Recently, at the KCMIC Education Conference and Tradeshow, Rob Wilson of Meeting Evolution, hosted a session of "Best Practices for Effective eRFPs."
A good number of planners and suppliers joined the session and participated in the discussion. During this program, the challenges and successes that planners and suppliers have around eRFPs were reviewed.
At the end of the session, everyone agreed on the following items:
1. Use the industry standards as defined by the Convention Industry Council.
2. Be as complete and accurate as possible when sending RFPs and completing them.
3. Understand the value of your event.
4. Everyone is working together for a successful event.
5. Relationships matter.