Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Select your venue, virtual platform, and major vendors. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Book caterers, florists, and any remaining vendors. Give yourself ample time searching for vendors that fit your event goals. Three Months Out.

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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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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2018

If you hire a streaming vendor, they may send a technician to set up and take care of the box. Be sure to get the details of their server and speed before you finalize your vendor deal. Find a Vendor. Your strategy and remote audience will help determine what kind of live stream vendor you need. Venue internet service.

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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. The audio section will contain all information related to sound including speakers, soundboards, amps and the sound system at the venue.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Social Tables really is social—it allows users to easily collaborate and share plans with vendors and team members. Pros: Social Tables makes it easy to connect and collaborate with other vendors, like caterers and entertainers. The program can help event planners find the perfect vendors in their area.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Like an architect coordinating with contractors and engineers, the DMC sources vendors, manages budgets, and ensures that all moving parts come together smoothly and effectively. Every detail is meticulously planned to ensure that the event not only looks good on paper but also delivers an immersive, cohesive, and memorable experience.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2023

Maintaining the security and protection of your organization’s information is a requirement for producing a successful event. Your attendees trust you and are counting on you to treat their information with the utmost care. Ever-evolving malware and ransomware pose growing threats to that sensitive information.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Requiring centralized control of personal data, as well as informed, individual consent from each user about exactly how that data is used, GDPR is a major step for data privacy. It is meant to help protect users from myriad data breaches and unethical applications of personal information that have come to light in recent years.

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Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2020

“In this case, there’s a blue border around this vendor hall. This is a vendor booth we know because we designed and drew this set up so we would know it’s a vendor booth. “Another cool thing is that with these RFID technologies, you can exchange contact information.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In the same fashion, planners need to do their research when hiring vendors. Too often, planners end up footing the bill for mistakes and mismanagement on the part of vendors, all of which could have been avoided beforehand. You hired the vendor. Keep yourself—and your suppliers—informed,” he says.

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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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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Because with so much information and choices out there, it can get quite overwhelming. Because that’s going to inform every area that you really can delegate and feel comfortable delegating” Event Management Tools. As you know, this is the number one podcast to go for ideas on everything event tech. Is it free tickets?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

It is a functional, curated package generator to manage data, information and vendors. “I The platform makes it easier to support small local vendors, an authentic touch a lot of planners—and attendees—are looking for right now. I don’t think you can do it by hand anymore,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Additionally, a Vendor Marketplace integrated into the Cvent Supplier Network that has become a major source for RFP delivery, will allow meeting planners to browse vendors and send requests for information (RFIs) for everything from A/V and production to health and safety providers.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Far too often, as an AV company do we see it where clients email us and say here’s this, this, and this, all this information, can you get me a quote right away? So what I recommend is come prepared to the table with a couple of key pieces of information. They wanna get that information. First is, your venue.

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Endless Events

APRIL 26, 2019

Ideally, your AV company should be one of the first vendors you hire. The more information you can give your AV company the better. More information upfront leads to more accurate quotes. There are no benefits to holding this key piece information back. Ask your venue when your vendors are allowed to set-up and tear-down.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Based on this information, I get to work creating an event concept, their program and a preliminary budget. Within each tab, you can include as little (high-level) or as detailed information as you’d like. Be Transparent With Your Vendors About Their Section of Your Budget. It’s that simple! What’s the worst they can say—“no”?

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2019

Your AV company should be one of the first vendors you hire. The worst thing you can do is assume every vendor and event staff are ready for your event. One week before the event, reach out to each individual and ensure they are fully prepared, repeat any mission-critical information again at this time. Planning an event?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Accurate information will impact the success of your planning, so it’s wise to seek advice from weather intelligence services that can provide a forecast tailored to the needs of your particular event. Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

Be sure to partner with sophisticated virtual meeting technology vendors that feature AI-based tools. Meeting organizers need to secure attendee information, and all the data they’ve collected throughout the event, to the highest standard with end-to-end encryption and no local applications for hosts or attendees to install.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Unauthorized access, use and selling of data : A poacher may obtain attendee information by unauthorized use of a website or database, or they may purchase data from an unauthorized seller. Here are ways to prevent it: Communicate/Inform. Request permission to access attendee data and limit information included on any published lists.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

