QC Event School

JUNE 30, 2023

Meet QC Event School graduate, Carisa Lockery! When (and why) did you realize you wanted to pursue a career in the events/weddings industry, Carisa? I thought it was so cool seeing how a wedding day unfolded like that, and everything just seemed to come together. And thus, Pink Olive Events was born! I would love that!”

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Socio Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Have you ever wondered how to become an event planner? In this blog, we’ll walk you through exactly what you need to know about working in the rapidly growing event planning industry. From the perks of the job to tricks of the trade, let’s explore everything an aspiring event planner needs to become a certified professional.

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Socio Events

APRIL 11, 2023

Whether someone is searching for a new career or opportunity, or just looking for new industry connections, networking events help facilitate those journeys. Networking events present a great opportunity to help others create solid connections, build professional relationships, and learn about industry trends.

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QC Event School

APRIL 19, 2022

Do you have a passion for event planning and want a career that’s both creative and lucrative? In this article, we’ll discuss 10 of the most popular and profitable careers in event planning. In this article, we’ll discuss 10 of the most popular and profitable careers in event planning. Event planning is an unregulated industry.

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QC Event School

APRIL 21, 2021

Want to be able to organize multiple events at the same time throughout your event planning career? QC Event School’s Student Ambassador, Jenny Alperin, is here to tell you how to do this! Her company, RosePOP Parties , specializes in weddings, holiday parties, corporate team-building events, and more.

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All Seated

MAY 8, 2018

Here we are in the month of May already with two incredibly informative special guest webinars on our calendar! On May 22 at 12:00 PM (EST), join Kelly Daab of iDo Collective for this engaging session to learn everything you need to know to develop an effective email conversation plan for your event business. How do you do that?

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The Planner's Lounge

JANUARY 25, 2023

Eventually, it evolved into a general-purpose kind of event tool. They worked with large hotels that were hosting large events, corporate retreats, and a wide variety of different types of events. This is pinned at the top of the user’s thread of events for quick reference.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

That means you will know the most efficient way to source your meeting venue, what event software to use, how to properly budget for your event, and finally how to measure your total meeting spend and return. Here’s how to source a meeting venue that is perfect for your attendees, budget, and organization.

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QC Event School

JUNE 30, 2023

Meet QC Event School graduate, Carisa Lockery! When (and why) did you realize you wanted to pursue a career in the events/weddings industry, Carisa? I thought it was so cool seeing how a wedding day unfolded like that, and everything just seemed to come together. And thus, Pink Olive Events was born! I would love that!”

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Socio Events

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Corporate events are important. Not only are they a chance for team members to get together (either physically or online), but they’re also one of the basic building blocks of company culture. Here’s the issue: Organizing a company event is hard. As an event planner, that responsibility falls on your shoulders.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 23, 2022

Riot’s structure for the campaign was built around community-building, visibility and accessibility, and hybrid formatting played a key role in that quest. The campaign involved a bounty of strategically timed events centered around the fact that the League of Legends World Tournament would kick off on Nov.

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Boomset

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A lot goes into planning a successful event. You need to plan out the activities that your attendees will participate in, consider the venue capacity and food quantities necessary, the goals you want to achieve, and more. Maybe you’re building your event based off of another that inspired you.

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Boomset

DECEMBER 16, 2018

There are plenty of event marketing platforms out there. How are you to know which one is the best for your platform? At the end of the day, event marketing platforms share a lot of functions in common. 1) How does your platform integrate with other platforms? No event marketing platform exists in silo.

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Maritz Global Events

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Marriott and the PCMA Foundation joined forces, along with Fahrenheit 212, to update research on top trends impacting meetings and events. Research findings were shared earlier this year in a fascinating report: The Future of Meetings and Events. Five overarching event trends were identified in this report: Emotional Intelligence.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Opening an event venue comes with a long checklist of items that must be in place for a successful launch … and chances are, as a new event space entrepreneur, you’ve probably already read a dozen or so articles that have run you through the basics. Sign up for a free trial today!

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

When you ask more than two dozen top events industry professionals for their insights on technology trends, the answers (no surprise) are fascinating. At the highest level, what comes trough from the responses is the unique, at times even uneasy, relationship of technology to live events, in comparison to other forms of communication.

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Eventory

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Read more and learn what is experiential marketing and how to apply it to your strategy to win Millennials’ hearts? You could ask what makes Millennials so special that you hear the term almost everywhere you go. How to market Millennials. Think about the famous brands these days, how they express what is their philosophy.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

By Tom Pick, a digital marketing consultant with event management platform developer G2Planet. When you ask more than two dozen top events industry professionals for their insights on technology trends, the answers (no surprise) are fascinating. But live events are all about direct face-to-face interaction.

