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Welcome to the Event Planning section of our blog! Here you’ll find all the articles we have that are related to Event Planning as a whole.  Obviously we’ll throw in some relevant info about Everwall, if it makes sense to do so.

Cold Calling 101 – Getting Sponsorship For Your Events

Everyone talks about the need for event managers to secure partnerships and sponsors, it’s often vital to making a budget work, but rarely do we discuss the mechanics of cold calling. Some planners may take this to mean they should simply make a bunch of cold calls. We should give you better, more specific advice. Logically, you can’t simply call someone and blurt out your event details and expect them to jump on board – nor can you email someone a bullet list of needs and assume they’re going to read it. If you just vomit out information, many people […]

How The Cloud Is Changing The Event Industry

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, cloud computing is one of the most disruptive technologies ever developed. Few other technologies have such a wide range of uses, and few others have fundamentally changed so many different fields. Event management, of course, is one of those industries impacted by the cloud, and planners need to understand the advantages provided by the cloud, and harness those to further events. How has the cloud changed event management for the better? More importantly, how can you as an event planner capitalize on this? The cloud is itself an encompassing term; cloud […]

Five Things That Discourage Event No Shows

It’s something no event planner wants to deal with – yet it’s one of the most common problems in event management. It can force you to turn away potential attendees, it can leave you purchasing too much food and booze, a venue that’s too large, lost deposits on empty hotel rooms, and on. It can cost event planners and little as time and effort to as much as huge money lost and an affair that falls flat after everyone works so hard to host it.  I’m talking, of course, about no shows. No matter what event you run, you’re going […]

Helping Guide Guests Around Your Event’s Host City

Some of you might be surprised to learn that, as an event management professional, your bailiwick extends well beyond the doors of your conference hall. We’re not talking about hotels, transportation, or trade show parties, either – though these are all essential components of a successful event. See, if you’re running a conference that takes place over multiple days, you’re certain to have guests interested in exploring their host city – and most aren’t likely to know a great deal about where they’re staying. Even if you plan a party for each night many of your attendees will splinter off […]

What The Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 Can Teach Us

Every year in June, game development studios from all over the world gather for an event known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It’s one of the largest conferences of its kind, and people from all over the world tune in every year to watch and listen for the latest and greatest innovations and developments in video games. Suffice it to say, a savvy event manager can learn a great deal from such a successful conference. Here are a few insights I’ve picked up by watching the annual show: The Wrong Speaker Can Ruin A Killer Presentation The Xbox One actually […]