You're organizing upcoming live events. How can you cultivate strong connections with new external vendors?

Pay attention to what the public has to say about the companies, mainly focus on negative to see what's being complained about and see if there is a response from the company to resolve issues. Find out prices for desired services to track all potential companies and find the most financially and community approved company and go with them.

I'm really good at describing needs and expectations. And being flexible with the companies to see what alternative options they have to offer if they cannot perform the desired outcome is helpful. Finding middle ground is usually how things get taken care of. Negotiable as can be.

Treating others the way you want to be treated is always a good rule of thumb. Showing respect also helps aid a trusting relationship, that can blossom into a really great relationship.

Building strong connections with new vendors for live events requires clear communication, reliability, and mutual respect. Start by thoroughly vetting vendors, setting clear expectations, and maintaining ongoing communication. Build trust by being upfront about requirements, timelines, and potential challenges, and foster a partnership mentality for long-term collaboration.

Getting personal with people can bring a level of partnership to the next level, people want to feel validated in their achievements, as well as their struggles. I see you kinda recognition is always an ego boost that does tend to get people more on board with the tasks at hand.

It's hard to put value on heart and soul contributions, as an artist I feel quite insulted when people make a low offer to a passionate project, my hours of working is not put into consideration when selling my art. All customers see is the end result product they didn't see me restart several times because it just wasn't right, they don't see me putting my life demands on hold to finish the project, and they don't feel my passion I put into my projects. Being respected as an artist and being paid fairly for my work is greatly appreciated. It's hard though because other artist low ball theirselves for whatever reason making me look outright ridiculous for the expected price. Pretty sure they bought the products cheaply and are making money