If you're an event planner, you know how hectic the final days, hours, and minutes can be leading up to your big event. Between last-minute crises, perfecting the final details, and ensuring everything are scheduled to go on cue, there is a lot to finalize before your event. Add a pandemic and socially-distanced measures into the mix, and event planning can feel the most stressful it's ever been. Last minute planning doesn't have to be stressful though, especially if you're staying prepared, … [Read more...]

How to Avoid Eventbrite Fees Most event management and ticketing platforms are not transparent about all the ticketing fees that they charge an event organizer to use their event management platform to sell tickets. Eventbrite pricing is no exception; they downplay their two types of fees: 1) service fee, and the 2) payment processing fee. Eventbrite hypes how an event planner can sell tickets, which you could do with any other platform, but with Eventbrite you'll pay higher fees than if you … [Read more...]

Organizing an event is one of the most effective ways of gaining new customers, increasing brand awareness and gaining invaluable feedback on your business. In fact, 84% of event attendees say that after an event, they have a more positive opinion about the company, brand, product or service that the event was promoting. The main priority of your event should always be customer satisfaction - this is a great way to establish new partnerships and loyal customers, so why waste that … [Read more...]

Virtual events are increasingly replacing physical events due to global restrictions, but also because of certain advantages. By virtualizing events, organizations can grow their reach and do more with smaller budgets. Yet organizing a virtual event is a tricky process, one that relies heavily on data, promotion and technological tools. Here are five tips for organizing a great event, and becoming an effective virtual planner with one foot in the future. 1) Explore All The Virtual Meeting … [Read more...]

Engaging with your church congregation and community around the holidays is extremely important. Many people may be visiting, some might be looking to get more connected, or others might not have the resources or outside family support that everyone else has. This creates ample opportunities for your church to step in and meet people where they are and help them with what they need (food, shelter, emotional and spiritual support, etc.). Today, we want to look at six great Christmas event … [Read more...]

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown situation, more and more companies are turning to hosting virtual conferences online as a means of bringing communities together. Aside from the obvious benefit of saving resources and reaching out to a wider audience, hosting a virtual conference gives you an opportunity to create a library of video content that you can repurpose to generate qualified leads for your business. In this article, we’ll explain step-by-step how to host a virtual … [Read more...]

Creating engaging virtual events is a great way to bring in-person events online while being able to deliver value to attendees and growing your business. You’re able to save on event costs and get around operational restrictions (such as COVID-19) which makes virtual events all the more appealing for companies looking for ways to go digital. Organizing an event for remote participants obviously has its challenges but, with the right event management tool, you can create engaging virtual … [Read more...]

Learn Everything You Need to Know About Event Planning Here! Organizing a successful event requires proper event planning. Whether it’s a conference, concert, award ceremony, fundraiser, or fashion show, you need to take all of the necessary steps to plan your event. ______________________________ To set up your event for success we'll walk you step-by-step through the process of event planning and share some actionable tips and checklists along the way. We’ll also explain how you can use … [Read more...]

  As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many faith-based organizations and churches have had to reduce capacity. If this sounds familiar, you’re probably looking for an easy way to limit the capacity for church services to comply with government mandates, follow recommendations from health care organizations and ultimately keep members safe. Online event registration can help churches and faith-based organizations. In this article, we’ll explain how you can use Event Smart to … [Read more...]

Companies all over the world are working to minimize the negative impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on their business. Companies are asking employees to work from home and taking steps to deliver their offering through an online environment. In this article, we’ll take a look at how organizations are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll also go over some tools and actionable tips you can implement to mitigate the negative effects it has on your event business and measures you can take to … [Read more...]