ePly

JANUARY 31, 2024

Writing an event RFP, or Request for Proposal, has certainly become easier to do in recent years thanks to the access to new technology. If you are operating in the hospitality sector and want to improve your event planning process, using an RFP allows for clarity, organization, and time well spent.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 3, 2020

How can we create great online breakout sessions? How many other attendees are having the same experience? How many attendees are getting their wants and needs met by this session? How to create great breakout sessions. I propose I start with an introduction to [the session topic] for ten to fifteen minutes.

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GEVME

JUNE 20, 2019

Are you looking for an event sponsor or perhaps you want to become one? If so, you will certainly be interested in writing event sponsorship for the event. What is event sponsorship? How to validate sponsors. How to write rules for event sponsorship. Understand their business goals.

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Expo Pass

MAY 9, 2023

” – Olivia Preston-Lee Hey there, fellow event planners! Our recent webinar, How AI/ChatGPT is changing the game for event planners, led by Expo Pass, included event professionals Olivia Preston-Lee (Events Management) and Rachella Thomas (Event Kit). Well, let’s talk about AI and ChatGPT!

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A great meeting or event planner is someone who’s able to stand up and take responsibilities for his or her actions. An Event Planner Needs to Learn from Their Mistakes Here’s a client situation that happened early on in my event planning career. How could I argue with that? Think about your career path.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Event planning is no easy feat. The best events bring together thought leaders who can provide unique value to guests. Event sponsorship is a well-used tactic to help with both funding and value delivery for large and small events. . What Are Event Sponsorships? Let’s start at the beginning. Promotional.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 11, 2024

Event sponsors provide assistance for an association or company’s event by donating materials or supplying financial assistance. Planning any kind of event takes hard work and lots of know-how. And really there are so many important components that go into successful event planning.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2023

Meetings-technology firm Cvent announced in late May the launch of what it calls AI Writing Assistant, a tool that uses generative artificial intelligence to help event professionals and marketers produce on-brand, engaging event-related content in less time. on the business events industry. Another A.I.

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GEVME

AUGUST 13, 2019

For many event managers, sponsors and partners bring a great deal of income. They either make your event profitable or make is so you can invest more in it. No matter your experience in the event industry, searching for event marketing partnerships is still a necessary task. . About the event partnership.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 4, 2018

As conference organizers, why can’t we also have a fun, fulfilling, and collaborative experience planning and designing the conference? And our planning team members should too. Here are six ways to focus on designing your team’s experience during your next conference planning process. Embrace Your Event As A Giving Field.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 15, 2024

For real and lasting impact, design event content so that concepts build, allowing attendees to connect the dots themselves and create their own "aha" moments. We have an opportunity to reimage events not just as venues for learning, but as spaces for collective understanding. This tracks back to the “why” of your event.

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Eventinterface

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Unless you are a Fortune 500 company, you probably don’t have the budget for a high-scale event. Why will another company, after all, choose to sponsor your event when they receive dozens of similar requests on a near daily basis? Most companies only do event sponsoring at certain times of the year. TIMING IS IMPORTANT.

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TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Imagine purchasing tickets to a highly-anticipated event promising exclusive talks with podcast celebrities and a panel with the actors from Supernatural and Harry Potter. Instead, event planners are living within the constraints and are more reliant on proper planning and financial forecasting to ensure the success of their events.

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GEVME

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Event promotion is an art of its own. Without a solid strategy for attracting public attention, your event will hardly make any buzz, no matter how brilliant it may be. To maximise your event ROI and engage your target audiences, you should first ensure that there will be a vibrant segment of influencers attending the event.

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Guidebook

JULY 31, 2018

Your career as an event planner lives and dies by your event proposals. Event proposals are the embodiment of your style applied to your clients’ vision, and they’re either winning your business or opening the door for your competitors to slide in. How could I fit anything on those lines? Tell a story.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Up until 2019, your live event audiovisual Request for Proposal (RFP) was straightforward. In 2020, that theory went out the window and you learned how to write a virtual meeting AV RFP. Planning a Live and Full Virtual Meeting. You need two teams, one for in-person, on-site and one for online planning.

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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. So, I thought, “Hey, I could plan weddings!

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Social Tables

APRIL 13, 2021

Skip to content Menu Solutions Interactive Floor Plans Collaborative event sales software that increases qualified leads and drives direct revenue. Event Diagramming Collaborative event management software that saves time, boosts revenue and drives loyalty. Discover how to plan an outdoor event in a few simple steps: 1.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It will come as no surprise to any hotel or venue Owner or Manager that recruitment of Event or C&B Managers, Coordinators, Administrators is a real challenge. Contact us today to learn more about our outsourced Event Admin solution and how this can help you to fulfil your revenue opportunities. However, help is at hand.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Looking to secure sponsors for your next virtual event? Writing an effective sponsorship proposal is the key to standing out to your potential partners. Finding event sponsorships is one of the top challenges among event marketers. Sponsors add a lot of value to your event. within the first three pages.

