Socio Events

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Event planning is full of surprises, which is why it pays to be ten steps ahead. Whether it’s marketing to attendees and driving registration or establishing a budget and securing a venue, event planners need to navigate a host of responsibilities—each one as important as the last. Before you start planning. Download now.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Food & Beverage ($35/person). According to a Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) survey , 36% of all in-person event expenses are for food and beverages (F&B) alone. This chart shows an overview of the most common expenses for meetings and events. Expenses for Hybrid Events.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

Having a clean venue is an element that contributes to the atmosphere and attractiveness of an event. People may not remember the awesome sound from the speakers of your event, or the incredible food and beverage. The post What Event Planning Best Practices Are Here to Stay?

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Whether you’re on the brink of planning a first event or are a seasoned professional revising your event planning checklist, this guide aims to be your trusted roadmap. This article provides a comprehensive event planning checklist to help you manage every detail for a successful event, from start to finish.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Strategic Pre-Event Healthcare Event Planning Before diving into the logistics of your healthcare event, it’s essential to define success clearly. Next, build a realistic event budget—factor in venue, food and beverage, A/V, staffing, speakers, promotion, etc. What are your measurable goals?

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Socio Events

AUGUST 5, 2022

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the essential steps that every virtual event planner should take to put on a successful event. From setting event goals to event production to post-event outreach and everything in between, you’ll learn what you need to delight your audience and simplify the event planning process.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This includes considering your internal resources (budget, stakeholders, event management software) and external resources (sponsors, vendors, partners). Here are some tips for managing corporate event planning across multiple teams and stakeholders: Create a master project plan with milestones, deliverables, and deadlines.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In-person, virtual, or hybrid corporate event. Best practices in planning a corporate event. Creating and sticking to an event budget. Choosing the perfect venue for your corporate event. Planning the logistics of the event. What is a Corporate Event? Food and Beverages.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Best Event Planning Apps & Tools As event planning professionals, planning, managing, and executing events efficiently and strategically is our job. Technology has transformed how we approach the planning, organization, and execution of events.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 16, 2023

We use this information to calculate more accurate guarantees for food and beverage functions, schedule a keynote at the opportune time in the agenda, and more. There are many ways to increase sustainability efforts at events, including avoiding food waste, using digital signage, or opting out of swag bags.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

When you start planning an event, one of the first things you should do is figure out your event planning timeline. The next time you start to plan an event, consider using this helpful guide to create an event planning schedule that works for you. What is a long-term event planning timeline?

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Master the Event

APRIL 6, 2022

Event Planning Resources – Start Your Search Engines That Is! Event planners remember the “good old days” when it was time to plan the annual conference and you knew the volume of research and planning that you were facing. And usually a really, REALLY, big event planning checklist was involved.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

Fixed costs: $1,600 (includes room rental, AV, speaker costs, F&B, staff, etc.). One of the key challenges for planners is to ensure that you carefully manage expenses and revenues to achieve the financial goals that have been established by your organization and accurately measure your event success. Variable costs: $10/person.

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Expo Pass

JUNE 22, 2022

Develop contingency plans. Developing personalized contingency plans is the first step to being ready for anything. Things can and will go wrong at an event. Here are three steps to developing a contingency plan: Identify what can go wrong: Your event is unique. Talk to speakers and vendors about what they need.

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Social Tables

JULY 28, 2022

Food and drink are the stars of the show at any cocktail party. Less formal than a sit-down meal, guests are more likely to indulge in hors d’oeuvres, appetizers, and delectable finger foods. Including a non-alcoholic beverage or two on the drink menu is a great rule of thumb for cocktail parties. Play upbeat background music.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Incorporate this into your event planning routine. Spend the first 15 minutes reviewing your event checklist, addressing pressing issues and visualizing the success of your event. With a clear intention, you tailor every aspect of the event, from décor and entertainment to food and beverages, to align with your goals.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

emc3 is set to host a captivating new edition of their highly regarded Reimagine event series. Reimagine brings together diverse panels of accomplished speakers and industry experts to delve into crucial topics, such as sustainability, diversity and inclusion, emerging technology, artificial intelligence, and more.

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Eventtia

JUNE 2, 2023

Planning an event is difficult. Event planning and organizing a fairly small meeting involving just five participants can be quite a challenge, especially if this is your first time. Then, imagine planning a massive concert with a big-name DJ as the headliner and 100,000 attendees. Can you imagine the headache?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Predictably, big trends impact all industries—including event planning. These are some of the hottest event-planning buzzwords of 2017. Virtual reality (VR) can be used during the course of event planning. These events also tend to be smaller, more relevant and therefore more engaging to the individual.

