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Friday Finds: Registration Maximizing Event Website Design Trends

By Maria Waida | August 16, 2019 |

With the new year coming up, it’s time to take a look at event website design trends in 2020 that could help maximize registrations. Keep an eye out for these highly effective website design elements in the coming year, and add a few of these to your own event webpages to drive ticket sales. How…

Wednesday Wisdom: How to Design an Unforgettable Event Concept

By Maria Waida | August 14, 2019 |

Create an event concept that attendees will talk about for months afterwards through a combination of strategy and creativity. In this article we’ll get into how to do exactly that along with plenty of inspiring examples and ideas. But First, What Is Event Design? Event design is the appearance and feel of an event. Things…

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Monday Motivation: The Ultimate Guide to Landing Corporate Event Planning Clients

By Maria Waida | August 12, 2019 |

You can’t run a corporate event planning business without any corporate event planning clients. Here’s how to find, persuade, and land your next big accounts, no matter where you are in your career. Getting into corporate event planning Employment growth for meeting, convention, and other types of corporate event planning is expected to grow by…

Wednesday Wisdom: 11 Legal Issues & Requirements Event Planners Should Know

By Maria Waida | August 7, 2019 |

Event planners and small business owners need to know how to protect the investment they make into every project. Here’s how to do exactly that. Legal Requirements for Event Planning BusinessesTop Legal Issues in Event ManagementLegal Requirements for Venues Here are the must-know legal requirements for your event planning business If you own your own…

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Eventful News: The Fight Against Plastic, Fake Conferences, & the Words We Use

By Social Tables | August 1, 2019 |

Change is imminent, and constant ” but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. This week’s roundup of stories focuses on changes both big and small that all have an impact on the future of event planning. Some are ahead of the curve. Some are long overdue. But most can’t come soon enough. 1. IHG Gives Mini…

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Monday Motivation: Awesome B2B Event Marketing Ideas

By Maria Waida | July 29, 2019 |

Want to create marketing for your B2B event that people will actually love? Here’s how to make higher quality content, implement better marketing strategy, and achieve your event registration goals. Why Many B2B Event Marketing Ideas Fail Despite best intentions and research, not every marketing idea (B2B, event, or otherwise) is going to hit it…

Monday Motivation: Event Planning Portfolio Basics

By Maria Waida | July 22, 2019 |

Experts agree that building an event planning portfolio is probably the most important thing you’ll do as an events professional in terms of marketing yourself to your target audience. A digital event portfolio basically shows the world who you are, what you do, and how talented you really are. Creating one – especially if it’s…

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Friday Finds: 15 Must-Watch Event Planning Videos

By Maria Waida | July 19, 2019 |

Looking for event inspiration and education fast? We’ve pulled together some top videos for event planners, so you don’t have to spend hours searching. Each video on this list was selected because of its high-quality content, subject relevance, cool design or format, and unique perspective on the topic. Discover 15 top event planning videos to…

Eventful News: Sustainability, Bleisure, & the Facial Recognition Dilemma

By Social Tables | July 18, 2019 |

Attendees expect sustainability. And as events commit to being greener, they also struggle to find meaningful ways to make good on that word. This week, two of our biggest stories showcase impactful, approachable ways large-scale events can bring sustainability to fruition ” and they go farther than just recycling. Stay in the loop with the…

Wednesday Wisdom: Ethical Issues in Event Planning

By Maria Waida | July 17, 2019 |

If you’ve ever scoped out a Code of Ethics for professional event planners, you already know that there are a lot of issues worth keeping in mind no matter how much experience you have. But what you might not know is exactly what kind of gray area scenarios you can find yourself or your staff…

Monday Motivation: Awesome Event Icebreakers Attendees Will Enjoy

By Social Tables | July 15, 2019 |

If you’re in charge of organizing icebreakers for an event, it’s helpful to think of how you react when you hear the familiar chords of the ‘Macarena’ at a wedding. It could be ‘Yay!’ ‘Ugh!’ or ‘Meh.’ This is the likely breakdown of reactions from event attendees when they hear it’s icebreaker time. But even…

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Friday Finds: 25 Inspiring Fall Themes for Events We’re Obsessing Over

By Maria Waida | July 12, 2019 |

Fall is the second largest consumer spending season of the year (only after Winter and the holidays). That means it’s the perfect time to jumpstart charity fundraising, host ticketed or private events, and take advantage of the many fall event themes on this list while the weather is still decent for outdoor activities. What do…