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A Planner’s Guide to Event Vendors 

Social Tables

Contact nearby hotels for room block quotes and rate proposals. Load event details from an existing request for proposal (RFP) or create a new event and peruse through a curated list of trusted event vendors. Discuss their general business, services, availability, and pricing. Transportation vendors.

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Hitting the Mark with Your Event RFPs

MeetingsNet

A veteran planner discusses how she nudges hotels to act on her requests for proposal: She gives to get.

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The Strategic Meetings Management Guide 2023

Stova

Get a clear view of their goals including time frames and performance indicators, and then communicate it back to them with how you propose to measure it. In this case, you’re not paying for a venue, WiFi, chair rentals, AV equipment, business services, parking, setup/teardown, etc.