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QC Event School

APRIL 6, 2023

Are you a brand-new student of QC Event School – or thinking of enrolling? Alternately, perhaps you’re a recent graduate and want to start your own event/wedding planning business… But aren’t sure where to begin or how to be successful? But First… Have You Joined the QC Event School Virtual Classroom Yet?

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

events industry many would-be international attendees, buyers, and exhibitors. What is happening in the areas where something is [improving], and how do we essentially not keep that a secret? How do we elevate that and make sure that that’s the standard?” Are there new strategies and tactics that have been put into place?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2022

Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board Senior Vice President of Sales and Services Darren Green joined Scheiderer to talk about the evolution of how meetings are planned after all the industry has been through. Events touch every industry. As events return and instill hope in many hearts, RFPs take new shape.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 22, 2024

Organizations have been shifting away from boycotting, banning, or canceling their events in controversial destinations, and shining a spotlight on the issues. In 2023, proposed and enacted laws targeting the rights of minority populations swept the U.S. Are you writing a letter? in record-breaking numbers. Nothing else happens.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

For the International Conference for Software Craft and Testing held annually in Germany—known as SoCraTes—event coordinator Tobias Goeschel has a notably less-complicated job than most other business-event planners have. The attendees themselves take care of those things. The attendees themselves take care of those things.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The events industry has long been recognised as one of the most fast paced and dynamic environments to work in. So how can event professionals keep calm under pressure? Rachel Phillips, Sales Director for The Celtic Collection, has worked in the events and hospitality sector for more than 22 years. Communication is key.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s fairly common for new wedding venues to use free software like Google Docs, Excel spreadsheets, e-calendars and email plus cost-saving tools like whiteboards, paper printouts and folders while landing their first bookings and gaining a foothold in the event industry. Michelle Sanabria – Wedding Coordinator at Hidden Barn Venue.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JUNE 6, 2017

Creating winning event proposals is a great way to build your event business and your success in the industry. My biggest mistake was outlining all the requirements and giving the client one total fee instead of breaking down each component of the event and pricing them separately. How to Write a Winning Event Proposal

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Joint Effort Last summer, ILA held its first-ever hybrid convention in Mainz, Germany, and focused on making it both more collaborative and less of a one-off event — demonstrating that the association practices what it preaches. Raquel Ark Ark calls listening a “power skill” rather than a hard or soft skill.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 29, 2017

Unless you are a Fortune 500 company, you probably don’t have the budget for a high-scale event. Why will another company, after all, choose to sponsor your event when they receive dozens of similar requests on a near daily basis? Most companies only do event sponsoring at certain times of the year. TIMING IS IMPORTANT.

Sponsorships 138

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Eventinterface

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Unless you are a Fortune 500 company, you probably don’t have the budget for a high-scale event. Why will another company, after all, choose to sponsor your event when they receive dozens of similar requests on a near daily basis? Most companies only do event sponsoring at certain times of the year. TIMING IS IMPORTANT.

Sponsorships 100

Sponsorships Negotiating Social Media Advertising 100

GEVME

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Stay on top of the latest and discover how to successfully run an online digital exhibition with everything you need to know about the best tools and tips in 2020. With more advanced and affordable technology, more event planners are choosing to take their exhibitions online. How to Run a Virtual Exhibition. The Main Idea.

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Master the Event

APRIL 7, 2022

Party planning, like all event planning, requires organizational skills. When I’m asked what is the most important quality required for party planning, my top answer is organizational skills. Top Party Planning Mistakes to Avoid. Don’t plan based on your likes and interests. Get the number of drinks right.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 22, 2021

When the world began staging hybrid and virtual events at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it did so out of necessity. Now that the world has staged virtual events for the better part of a year, it’s time to make sure these events meet your organization’s ongoing needs. Think about the event from an attendee’s perspective.

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Techsytalk

JANUARY 22, 2019

I’ve written a TON of proposals as an event planner and while many of them have looked different, I’ve definitely taken what I’ve learned along the way and improved my overall proposal process dramatically. Last week I wrote a proposal for a great client and sent her all the information I knew she would need to make a decision.

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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. So, I thought, “Hey, I could plan weddings!

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 10, 2020

Yet, once the dust settles, everyone will be looking for language that will cover extreme black-swan events. He has been drafting ever-more exacting legal language for just such an occasion since 2003, when the SARS epidemic sidetracked numerous events, and says a thorough clause takes at least a page to list all potential occurrences.

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