What : New product being built into eventScribe allows event organizers to scan attendee badges on existing Android or iOS to capture and analyze information quickly. Cvent: New Vendor Marketplace. Why: “Cvent’s Vendor Marketplace is a welcome evolution from the complex supplier spreadsheets we’ve used in the past.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Diverse vendors—chefs, decorators, audio-visual technicians and a wealth of other industry talents—bring unique culture to event destinations. What we choose to do with the results and the information that we learn from the study, dictates how the industry grows and sometimes d ifficult, sobering and informative conversations are necessary.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

During our interview, Lori informed us “only 53% of event planners actually have an emergency plan in place.” Furthermore, include maps with fire exits, and information on where to go in the case of evacuation. . Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information for hackers. Site Visits .

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

The Show, which will take place June 27-29 at The Venetian Las Vegas, is a collaboration between American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and information services company Questex, which offers data insights in other fields in addition to hospitality, such as technology, healthcare and wellness.

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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. Can you tell me about your largest group or event?

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2020

Figure out how to do intimate sessions with, for example, the vendors. Maybe a vendor is incredibly great at inbound marketing and they have some great insights that they can share when it comes to it. Or maybe better yet, one of your vendors is really good at social media marketing. Now, think about on-demand product demos.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

Interactive apps can add a dose of fun to events, while also providing real-time, interactive information that can increase efficiency. A year filled with data breaches has also increased awareness of data privacy, though only seven percent of respondents took attendees’ said privacy was a major consideration in choosing vendors.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2019

AV Audit: Core Information. First things first, the core information about your event needs to be clearly stated. This can mean there’s a separate vendor that we don’t have access to, but it’s still an expense. Over-communicate your vision, not just your needs to all your vendors and partners.

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ADMEI

APRIL 10, 2024

Historically, Destination Management Companies (DMCs) adopted the practice of presenting highly personalized proposals to clients, showcasing unique event designs, vendors, and ideas. As a result, many DMCs must learn how to craft winning proposals that highlight their expertise without giving away their proprietary information.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

AI, inclusive travel and an engaged workforce were top of mind in Lake Tahoe DMA West took to the new Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada, this October for its 2023 Education Summit & Vendor Showcase. The event brought together 42 DMOs and 19 vendors, including Smart Meetings. We also needed a special tracking wheelchair.”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Not only did the hotel rely on its trusted network of vendors from around the region, but dedicated team members who reside in areas far beyond the impacted boil water zone, in some instances an hour away, picked-up cases of water and brought it back to the hotel.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

Additional considerations should be given to the number of attendees, crowd management, alcohol-related incidents, traffic management, emergency evacuation, and vendor management. Keep them informed about safety measures, emergency procedures, schedule changes, and, of course, specific risks they should be aware of.

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Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2019

We have peoples addresses, credit card numbers, emails, phone numbers, even flight, and hotel information. If you aren’t protecting people’s information you are making yourself and your clients an easy target for a cyber breach. The amount of information that we are the guardians for is really pretty ridiculous.

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Endless Events

MAY 24, 2019

Switch – A switch acts as a highway for all information going from your networks router to devices. Essentially your modem gets information from the internet into your Wi-Fi network. Think about it, often you have banking information, personal addresses, phone numbers, flight numbers and so much more.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 31, 2019

Imagine the frustration of working to create an amazing experience for a targeted customer segment but lacking even the most basic information about specific customer interaction with your products or services. Another approach to finding the elusive data needed to build your customer intelligence is to purchase the data from a data vendor.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2022

Destinations can use the tool to assess workplace dynamics, operations and policies, vendor selection, community engagement, and accessibility-related strategies. For more information go to Destination International’s sign-up page. Read More : Smart Chat: Sophia Hyder Hock on Diversity and Understanding Ourselves.

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