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…

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Determining The Best Floor Plan For Your Conference

Your conference’s layout is every bit as important as what you’re hosting it for. An event with a terrible floor plan is extremely likely to end in disaster. For that reason, you need to make sure your conference uses its space as efficiently and effectively as possible. That’s what we’re going to discuss in today’s piece – how can you determine the best floor plan for your conference? Figure Out How Much Space You Actually Need First and foremost…how much space are you actually going to require for your event? How many attendees are you expecting to show up, and…

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Everything Your Business Needs To Know About Hiring An Event Planner

Events are an awesome tool for growing your business if they’re run well – but that’s actually harder to do than you’d think. If you don’t know what you’re doing when you plan an event, there’s a good chance it’s going to end up being a dud. It’s really no surprise, then, that so many businesses hire event planners to do the job for them; it’s the best way to make sure things go off without a hitch. Of course, bringing in someone to manage your events – whether you’re hiring on a permanent or contractual basis – comes with…

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Why Your Venues Location Is The Most Important Factor In Attendance

Every event planner knows that where they choose to host a meeting or conference is every bit as important as the event itself. Ask anyone who’s been involved with the event industry for even a marginal amount of time, and they’ll tell you as much. If you don’t have a great location, then nothing else matters, right? Even if you’ve got what seems to be the perfect venue, a less-than-stellar location can deep-six any benefits you might gain from it. Why is this, though? One word, folks: proximity. While there are certainly other factors that come into play like technology,…

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It’s All About Location: Managing A Last-Minute Venue Change

Picture this: everything about your event is coming along nicely. You’ve an awesome stable of speakers lined up; some great vendors to fill the booths on your floor, and a killer schedule that makes it all but certain everyone can attend the keynotes they want to see. Then, just a few weeks before the event, the unthinkable happens – you can no longer use the venue you’d originally planned on. Maybe it’s the result of an error on your part (event planners are people too; they make mistakes). Perhaps the venue owner stiffed you. On the other hand, it could…

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