Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

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. Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Because you’re an event planner, there is paperwork flying towards you from every direction. A lot of times, your producer, your PM, your client, your planner, if you have a meeting planner or a production planner or an event planner, anybody on the large scale thinking side gets a sort of hands put in this production schedule input.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If you’ve happened to catch our #EventIcons S**t Event Planners Say, then you know you are in for a treat! So, let’s start it right off with planners are asking us all the time, “Hey, is that really … do we need all that gear, that’s more than I asked for?” This Whiteboard Wednesday is all about the *?#!

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In a world where technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) , is reshaping the event industry, the role of an event planner has taken on new dimensions. 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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Endless Events

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It doesn’t just apply to event planners who are planning their next big event. Took an enormous amount of rehearsal. And speaking of virtual event rehearsals , let’s talk about Apple keynotes. It’s this easy thing that you can do to make the meeting more efficient, higher quality, and present yourself better.”

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

The elaborate program was rehearsed many times over, giving everyone confidence that the event would be a success. Read More: Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. Takeaways for Planners. The post Tackling In-person Events as a Team at nSight 2022 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

You’re either a planner eager to learn how you can set your virtual speaker up for success, or you’re a speaker looking to be trained in the art of virtual presentations. You might also just be a curious person, but for the sake of purpose, let’s assume you’re either a planner or a speaker. For The Planners. #1

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

After more than a year of helping planners navigate the complex world of virtual events, we learned a thing or two about pain points. Project Management & Strategy: Includes trainings, meetings, reviewing content, post-event debrief, and more. Pre-Production: Sourcing gear, rehearsals, pre-records.

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inVOYAGE

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Click here to sign up Discover the Heart of Spain Recently crowned the World's Best Meetings & Conference Destination at the 2023 World Travel Awards for the fifth consecutive year, and ranking 6th in the International Congress & Convention Association, Madrid provides a comfortable and secure backdrop for events of all kinds.

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

Lori has been working with Meeting Professionals International for over five years now. “Whether that’s independent small business owners, women, association planners, we’ve created these individual communities within the umbrella of MPI. But then there are our certificate courses, I just teach it on Zoom meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2021

Stephanie Harris, president of The Incentive Research Foundation , adds that “as events return post-pandemic, DMCs will play a more vital role than ever, providing critical local insight for planners. Many planners were indifferent to how many RFP requests they sent for an event, as these had no financial impact on them.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The post Wyndham introduces new hybrid meeting concept at Dolce Hotels in Europe appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has launched enhanced meeting capabilities designed to provide event planners with innovative solutions and help drive corporate business demand to its branded hotels.

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Meeting Tomorrow

JUNE 3, 2021

With vaccines now making in-person gatherings a safe reality, event planners are turning to hybrid events — and finding they have tons of questions about production. Hybrid event production requires thinking out of the box, even for many experienced event planners who have hundreds of in-person or virtual events under their belts.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Have you ever attended a birthday party, holiday gathering, or business meeting at a restaurant? As the demand for private events grows and booking windows get shorter, more customers are looking for restaurant event spaces that meet their needs. In this guide, we cover the ins and outs of restaurant events.

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Cort

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The First Big Decision: Should You Hire a Wedding Planner? A wedding planner can help you save money and time and make your wedding planning timeline much smoother because they know what goes into wedding planning. Hire your wedding planner and choose some close friends as a sounding board for your ideas.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Whether it’s the monthly spades tournament with my next door neighbors, or team building games here at Meeting Tomorrow, a little competitive energy always brings people together. . In my case, I kicked off with a game to encourage event planners to be creative with their formats. I’ll admit it: When it comes to games, I play to win.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

That is, unless, you’re an event planner…. When you look at the categories (amount of travel, working in the public eye, meeting the public, and deadlines), it’s easy to see why event coordinators make the list. An event planner knows that he or she is responsible for synthesizing everyone’s ideas to achieve the overall vision.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Whether you’re new to the industry, tackling your first nonprofit event planning gig, or a seasoned planner working with a large team, you’ll find tips, tricks, and tools to improve your strategy in the list below. Meet with representatives from the benefiting nonprofit to get a better understanding of their mission, values, and purpose.

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ADMEI

MAY 19, 2021

Stephanie Harris , President of The Incentive Research Foundation remarked that “as events return post-pandemic, DMCs will play a more vital role than ever , providing critical local insight for planners. Many planners were indifferent as to the number of RFP requests they sent for an event as it had no financial impact on them.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

However, from a meetings, events and tourism perspective, very few venues were lost and 90 percent of the grapes had already been harvested for the season. In Santa Rosa, two meeting hotels were lost—Hilton Sonoma Wine Country (250 guest rooms and 18,000 sq. of meeting space) and Fountaingrove Inn (124 guest rooms and 10,000 sq.

