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Your Event Goals Should Determine Your Venue Contract — Not The Other Way Around

Endless Events

Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Here’s how your event goals can (and should) change your venue contract in those areas. Ask the venue to include contract terms for COVID compliance, like requiring all venue staff to wear masks. Management.

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Maintaining CPD standards at Event Tech Live

Event Industry News

Granted full accreditation by the CPD Standards Office ahead of the 2019 show, virtual Event Tech Live 2020 maintains the same status. Continued Professional Development (CPD) encompasses educational content relating to an industry that many employers require their staff to complete as part of their contract.

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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. Understand Your Goals Having a firm grasp on your vision grounds planning and simplifies the prioritization of must-have tech necessities. Ease of use: Is the event tech software intuitive?

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Take a Swipe at Event-Tech Costs

MeetingsNet

Creative AV/Event-Tech Cost Cuts. • “I have my [in-house] network engineer review my internet order. Tried-and-True AV/Event-Tech Cost Cuts. Tech changes quickly, and speakers may not need as much as you think. Make sure you understand the AV contract. It’s pretty tough to serve that particular element remotely.”.

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It’s not you, it’s me: The psychology of breaking up with a vendor

Attendease

While we don’t have the credentials to help you end a romantic relationship, we have heard many broken heart stories of event professionals who tied the knot with the wrong tech provider and went through hardships to put an end to the relationship and look for something better. This is the hardest part, but it will end soon.

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Why Customer Support Should Be Your #1 Event Tech Feature

Endless Events

Will and Brandt think that the #1 event tech feature should therefore be customer support. In today’s Event Tech Podcast episode, Will and Brandt will talk about the importance of customer service and what planners can do to choose the right platform when doing research. Event planners should have somebody available to them 24/7.

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Event Tech and the Life Cycle of Events

Planning Pod

When I set out to write this blog post on event tech, my mind was living in the “during” phase of the event life cycle. Any software worth the cost should have a robust collection of templates, from contracts and invoices to itineraries and emails. Client portals. Projection mapping. Where to start….