The Planner's Lounge

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Use this space to tell your story and showcase your unique approach to wedding planning. Thoughtfully chosen giveaways can leave a lasting impression, like a beautifully designed wedding planning checklist or a small token they can use later. The Wedding Planner’s Toolbox gives you the tools needed to get things done correctly.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 5, 2023

From in-person gatherings to virtual meet-ups, event marketers face a range of challenges and opportunities. Event marketing strategies cover the tactics, techniques, and plans event organizers deploy to promote their events and drive attendance. Event marketing strategies are kind of like your party-planning playbook.

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EventMB

JUNE 2, 2022

For many planners, all the bells and whistles of new tech might seem unnecessary, since the core logistics of event planning can be covered with a tried and tested toolbox. However, true collaboration is largely absent from the planning stages of an event. That’s just part of the job, isn’t it? Break Free From the Desktop.

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The Planner's Lounge

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In the world of wedding planning, there are different types of businesses. In this blog post, we will outline what an event designer does and if you should add this service to your planning business. Like with wedding and event planning, you will work with clients to hone their ultimate goals and style.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

Meeting Design Toolbox for Meeting Architects. Audience Engagement 101: Guide to Planning Relevant Corporate Events. Check out the epic resources from today’s episode about MCs for events: Cultivating Engagement At Events. How To Engage Your Audience – #EventIcons Episode 87.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With gatherings promptly forbidden as well as international travel, t he meetings industry became one of the most disrupted sectors. In our toolbox we have the capacity to re-imagin our future and contribute to social, economic and scientific development”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. Yes, hybrid meetings are more complicated and costly, but virtual is here to stay without a doubt,” he said. “Yes, The Back-up Plan.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Companies bombard me with offers to check out online meeting platforms. Butter is an online meeting platform that is designed to support the facilitation of great interactive meetings. So here’s my review of Butter, a meeting platform for facilitators to shine. The usual caveats. Butter is less than a year old.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 5, 2020

While planning killer events is becoming increasingly more difficult and complicated, plenty of new tools are constantly arriving in the event management market that can keep you on track and make your working life less chaotic. Event management can seem like it’s almost 5% planning and 95% juggling complex calendars. Accounting.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The multi-hub format, with multiple connected venues like this meeting with 18 hubs in Spain, combines the benefits of both. As efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus by restricting travel ripple across the globe, a growing number of event organizers are opting to move meetings online as an alternative to canceling them.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2021

That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions. Or, as Abhay Kulkarni, vice president and general manager of Webex Meetings explained, it will “enhance Cisco’s ability to offer new levels of inclusive audience engagement across both in-person and virtual experiences.”

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 29, 2023

Establish all client contacts and their roles in the planning process. We will always build into our timelines a standing weekly meeting and dates for when we're giving our work product over to the client,” Markus says. “In Most clients find that together, we are building out their toolbox for creating a number of events.”

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The Planner's Lounge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Here are some of our best tips for balancing a growing wedding planning business with the responsibilities of a regular job. Create a schedule for your business that gives you designated time to focus on your planning business and ensure that your clients adhere to those hours. Create Structure. Take Care of Yourself.

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Eventsforce

DECEMBER 7, 2021

After the initial blow of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is little doubt that 2021 continued to disrupt the world of meetings and events. And what should you, as an event professional, be considering for your plans next year? Brandt Krueger – Technical Producer, Consultant & Educator for the Meetings and Events Industry.

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Event Planning BluePrint

APRIL 21, 2023

Ask them if they know anyone who is planning an event and might need your services. Personal Experience: When I started my event planning business, I reached out to my network and got my first client within a week. We hit it off, and she hired me to plan the entire meeting.

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 23, 2016

Ever struggle with creating the perfect event planning checklist? It’s one of the most important pieces of planning any event yet most event planners worry they’re not getting it right – especially when getting started in the industry. This is a sample and you’ll need to customize it to meet your event needs.

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All Seated

MARCH 6, 2020

Together we can put a plan in place to avoid future interruptions as much as possible. Financially, the impact of this is devastating because of mass panic and sensational headlines that have people afraid to travel and meet, but we can combat this with contingency plans, proper precautions with sanitization, and educating ourselves.

