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The Benefits of Finding Event Workers In House

Planning an event is a lot of work. At the same time, it can be quite a bit of fun. When the big day (or days) finally rolls around, you want to know you did everything possible to take care of each and every detail. The difference between a successful event and one that comes up short is often times the staff. You put a lot of time into attracting an audience. Now, you have to serve each and every attendee to the best of your ability. This all starts with hiring the right event staff. Will you contact a […]

Why You Need Proper Harassment Policies

Let’s say you’re running an event, and one of your guests is harassed by one of your new volunteers.  That’s a bit of a nightmare where PR is concerned, isn’t it? Now take things a step further – imagine you’ve no idea how to deal with such an incident; that you don’t have any harassment policies in place that dictate how you and your team should respond. Let’s take that story a step further. That guest, disgruntled at how your events team mishandled the situation, ends up taking you to court for what happened. Now not only are you dealing with a […]

How To Determine The Proper Size For An Event Team

Today, we’re going to take a brief look at the process involved in putting together your ‘dream team’ for running an event. For newer event managers, one of the toughest tasks before them is estimating how large to make their team. Is there such a thing as too many volunteers? How many security guards should there be? What about caterers and engineers? I’m here with a few general rules of thumb which – while they’re by no means set in stone – should help you at least start to estimate how many people you’ll need to keep your show running […]

Choosing an Event Venue: Size Matters

When the time comes to schedule, organize, and manage an event, there will be an unlimited number of questions running through your mind. While every question deserves an answer, there is one you have to deal with before the rest: which venue is best for your event? You can’t do much until you answer this question. After all, attendees want to know where the event is taking place, as this may help them decide if they will attend. A variety of details deserve your attention when choosing an event venue. These include: Size of the venue Number of attendees Location Features […]