From saving money to reducing risk and helping the planet, there are many benefits to conducting an event waste audit. But how do you go about conducting your own? The following post outlines eight basic steps to conducting an event waste audit. 1. Identify the Goal Waste audits can do many things, including identifying redundant, […]
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Planning a Fashion Show – Crawl Before You Catwalk
Fashion shows are different to other events in several ways; they are fast-paced live productions that usually last no more than 18 minutes and there are many creative people (read egos) involved in the production which requires a delicate touch. Fashion shows can take months of planning (depending on the venue, the designer and other […]
Event Planning on the Right Side of the Brain
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 […]
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 […]