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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

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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Event Management Versus Event Production: What’s the Difference?

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

You’re gearing up to plan your next event, but you already feel overwhelmed between finding a venue, planning your A/V, and picking the perfect caterer. Pulling off your biggest event of the year takes a lot of work, so there’s no shame in asking for some help. . A Google search opens up countless event companies.

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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

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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Corporate Event Planning: Checklist and Guide

Bizzaboo

JUNE 26, 2023

Every event professional has the same goal for corporate event planning: to orchestrate an engaging experience that delivers favorable business outcomes. Corporate event planning checklists can significantly increase your chances of achieving your event goals.

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Contingency Plans Save the Day for Events, Again and Again

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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! 29 to Oct 1.

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Tackling In-person Events as a Team at nSight 2022

Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

To pull off the biggest nSight event to date, TSEC worked closely with nCino to turn their vision into a reality. Founded in 1986 in the United Kingdom by CEO Sally Webb, TSEC was a pioneer in the budding event planning industry. The planning experience she gained in PR propelled her to creating a dedicated event business.

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist: 7 Phases to Create a Winning Event

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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The 15 Biggest Event AV Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2019

Some of these event AV mistakes will cause a minor annoyance, others can completely ruin your event, check out the list below to make sure you avoid these pitfalls at your next event. Planning an event? Watch our free webinar How To Avoid An Event AV Disaster. #15. Not Understanding Event WiFi.

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10 Best Tips to Make the Most of Your Event WiFi

Endless Events

JULY 26, 2019

Event WiFi is not one size fits all. There are WAY too many variables to cover and every venue is going to be different. This article will give you the tools you need to find the best event WiFi on your own. There are a lot of steps you can take to ensure you understand WiFi and tips to guide you when planning for event WiFi.

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Creating Restaurant Event Spaces that Sell

Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

How to turn restaurant event spaces into major money-makers Appealing events can attract new customers, help grow clientele, and distinguish your restaurant from nearby competitors. Hosting events is an excellent way for restaurants to diversify their revenue streams and increase profits. How do restaurants become event venues?

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Master Conference Planning With These Pre-event Checklist Templates

Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The benefits of using checklists for event planning speak for themselves. But how do you make a checklist for an event? Keep reading for our pre-event checklists that will help you optimize conference and event planning. ☐ Determine an appropriate event length. ☐ Fill out an event plan.

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How to Create an Event Brief (with Template)

Bizzaboo

JULY 13, 2023

It’s no secret that an event brief saves you time, energy, money, and resources, making you more confident about the planning and execution of your event. Crafting an event brief with precision will transform your event into a mesmerizing success, inspiring and captivating your attendees. What is an event brief?

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Hybrid Event Management in 2022

Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

A live event, as we know, is an event hosted in a physical venue with in-person attendance. A virtual event, on the other hand, is an event hosted exclusively online to online attendees, typically with the help of a virtual event platform. Rehearse and test the content over and over again.

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The Wedding Planning Guide: Months, Weeks, and Days

Cort

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

From choosing a theme to booking a venue to sending out invitations, certain decisions to get you from “yes” to “I do” should take place at specific points in your timeline. If you and your fiancé can stick as closely to a timeline as possible, your stress level will stay lower throughout the planning process.

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Master Conference Planning With These Pre-event Checklist Templates

Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The benefits of using checklists for event planning speak for themselves. But how do you make a checklist for an event? Keep reading for our pre-event checklists that will help you optimize conference and event planning. ☐ Determine an appropriate event length. ☐ Fill out an event plan.

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27 Event Planner Interview Questions

Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Selecting the right event planner can be an exciting and critical process, adding to your team the perfect blend of creativity, expertise, and passion that transforms events into unforgettable experiences. This is precisely why hiring the right event planner can make the difference between a seamless event and one fraught with chaos.

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7 Reasons to Consider Hiring an Outside AV Provider

Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They’re your personal AV experts, planner extraordinaires, and all around wizards who plan hundreds of events each year. They’re about to make your life a whole lot easier by knowing your event inside and out. Next venue? Turns out, the venue and AV team have a different set-up. It’s a vision.

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Planning a Hybrid Event: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices

Eventtia

MARCH 14, 2022

The basic approach of organizing a hybrid event is to live stream a virtual event via a virtual event platform (i.e., video conferencing platform like Zoom); however, there are also other approaches available, like emphasizing the virtual aspect of the event rather than the in-person aspect.

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7 Reasons to Consider Hiring an Outside AV Provider

Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They’re your personal AV experts, planner extraordinaires, and all around wizards who plan hundreds of events each year. They’re about to make your life a whole lot easier by knowing your event inside and out. Next venue? Turns out, the venue and AV team have a different set-up. It’s a vision.

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Restaurant Party Packages & How to Build Them

Social Tables

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

They communicate what is included in a particular party experience, such as venue rental, food, alcohol, and event service. They detail the fixed-price cost of hosting an event in a specified space on a designated date, such as a banquet hall, private dining room, or the entire venue.

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How AV Unions Work – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Unions have contracts with the venue. Number one is that unions, if you didn’t know, always have their contracts with the venue. Usually, the unions will approach the venues and say, “Hey. That’s always just something to keep in mind when you are looking at your venues, is that venue specifically a union?

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The Most Efficient Wedding Planning Checklist

Social Tables

MAY 16, 2019

You can also use wedding planning software and apps to organize everything. Experts say the most common wedding color mistakes include: forgetting to factor in your venue colors, waiting too long to choose, and picking bridesmaids colors that don’t flatter your party. Reserve your venues. Draft your wedding planning timeline.

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Venue Marketing 101: How Improving Discoverability Generates More Event Leads

Social Tables

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

How much do you feel you still truly understand venue marketing in today’s ever-involving digital world of snaps, stories, fluctuating industry relationships and new commission structures? Step 1: Understand your Venue Marketing Discoverability Influence. Times, they be a changin’. And really, who doesn’t like thinking about pie?

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The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Destination Wedding

Traveler's Q

MARCH 14, 2023

The process is less worrying about seasonality or the availability of local venues. When planning a destination wedding, it is important to consider your values. These values will help ensure that the event meets your expectations and reflects who you are as a couple. They can be super expensive for you.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Event Management Versus Event Production: What’s the Difference?

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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

Corporate Event Planning: Checklist and Guide

Contingency Plans Save the Day for Events, Again and Again

Tackling In-person Events as a Team at nSight 2022

The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist: 7 Phases to Create a Winning Event

The 15 Biggest Event AV Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

10 Best Tips to Make the Most of Your Event WiFi

Creating Restaurant Event Spaces that Sell

Master Conference Planning With These Pre-event Checklist Templates

How to Create an Event Brief (with Template)

Hybrid Event Management in 2022

The Wedding Planning Guide: Months, Weeks, and Days

Master Conference Planning With These Pre-event Checklist Templates

27 Event Planner Interview Questions

7 Reasons to Consider Hiring an Outside AV Provider

Planning a Hybrid Event: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices

7 Reasons to Consider Hiring an Outside AV Provider

Restaurant Party Packages & How to Build Them

How AV Unions Work – Whiteboard Wednesday

The Most Efficient Wedding Planning Checklist

Venue Marketing 101: How Improving Discoverability Generates More Event Leads

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