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Speaker Guide for Virtual Events

By Julia | Nov 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 | Aug 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…

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

By Julia | Aug 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…

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What We’ve Learned So Far About Hosting Virtual Events

By Julia | Jul 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…

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The Problem with Attendees Arriving Early at Live Events

By Julia | Jul 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…

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

By Julia | Apr 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…

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“We’ve gone virtual, we no longer need an event planner. Right?”

By Julia | Apr 17, 2020

“We’ve gone virtual for our next event so we no longer need an event planner, right?” I know many planners probably had the same thought for a second in the panic of the Covid 19 quarantine. Where do we fit now? Has my job become obsolete over night? Then we…

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Your Event Must Go On!

By Julia | Apr 17, 2020

Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow and in the end it may not look like what you envisioned, but eventually your event must still go on! There will likely never be another time when people realize what a big impact live events are on our economy, our businesses and even…

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An Opportunity for Event Professionals to Rest, We Deserve It

By Julia | Apr 17, 2020

To be asked to be a judge of the 2019 Canadian Event Industry Awards was such an honour, especially during such a time in the world as this. This experience was so great for me. During a time when the events industry has been literally shut down by Covid 19,…

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Eco Friendly Lanyards

By Julia | Feb 22, 2020

Much to my surprise our post about the value of lanyard sponsorships generated quite a bit of talk on LinkedIn. Among those conversations Jasmine from Voca Marketing reached out to me about some eco friendly options they offer clients. We got chatting and I asked if she would interested in…

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