Eved FAQs

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• Who is Eved?

  Eved is the world’s only technology company that provides event industry companies the ability to network, market, create proposals, and buy and sell business services online. Eved’s mission is to lead the transformation of the $263B meeting and event industry from a manual, highly fragmented, traditional services sector into a comprehensive online marketplace where all stakeholders in the industry’s supply chain can source, market and perform commerce on a global scale. Eved currently has more than 2,500 users consisting of organizations, third-party meeting and incentive companies, event planning and destination management companies, hotels, other venues and suppliers. These companies and meeting professionals represent every vertical market in the meetings and events supply chain.

• How Does Eved Work?

  Eved is an online marketplace where event industry professionals connect with each other to make their businesses more productive and successful.  Companies create an interactive profile that enables them to market themselves to thousands of Eved members in the business network.  Eved also automates ecommerce – members can easily create and respond to dynamic proposals, track profitability and revenue, create invoices and process payments.

• As an Event Planning / Production Company or DMC, What can Eved do for me?

  ·         Gain visibility to meeting and incentive companies and be included in their private directory. 

  ·         Build a private network of all of your preferred suppliers, which streamlines your response to RFPs – accelerate your speed to market because you’ll have real-time access to your suppliers, their ratings and reviews, and inventory.

  ·          Easy ecommerce with Eved’s Proposal tool, which enables you to build robust proposals, track margins and purchase orders, create rapid and dynamic proposals, and process payments, all in one place. 

  ·         Lower risk and ensure compliance – provide your clients with the highest level of security from regulatory and contractual risks through our automated vendor management, invoicing and payment portal.

• As an Events Industry Supplier, What can Eved do for me?

  ·         Maximize sales through the only meeting and event marketplace that gives you access to hundreds of resellers.

   

  ·         Increase your reach by creating a profile and online catalog with your products and services in the Eved member directory.

  ·        Market your products and reduce cost of sales as nearly 400 destination management and event service companies source your offerings and serve as your sales force. 

  ·         Dramatically improve your cash flow with Eved by expediting your sales transactions by receiving and quickly confirming purchase orders and converting them to invoices.  Easily update pricing and promote excess inventory.

  ·         Add more value to your clients’ programs by gaining time using Eved’s technology to streamline your business.

• What is the exclusive Eved offer for ISES members?

   With the partnership, ISES members will receive Premium Eved membership for one year at USD $525 or two years for USD $840 – a 30% savings off of standard pricing. This is a savings of $720 over two years and is an exclusive offer for ISES members.  

   

  ISES members have been assigned an Eved Member Services representative that will work exclusively with you and the ISES Global team.  The ISES Board of Governors will receive quality service updates to monitor the partner program.

• What is the benefit to ISES?

  ISES members will receive valuable insight on current technology trends and usage tips through webinars, articles and discussions led by Eved’s executive team.  While technology updates can come at us from many directions, these updates will be tailored to be of specific interest to our members and the special events marketplace. 

  Like all industry associations, ISES has always been an organization that greatly appreciates the generosity of our strategic partners and this relationship is no different.  ISES will receive some financial benefit from this arrangement to enable us to work on communications for this program and invest in other valuable membership services.

• How do I join?

  Click here! This will lead you to an ISES members-only portal.  With your active ISES membership number, you will be able to join the Eved community.

• What if I am already enrolled on the Eved platform?

  You will be able to take advantage of the ISES discount opportunity at the end of your current contract cycle.  When your membership in Eved comes up for renewal, please use the online link on the "For Members Only" page at www.ises.com  to re-enroll and receive the discounted price.