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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

TicketBud

It sounds like a nightmare, but that was the reality for DashCon 2014, an event where attendees paid witness to one of the most important lessons in event planning – don’t bust the budget. Forecast potential funds coming in from ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandise, or donations to establish a baseline for your budget.

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How To Prepare For A Career In Event Planning

Endless Events

These soft skills help event planners manage everything that goes into event planning, for example choosing a venue, labor costs, attendee engagement, sponsorship opportunities, speaker management, and more. Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in April 2014 by Kaitlin Colston.

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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

Connect Your Meetings

As a one man show at DPA, I am involved in all aspects of the planning process, including site selection, vendor acquisition and management, contract negotiation, budget development/reconciliation as well as social media outreach and management. and marry my interest in event coordination with the non-profit sector.

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

She has been named 2014, 2015 and 2016 “Event Planner of the Year” by Event Solutions, 2016 Best Private Event by The Special Event, 2016 Best Wedding and Best Decor Finalist by The Special Event and a 2013 and 2015 National BizBash Event Style Awards Finalist. Robyn Davis : Master of trade shows.

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Are Galas Still Relevant?

Canadian Special Events

Sponsorships ranged from $15,000 to $100,000 (some start at $2,500 for events with a younger demographic). Sponsorship Activations. The challenge is keeping the costs to create the activations manageable and potentially negotiating with the sponsor to underwrite these expenses in addition to their cash investment.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. Areas of expertise include conference business models, strategy, attendance marketing, sponsorship programs, and meeting technology. Where to find him? Reach out to Dave on Dlutz@velvetchainsaw.com Bo Kruger Who is he?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Areas of expertise include conference business models, strategy, attendance marketing, sponsorship programs, and meeting technology. Jim began his career in media planning and buying before moving into the world of sponsorship activation and sports events. Where to find him? Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer.