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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S. Whether planners find themselves forced to work with difficult personalities, try to juggle juxtaposing requests, fix event planning mistakes, or balance dozens of last-minute event changes, event planners have plenty of reasons to feel stressed.

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Steer Clear of These 8 Pitfalls: A Guide to Excellent Corporate Event Outcomes

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Our goal is to help you excel in your event planning endeavors. By addressing and overcoming these obstacles, we aim to simplify your planning process, enhance your events, and significantly improve your return on investment. We’re committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for you and your events!

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Contingency Plans Save the Day for Events, Again and Again

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Hargrove sets an example for planning events that go off without a hitch through their government shutdown contingency plan After the venue booking, event design, attendee lists, emails, emails and more emails, your event is all ready to go—finally! In this scenario, Hargrove did many things right.

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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

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From online community awareness campaigns to out-of-the-box nonprofit event planning ideas, thoughtful preparation can help increase the success of fundraising activities. In this guide, we walk you through the process of planning a nonprofit event step-by-step. Master nonprofit event planning in 10 simple steps 1.

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Virtual Event Mistakes: 10 Things To Avoid Doing!

Endless Events

To kick off a new week, we’re going to lay out the most common virtual event mistakes. Even though virtual events are set to become the new normal, not many planners have experience with this paradigm. There are still plenty of misconceptions flying around in regards to virtual events. 2 Overcomplicating.

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Virtual Audience Engagement: Keep Your Remote Attendees Happy!

Endless Events

Because yes, there is a lot of unknown ground surrounding virtual events. From the choice of platform to the intricacies of re-enacting the in-person experience, planners have their plates full. But it’s a completely different story when they don’t even bother to tune in or give up on the event ten minutes in. Before The Event.

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When to Embrace Change—and When to Hold Your Ground

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A veteran planner explains how to push back tactfully but effectively when a proposed change isn’t for the better. But there must be boundaries for change in the course of planning a big meeting, and planners are responsible for enforcing those boundaries. That was the message from Huong Nguyen, CEO and founder of Shiloh Events.

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