While it can obviously be difficult to predict the weather months in advance, there are several steps you can take to avoid it being as big a problem. How the weather can ruin your event………. Let’s set the scene. You’ve spent months on end planning for your event. You’ve got your marketing strategy down to […]
The venue you use is likely to be one of, if not the biggest, expense on your event budget. So any tips to help you secure a better rate are going to useful. So what about 15 tips for negotiating with a venue? The venue is so important. I love creative spaces! But these tips are […]
How would you cope with protesters or demonstrators at your event? The world is watching our events. Our conferences, exhibitions and dinners can be magnets for protesters and demonstrators. How to respond to a situation like this is something most event organisers have never even considered. But trust me, it can happen to you. In […]
Now, I am sure most of us have cancelled an event or two during our careers. If you only ran events that you KNEW were going to run you probably wouldn’t do much that was innovative or new. So having to cancel an event is in itself not a bad thing, to me it is […]
Probably every event manager has been asked to run an event with much less lead in time than they would ideally like. Running a short notice event is just one of the many scenarios we event professionals have to cope with. I remember being asked to run a series of regional roadshow events in response […]
For most events the single biggest expense will be the venue. It is also likely to be the longest and possibly the most detailed contact you will sign. So I have decided to dedicate a whole blog to helping event planners negotiate the best rate for a venue. Here are my top venue negotiation tips! […]