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Eventful News: Hackers Ahoy, Leveling the Field, & the Rise of Gen Z
Is there something lurking in the shadows, waiting to potentially derail your event? For planners who are proactive and vigilant, probably not ” but as we know, vigilance starts with awareness. This week, our main stories cover some of the areas in which planners can proactively solve event problems before they ever happen. Don’t sleep…
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Friday Finds Trends: 10 Must-Know Hotel CRM Strategies to Boost Group Business
Have you heard? According to Hotel Management, 2019 is the year of data mining. That’s because of the unprecedented number of ways to harness data to grow business. From booking timelines to event purpose to F&B purchase patterns, customer data is everywhere. As the amount of industry data grows more extensive than ever before, management…
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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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Tips Tuesday: 45 Event Planning Questions for Clients
Ready for your next event planning consultation? We have you covered with helpful event planning questionnaire examples that will ensure you and your client are a great fit. Here are all the event planning questions you’ll want to have handy at your next corporate event or wedding planning kickoff meeting. How to create an event…
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Motivation Monday: 20 Event Planning Interview Questions & Winning Answers
You’re guaranteed to run into at least some of the event coordinator interview questions on this list. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that preparation is absolutely required for anyone who wants to truly ace the job interview – and these event planning interview questions will be a key part of your process. Here’s the…
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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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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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Wednesday Wisdom: 15 of the Best Event Planning Niches
The industry outlook for event planning is extremely positive. It’s growing faster on average than any other occupation and is expected to maintain this upward trend well through 2026, says the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But in order to add event planning to your resume, you’ll need to get specific in terms of what…
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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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