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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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How Meeting Profs Can Find the Right Event Tech

Smart Meetings

6 steps to finding the right event tech vendors and product Finding the right event tech can be a long, tedious process. The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. Nguyen suggested asking vendors what exactly is included in the total price tag.

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The Current State Of Event Technology Labor

Endless Events

And not for the better: event planners are finding it increasingly hard to hire reliable and experienced vendors at a reasonable price. You can’t just throw someone in a two-week training and they learn how to do events. Everybody’s learning and training. ” Better Event Technology Labor Coming Through.

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Planning a Safe Event: Back to Basics

Endless Events

If using security scanning devices at your event, then the staff operating them must be highly-trained. Not only will they feel safer, but attendees will turn to them with questions at an event – anything from asking for bathroom locations to following their directions in the case of a security breach or evacuation.

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What to Expect at Cvent Connect 2024 in San Antonio

Smart Meetings

We asked Rachel Andrews, senior director of meetings and events, what 3,500 anticipated attendees can expect in the new location and expanded agenda. Day 1 (June 10) : Kick off the conference with specialized training camps and partner/leadership summits. Spend the day meeting vendors and attending sessions.

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Price-Conscious Wow: How Meeting Planners Find More Value With AV Partners

Smart Meetings

What types of customer service training are you doing for your employees? Read More : 10 Questions to Ask a Potential Event Vendor Your AV provider’s technicians will be interacting with your staff, your presenters and your audience. What does your training program look like for new hires? Here’s the location.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

Expanding vendor deals to utilize spa facilities, wellness-based accommodation and better team training are good places to start. “On GBT recommended giving your vendors more flexibility during your collaboration, partnering with TMOs, using corporate booking systems and asking for that critical feedback after enacting new policies.

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