Maintaining a standard base recipe for your secret sauce as event planners can help you stay out of the weeds when it comes to the fun details, and help keep you organized. Creating an ultimate checklist however can improve efficiencies, help you make more money and definitely save you time.
Since writing the last article on this we have learned a few new things. Achieving that professional gloss that we are all craving is a little more complicated than it would initially seem. Have you noticed that even your newscasters have been using better green screens, or are seemingly going into the studio?
Remember when we would talk about streaming a single session or a breakout to an online audience? How tired are you of content only coming at you with no interaction or engagement? Another Webinar? No thanks.
Do you find yourself shopping online now more than ever? We don’t judge, we promise. However, we do suggest using some of the time and money you spend online to go towards sharpening a skillset.
While your attendees probably aren’t counting on you to gift them with a new luxury car or a yacht trip, it is still pretty much standard nowadays to provide a nice swag/goodie bag to those who attend your event.
In extreme cases, like in the immediate aftermath of the COVID shut down, yes, it is altruistic, and much appreciated, for events to be free to commune, commiserate and learn from one another. Barring this, you should be charging for your events.
We’ve encouraged you to stay focused, make your strategic 2021 plan, and now we encourage you to rest. It is super important in this climate to take a moment to take care of your mental health.
A topic of concern for many of our clients is, how do you manage sponsorships on a virtual platform, and what opportunities are available?
The event industry has taken a major loss the last couple of months due to COVID19. While a lot of events have been cancelled, that should not stop you from preparing for 2021.
The thing with live, is that it’s, well – LIVE. Anything can happen, and under normal circumstances that is thrilling, BUT I think we can agree that patience is wearing thin on kids yelling in the background, dogs barking, bad connections and garbage trucks backing up.
