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Guides & Articles on Events
Advertising with Banner Stands
Banner stands are an economical way to get your message across
Advertising banners have come a long way. Banner stands have taken center stage and brought a whole new professional look to banners. Whether you are using trade show banner stands or outdoor banner stands, this advertising medium can power up your marketing efforts. While there are a variety of different types of banner stands, they all share a few features that make them a...
Audio Visual Wall Mounts
How to find the right audio visual mounts for your business needs
Audio visual equipment purchased for your business needs the right support--literally. Sturdy, quality audio visual mounts will properly secure your equipment to any surface for use in presentations, as a display mechanism--or simply so your customers can watch the baseball game.You need to find the right audio equipment ceiling and wall mounts based on the type of TV, projector...
Buying Business Party Supplies
How to create a memorable event with themed party supplies
Your task: Plan a knock-out party for your staff or maybe an elegant dinner honoring company notables. You may be wondering how you'll ever pull it off, especially with deadlines looming on your other projects. Who has time to plan a party, right? But planning a party has never been easier. Whether you're short on time or have months to plan...
Catering Business Events and Meetings
Attendees will remember your message if you treat them right
Need catering for a business event or meeting? The Web offers solutions to satisfy your employees' and clients' strictest dietary needs and help make your meeting a success. No matter if the attendees eat low-fat, low-carb, vegetarian or Halal, you can find something for any diet or event online. Don't worry if you haven't ordered catering before. Web-based...
Corporate Event Invitations
Corporate event invitations are key to a successful party
Your staff has just received their corporate party invitations for an upcoming themed event. They're printed on traditional white card stock, and they are the most humdrum pieces of paper imaginable. Is that unsightly invitation going to motivate you to go to the party? I doubt it.Business event invitations set the tone for your event. Regardless if you are a seasoned pro or...
Event Planning Consultants
Event planning consultants help you save headaches and cash
Corporate event consultants help you save time, energy and money by being a resource and by making sure that you stick to your budget. Party planning consultants can usually negotiate discounted rates or offer you alternatives if something you want is too expensive.Services that come with event planning consulting can include, but are not limited to, choosing your event location,...
Event Planning Information Resources
Find all the information on event planning that you need
Event planning is a huge industry, ranging from formal weddings to business conferences and seminars. If you are currently an event planner or are looking to break into the event planning industry, you will need to know where to go to find event planning resources. Planning an event from start to finish involves several different aspects, including registration, lodging,...
Event Planning Software
Delegate the clerical chores to your computer
Planning a marketing event, meeting or conference can turn even the most cool-headed business owner into a nervous wreck. There's so much to consider: date, theme, location, guest list, invitations and replies, food, setup, social time and thank-you notes, not to mention staying within budget. Can you rely on a committee to keep track of it all? Yes — but you can...
Hiring a Celebrity Spokesperson
How to hitch your company to a star
Celebrity endorsements are a staple in advertising, with more than 20 percent of all ads today featuring a famous face, voice or likeness. Even smaller businesses are using celebrity spokespersons. The reason is simple: Celebrities sell. Consumers pay attention to celebrities because they are attracted to the familiar. But celebrities don't have to be major national names....
Hiring a Meeting or Event Planner
How to stage world-class events by hiring the right pro
A professional planner helps plan and execute your event or meeting, overseeing details that would escape most people's attention. Their tasks can include event site selection, meeting-room design, food and beverage planning, speaker or special-event planning, and audio-visual management. Meeting and event planners save time and eliminate unnecessary stress. Planners can save...
Hiring an Outstanding Keynote
Lessons on how to get everyone at a meeting buzzing!
Headlining a meeting with a dynamic keynote speaker can have untold benefits--if you choose the right person, you'll see registrations skyrocket and every seat will be full! Starting out an agenda, even one tailored closely to a very tight curriculum, with a speaker who can excite and motivate your audience can set a tone for the entire meeting that almost dictates whether...
Identification Lanyards
Find identification lanyards online
They might seem like a minor detail, but customized lanyards can be more than just a collar for staff. These colorful accessories have a primary function, which is to hold your badge or company ID in place, and a secondary function, which is that custom lanyards identify a worker and spread the business name or logo through branding. They can also hold useful tools like flash...