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2019

Two weeks before the event, have a meeting with everyone and discuss the expectations and what is required before, during, and after the event. As an extra precaution, schedule a rehearsal with your AV company. Make sure they know you want a rehearsal ahead of time so they can accurately quote labor for your event.

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2019

If you aren’t familiar with common terms or need a refresher go read the blog, Event WiFi Terms Every Planner Needs to Know. . This tip seems obvious but you would be surprised how often planners find themselves needing better WiFi in the final hours of planning. Think About Event WiFi Needs. Plan Way Ahead . Was it fast enough?

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With so many in-house AV companies consolidating recently, it’s easy for event and meeting planners to feel like the AV company at the hotel is the only option they’ve got. They’re your personal AV experts, planner extraordinaires, and all around wizards who plan hundreds of events each year.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

☐ Determine engagement and networking tools you can use to enhance the event, like polls, Q&A, chat, 1:1 meetings, and live giveaways. ☐ Send invitations and calendar blocks for event rehearsals. ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner. . ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner. ☐ Build a show agenda.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

With that said, virtual or live, timeliness and a good event planner with a wide array of tech solutions can set the stage for success. To help speakers hit their mark, Meeting Tomorrow (MT) has put a helpful list of best presentation practices together. About the author: Kelly Greene is an Event Producer at Meeting Tomorrow.

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Endless Events

APRIL 17, 2019

is a rehearsal, then you have a general session all day long and then let’s say we give ’em a lunch break because our general session’s not going to be in action during that time. And it’s like a long day; we have a lot of meetings. Let’s say the general session starts at eight a.m., but seven a.m.

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Social Tables

APRIL 18, 2024

Switching things up occasionally is important, even for event organizers and corporate planners. Where do planners find one-of-a-kind event spaces? Nine unique event venues planners should know about If you’re creative enough, you can host an event just about anywhere. Why should planners book unique event venues?

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With so many in-house AV companies consolidating recently, it’s easy for event and meeting planners to feel like the AV company at the hotel is the only option they’ve got. They’re your personal AV experts, planner extraordinaires, and all around wizards who plan hundreds of events each year.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

☐ Determine engagement and networking tools you can use to enhance the event, like polls, Q&A, chat, 1:1 meetings, and live giveaways. ☐ Send invitations and calendar blocks for event rehearsals. ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner. . ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner. ☐ Build a show agenda.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 4, 2020

And even though planners have been avidly consuming educational content on the topic, there are still misconceptions going around. facilitate rehearsals, and then run the show. Just as planners are changing up how they bring people together, we, as a production company, are mixing up how we capture and deliver content.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2020

Back when the novelty of the pandemic was hitting the industry, it was more than excusable for planners to pivot their events to virtual in a very small amount of time. “I wish to thank Endless Events for making our Meet & Greet run as smoothly as possible. And now, here we are. The Mourning Period Is Over. So…now what?

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 2, 2021

For the first fully hybrid National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors meeting on May 14, the leadership met together in Chicago, while around 800 directors were remote. And that means that a lot of voting takes place — complicated enough to handle at an in-person meeting and challenging for an online meeting.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

If you’re planning a virtual event, you’ll want to have a meeting with a virtual event production company ASAP. Most planners are now scrambling to figure out how to replicate the in-person experience in a virtual environment. But going into a meeting with a virtual event production company unprepared will only drag on the process.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 16, 2021

At a Marlboro Music Festival rehearsal last week, I heard the words entrance and layer used in a single sentence. And it made me think about meeting design. Marcy Rosen, right, leads a rehearsal. The rehearsal. On August 8, my wife and I attended a rehearsal of Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2021

Here are the seven biggest challenges planners face when producing a livestreamed event, and creative solutions. With all live content, there is the benefit of immediate audience engagement, but the con of this route is the lack of editing and rehearsals. appeared first on Smart Meetings. With so many pros and cons, why choose?

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Eventtia

MARCH 14, 2022

The social distancing and quarantine policies, especially in 2020, have forced many in-person events to be delayed and canceled, and many event planners have then pivoted to virtual events instead. A very common mistake made by event planners when planning a hybrid event is not understanding which aspects of the event to focus on.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Join us as we discuss what most party packages include, how they’re priced, why planners love them, and why more restaurants should offer them. Planners can expect party packages to vary in size and pricing based on the number of attendees, courses, and the requested food service style. What are restaurant party packages?

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