In Training And Loving It: How You Can Use Employee Training To Create A Better Workplace Culture

Some people thrive on stress. They enjoy working in high-octane environments where success and failure are only a razor’s edge apart. There’s a good chance that the majority of the people in your event management firm don’t possess that taste for pressure. And even if they do, it’s worth mentioning that even stress junkies have their limits – that even people who enjoy fast-paced work still won’t be happy if their work environment is completely toxic. Whether you’re an event management professional with their own firm or simply a key decision maker in your organization, it falls to you to […]

Best Ways to get Employees to Volunteer to Work an Event

Imagine this: you have a big event coming up. The last piece of the puzzle is to hire a knowledgeable, customer service oriented event staff. You have two options: Ask current employees if they are interested in volunteering Hire temporary workers There may be benefits of both, but the first choice is almost always better. Not only are these people volunteering their time (meaning you don’t have to pay them), but they are more familiar with what you are trying to accomplish. This brings us to one very important question: what can you do to get employees to volunteer to […]

How You Can Use Eventbrite To Supercharge Your Events

Today, we’re going to be putting together a tutorial for Eventbrite, one of the most powerful ticketing and registration management applications in the world. By using it, you can essentially make event registration a cakewalk for your guests from beginning to end – in addition to getting an awesome-looking event page and formidable marketing campaign on its feet. Let’s dive right in – how can you use Eventbrite to make your events better than ever? The Setup Process One of the greatest things about Eventbrite – and perhaps the thing that’s made it so popular as an event management tool […]

Managing Your Team When Something Goes Wrong

Your event team – volunteers in particular – are an important element of every event you run. It’s imperative that you properly manage your team to ensure you keep things running smoothly. Unfortunately, that isn’t always going to be possible. Sometimes, in spite of your best efforts, something is going to go wrong.

For one reason or another, members of your team may fail to do their jobs properly.  Don’t let it derail your event. By acting quickly and decisively, you can make sure that a minor problem with your volunteers doesn’t transform into an outright catastrophe. 

But what can you do?

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Five Ways Event Planners Can Recharge Their Creative Juices

Discover the top five ways event planners can recharge their creative juices and overcome creative burnout. Hey there, folks! Today we’re going to talk about creative burnout, and its role in event management. As you well know, creativity is one of the many traits shared by the word’s most successful events professionals – and it’s something you’ll need to have in droves if you’re ever to succeed. But what happens when the well runs dry? It’s bound to happen eventually – and a big part of being a creative thinker lies in recognizing it for what it is, and taking […]