As said before, I am working on starting my event planning business. As I am still in the get-all-the-info-you-can phase, I bumped into a lot of people suggesting that being an event planner means being continuously updated with trends and practices. Such need is in fact understandable as events require skills from fairly different areas. […]
The AV Nightmare Solved
AV could be a problem for every conference. Many times I’ve found myself with a broken projector before learning you always need a plan B. Springwise points out Meeting Tomorrow as a good solution, if not the way to go. The idea is pretty simple but with a huge gap in the market, renting AV.Hotels […]
Steve Rubel and Seth Godin on planning and hiring
For those out there who do not know about the two gentleman in the title. Steve Rubel could be defined as the Nureyev of PR, while I think of Seth Godin as the Gandhi of Marketing. Why a post on these two nice fellas? Well if you are in events I strongly suggest MicroPersuasion and […]
Tips and tricks on Event Budgeting
I’ve said it before and will never stress it enough, a sound budget most of the times ensures a succesful event. A structured budget helps in monitoring costs, understanding what you can afford, reporting to management and most of all keeping things under control. In this post a bit on budgeting and cutting costs. Budget […]
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Examples
By now my loyal readers should be aware of the use and meaning of having a WBS. As a matter of fact I received a lot of requests from people looking for WBS examples or templates. Here is a collection of WBS samples. I tried to search for those that apply to most event management […]
Events and Project Management Podcasts
The blogosphere is a bit unfair toward event management. My blog subject is in fact ignored by writers across the globe. When talking about podcasting the scenario gets even worse. It’s been 3 years that I daily follow 50+ marketing, business, sales and management blogs, only once it has happened to me that I had […]
Free Tools for the Open Source Event Planner
In some previous conversation we had, I’ve been talking about Microsoft Office and Event Planning Software. Open Source has shaken the proprietary software stage with free and better products. Here follows a list on how your event could be more “open” and definitely cheaper. The Open Source Event Planner manages her/his project with WinPlanner, BaseCamp, […]