We have all worked on events with a great vision but no budget to match. Here are 100 ideas to help you create an amazing event that cost next to nothing when funds are limited. It can be hard not to be disheartened when you have a virtually non-existent event budget and still wa … | Continue reading
In this new video, we talk about 5 times technology saved events. Event technology is one of the most exciting things that ever happened to the event industry, yet some people still think it’s a waste of money. Here are 5 real-life examples when technology saved our events. When … | Continue reading
Setting time aside for learning can not only broaden your horizons but also boost your eventprof career and open a realm of opportunities. Here’s how you can do it. As eventprofs we are always looking for ways to cut down our ever-increasing workload, be better time-managers and … | Continue reading
Instilling confidence in your work and abilities is one of the best things you can do for your career. If you’re using any of the following phrases, you’re robbing yourself of that outward appearance of confidence. Imposter syndrome: a term coined in the 1970s by psychologists Su … | Continue reading
Immerse yourself in these five stunning 360º video event destination tours. Choosing the right destination for an event is essential but getting all of your stakeholders on board can be tricky. Not everyone will be able to visit and see it for themselves, and even the best photog … | Continue reading
You hoped this wouldn’t happen, but it’s inevitable. You have to cancel the event. How you handle it will directly affect reputation and future events, so do so carefully by following these suggestions. The unthinkable has happened. You’re forced to cancel your event. So what do … | Continue reading
Look out robots, the humans are coming to replace you! At least, that’s the case for one human who wants to replace telepresence robots. Meet Stefan Wabner, actor, mime and part-time robot. When he isn’t traveling around the world with his theater group “Pantomime Popkultur”, Ste … | Continue reading
This is a sponsored post by Katie Kennedy, Event Manager, Halifax Convention Centre. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Everyone knows décor makes a difference. So get the latest ideas, design trends and tips to make your next event look even better. Wha … | Continue reading
Growing in popularity, with mysterious planning and organisation, the Barkley ultramarathon race defies event planning logic. We discuss how it has become one of the most notoriously brutal, yet coveted, ultra-races around, as well as other events which have a cult popularity. Th … | Continue reading
UK airline, Ryanair warns the government that if flights are not a top priority in Brexit negotiations, the UK could be stranded with no flights to or from Europe. As of today, March 29th, the UK is now on the road to leaving Europe. The Prime Minister has triggered the now infam … | Continue reading
Moment marketing can be an incredible way to reach a very large audience. Here are a few things event planners should keep in mind and examples of companies who were successful with it. Newspapers do it all the time; they go to print based on predictions, which sometimes backfire … | Continue reading
NVOLV is an event app focused on increasing brand interactions and the event experience, using innovative features such as augmented reality and gamification. Here is our review. NVOLV: What Is It? NVOLV is an event technology company looking to innovate the event experience. The … | Continue reading
Google opens up Google Posts allowing verified organisations to post directly to search results. Google has opened up a new feature called Google Posts. Google Posts now allows museums, sports teams, sports leagues, and movies in the US to post straight to the search results. Acc … | Continue reading
Take a peek into the future with some of these stand concepts to give inspiration and ideas of where the exhibition booths of tomorrow could be heading. Exhibitions are all about showcasing what you can do and those who are more innovative and adaptive tend to be the favorites on … | Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already changing events. Here are just some of the ways AI is having an impact on the event industry. Last week we launched the 2017 edition of the Event App Bible, the most popular and comprehensive report about event mobile apps and chatbots. Ar … | Continue reading
Looking for ideas to make your event more memorable? Why not get creative with your attendee badges? When we think of attendee badges, we generally think of a slip of paper inside a plastic wallet, attached to a lanyard. Nothing wrong with that at all, it has done the job for yea … | Continue reading
Rising early can start your day the right way, make you more productive and boost your career above the rest and here’s how you get there. We’ve all heard of the early bird getting the worm. While night owls can have increased creativity, studies also show that they procrastinate … | Continue reading
Take a look through these crazy event pictures on Instagram that will wow you and set the bar for your next event. Instagram is a wealth of motivation, inspiration and a ton of selfies but every once in a while it shares some awesome pictures to give a little more insight into wh … | Continue reading
Are you working with a new venue and want to ensure everything flows as smoothly as possible? Then you should know what they are expecting from you. Here are 14 things venues want and need from event planners. Ideally, an event planner and the venue staff will work flawlessly tog … | Continue reading
NCAA March Madness is coming back to virtual reality (VR) for Samsung Gear VR viewers and this time, it’s pay per view. If you’re a basketball fan and a Samsung Gear VR owner, the latest announcement from Oculus will feel like Christmas has come early. Building upon last year’s c … | Continue reading
Event invitations offer so many options nowadays. From traditional paper invitations, to digital evites, it is hard to know which is right for your event. We get the lowdown on modern day invitations and etiquette. While the format may have changed, invitations themselves are sti … | Continue reading
Ever wish you didn’t have to put up with annoying phone call interruptions and making cold calls? It is possible. Here are some suggestions on how event planners can effectively minimize the distraction without impairing communication and sales. Every productivity guru will tell … | Continue reading
Digivents is a registration, check-in and mobile app management platform for events. Here is our review. Digivents: What Is It? Digivents is a platform for the digital management of registration, check-in and mobile apps for events. As well as managing attendee check-in and regis … | Continue reading
Steve Jobs and many other entrepreneurs have endorsed the benefits of failure. Failure when innovating spurs ideas. Failure in doing these things as an event planner… not so much. If you have ever watched reruns of American family shows like Leave it to Beaver, the Brady Bunch, o … | Continue reading
