Humans have extraordinary brains. There are more connections in an average human brain than there are atoms in the universe, which means that our biggest asset is the super-computer between our ears. We process information using two very different but complementary processing styles, commonly referred to as the right brain and left brain. The left […]
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5 Essential Audio Visual Questions Event Planners Forget to Ask
Event planners are the types of people who like to have their hands in several proverbial pots. To be a successful event planner, you also have to be a good marketer, negotiator, and leader. In addition, event managers often have to make soirees into fields like design, catering and AV. The field of audiovisual technology […]
The Best Posts of February 2015 on @EventMB
Time for our monthly roundup of the hottest articles on your favourite event blog. February was an amazing month, we are sure you enjoyed your dose of inspiring content. If you were busy planning your next event, here is what you missed last month. The Best Posts in February 2015 1. 11 Steps for How to Handle […]
Developing your Personal Brand as an Event Planner
Being an event planner is extremely fun (most of the time). Those planners who stand out from the crowd as the best of the pack when it comes to dedication, hard work, creativity and achievements are those who have created a name for themselves in the sea of event managers around the world. The events […]
How the Sharing Economy is Changing Events (or is it?)
In kindergarten you’re taught sharing is good. But is that true when it comes to the event industry? This blog post invites you to weigh in on if and how the sharing economy is impacting and evolving your events. Shared-access Economy Simply put: the sharing economy uses technology to help people rent stuff from each […]
Pump Up Productivity By Improving Event Checklists
Pre-event checklists, day-of agendas and post-event wrap sheets are essential to the success of events. So how can you ensure your event checklists are productive and beneficial to you and your staff? Often times this continuous series of to-do lists can be overwhelming and mundane, but as event managers, we rely on checklists to assist […]
5 Principles to Make Every Minute of Your Meeting Count
There is nothing so annoying as a conference running late. It irritates the attendees, who then will go home on a negative sentiment; no matter how great the programme was. Furthermore it has a negative effect on the succes of the meeting, because running late leaves less time for reflection, harvesting and implementation. How can we […]
11 Steps for How to Handle a Customer Complaint at Your Event
Dealing with customer complaints effectively is an important skill, particularly if the feedback comes in the middle of a live event. How do you handle an event complaint situation? If you get it wrong you will probably lose a valued attendee forever. However if you get it right you could manage to turn a negative […]
10 Startups to Help You Run Amazing Events
As far as I can remember there was no such thing as ‘event startups’ when we called them that the first time. We take much pride in having supported and fuelled the #eventtech revolution. Over 55,000 users tuned into our annual presentation and report about the trends in event planning and event technology. We highlighted […]