Event Management

Last Wednesday we published an article on virtual events intended to encourage everyone to consider virtual formats not only during current constraints but also as a viable option in normal business conditions. Today we’re sharing five tips for organizing a successful virtual event.

I believe that crises bring out the greatest creativity. Whether it's maintaining business operations, organizing everyday life, or even planning events, the COVID‑19 crisis forced us to think differently and find new approaches.

Attendees in the new decade demand more than a standard agenda. Increasingly, they expect an experience that inspires them and creates shareable moments for social media.

From gala dinners to conferences and across various festivals, music is an integral part of every event. Music helps create a connection with the audience and amplifies the positive experience of an event.

By many measures, the job of an event manager is one of the 10 most stressful professions in the world—and not without reason. Few other career paths require a single person to be a “jack of all trades”—creative within budget, attentive to logistics, and exceptionally organized while keeping clients satisfied through innovative, memorable gatherings.

The new year brings new trends. That's why we're presenting the trends for this year—so you can prepare ahead of time and leave outdated rules and trends behind.

During the Christmas party season, it can be difficult to organize an event you know everyone will want to attend. Somehow another company often schedules its holiday party on the same night as yours. Make sure your people feel great at your event so you won’t have to worry about whether they’ll come back next year.

As a millennial myself, I know its challenging for event managers to design something genuinely new that captures our attention. Events need to be attractive enough for us to share with friends and of such quality that we'd want to return the following year.

Although winter is gradually setting in, team building remains a sought-after event in our portfolio that companies are requesting. Naturally, options diminish due to the weather, but some companies still choose outdoor team building despite the winter and the cold.

This topic is certainly one of the more difficult in event management, and it consistently provokes debates that can sometimes escalate significantly. It's one of the most sensitive areas of event management — an area that must be clearly defined when you run your own agency.

When planning any event there are important things that no event manager should forget, such as catering, performers, decorations, the event venue, or production, which are usually front and center. Below we provide a list of items that are sometimes not primary considerations, but if you pay attention to them, they show the client they can feel welcome, focused on the content, and relaxed.

Event management is one of the most stressful jobs. There aren't enough hours in the day and something will always go wrong — every event manager knows that.