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Retro Events & Marketing

MAY 13, 2020

Identify your customers’ needs & wants - and how you can best meet them right now No matter what the current climate is like, there will always be a very essential and relevant piece of your marketing toolbox: buyer personas.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 2, 2020

And a basic planning tool in the toolbox of most any event planner or venue manager. How you plan on innovating and differentiating your event from others. And for conferences or meetings, it’s to educate attendees or create connections. Event layouts may seem like the most ordinary of things. Here are two examples.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. We recommend you check out Bizbash for the ultimate in event planning news, trends, inspiration and venue discovery. Connect Association. All about event tech. Corbin Ball’s TechTalk.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

What Is an Event Management Software Provider An event management software provider, at its core, is a technology company that offers a wide range of software solutions aimed at assisting companies in planning, organizing, and executing various types of events. It’s similar to renting a toolbox for a one-time home improvement project.

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Meeting Tomorrow

MARCH 31, 2020

Planning an online event without thinking about audience engagement is like building a sailboat without material for the sails. All it takes is some careful thinking about your end-goals and audience, and a few new tools in your event planning toolbox. Planned Q&A segment.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 4, 2018

Planning an international event can require traveling to destinations half way around the world without missing a step. That is why the following four strategies are must-haves for the global meeting professional toolbox. The post Secrets for Beating Jet Lag appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Retro Events & Marketing

MAY 13, 2020

Identify your customers’ needs & wants - and how you can best meet them right now No matter what the current climate is like, there will always be a very essential and relevant piece of your marketing toolbox: buyer personas.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2018

Each step, and discipline, made my toolbox that much stronger, whether it was fine dining or a restaurant or banquets,” Myers said. You can’t really hold people truly accountable or meet them if you can’t, at a minimum, empathize with their daily challenges. You can always teach somebody a floor plan. Learn patience.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 25, 2021

If you're looking for more resources to help you plan your virtual events, download the newly upgraded Virtual Event Production Kit. If you’re planning to use videos, images, or any other type of fun content, you might need to use embedding to put something from the internet onto a page. Source: Head Start California. Wrapping Up.

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Skiddle

AUGUST 7, 2023

Our approach looks at four key areas: acknowledgement, commitment, plan and continuous improvement, with experience drawn from our pilot phase with Fabric, London & Universities across the UK. The membership will give venues, promoters, and organisations alike the opportunity to join a community of doers.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 13, 2017

For Sandy Reynolds, CMP, president of Meetings & Events USA, the session was both fun and thought-provoking. “It billion last quarter alone — participants left with the knowledge that they can easily borrow inspiration from Disney’s game plan. Trust me, you had to be there. In fact, the company’s magic formula is fairly simple. “We

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Eventsforce

JANUARY 23, 2020

When the event is over, are there any good restaurants around to have a sit-down meal or have meetings? To promote an event, many companies will use their LinkedIn page, and that of their employees who are involved with the event planning process, to promote the event itself. Is there onsite parking, and if so, is it free?

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TicketBud

JUNE 2, 2015

To help you focus on what is essential to the success of your event, we've listed 26 of the best event planning apps to increase your productivity. These apps cover a wide range of needs so hopefully you'll find a couple that you can add to your event planning toolbox. Interactive Q&A and Polls for Meetings and Events.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

One of my favorite steps in the event-planning process is the beginning, where everything is a blank canvas just waiting for creativity to be born. They had purchased a Canadian company in Vancouver, British Columbia, and asked me to plan a boat cruise where employees could meet and network. Company or organization: Hubb Inc.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

One of my favorite steps in the event-planning process is the beginning, where everything is a blank canvas just waiting for creativity to be born. They had purchased a Canadian company in Vancouver, British Columbia, and asked me to plan a boat cruise where employees could meet and network. Company or organization: Hubb Inc.

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Social Tables

MAY 13, 2022

As event planners worldwide shifted strategies to meet the ever-changing needs caused by COVID-19, virtual and hybrid events skyrocketed. Even as in-person events return, many businesses and event planners plan to keep the virtual event trend alive. Host longer events over multiple days. .

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Social Tables

MAY 13, 2022

As event planners worldwide shifted strategies to meet the ever-changing needs caused by COVID-19, virtual and hybrid events skyrocketed. Even as in-person events return, many businesses and event planners plan to keep the virtual event trend alive. Host longer events over multiple days. Are you ready to put the whole thing together?

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 3, 2017

While the health of any trade show is dependent in large part on the health of the business sector it serves, there are three things show organizers can do now to help boost their business. read more.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

A recent Cornell University study gives the real scoop on hotel guests feel about free Wi-Fi, bottled water, and fitness centers. read more.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Today’s planners need to know how to effectively anticipate, assess, and address potential security concerns from hostage situations to natural disasters. read more.

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