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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Location, Location, Location: Everything You Need To Consider When Choosing Your Venue

Now, granted, location is something I’ve talked about in the past. Venue selection is so central to the event planning process that it’d be bizarre for an event management blog to not have addressed it on at least one occasion. Today, however, I’d like to put together something a little more comprehensive – a one-stop guide that lays out every single detail you need to account for when you’re figuring out where you want your event to be. It’s been said on many occasions that location is everything. In some ways, where your event is situated is even more important…

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Seven of the Greatest Event Venues In The World

It goes without saying that no two venues are exactly the same, and not all event sites are created entirely equal. Today, we’re going to take the time to give a nod to the top places to throw an event. These locales are the best of the best. They’re the living legends of event management; they’re the places where everyone wishes they could host. Chances are you’ve heard about at least one of these places in passing – some of the biggest events of the past decade have been hosted within their walls, after all. Madison Square Garden We’ll start…

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It’s All About Location

You’ve heard it before and we hope that you agree, location as well as venue is key to any event. It can be the hardest thing to search for, but it can make or break the overall feel for your next event.  Last week, we focused our series on event technology and security. This week we will be turning our attention to everything you need to know about having the best venue and location that is a fit for your needs. Our focus will be on the following titles: Seven Greatest Event Venues in the World Location, Location, Location: Everything…

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Selecting The Right Event Management Software For Your Business

There was a time when the people responsible for running events had to rely almost exclusively on their wits to ensure that things went off without a hitch. Thankfully, those days are well behind us. Although event planning still requires a great deal of organization, logistical skill, and charisma; there’s now a bevy of tools on the market to make the job a whole lot easier. Fortunate thing, too – as events grow larger and more complex, the need for tools and platforms that streamline the planning process grows greater and greater. Today, we’re going to talk about how you…

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