As an event manager you will probably be making some kind of event planning decision 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 decisions. Make the process easier and more reliable. If you are wondering whether this is based on personal pain then yes, I have made… [Read More]
How do event planners recruit event teams…that really do help them deliver successful events?
This Event Expert article focuses on your event day team and the ‘how to’ of recruiting and working with event teams that really do deliver. These guys and gals are vital and any time spent getting the right people on board is in my book, time well spent. Aren’t you lot supposed to be helping me run this event: Am I not paying you enough? Your event planning team will always be smaller in number than your event day team. You will therefore need to recruit more people to help… [Read More]
How to select and work with great event contractors
This The Event Expert event planning article focuses on the occasionally problematic world of finding and working with great event contractors and suppliers. Getting this right is a key event planning skill. So how do you ensure you select great event contractors? All of us, including myself, will have stories to tell about contractors that haven’t quite delivered!! The ‘how to’ of event contractor heaven There is every chance you’ll need to hire contractors (suppliers/vendors: stages, venues, Audiovisuals, Lighting, Stewards, Marquees etc.) to complete your events. They are part of… [Read More]
How to select the perfect event name
There are no hard and fast rules but getting the right event name is important. So what’s in a name – actually quite a lot as I am sure a lot of businesses will testify. The same I believe is true of what you call your events. This blog is not targeted at the big event players who have budgets to match but more at those event managers who need to make an immediate impression and don’t have a large promotional budget. Getting it right first time is imperative: as… [Read More]
Feeling under powered: running out of steam at an event? So might your audience!
Who doesn’t want to put on a good spread of food at their events? You’ve no doubt had the conversation about exactly what food you should provide at your events. Will it create the right impression: as you don’t want to be seen as scrimping on the food front? Now do you! So what event catering to provide…can be one of those tricky event planning conversations…where competing views are a plenty. However for all those newbie, occasional or accidental event managers out there: be warned that the food you do… [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]