Identification Wristbands
Look for ID wristbands for your business or event
Whether you're looking for medical identification bracelets to use in hospitals or wristbands for events you are hosting, there are a number of online sources offering these versatile identification tools.Today's hospitals and clinics value patient confidentiality as much as they do proper care. Keep your patients' records safe and confidential using plastic hospital...
Party Tents
How to find party tents for sale before your next event
Party tents are great resources for both outdoor events and to mark off smaller spaces at indoor events. They can also be as economical to purchase as to rent, so you can buy party tents rather than rent them.If you're looking for party tents for sale, you will need to look at frame tents as well as pole and canopy tents to decide what type of tent meets your needs. ...
Planning an Offsite Meeting
Rev up your staff with an out-of-the-office session
No matter how special your office is ---welcoming, professional, bright and airy, high-tech or high style---it’s still, well, “the office” to those who work there. In time, this familiar environment can become like a relationship that has lost its sizzle. And that can lead to the office blahs. This is not a good thing if what you want from your key staff is...
Planning for Audio-visual Needs
Be seen and heard at your next meeting or event
Effective public speaking is an art. But even an accomplished speaker is in trouble if the room is too big, too deep or the presentation gets lost in technical snafus.Learning to plan for presentations is more than picking up a good projector. Pros know it's understanding the room, the audience and what can always go wrong right before show time.
Public Address Systems for Events
Getting the word out with PA systems
Public address systems come in as many varieties as there are venues in which to use them. Whether you're speaking to a small group gathered at a trade show to hear about your newest creation or thousands of people at an outdoor concert who are anxious to know why the band isn't on stage yet, there's a PA system just for you.Here are some key points to consider when...
Rental Equipment for Events
How business equipment rental can save your presentation or event.
Planning events, trade shows, meetings or other presentations is a crucial part of promoting your business and letting consumers and employees know of any company changes. Whether you are presenting a staff training meeting in the break room or showing off concepts and products at a large trade show, you need certain equipment for events to run smoothly.Unless your company has an...
Ropes and Stanchions for Conferences and Events
For effective crowd control, ropes and stanchions are the answer
Ropes and stanchions help keep crowds under control at conferences and events. Event planners, tradeshow exhibitors and conference planners all know the importance of crowd control. Ropes and stanchions are the tools they use to keep a smooth flow of attendees and to prevent crowds from becoming unruly. Ropes and stanchions for conferences and events are relatively inexpensive...
Selecting Winning Corporate Greeting Cards
Choose the right corporate greeting card to cement client relationships
An important aspect of your business is acknowledging your customers and developing loyalty relationships. Ironically, it's often something that gets overlooked. Corporate greeting cards are an effective way to thank customers, get your company's name out there and advertise. But not all corporate greeting cards are created equal. When selecting your corporate...
Selecting Wireless Public Address Systems
Three things you need to know to choose the best wireless PA system components
Public address systems, once a staple of auditoriums and conference centers, have made inroads with small businesses, churches, schools and entertainment companies thanks to the advent of wireless PA systems. Discarding cords means greater portability, lower repair costs with respect to cords and microphones and reduced liability issues due to accidents when people trip over...
Starting a Career in Band Management
Know the basics of a successful career in music business management
If you have a love of music and often find yourself loving new music before it finds its way to the radio, then a career in music business management may be for you. Becoming a band manager can be relatively low risk if you start out part-time while working another job, representing only one or two bands. Start-up costs associated with managing a band are minimal. It takes time,...
Trade Show and Event Flooring
Use event flooring to make your trade show and event successful
Display flooring is often an overlooked piece of trade show and event marketing. If you’re standing on a comfortable surface you may not think about it, but you’ll sure notice if you aren’t. After a few days, your booth workers will lose energy and be very uncomfortable on a concrete surface.At a trade show, flooring options are endless. You can spend a little...
Trade-Show Giveaways
Find those freebies that will get your brand noticed on the show floor
Everyone loves free stuff. And the best way to grab the attention of potential customers at a trade show is to offer freebies. To find the best giveaways for your company, make these moves: Choose a target audience and aim your giveaways at these customers Decide whether your main goal is to introduce a new product or remind customers whom to call Set a budget and stick with it
Using Seminars as a Marketing Tool
Educate your customers on your products and services with the use of seminars.
Customers like to do their homework before they spend their money. A great way to educate your customers and increase sales is with the use of seminars. Customers walk away feeling that they’ve learned something about a subject and if done right, the seminar has built a brand in the customers mind that is more than just the features of your product or service, but the...
