Management & Logistics

Negotiating an event contract with a venue is not an easy task. Get what you want in contract negotiations with these 4 easy tips. Don't let sales managers at the venue push you around; make them play your game and you will get everything you want.

Twitter can be a very effective tool to harness promotional, realtime and post-event information about your event, while engaging your audience. Proper preparation and plan will ensure your tweeting is not in vain, and will contribute to the overall success.

Awards can give your product, company, or event prestige beyond traditional marketing. Simply by entering the competition and preparing in advance for the award greatly increases your chances to be featured by the media and create rapport with new leads.

Trade shows offer great promotional possibilities not only for exhibiting businesses but for professional speakers as well. It helps build credibility and prestige that lead to more speaking opportunities and better visibility throughout the industry.

Many event planners focus on why people would attend their event, but it is also important to consider why people DON'T want to attend your event. This allows you to address those issues and easily increase your attendance to reach and surpass your objectives.

Practice does make it perfect. Sometimes, however, over-rehearsing your presentation kills the very sincerity of the message. Know when to stop & go with the flow.

Organizing fundraisers is not an easy task. You have to find a way to minimize expenses and maximize profits to help raise more money for the cause. Here's a way you can organize a fundraiser with no or very low expenses. It's possible.

Planning a holiday party is not an easy task. You have to start early and plan everything out to ensure successful and entertaining party. This easy 30 steps guide will take you through the whole process quickly and efficiently.

A quick list of important, yet commonly forgotten items by event planners. These items will come in handy to save your event, so make sure you have it with you at your venue. You don't want small things ruin your entire event.

We perceive speakers as teachers. But what if we perceived them as storytellers that rivet us? That's the type of speaker you need to be if you want to be a successful public speaker.