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4 Event AV Contracting Tips to Consider

Smart Meetings

With an event production career that spans over 26 years, Frankel was a perfect choice as speaker to educate our audience on the fine details of AV contracting. Details on set up, rehearsal, show and strike are crucial to top-tier execution by AV teams, and the sooner you can provide them with those details, the better.

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*?#! AV People Say – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

So, the more educated you can be and the more clearly and concisely you can communicate that to your AV company, the more likely you are to get exactly what you asked for and exactly what you need. ” A lot of times the more casual and smooth that something looks, chances are they rehearsed the snot out of it, right?

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The 15 Biggest Event AV Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Endless Events

In fact, you should ideally hire your AV company before you even sign your venue contract. Pre-plan where each item will be hung to avoid additional costs and check with your venue before you sign the contract whether or not rigging points and included in the cost. Forgetting To Communicate Event Changes. Skimping on Audio.

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Welcome to the AV Audit

Endless Events

This can be a great deal but you want to ask a few things before signing the contract and locking in. If either of these doesn’t turn out to be the case, you can probably negotiate this out of your contract but only before signing! Does this labor include rehearsals? We have heard of WiFi costing upwards of 30K at venues.

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AV Related Things On A Site Visit: 17 Points To Check!

Endless Events

Because the last thing you want to do is they say, “There are no restrictions,” and it’s not in your contract if there are any restrictions. A lot of times we assume that “Hey, I’m going to sign the contract. Can we add that onto our contract?” We told you about that during the site visit.”

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

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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Drive Event Growth and Engagement Via Attendee Satisfaction

Endless Events

This would extend into all sorts of emergency protocols that will be implemented by a highly-trained staff, who will, in turn, maintain constant communication with first responders. Preferably, there should also be enough time for rehearsals before the big day. In the end, you need to make sure the contract is properly accomplished.

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