Six Best Open-Source Event Management Applications

The best part about open-source applications isn’t even that they’re free – it’s that open-source applications are community-driven; anyone can access and modify the source code in whatever fashion they choose. As an event management professional, you should relish that sort of freedom; in the right hands, open-source is an incredibly valuable tool. Unfortunately, the open-source event-planning scene is still in its infancy, so there aren’t a great many event management applications that fall squarely under the open-source umbrella. Even so, there are five open-source applications that tech savvy event planners with an interest in tinkering about should check out.…

Event Technology Security Tips: Protect Your Event and Attendees

Technology plays a critical role in modern events, from smart devices and projectors to laptops and high-tech networking systems. Yet, with so much valuable equipment at play, event technology often becomes a prime target for theft and cyber threats.

How to Throw a Great Trade Show After-Party

Hosting an after-party at a trade show can be just as critical as the event itself. Attendees are often looking for a relaxed yet engaging environment to unwind after a day filled with networking and presentations. As an event organizer, you have the chance to create an experience that leaves a lasting impression.

Five Planning Tips for Trade Shows

Trade shows can be among the most powerful, mutually advantageous events centered on brand awareness. They create large-scale opportunities on all fronts: the brand running the show gains access to a network of potential partners, vendors find a huge selection of prospective clients and attendees can either meet future employers or vendors who are selling exactly what they want to buy. Of course, even though trade shows are incredibly powerful, a poorly run show can completely destroy your event management company’s reputation, ensuring that few brands and vendors will consider attending any future events you may decide to run. For…

Five Event Volunteer Tools You Need Access To

As an event management professional, you aren’t simply managing events – you’re also managing people. In order to run a conference and ensure that things are going smoothly, you need a team. You need vendors, partners and speakers. You need venue owners and security. Perhaps most importantly you need volunteers. To help them excel, it’s crucial they have access to the right event volunteer tools. 1. Robust Communication Systems Effective communication is the cornerstone of any successful event. Ensuring that your volunteers can communicate swiftly and clearly is paramount. Providing reliable communication tools such as two-way radios or dedicated messaging…

Six Pieces of Advice for Running a Tournament

Planning to run a tournament? It involves more than just gathering participants, setting up brackets, and awarding a trophy. Successful tournaments require careful logistics and strategic planning. Ignore these details, and your tournament could fall flat.

Staying Ahead in Event Management: Essential Tips

In the competitive world of event planning, staying ahead in event management is crucial to creating engaging and successful events. Keeping up with the latest trends ensures that your events remain fresh, relevant, and valuable to attendees. Falling behind can result in outdated events that fail to captivate your audience.

Essential Tips for Maximizing Event Media Coverage

Getting media coverage for your event isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s a game changer. Whether it’s a trade show, conference, or tournament, maximizing event media coverage can significantly boost your event’s success. But how do you get journalists and bloggers to show up and cover your event? Let’s break down the essential strategies to help you grab the media’s attention and make your event the talk of the town. Identify the Right Media Outlets Start by identifying the media outlets most likely to be interested in your event. Who’s already talking about your industry? What blogs, websites, or publications align with…

Introducing the Tweetwall Chrome App

Today we’re proud to announce the release of the Tweetwall Chrome App. Whether you use Google Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux or Chrome OS—we support it, and quite beautifully I might add…

The video below shows just how easy it is to install the Tweetwall Chrome app in Chrome OS and launch your Tweetwall. Even if you’re not using Chrome OS, the app’s interface and how it functions are still the same.

Effective Event Marketing Strategy: Five Key Elements

There’s a good chance as an event planner that you are often focused on promotion. If you are building killer events you want to see high attendance. This makes you completely invested in designing and executing top-notch marketing campaigns.

How to Select Your Event Management Niche

Choosing an event management niche is a great way to give your business a much-needed boost, establishing your company as a unique entity. Particularly in the world of event management, it’s important that you differentiate yourself from the competition, and find a demographic to which you can sell yourself directly. As for how you go about doing so, well…there are a few things to keep in mind.

Six Components of a Successful Networking Event

A successful networking event is the perfect platform to forge new friendships, establish business connections, and build partnerships. These events are also a fantastic way to enhance your reputation as an event planner; attendees who form valuable connections at your events are more likely to remember your brand and attend future events. Additionally, such events offer an excellent opportunity to expand your own network of vendors and partners.

6 Tips for Serving Alcohol at Events

Serving alcohol at events can enhance the experience but also introduces significant risks. Proper planning and precautions are crucial for a successful event. Here are essential tips for serving alcohol at events to help you manage responsibilities and minimize risks. So, let’s get down to business. How can you keep attendees happily buzzing along while also minimizing the risk in serving alcohol at your event? First, Know Your Plan Before serving alcohol at events, create a detailed plan. Consider the event’s size, the number of bars, types of drinks, and whether you’ll serve hard alcohol. Decide if the bars will…

7 Last Minute Event Promotion Strategies

So it’s the week before the event and you’re panicking about selling out. Take a deep breath and relax, they’re still some time to try and get more people excited about your upcoming event.

While you should continue to use your normal promotional channels such as email, flyering, Facebook and free listing sites to boost event awareness, we’ve also got seven top tips for last minute event promotion.

Take a look at these seven strategies to see if they’ll work for your gig, show, club night, conference or other event:

Five No-Tech Tools Every Event Planner Needs

As an event management professional, As an event management professional, no-tech tools are indispensable. In addition to your technological toolkit, there are certain non-tech items every event planner needs in their arsenal. These basic tools – although low-tech – are every bit as important as your Smartphone in keeping your events running smoothly. You may recall, I’ve maintained at several points in the past that an event planner should never let technology control them. Today’s post looks at exactly this idea: don’t let your passion for high-tech toys cause you to lose sight of valuable, no-tech, old school stuff every…

Event Catering: Tips for Perfect Food Options at Your Event

Planning event catering isn’t just about hiring a catering company. It’s crucial to delve into the details and ask key questions to determine the right catering partner. To ensure your menu is a hit, follow these essential steps.

Five Awesome, Simple Pieces of Advice For Event Planners

Here are five awesome, simple pieces of advice for event planners that will have a mark an impact on whether you succeed or fail.

As I’ve established in the past, not everyone is cut out to be an event planner. It takes a very particular type of individual to excel in event management; the best event planners are quick thinking, charismatic, organized, and creative. Yet simply having the right personality isn’t always enough.

5 University Majors That’ll Prepare You For Event Planning

If you’re certain you want to go into event planning—and don’t already have an Event Planning Degree or and Event Coordinator Degree—what’s the best educational background to possess?

Event planning is a highly dynamic field, with the demands and knowledge requirements that vary wildly depending on what specific event industry you’re in.

Unfortunately, because of that, it can often be difficult to determine the best path to take so you can break into event planning.

Six Must-Have Gadgets for Event Planners

As an event planner, having the right must-have gadgets for event planners can make all the difference. With the right tools in your kit, you can streamline operations, enhance communication, and ensure a seamless event experience. Whether you’re managing a corporate conference, wedding, or festival, leveraging technology is key to staying ahead in the fast-paced events industry.

Avoid These Top Five Foods at Your Event

This may seem like a lighthearted piece, but important non-the-less. When you’re planning what food you want to serve at your event, consider more than just what’s in season, or what your attendees might enjoy. You also need to take into account whether or not the food you have in mind is the most practical choice. Certain meals are better left to restaurants than conferences, while certain events may not work with a particular menu option. The problem should be fairly clear: if you serve the wrong type of food for your event, it’s going to be messy! Clothes will…

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