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TicketBud

JUNE 21, 2017

It makes sense - he used to work at the venue responsible for Austin being named the "Live Music Capital Of The World": The Armadillo World Headquarters. Shouldering decades of experience in running successful events and concerts, there probably aren't many people who are better to hear from. How's it going? Sean Burke: Hi guys.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

As a provider of venue management software ourselves, we often get asked how we compare with our competitors and what sets us apart. Which made us think that this is a question that almost everyone considering venue event management software asks at some point during their fact-finding and buying process.

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Canadian Special Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

With advances in technology, the possibilities are endless but, no one wants to do what every other event has already done and everyone either wants to be first or believes that they thought of it first. Escape Rooms top the list as the most popular form of team building and group activities of this year.

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QC Event School

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Starting a new business in event planning can be a very profitable venture. In this blog post, we’ll teach you how to start an event planning business from scratch in 6 easy steps! So, if you’re ready to start planning some amazing events, keep reading! How many hours will you be working each week?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the past two years, we’ve covered nearly every aspect of planning virtual events and keeping virtual audiences entertained from the safety of their homes. Now that we’re making a return to in-person events , we can start talking about many event-planning topics we had no use for since March 2020.

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Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

When wedding planners and/or wedding venues are considering using our software, they often ask how Planning Pod compares to our competitors … that is, Planning Pod vs Aisle Planner vs Honeybook. Event Floor Plan Design Tool. Event Registration & Ticketing. Venue + Room & Space Management. Aisle Planner.

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Planning Pod

JULY 13, 2022

Running a non-profit event space like a museum, library or historic venue (or even an indoor/outdoor venue like a zoo or botanical garden) requires a bit more organization than the typical venue. They also boast a large event space and a full race track. If you relate to any of these challenges, you aren’t alone.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“As a franchise hotel, we were using our own corporate software as well as third-party platforms for things like CRM and billing, but I also needed to use things like Google Docs, email, paper notes, file folders and even a dry-erase board to track things like our booked events and signed contracts,” says Jessica. “It

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InitLive

MAY 13, 2021

A lot goes into offering a truly exceptional event, and volunteers are the people who execute much of the hard work. Luckily, InitLive has helped dozens of event and festival producers recruit, schedule, and manage volunteers through a single volunteer management software. How do I manage festival volunteers effectively?

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“As a franchise hotel, we were using our own corporate software as well as third-party platforms for things like CRM and billing, but I also needed to use things like Google Docs, email, paper notes, file folders and even a dry-erase board to track things like our booked events and signed contracts,” says Jessica. “It

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Bizzabo

JULY 30, 2018

Each month we interview an events professional that is doing something amazing. This month we spoke with Vasil Azarov, Co-founder of Growth Marketing Conference, about starting a career in events, building an event brand from scratch, and how to be smart with event partnerships.

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Skiddle

OCTOBER 4, 2023

How has the event changed since its first outing? How did the idea for a conference first come about and how has it developed over the years? “As far as how the event has changed, to be honest, the motivation and impetus are the same today. This year marks the 15th anniversary of Un-Convention.

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Eventory

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

What happened, to earn it a title of the biggest event fraud of the last decade? At the end of 2016, Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule, the now-infamous event makers, announced their plan to the world. Fyre Festival, because that’s how they named the event, was to take place on weekends: 28-30 April and 5-7 May 2017.

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Vendini

OCTOBER 10, 2018

When your business is taking the pain out of managing live events, it helps to have people on the team who have lived that pain personally. Moving to such a large and high-profile venue was a major learning experience. I left behind a job I loved to scratch the performing itch for a while.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 3, 2019

Learn how to impress customers, prospects and other stakeholders with these impressive VIP event ideas. No matter what industry you’re in, you have certain decision-makers and clients who deserve celebration with a special event, an invite-only networking opportunity, or some other exclusive VIP gift.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

What does it mean to be a part of the events industry in 2019? For venues and planners, that means looking into the crystal ball to get ahead of event trends and expectations. Here, we cover the top 19 trends which promise to shake up event planning and hospitality in 2019 and beyond. Well for starters, don’t blink.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2019

If you haven’t heard of interactive and VR experiences for events, you haven’t been paying attention. And we did so because of the possibilities these new technologies bring to the world of events! So, on this week’s Event Tech Podcast, we’re shaking things up a little bit. All About Bright Line.

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