that you have an example of what an impact a well planned outdoor event can have, let’s take a look at the benefits of unique outdoor venues. Benefits of Unique Outdoor Venues. What are the benefits of outdoor venues? Sometimes with an outdoor venue, you have flexibility and freedom to use any vendor you may like.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance? In addition, forming solid relationships with your venue hosts and maintaining good communication with them will benefit you if an emergency arises and you need to make changes on short notice.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Create a comprehensive event timeline for all planning aspects: operations, marketing, designers, and vendors. If you’re following the community model, you’ll also greatly benefit from an overarching marketing timeline that maps out your multiple events and other brand activations. Choose the best way to deliver your content.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

It hurts businesses and hotels and doesn’t benefit to put a stranglehold on them for something they can’t control. This may mean starting early to get more vendors vetted but could result in more meaningful interactions. Where the legislation is already baked in law, I suggest going and supporting good people who are there,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Highlight Local Connections: Showcase partnerships with local, sustainable vendors and community initiatives that enhance your property’s environmental story. Quantify Environmental Impact: Provide post-event reports that calculate the reduced carbon footprint resulting from sustainable choices.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2024

This forces you to consider, ‘Okay, what vendors am I going to use, how am I really going to give entrepreneurs and small business the opportunity to benefit?’”

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Tourism Tourism Planner Attendee 278

Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

12, a benefit for ASAE Research Foundation boogies to the city’s most famous attraction, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame —known to Clevelanders as Rock Hall—which attracts roughly half a million visitors a year. One of its ballrooms doubles in size, and across the property, visitors will see new infrastructure, including meeting room tech.

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Banking Entertainment Vendor Marketing 264

ADMEI

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

How Planning Impacts Perception Hosting a large-scale corporate event is a massive undertaking, coordinating a variety of vendors to bring your brand to life in a way that aligns with your target audience. When check-in lines are long and slow, itineraries are confusing, or vendors are understaffed, guests take note.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2023

But the benefits to the community, and mother earth, doesn’t end there. Participants will clear rubbish from the beach and take part in restoration activities—all while enjoying live music, workshops, hosted vendors and a yoga session for those who arrive before the event kicks off at 9:30 a.m.

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Airlines Sustainability Education Banking 245

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Decorations and event design Marketing and promotional materials Guest experience Start early, reach out to vendors, and store all your launch plans in one place. Sponsors provide financial assistance or in-kind support for your event in exchange for advertising, publicity, or other benefits.

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Sponsors Fashion Virtual Events Social Media 304

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2019

This year, Smart Meetings is adding new elements that allow more people to benefit from these valuable resources than ever before. Marin Bright carefully selects vendors offering tips at these events and knows that our thousands of followers will want the updates and deals being presented on-site.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2023

Read More: Hospitality Strike Votes Could Increase with Arrival of High-tech Hotels The Union has been in negotiations since April with wages and benefits as the primary sticking point with workers at 40 hotels on strike , one of the largest strikes in recent history. ” Costs were estimated at $2.8

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

When you’re negotiating with in-house vendors, let them know that you want to bring in out-of-house AV. Ask them whether it’s possible and be prepared that they may have fees involved if you do use third-party vendors. But, sometimes, even with those fees, it can be cheaper to bring in out-of-house vendors.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Work with vendors. “On On the vendor side,” Kaye said, “the use of plastic has really been an a-ha moment — especially our furniture vendors, who wrap everything in plastic wrap [to protect it for travel]. We will send out a pre-advance to our vendors asking them to use [reusable] furniture wraps and blankets instead.”

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

In fact, a long-term timeline can actually benefit your day-of timeline because it set you up for success. Long-term event planning timelines have even more benefits than the ones we’ve already pointed out. There’s really no end to the benefits of organizational tools like timelines. Add vendor timelines.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

As the IoT market matures, vendor consolidation will likely occur, creating a smaller number of vendors with more cohesive system offerings. Rather, it should push hospitality professionals to think about how they can take advantage of the immense benefits of IoT and get ahead of the vulnerabilities.

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Hospitality Trends Automation Vendor 175

Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, what happens when you realize your current event management software vendor is no longer meeting your needs? of organizers are either switching or planning to switch their event software vendors within the next year, underscoring the dynamic nature of this industry. We just ran our conference with a new vendor.

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