#2 How to Choose Vendors
As a live event professional, I have been a proud element of thousands of events. Corporate, private, military, campus, theater, fundraisers, virtual, the works! Here is another quick tip that comes from my personal experience!
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Establish and nurture relationships with any vendors that you enjoy working with. When you experience a good one of these, keep them! There is no reason to go shopping around for a new caterer if you have used one that worked well. Your loyalty will be rewarded and they will have no problem creating a new menu and experience for your next event.
This advice applies to all other vendors, too! Great DJ? Keep them. Equipment rental, and even your venues. If your guests loved a venue (and you loved working with that venue), why try to fix something that isn’t broken‽
As for entertainment, I completely understand wanting to provide fresh experiences! However, when you have a great experience with one, add that entertainer to a rotation. Bring them back in two or three years. Your guests will love the familiarity and your guts will be relieved by knowing you have a proven professional who is becoming a friend of the whole organization.
Reach me with questions! I’ll see you in the funny papers!
Phelyx