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Your Guide to Vendor Management

Motivation Excellence

But what about vendors? Problems with a vendor can disrupt even the most well-structured of businesses, and that kind of disruption stresses your employees and often spells disaster for your clients. To avoid this particular domino effect, you need to manage your vendors well. A Vendor Management Definition.

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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

Smart Meetings

Hopefully, this will act as a steppingstone for strategic conversations with suppliers and vendors. Read More : Cooking Up Culinary Excellence Step 3: Sourcing and Vendor Profile This is where the holistic nature of the process comes to the forefront.

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Event Management Versus Event Production: What’s the Difference?

Endless Events

Whichever option you choose, both vendors will make your event look effortless and high-quality. Your vendors should work so seamlessly that attendees don’t even notice all the hard work happening behind the scenes. . Sourcing vendors and crew. Vendor collaboration. But that’s pretty much where the similarities end.

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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

ADMEI

Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Do your vendors and venues have emergency plans? Is another expected?

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Meeting Planning and Agile Air Travel Logistics

Gavel International

2) This means that meeting planners must keep up with the demands and fast-paced needs of air travel logistics. What can meeting planners do to nimbly navigate the ever-changing dynamics of airline travel logistics? The post Meeting Planning and Agile Air Travel Logistics appeared first on Gavel International. SOURCES: [link].

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Exclusive Guest Column: How to Transform Events with Local Culture

Smart Meetings

Meeting and event planners have a unique opportunity to create immersive experiences that go beyond just logistics and schedules. 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.

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Exclusive Guest Column: How to Transform Events with Local Culture

Smart Meetings

Meeting and event planners have a unique opportunity to create immersive experiences that go beyond just logistics and schedules. 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.

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