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Lessons Learned When We Planned a Live Event During Covid

By Julia / November 21, 2020

Five months into the Covid pandemic we held 2 live events. This event was originally scheduled for the middle of July 2020 but with the pandemic it laid in limbo until about 3 weeks before we were supposed to go live. We went back and forth trying to figure out what the best thing to…

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Corporate Holiday Celebrations in 2020

By Julia / November 20, 2020

Christmas and holiday parties are certainly going to look a little different in 2020 but it doesn’t mean they can’t still be memorable and exciting. We have talked with some of the best in the industry about how they are helping to bring holiday celebrations to life this year. As an event management company our…

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Speaker Guide for Virtual Events

By Julia / November 2, 2020

The new world requires speakers’ content to be adjusted, they need to make their home office their new stage and learning how to engage the attendees, when often not even being able to see them, is becoming a newly acquired talent.

We have created this downloadable speaker guide to help.

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You Need an Event Planner More Than Ever

By Julia / August 30, 2020

Back when Covid started I wrote a blog post about whether you still needed an event planner or not now that your event has gone virtual. Here is my update on that thought now that we are at the 6 month mark of this life changing pandemic. You need an event planner now more than…

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The Perfect Checklist That Will Help You Hire the Right Event Planner

By Julia / August 30, 2020

Event planning can be tough, to say the least, but planning your perfect function doesn’t have to be stressful. Event planning experts have the tools and expertise needed to make your exceptional occasion a success and a unique experience for your attendees. Hiring the right event planner does require a basic understanding of what it…

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Stage 2 of Covid Updates in Our Business

By Julia / July 5, 2020

When all the changes first happened I thought it would be only temporary so I didn’t want to commit or invest. But now that it appears that the Covid changes are here to stay for a bit in our industry it was time I stepped into Step 2 of the Covid changes in our business.…

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What We’ve Learned So Far About Hosting Virtual Events

By Julia / July 5, 2020

We have yet to have one of our own client’s events go live as a virtual event but we are learning so much while planning, watching other events and volunteering for a world-wide virtual event, Global Pride. The learning the events industry has to do in a short 4 months is tough but we’re doing…

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The Problem with Attendees Arriving Early at Live Events

By Julia / July 5, 2020

We’re talking live events today because RFPs have started to come out! Woohoo!! There is a light at the end of the tunnel. This topic has been one I have wanted to talk about for a long time. Using an example from one of our own events, I talk about what problems it causes the…

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Can you charge the same for a virtual event as you would for a live event?

By Julia / April 20, 2020

I am hoping to get a conversation started on this topic. We see everyone pivoting to virtual events in the current climate. The question that weighs heavy on my mind is, can we be charging the same for a virtual event as we can for a live event? Join the conversation on my Linkedin post!…

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Are we asking what they need from us?

By Julia / April 18, 2020

As planners our job and our intuition tells us that we need to fix the problem. The world has thrown us many problems in a matter of weeks and we are running around like chickens with our heads cut off trying to solve all the problems. Our first instinct has been to reach out to…

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