It’s easy to believe that live events are back with a bang. The reality is yes, certain major sporting, music and theatrical events have sold out. We have all seen the tv coverage of these types of live events and its lovely to see full houses again. These events however represent a very small percentage of the total number of events delivered every year. The reality is that a lot of events we knew and attended pre-covid are no more and across the board live attendances are down. Ticket sales… [Read More]
7 key event management skills – all event managers need!
So you want to be an Event Manager? Fancy the bright lights, the glitz and glamour? Alas there’s a stark difference between being an event manager and being a guest at an event! Events are a wonderful thing but designing and planning events is no soft option. So, what do I think are the 7 key event management skills an event manager needs to succeed today? I have been organising events for the past 25+ and wouldn’t want to do anything else. I love the live and exciting world of event… [Read More]
How to build strong ‘event’ working relationships….and rebuild them if, things start to go wrong
This Event Expert article focuses on relationships: building and maintaining great working ‘event’ relationships. Yes, running events requires us to build strong working relationships with a whole range of people. Some will work from the get go: others take time to mature…while others just lurch from one crisis to another. Here’s my thoughts on some techniques you can use to help build strong working relationship and importantly rebuild them when things go wrong. Events – what could possibly go wrong! Event are the ultimate live marketing experience. They are complex… [Read More]
How to learn from your event planning mistakes
We’ve all made mistakes. Some small. Others…well biggies…with consequences! So, it goes without saying that event planners, whilst learning their craft, will at some point get something wrong. Let’s face it events are complex entities in which there are innumerable ways in which you could get it wrong. So, is there a way to turn an event planning mistake into a positive? Sounds counter intuitive I know. The informed ‘making a mistake thinking’ suggests the following: Accept it. In the vast majority of events thankfully it’s not fatal. The caveat… [Read More]
How to make smart event planning decisions
As an event manager you will probably be making some kind of event planning decisions every day. Some small: a little detail change. Some BIG! – the consequences of which will have a significant bearing on your events’ ultimate success. Getting the big decisions right matters. You will be judged on these decisions. So is there anything we can do to help us make difficult event planning decisions. Make the process easier and more reliable. If you are wondering whether this is based on personal pain then yes, I have… [Read More]
13 key traits of an inspirational event manager
There are indeed easier things in life to do than run an event. They are complex things that require event managers to demonstrate a range of organisational and leadership skills. In this blog I want to focus on the leadership skills an event manager should demonstrate and or seek to acquire. Successful events are nearly always a team effort and to get the best result ( a great event ) your event teams need to well lead: by you the event manager. Here are my 13 traits of an inspirational… [Read More]