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The 15 Biggest Event AV Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Endless Events

A bad AV mistake like projectors that stop working during your keynote bringing the presentation to a halt, will make attendees immediately regret coming. 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. Planning an event?

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4 Event AV Contracting Tips to Consider

Smart Meetings

If you were unable to join in person, fear not—we’ve curated the top takeaways from the presentation for you to take into consideration when planning your next meeting or event. Details on set up, rehearsal, show and strike are crucial to top-tier execution by AV teams, and the sooner you can provide them with those details, the better.

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Your 2021 Virtual Event Budget Checklist!

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Depending on the scale and scope of the experience, the costs associated with each of the aspects presented in the checklist can vary widely, but we added ballpark figures for them. Includes everything from Google ads to vendor and sponsor associated costs. Pre-Production: Sourcing gear, rehearsals, pre-records.

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How Two Virtual Meetings Added Meaning to their Gatherings

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First, he secured the date with the wine vendor, who helped keep costs down by shipping boxes with miniature bottles. Dress rehearsals the night before allowed participants to practice. Then he counted backward three months to ensure he had time to market and deliver wine to attendees before the big day.

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*?#! AV People Say – Whiteboard Wednesday

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.” You can’t really expect that, but if they want to do that, that’s a great partner, that’s a great relationship, and that’s someone who you wanna keep a hold of as you move on as a vendor. So, the more time that you can dedicate to rehearsal, the better your show is gonna be. Moving onto the next one.

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5 Tips for Planning Franchise Conventions

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If the only presenters are the executives, the audience can quickly begin to feel excluded, or at least less important. Yes, franchisees attend your event to learn more about your company’s overall strategy and to connect with colleagues and vendors. Schedule Presentation Rehearsals. Give Franchisees Space.

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Welcome to the AV Audit

Endless Events

10 years ago it was common to see a charge for using 3rd party AV vendors and AV restrictions on your quotes. Does this labor include rehearsals? Also be sure to add important times like set-up, rehearsals, start-times, and breakdown. Beware of Free Internet Services . Look at the Labor Details. Always look into labor details.

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