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Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

Part I: Public health and event safety best practices. Part II: Legal and event safety best practices. Part III: 2021 Event Planning Playbook. Missed Part IV of the Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events panel? Marcella’s venue for an upcoming event feels more comfortable knowing she’s going to do it.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 13, 2019

Ask businesses to sponsor the entire event – providing the venue, food, and A/V equipment, or just one element. Say your event budget covers just the essentials, and you’d really love professional photos. Reach out to your favorite local photographer and ask them to provide their services in exchange for promotion at the event.

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Eventmobi

MARCH 2, 2022

Event planners had to learn on the fly how to connect and engage their attendees through virtual conferences—not to mention the enormous technical learning curve that comes with hosting an online-only event. Now, we have thankfully found a new normal, where in-person events are no longer impossible. Planning a hybrid event?

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues. How to prepare an event venue. Food and beverage.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JULY 3, 2018

Event planning doesn’t happen overnight, and if you have never planned an event before then it’s intimidating. Event planning is no joke, whether it’s planning Cvent CONNECT, a team happy hour, or a wedding. Make planning an event simple and break it down into these four steps: .

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Guidebook

JANUARY 20, 2024

For example, if after evaluating your previous event, you realize you overspent on food, you can go into your high-level plan with a better understanding of how you’ll need to adjust your budget. Create a high-level plan Your high-level event plan should outline your event goals and basic logistics.

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2023

Today, the three categories the crew will have to cut, keep, or improve are: Production Food Marketing But before the crew starts making event budget cuts, Nick shares a disclaimer. I know that’s super controversial, but it’s pretty easy and probably the highest cost in the F&B (food and beverage) bubble.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues. How to prepare an event venue. Food and beverage.

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TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Now, imagine showing up to the event, hearing that most speakers backed out after not getting paid, and then being asked to help cover the costs of the event’s outstanding hotel bill of $17,000. This may include keeping event planning and management in-house – unless it interferes with other organization priorities. “In-house

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StraussCA

APRIL 14, 2022

However, a key change to post-COVID event planning is the rise of hybrid events, which allow all association members to attend at their own comfort level. Virtual: This option allows attendees to visit the event and connect with other attendees in the comfort of their own homes. Feasibility. Networking.

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TicketBud

JUNE 26, 2023

The site’s page editor gives you an easy-to-use template to create your own event page with your images, event descriptions, and event partner logos. Take a load off your event-planning plate by setting up your event registration with Ticketbud’s ticket editor. Will there be food and beverage at your event?

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Their experienced staff can bring a wealth of knowledge to developing the intricacies of your event, and their communication and reliability is crucial for ensuring that all aspects of your event run smoothly. The business also offers service from food trucks to bring a unique flair to your next event.

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QC Event School

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Ultimately, the goal of your event proposal should be to persuade the client that you can provide a successful, professional event. PRO TIP: Dream of a career in event planning, but don’t know where to get started? Is an Event Proposal the Same as an Event Plan? How Do You Write an Event Plan?

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SpotMe Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

An event brief is a crucial document that gives a clear and concise summary of your event’s purpose, scope, target audience, timeline, and other details that are key to its success. It helps everyone involved in the event plan stay on the same page and make sure everything runs smoothly.

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StraussCA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Creating an Effective Post-Event Survey Post-event surveys often provide the most meaningful feedback. Did the speakers/sessions meet your expectations? How do you think this event could have been improved? Below are some tips for creating an effective survey: Be quick in sending your surveys out. Why/why not?

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 10, 2020

By setting up an event page or by creating an app, you can include all visitor information in one place and avoid printing event programs. If you’re planning to have exhibitors or guest speakers, encourage them to go paperless too by including their information on your event page or app to minimize the need for promotional handouts.

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ePly

MARCH 22, 2024

The larger the conference and the greater the number of sessions or learning opportunities, the greater the need for the agenda to direct attendees through the maze of sessions, speakers, and venues. Detailed Schedule A day-wise breakdown of the schedule helps in planning and time management.

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GEVME

JUNE 25, 2021

More and more companies have been shifting to virtual events due to the pandemic, and the transition is providing a lot of benefits too. For instance, there are lesser overheads now, which earlier came in the form of booking an event venue, arranging food and beverages, etc.

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