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A Planner’s Guide to Event Vendors 

Social Tables

Planners work with venues, specialized staff, and vendors to ensure everything runs smoothly. A lot of tiny pieces must fall into place for an event to succeed, and the wrong event vendors could lead to lots of trouble later in the planning process. What are event vendors? a musical festival).

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Case Study: The Art of Crafting Holiday Magic

Smart Meetings

There are two entertainment stages, and more than 100 vendors, most of whom are artisans offering handcrafted items like candles, soaps, cutting boards and holiday-themed products. One system I introduced is assigning street captains—team members who oversee specific streets and their vendors. Feedback is also key.

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Exclusive Guest Column: How to Transform Events with Local Culture

Smart Meetings

I recommend that planners start by talking to their venue and other vendors about what they feel is the best way to highlight the destination. Their experience and expert knowledge of the location will be vital in planning a seamless, mindful, and unforgettable cultural immersion experience for attendees.

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Exclusive Guest Column: How to Transform Events with Local Culture

Smart Meetings

I recommend that planners start by talking to their venue and other vendors about what they feel is the best way to highlight the destination. Their experience and expert knowledge of the location will be vital in planning a seamless, mindful, and unforgettable cultural immersion experience for attendees.

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11 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a DMC

ADMEI

Where are your headquarters and staff located? You want a company that knows its city well and has built excellent relationships with venues and vendors in the area. How do you approach vendor relationships? One of the advantages of working with a DMC is gaining secondhand access to their vendor network.

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What is a DMC and How Does It Benefit Me?

ADMEI

From location and transportation to schedules and speakers, a multitude of decisions await you in your planning. As the definition explains, they can offer detailed insight into nearly every aspect of your event from planning through execution, along with providing valuable connections to local vendors.

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ASAE Cleveland: A Prodigal Son’s Guide to The Land

Smart Meetings

and later at Cleveland Magazine , the local electric company’s marketing slogan was Best Location in the Nation. Learn More: ASAE Annual 23 Focused on Purpose On the last night of ASAE, the closing celebration heads down to the Flats East Bank Entertainment District. Sheer hyperbole, but so was its antonym of Mistake on the Lake.

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