Event Planning

Event planning tips, tricks, techniques, best practices and helpful information by event professionals from around the world.

Speaker Management 101: Help Your Speaker Help You

Event planners can significantly improve their event by helping speakers help them & it's not a difficult or time-consuming task. Hiring a speaker is only half of the job. Now you have to ensure the speaker understands how he or she fits into your event.

Introducing the Hack Event

Hacking has a bad connotation in today's general populace, but it's a way to bring people together to do GOOD work with GREAT outcomes. If you really want to change the world than hack events might be for you.

How to Search for Targeted Trade Shows & Optimize Your Budget $

With the economy in recovery mode, optimizing your exhibit $ is more important than ever. This means going to the right trade shows and not waste resources at the wrong ones. Use these methods to optimize your best potential by finding targeted trade shows.

Which Display Type is Right for You?

A handy reference guide for all companies searching for a display either to update their brand image or for beginners getting started. Many new display types are frequently added. This list focuses on the most popular displays that stand the test of time.
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Top 10 Tips to Plan a Successful Virtual Event

Both virtual and traditional events require preparation, planning and a professional approach to a flawless execution. Here are top 10 tips that will help you plan a virtual event, be it a stand-alone event or virtual companion of a traditional event.

QR Me Hearties: Setting a QR Code Treasure Hunt

QR code treasure hunt is an ideal solution to engage your delegates with sponsors & exhibitors at your event in a fun, interactive way. Plus, treasure hunt facilitates networking among your delegates by working in teams and exploring the venue more thoroughly.
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8 Easy Steps to Network at Events Like a Pro

Networking skills can be applied to any event you attend as long you are not alone and find a way to communicate with other people. It is a good way to get new leads and meet other professionals in your industry. Take full control with these 8 easy steps.

4 Ways to Keep Your Promotional Products from Becoming Tchotchkes

Tchotchkes (chotchkies) is a Yiddish word for little something, usually worthless. An obligatory, cheap souvenir. Is this what you want to give to your clients? Learn how to easily avoid turning your marketing dollars into tchotchkes.

10 "Non-Marketing" Uses for Social Media at Events

Social media are underused by many event pros. Timely use of Facebook, Twitter & others can enhance your event on the spot & make it the talk of the town. Here are ten practical uses for social media that have nothing at all to do with promoting your event.
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5 Top Social Media Marketing Strategies for All Events

Learn 5 tips to help you leverage social media to promote your event online. Including a link to a free PDF guide from SocialBee.
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