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3 Easy Ways Planners Can Reduce Risk Today

Smart Meetings

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. More : Is Your Event Marketing Plan Ready for GDPR?

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How to Produce a Stand-Out Experience

Smart Meetings

The emcee should generally not be an executive, a vendor or anyone who is not a trained public speaker. Yet too often the speaker selection process is managed by the sales and marketing teams, and it usually identifies people in two major categories– sponsors and big corporate logos. The Best Speakers.

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What is Event Marketing: Key Concepts, Proven Strategies, Examples and Tips

Eventtia

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? In this post, Ill break event marketing down into simple steps so you can plan successful events that get great results. What Is Event Marketing? Why Does Event Marketing Work?

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Hire An AV Company for Your Next Event in 5 Simple Steps

Endless Events

Ideally, your AV company should be one of the first vendors you hire. A good AV company will help you determine if prospective venues fit your needs and vision. So let’s say, for example, you have a digital marketing conference. This will allow the vendors to speak to each other, alleviating you of playing the middle-man.

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Everything you need to know about planning events with purpose

Endless Events

Why authenticity matters in marketing a purpose-driven event. Your goal, as an event prof is to market to and attract, indeed inspire , the people who hold the same values as the brand you represent. Marketing in line with the ‘why’. In essence, it’s what you want event goers to experience.

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Partner Marketing: Weaving Best Practices Into To-Partner, Through-Partner & With-Partner Marketing

ITA Group

Partner Marketing: Weaving Best Practices Into To-Partner, Through-Partner & With-Partner Marketing. Partner marketing is the broad category that includes to-partner marketing, through-partner marketing and with-partner marketing. As a quick baseline: Definition of Partner Marketing. Encourage action.

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Are You Settling on Your Audio Visual Company?

Endless Events

Soon enough you find yourself complacent not really thinking about why you’re hiring vendors and choosing the same ones over and over. We know when you find a great vendor you want to stick with them! You want to make sure you are still happy with the vendor’s services and getting what you deserve.

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