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5 Ways to Streamline Your Corporate Event Planning

Attendease

Negotiating with vendors and adhering to their policies 5. 5 Ways to Streamline Corporate Event Planning Corporate event planners have a lot on their plates—from negotiating with venues and vendors to designing memorable experiences that “wow” attendees. Finding and booking an appropriate event venue 2.

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How Meeting Profs Can Find the Right Event Tech

Smart Meetings

Once you have narrowed down your top choices, you’ll then start emailing vendors to request demos. You need to send them what it is that you’re looking for, because you do not want to waste 30 minutes of your time with each of 10 tech vendor demos.” Once you start doing demos, ask a lot of questions and involve your teammates.

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Conference Management: What Event Organizers Need to Know

Eventmobi

Exhibitions and product demos are also regular occurrences. If a speaker agrees to participate, send them a contract that stipulates their role in the conference, the amount they’ll earn, and other pertinent details. Then draft and sign a contract that defines the role of each sponsor. Others offer in-depth demos.

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Introducing the 2021 Event Planning Playbook

Event Farm

The panelists offered tips about negotiating with venues and vendors: . Like the venue, they must agree with your compliance protocols before you sign the contract. Leverage virtual queuing during mealtimes, demos, registration, and product pickups. Pay extra attention to indemnification and insurance policies.

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Event Management Software: 8 Ways To Tell If Your Organization Needs It

Eventmobi

Sign #3: You’re sharing licenses/contracts for your event technologies with 1-2 teams (other than your own). Sign #4: You’re not able to negotiate costs for event technology. When using separate point solutions, it can be difficult to negotiate price breaks or bonus features since your individual spend may be too low to qualify.

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How To Choose the Best Event Management Software for Your Company

Eventtia

Identify Your Event Management Software Non-negotiables Before deciding, it’s crucial to identify your non-negotiables – the key criteria and requirements your event management software must meet. Here are questions to help you determine your non-negotiables: What are your core functional requirements?

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Corporate Holiday Party Planning Checklist

Attendease

Plus, you can explore all your options without feeling rushed, negotiate better rates, and have ample time for promoting and building excitement around the event. Aim to have your top vendor choices confirmed and under contract at least 2-3 months out. Early planning helps you avoid unnecessary stress and last-minute scrambling.