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EVENT PLANNING ARCHIVE

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How to Choose a Corporate Event Planner

Buyer Beware: Be sure to find a real corporate event planner You’re hosting a corporate event and just realized you need help. Whether it’s a board meeting, large sales conference, golf outing, upscale fundraising gala, employee recognition party, grand opening or product launch, how do you confidently choose an event planner that will ensure it’s ... Read more


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Refresh an Annual Event Without an Increased Budget

Attending an annual corporate event is standard practice for many professionals. Year after year, the experience becomes familiar and predictable, taking place at the same time each year, in the same venue, with the same sponsors, content, and presenters. BORING! But it doesn’t have to be this way. With a little innovation, great planning, and ... Read more


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Five Things to Know When Planning a Hotel Event

Planning A Hotel Event Hotels can be wonderful places to hold an event.  Many are designed to meet every conceivable guest’s need, and come with a bevy of resources and staff. However, as with any venue, a hotel event requires thorough planning with an eye on costs. Knowing what to look for before you sign ... Read more


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End Snoring During Speeches

You’ve done all of the in-advance work, planned your corporate or non-profit event down to the minute, gotten everyone seated, and dimmed the lights. It’s time for the speeches to begin. What’s the worst that could happen? How about a seemingly never-ending cavalcade of VIPs, honorees and speakers, all taking too long to say what ... Read more


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Fundraising Event-Raise Money and Have Fun!

Planning a fundraising event, but stuck trying to figure out how to make it not stodgy/same-old/just-plain-boring?  We have some proven tips for you to meet the challenge! Try these ideas and watch your attendance grow and your audience open their hearts to your cause – and their wallets: Make the “ask” early, make it once, ... Read more


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It Takes a Village to Build and Maintain the Olympic Village

Have you ever wondered how Ryan Lochte or Gabby Douglas live while at the Olympics? Like the rest of the world, we have been glued to our TVs wondering who will take home gold and who will emerge as the new superstars, but we were also curious about their accommodations. Olympic Village Construction on the ... Read more


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Corporate Event Planning 101: The Basics

Figuring out the first step in the corporate event planning process can be the hardest part. Here is a list of basic considerations to ponder: The excitement for your event starts with your first touch-point, usually your invitation. DO NOT RUSH TO GET THIS OUT! It is better to move the event date than to ... Read more


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The Event Planning Process: A Well-Oiled Machine

In the event planning process, as with other aspects of life, every single detail plays a significant role in the larger picture. The event world operates much like a machine, with each of the elements playing an integral role in the successful operation. Before every event, we gather as a team and visually walk through ... Read more


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How To Order Shoes When You Don’t Have Sizes

As part of their “goody bag,” a client was gifting a pair of TOMS shoes to every attendee. As part of the RSVP, guests were asked their shoe size. Three weeks before the event, with only one-third of the RSVPs in, we were forced to place the shoe order to ensure their timely arrival. Blindly purchasing 400 ... Read more