What’s the best way for event planners to discover inspiration for their events? By attending events! Sched regularly attends events to uncover the latest and greatest event planning practices and share our findings with our community of event planners. In November 2022, we attended the Pendomonium EMEA 2022 conference in London. Like any conference we…
Whether you’re organizing a conference or planning your school district’s professional development day, attendees will ultimately evaluate your event based on the quality of the speakers. Including expert insights in your event’s session content is a sure-fire way to boost attendance and attendee satisfaction. But finding great speakers that can command a conference session, educate,…
Your event planning program can automate many of your tasks, but great events require building great session content. Of course, you want attendees to be engaged, interested, and excited about the topic, but sometimes it’s hard to know what event content will work best and engage them. In this article, we’ll explore choosing session topics,…
If you’re planning an event, it’s important to set goals. Event goals give direction and help make planning decisions that contribute to the success of your event. Decisions and priority setting become easy when you evaluate every tactic against your goals for the event. It’s important to connect your planning task list with your goals….
As an event planner, you know that the success of any event depends on meticulous planning and organization. But it’s worth it when you see all the happy people who came to enjoy your creation. But even with the best-laid plans, there are always unexpected challenges that can arise. That’s why it’s crucial to stay…
There’s a lot of work and effort that goes into organizing an event. Sometimes it’s months and months of preparation to create an environment perfect for sharing ideas and knowledge. Although our attention usually focuses on the event itself, where most of our work is done, we can benefit significantly from conducting post-event surveys. Event…
Organizing an event can be an extremely costly initiative; the more people and the more complex a schedule, the more costs tend to increase. That’s exactly why many companies and individuals reach out to others in hopes of them financing part of the costs in exchange for exposure and a chance to increase the brand’s…
When planning an in-person event, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is where to host it. There are many factors to consider when choosing a venue, from the size of the space and the event date to the cost. In this guide, we’ll go over the essential elements you need to consider when…
Introduction To say that organizing an event requires a lot of effort would be an understatement. The amount of work put into planning, launching, and coordinating an event is gargantuan and requires a specific set of skills not many people have. Without adequate knowledge, it’s impossible to keep up in this vibrant and complicated industry….
One of the most effective ways for brands to engage with their audiences is to hold events. Given that the situation in the world is changing over time, traditional ways of holding events evolve, and new ones appear. Thus, online events have been gaining momentum for a while, though a slight shift back to offline…
2020 has seen many shifts in marketing strategies, most notably the move to virtual events. This has shifted digital marketing efforts from the promotion of physical event attendance to online webinars, participation in online industry events, and other virtual seminars or meetups. It is important to quickly adapt to the changing landscape in many industries…
The world of event management has been abuzz since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Not that the event industry has ever seen a dull day, but these unprecedented times have ushered in the need for innovative solutions and ideas. And many have turned to podcasts seeking expertise and inspiration. Podcasts for event organizers? Don’t…
