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How to Plan an Executive Meeting: A Step-by-Step Guide for Executive Assistants

By Julia | Apr 20, 2024

As an executive assistant, you’re entrusted with the crucial task of planning pivotal executive meetings that leave a lasting impression. Whether it’s an annual planning meeting or an AGM held over multiple days, the success of these events rests on your shoulders. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through…

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Top 10 Experiences Top Performers Enjoy on Incentive Program Trips

By Julia | Apr 20, 2024

Are you prepared to explore the top experiences that lie ahead for your colleagues on their incentive program trip? As the organizers of this special journey for your company’s top performers, you’re entrusted with delivering an unparalleled experience. From breathtaking adventures to unforgettable cultural encounters, we’ve curated a list of…

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Elevate Your Corporate Event: Exploring Exciting Food Trends Beyond Traditional Catering

By Julia | Feb 8, 2023

Gone are the days of uninspiring event meals consisting of plain soups and sandwiches or the standard pasta bar. Nowadays, food has become a standout feature at corporate events, offering much more than just satisfying taste buds. With visually stunning presentations, interactive elements, and an immersive culinary experience, food has…

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10 Steps to Successful Sponsorship Sales

By Julia | Jan 27, 2022

Struggling to secure sponsorship for your event or organization? We hear you, we’ve been there too. When we learned how to properly sell sponsorships everything changed. Sponsorship sales are about relationships. It takes time to build relationships. Although the steps below are easy on the surface, they will 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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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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Controlling the Beverage Budget at Your Meeting

By Angie | Feb 1, 2020

With budgets continuing to tighten on meetings and conference it is important to look for not only areas to save but for areas where unexpected spending may occur. It can be tough to forecast just how much attendees might drink during breaks and meals if given the option. Is it…

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Accessible is Not Optional

By Angie | Dec 2, 2019

Heading into 2020, it is not optional to host a conference or event that is not fully accessible.  And this applies to more than just mobility issues, you need to look at any barriers to learning.< A big step in making sure your event is accessible to all would be…

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Flowers. A Timeless Event Addition or Are They Overdone?

By Julia | Sep 9, 2019

I decided to change things up this afternoon and do something a little lighter. Going from sponsorship work to talking about whether flowers are a timeless event addition or are they overdone. A typical day in the life of a planner. With a few industry magazines lying around the office,…

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