Stories From
The Field
Practical guides, vendor spotlights, and industry insights for organizers and makers.
The Vendor Reputation Problem That No One Talks About
The vendor application came in looking perfect. Good photos. Clear product description. Professional communication. You approved them, they confirmed, they p...
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Convene now works with ChatGPT and Claude
If you run a market, you already know the job is not just event planning. It is constant follow-up, approvals, vendor questions, payment reminders, space ass...
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What we shipped this week (April 6-April 12)
Hey everyone! Here's a quick look at what we shipped this week. A lot of this came directly from your feedback, so thank you for that. Easier Booking Manage...
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Your Market Day Checklist for Organizers
The best market days don't happen by accident. They're built in the week before, in the hour before gates open, and in the small decisions that prevent probl...
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How Convene's Vendor Application System Works
If you've spent any time managing vendor applications over email, you know what the problem feels like. What's harder to see is where, specifically, the proc...
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What we shipped this week (March 16-22)
Hi everyone, Busy week! We shipped a few features that should make your day-to-day easier, plus squashed some bugs that were causing headaches. Here's the r...
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Welcome to Field Notes
We built Convene because we kept watching the same thing happen. A market organizer - someone who'd poured years into building a community, who knew every v...
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