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Friday Finds: 6 Experiential Event Planning Trends & Ideas
You’ve seen the sentiment on a T-shirt, a bumper sticker, or an Instagram feed: ˜Collect experiences, not things.’ The events industry has heard the call to action, and today, experiential event planning is hot like a marshmallow roast at a beach bonfire. Or a wok in a cooking class during a corporate retreat. Or a…
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Eventful News: Concerns for 2021, Obstacles for Sustainable Events, & More
This week’s post covers the most important news from the past week in the events industry, but it’s really a post about the future. These five stories all represent a piece of that future, as well as the concerns and opportunities that face all of us as we plunge ahead into the eventful unknown. Growth,…
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Wednesday Wisdom: 7 Stress-Busting Tips to Prevent Event Management Burnout
The rankings are in: Once again, the event coordinator lands in the 10 most stressful jobs category for 2019. Surprised? We’re not either. The daily juggling act is enough to stress anyone out, and that’s just on the easy days. Event planning professionals possess the astounding ability to manage fine details and multitask without flinching.…
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Tech Thursday: An Event Planners’ Guide to Game-Changing Floor Plan Apps
Event planning is always a juggling act. And we know there are times during the planning process when all the balls you’re keeping in the air can seem more like flaming torches. Savvy event planners have their radar up for any tool that streamlines their job ” and as the industry’s tech solutions expand, they’ve…
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Eventful News: New IACC Report, A Playbook for Inclusivity, & More
With the release of the IACC’s 2019 Meeting Room of the Future Report, planners have the opportunity to compare three years of feedback in regards to what the industry needs from venues. Sure, there’s some change year over year, but the biggest change isn’t in the elements needed from venues. Instead, it’s in the importance…
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Technology in the Events Industry: 9 Mobile Event Planning Tips
A mobile office is more common in today’s world of remote workers and digital nomads”and new technology used in the events industry simplifies the planners ability to work out of office too. With the right mobile planning tools, keeping events organized and on schedule is as effortless as opening an app on your phone. We’ve…
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Must-Know Event Floor Plan Best Practices
When an event floor plan is designed well, guests don’t notice. Their focus is exactly where it should be”on enjoying the wedding celebration, university awards reception, or fundraising gala they’re attending. But when event floor plans are designed poorly”it’s all guests notice. Attendees are cramped, uncomfortable, confused, or a bit lost. Guests may have trouble…
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Monday Motivation: Must-Know Event Planning Terminology
The fields of event planning and F&B (that’s Food and Beverage) have a BOA (that’s Bunch Of Acronyms). Read on for a brief primer on key event industry terms so you know your RFP from your BEO. Explore Event Business Documents & Contracts The core documents and agreements that establish service agreements and legal responsibilities.…
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Friday Finds: 6 Creative Uses for Event Rendering Software
To stand out from the competition, event planners and venue managers must move at lightning speed. They must design events that excite the imaginations of attendees! One great way to get creative is to leap outside the box with event rendering software and floor plan makers. Today’s tools do more than just arrange banquet tables in…
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Eventful News: Changes in Transport, the Shifting Value of Speakers, & More
If there’s one thing you can count on as an event planner, it’s change ” and this week’s news is full of it. From shifts in the way attendees travel, to changing expectations around speakers, and even a bold new step in F&B, there’s no shortage of change to keep up with in these five…
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Tips Tuesday: How to Create Introvert-Friendly Events
Creating introvert-friendly events is a challenge because parties, conferences, conventions, and corporate gatherings are the extrovert’s natural habitat. Small talk, networking, shaking hands, and gathering business cards hand-over-fist comes more easily to extroverts, while introverts usually find these activities draining. Following the 2012 release of Susan Cain’s bestselling book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in…
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Monday Motivation: Top Client Meeting Tips For Beginner Event Planners
Interested in becoming an event planner, or just starting out? Plenty of resources will help you get an event planning business started with the basics: putting together a business plan, a price sheet, and a marketing strategy. These tasks might not be a total thrill, but it’s as true in business as it is in…
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