Small Stage, Big Effect: 5 Tips

Small Stage, Big Effect: 5 Tips

How do you manage to put a big stage in a small space - or at least ensure that it does not seem small? Think of the sets in TV studios.

11 Smart Questions to Ask your Tent Supplier

11 Smart Questions to Ask your Tent Supplier

​​​​​​​Renting a tent for your event is a fine idea, but it can bring a few challenges. Much depends on the expertise and the experience of your tent supplier, as well as the quality of the material.

Burning Man's founder dead: the event that changed the world

Burning Man's founder dead: the event that changed the world

Larry Harvey, co-founder of the Burning Man festival, has died. He was 70. His festival changed the world as we know it.

How to Make Better Decisions When Planning Your Next Event

How to Make Better Decisions When Planning Your Next Event

There's one thing that defines all event professionals: We are born decision-makers. Whether it’s the catering menu we must choose for the event or the audiovisual needs we have to assess, we are constantly responding to our work environment with new decisions.

How to Promote Your Event Despite the New Facebook Restrictions

How to Promote Your Event Despite the New Facebook Restrictions

Well, the thing we feared the most finally happened: Facebook decided to change the rules. Users began seeing fewer viral videos and news articles shared by companies.

How to Get Your Attendees to Publish Event Photos on Instagram

How to Get Your Attendees to Publish Event Photos on Instagram

One of the reasons why we plan events is to create as much buzz about our brand as possible.

How to Develop Leadership Skills as an Event Professional

How to Develop Leadership Skills as an Event Professional

As if the logistic stress isn’t enough, event planners also must know how to lead event teams and volunteers. Sometimes we get it right; sometimes we make mistakes that may costs us work efficiency or mutual understanding.

How to Conduct an In-Depth Event Needs Assessment

How to Conduct an In-Depth Event Needs Assessment

Have you ever downloaded one of those generic event planning checklists, believing that the logistic process is the same for everybody? Did you ever try to adjust the management of your event to predetermined to-do lists that actually made no sense? Do you have an event protocol document that you never use?

How to Engage Your Virtual Attendees

How to Engage Your Virtual Attendees

Throughout the last years, we've gradually expanded the idea of event experience, making more and more space for the digital environment. Streaming technologies allow us to reach an incredible number attendees.

How to Attract More Attendees with Destination Marketing

How to Attract More Attendees with Destination Marketing

Successful events often rely on unique destinations. The benefits of remarkable spaces go beyond just the event journey - they also include the travel experience and interaction with the local community and culture.

How to Apply Neuromarketing to Your Next Event

How to Apply Neuromarketing to Your Next Event

Having access to valuable marketing resources, you may find yourself applying different strategies. However, between Facebook ads and blog posts written by influencers, you may discover that you're missing something.

How to Attract a Qualified Audience at Your Next Event

How to Attract a Qualified Audience at Your Next Event

If you believe that selling all the tickets for your next event automatically equals success, think again. The quality of your attendees will directly influence your ROI. It's just like running a business.

This is How AI Will Impact the Future of Event Planning

This is How AI Will Impact the Future of Event Planning

AI is the future of both the world and the event industry. "Wait, what?" I hear you saying, looking around for the robots ready to take over the world. No, that’s not the type of AI we’re talking about. There’s a big difference between weak AI and strong AI.

This is How Planning Fallacy Can Ruin Your Event

This is How Planning Fallacy Can Ruin Your Event

Your event is more than six months away... plenty of time to do everything without freaking out about deadlines or unexpected challenges. Things seem under control, right?

How to Set Up an Efficient Check-in for Your Next Event

How to Set Up an Efficient Check-in for Your Next Event

If you want to start your event with a disaster, force your attendees to go through endless waiting lines and give them stressful check-in procedures. Also known as accreditation, the event check-in describes the access you are giving to your event and to specific areas at the event.

6 Vistitor Types - How to Understand Your Attendees?

6 Vistitor Types - How to Understand Your Attendees?

Nowadays, planners spend so much time emphasizing the digital and technological components of an event that they often forget about the human element of the experience.

How to Personalize the Attendee Experience on Events

How to Personalize the Attendee Experience on Events

There’s no shortage of articles about designing and delivering engaging event experiences. Experts all around the world will tell you how important the attendee experience is for the success of your event.

How to Develop a Strong Strategic Vision that Will Boost Your Event

How to Develop a Strong Strategic Vision that Will Boost Your Event

The obvious part of planning an event is defining and setting your goals. The difficult part, however, is running an event that stands on bulletproof strategies.

How to Design a Co-Creation Event

How to Design a Co-Creation Event

An important trend that will mark the upcoming year is event co-creation. While co-creation isn’t exactly a new concept, it’s strengthened its image as a highly efficient engagement tool.

How to Make Your Team Embrace the Event Technology

How to Make Your Team Embrace the Event Technology

It's not always easy to change habits and work dynamics. When people know what works best and have a routine, it can be challenging for them to adopt new tools that will improve the outcomes of their work.