2017 is a pivotal year for event apps. Grab your free copy of the Event App Bible now and find out how new event apps and chatbots are innovating the event planning space. The 5th edition of the Event App Bible has a lot to cover. 2017 is the year that will be remembered in the [ … | Continue reading
Where traditional marketing plays on the wants and needs of potential consumers, the face-to-face nature of experiential marketing gives brands an opportunity to switch things up and challenge the thinking of an audience. The days of simply selling product based on its benefits a … | Continue reading
In this new video, we talk about the dark side of working in the event industry. No job is below a great event planner, and if you want to have a successful career in the event industry, these are the harsh realities that you need to know. What is it Really Like Being an Event Pl … | Continue reading
Ever wish you had a magic ability to convince people to buy tickets to your event? If only everything you said or created could immediately win hearts and minds and get your potential attendee to drop everything and sign up? With neuromarketing, you can begin moving that needle. … | Continue reading
Panel discussions are a popular part of many conferences but there are lots of things to consider to ensure a successful session. Break away from the norm and shake up your panel using these pro tips and by taking inspiration for interesting layouts and furniture options from pic … | Continue reading
Are you trying to figure out how to incorporate more event technology on a small budget? We have some ideas to help. Everybody loves tech, right? You may hate learning how it runs or setting it up, it but most event attendees love a tech-laden experience for the oohs and ahhs fac … | Continue reading
Imagine a monster event that takes place in multiple locations around a big city but not enough transport to get attendees from place-to-place. No Lyft, no Uber. It sounds like a nightmare. It sounds like SXSW. Back in May, Uber and Lyft both decided to quit Austin because the ci … | Continue reading
This is a case study from Grant Morgan, Senior Marketing Manager at Poken. More information about Event Manager Blog’s case studies. All event planners dream of finding an event technology solution which can help them to realize their vision through a single platform. This case s … | Continue reading
Do you want to innovate and grow as an event professional? Do you want to plan better events? If so, it’s time to get uncomfortable. The magic begins where your comfort zone ends. Growth never occurs within your comfort zone. Have you seen these quotes making their way on the int … | Continue reading
A Google-funded startup just released a YouTube video party app called “Uptime” that could be the beginning of something very useful for eventprofs. Last week, Google’s startup incubator, Area 120, launched a social video app for iPhone called Uptime. Weirdly, there’s no Android … | Continue reading
CollaboCrate is a low cost audio visual rental service. Here is our review. CollaboCrate: What Is It? CollaboCrate is an affordable service to rent the AV you need for your meetings and events. Specializing in projectors, screens, sound bars, wireless slide advancers and iPads th … | Continue reading
If your event business is new or struggling, the easiest and least expensive way to grow it is through referral marketing, but how do you get happy clients and attendees to talk about you? Try these tips. It’s understandable that people would be willing to hire an event planner t … | Continue reading
Amazon is hiring a Senior Program Manager, Music to “dramatically improve” the music festival experience for fans. In a job posting on its own job site, Amazon inadvertently announced a desire to have a major presence at music festivals. With Amazon commissions appearing in store … | Continue reading
Event professionals need to stay on top of current trends. Not doing so can place their client list in jeopardy. Are you doing any of these 10 things? If so, it’s time to let them go. A former boss of mine came of age in the late 70s and early 80s. You know the years […]The post … | Continue reading
Do you wish you could bring more creative approaches to your events with greater consistency? Stop thinking that creativity is a mystical beast and start seeing it everywhere with these tips. Creativity is the lifeblood of any event planners’ career. Without it, your events fall … | Continue reading
Eventprofs earn their reputation by being exceptional at what they do. Here are the behaviors you should adopt in order to be unstoppable in the event industry. With high competition, fast-paced deadlines and plenty of pressure, the event industry isn’t for everyone but if you ar … | Continue reading
Here are 35 original table plan ideas with fun, unique and quirky ways to let people know where they are seated at your event. For events that require a formal seating plan a table plan is essential, but just because they are functional, it doesn’t mean that they can’t pretty! Go … | Continue reading
Free hotel WiFi isn’t a luxury anymore. It’s the very least a hotel can do to meet guest expectations. Recent data points to WiFi being one of the most important amenities a hotel can offer. WiFi access used to be something you would begrudgingly purchase at great cost if you nee … | Continue reading
Event planning is a people facing role and empathy and reading unspoken cues from attendees, clients, and your event team, can set you apart. Here are some tips to read body language to your advantage to determine what the other person is really saying, thinking or feeling. Organ … | Continue reading
This is a sponsored post by Meeting Tomorrow. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Good AV is essential to your meeting success and a great way to bring the wow factor to your event, but it can also eat up a lot of budget too. Here are 9 tips to save big b … | Continue reading
Are you tired of all the battles you fight on an event planning stage? The venue you select can decrease your stresses in the same way a good team can. Here’s a list of venues that assist the work you’re doing. Most spaces are eager to tell you they are the best at hosting, but [ … | Continue reading
The age of AI is here and it’s coming to a hotel near you soon. The AI concierge is the new best friend of travelers and hoteliers alike. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a regular news item these days, perhaps most notably for fears that it will ultimately replace humans … | Continue reading
No shows and non-attendance are one of the biggest frustrations for event planners. This mega list of 50 tips will help to boost numbers and avoid wasted places at your events. You scan your event room proud of the job you did organizing and then what do you see? Empty chairs pep … | Continue reading
Join us for this free webinar to learn about how to sell more tickets using social media. Today it is virtually impossible to grow an event’s attendance without a sound social media strategy. While it may seem as if the rules of social media change daily, there are proven tactics … | Continue reading