Five Challenges Facing Wedding Planners Today

Planning a wedding isn’t like planning a conference or a trade show. There is one factor that makes it unlike planning any other event –  Emotion. Although you’ve got to take many of the same details into account, weddings tend to be extremely emotional affairs for everyone involved. Therefore planning a wedding comes with its own unique set of roadblocks. Here, straight from the mouths of wedding planning veterans are five of the biggest challenges facing wedding planners today – and how you might deal with them. Wedding Tyrants By now, we’ve heard all about Bridezilla – she’s hysterical, controlling, and…

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Five Awesome Fundraising Tips For Charity Events

Charity events are pretty awesome. Done right, a fundraiser can put a metric ton of money towards a good cause, elevate the profile of a cause, and build a strong brand reputation. Done wrong, however…it can be a complete money-sink, and could be as likely to make people despise as much as love an organization. We’ve already covered some of the basics of running a charity fundraising event – the challenges and core considerations event planners will take into account. Today, we’re focusing more on the ‘funds’ side of fundraising. Here are five awesome fundraising tips for your charity event.…

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Discover A New Series Investigating Event Industry Leadership

Everyone thinks they know what it takes to be a great leader.  We have a personality checklist: Possess a great deal of confidence and have strong point of view. Be great at what you do, stand out from the crowd and people will follow. Good social skills are really valuable; easily form relationships with whomever you meet. Of course, in business we look for a few tangibles: Know how to optimize resources and delegate. Have a good head for numbers, or deep understanding of politics etc.  A business leader often has a creative outlook and a willingness to take calculated…

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Five Factors Of Running A Video Game Trade Show

It’s official – Gaming has gone mainstream. These days, it’s rare to meet someone who hasn’t played at least one game. With gaming’s popularity has come a lot more game-industry events, conferences, and trade shows  – all being covered by mainstream media. If you’re in event management you may be thinking about opportunities in this growing space. There’s a lot that goes into making a trade show successful – and gaming trade show is no exception. Here are a five factors to take into account when running a video game trade show. Does your event focus on players or developers?…

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Do’s and Dont’s of Hosting Video Game Tournaments

Gaming is not what it used to be. It’s no longer a niche, and most of the time you don’t even have to question if someone’s a gamer—it’s more like, what games do they like play? Welcome to the popular world of Esports, where professional gamers are well on their way to being considered on par with professional “traditional” athletes, both in earnings, and in fanbases. We’re even starting to see universities offering League of Legends scholarships.

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