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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 […]

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, […]

Microsoft Project is a software widely adopted to organize projects and coordinate events. It is part of the Office pack which makes it accessible for most households/offices. For those interested in Gantt charts and plans, here are few event templates you might want to consider.

Events are a source of revenue and most of the times a concept to sell to interested people. Nevertheless events are widely used as a marketing tool to generate leads. Here are a few tips on how to maximize leads generation for your event. 10. Collect data. The most obvious yet the least adopted practice. […]

What is an event organizational breakdown structure and how will it help me as an event manager? Read on to find out.

As previously analyzed, communities have a significant impact on the success of an event. Councils around the globe adopt policies toward particular kind of events that might e.g. attract large audiences or have an impact on the environment. What is councils’ decision process toward events? Of course a big portion of it it’s contextual and […]

Managing stakeholders is one of the most important parts of event management. Getting it right can make the difference between a good or bad event.

What is the basic structure of a successful event? What should you consider before running an event to avoid blunders? In this article, we take you through the basic steps of the event planning process.

This is a new section of this blog with useful information about the top locations around the world where to stage an event. I am open to submissions, please use the ‘contact me’ section to forward your favorite location. The first submission is dedicated to Italy. Castello Sforzesco is a 14th century castle located in […]

I’ve been talking previously on how important is to break down in small packages the activities of a project. Once we have small packages of activities and we assigned a temporal weight to them, it might be useful to organize them chronologically in a Gantt Chart. A Gantt Chart visually summarizes the timing of a […]