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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. Whichever direction you head in, both require a thorough needs assessment that goes beyond venue specs.

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*?#! AV People Say – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

They’re willing to stay up till 3:00 in the morning rehearsing it as many times as the CEO wants to and then turn around and come right back down again at 4:00 in the morning. They don’t have to run off to another part of the venue, down the street to the sandwich shop or something like that. But let us take a look at it.

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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. If you hire them before the venue they can be your advocate in finding the best location for your event. A good AV company will help you determine if the venue fits your needs and vision. AV Mistake: Not Understanding Your AV Quote.

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How AV Unions Work – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

He will cover the basics of contracts, how the staff is AV union staff is hired, shadow labor and more. Unions have contracts with the venue. Number one is that unions, if you didn’t know, always have their contracts with the venue. Usually, the unions will approach the venues and say, “Hey.

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Welcome to the AV Audit

Endless Events

When you are at your venue, you may hear “If you use this AV company we will give you the internet for free.” We have heard of WiFi costing upwards of 30K at venues. This can be a great deal but you want to ask a few things before signing the contract and locking in. Does this labor include rehearsals? It’s a giant cost!

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Drive Event Growth and Engagement Via Attendee Satisfaction

Endless Events

An Event Venue… for Free? Event venues tend to take up a huge chunk of the budget, which is a concern when the budget is light. maybe you can combine the venue and activities, as you could do with outdoor team building-style events. And of course, there are community venues such as public parks, centers, and the like.

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When to Embrace Change—and When to Hold Your Ground

MeetingsNet

In addition, “rehearsals are so important for planners to learn what type of glitches could happen, and how to solve or work around them if they do happen. Based on his answer, Nguyen reiterated the reason the original venue was chosen versus others in the destination and how it did, in fact, fit the executives’ goals.

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