Three Ways of Sourcing for Event Vendors

Hey Fellas! Trust us to give you tips that will help you have a beautiful and memorable event!. Today, we will be discussing about the most technical people in the event industry, "event vendors". These people are skillful and creative in their craft but the technical part is how to get them to exhibit their skill. Y'all know who a vendor is, right? Let me give you a brief description of who an event vendor is.

Event vendors are specialist in their specialized fields. They are like elements that comes together to contribute their quota to ensure the success of an event. Examples of event vendors are: Ushers, Caterers, DJ, Band, Emcee popularly known as M.C, Decorator, Cake baker e.t.c. An event might go wrong if any of these vendors doesn't show up on the day of the event. Such is the power of a vendor. You may say "event vendors are everywhere, what is so special about them?" True, vendors are everywhere but professional vendors are not everywhere. That is why we bring to your doorstep, tips for sourcing for an event vendor.

*Reviews

As we all know, we're in a digital age. A client testimony about a particular vendor's service can be gotten through online reviews and ratings. The world has moved beyond mouth-to-mouth testimony or review. Though mouth-to-mouth reviews still works but what if you don't have someone that can give you a review about a particular vendor.

*Referral

This is the best technique that enables business growth. This is more of a mouth-to-mouth technique. This is how referral works, for example you might need a caterer urgently and you have no idea of who to call, then you speak to your friend, Jane who recently had an event; Then Jane tells you about "so and so catering services". She tells you how delicious the meal was. To keep the long story short, she gives you the instagram account and phone number of the caterer. That is what we call referral.

*Social Media Platform

Lots of business are registered on social media. It's so easy to get a vendor through this means but you have to be careful and do your research well. Not all that glitters is gold. A particular business might have great Instagram or Facebook page with beautiful contents, pictures and a large number of followers. All these criteria does not make such vendor the best vendor for your event. Despite all these, this is through this same medium that you can source but make some research, speak and negotiate with different vendors offering the same service, weigh your options and decide.

These are the three Major Ways of Sourcing for an event vendor. Though this list is tentative and it was compiled based on research and personal experience. I hope you find that vendor that will make your event effortless and beautiful. That will be all for today