A Quick Introduction to Risk Management for Event Professionals

A Quick Introduction to Risk Management for Event Professionals

The life cycle of an event revolves around uncertainty and multiple risks. From assessing different safety issues to preventing food poisoning, risk management defines our daily activity as planners.

Samsung wants to Innovate Meetings with 'Flip'

Samsung wants to Innovate Meetings with 'Flip'

Samsung wants update the way we perform meetings with Samsung Flip. The company announced this digital whiteboard at the technology fair CES.

Impressive event: Storytelling on your plate!?

Impressive event: Storytelling on your plate!?

Always looking for the next way to push the envelope... Together with partner Total-e, To The Point Events from Belgium invested in an ambitious 'table mapping project'.

5 Wrong Reasons for Using Event Technology

5 Wrong Reasons for Using Event Technology

Nowadays, planners have access to multiple digital solutions that can alleviate the logistic and event marketing workload, scaling up the outcomes. There's no shortage of event management software and apps designed to suit each professional's needs.

Snapchat CEO Spends 4 Million on Corporate Event

Snapchat CEO Spends 4 Million on Corporate Event

According to TMZ, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has spent 4 million dollars, amounting to about 3.3 million euros, on a corporate party on Newyear's Eve. He did rent the entertainment complex L.A. Live for the event.

How to Build Excitement for Your Attendees

How to Build Excitement for Your Attendees

No matter how much you try to plan an engaging event, you'll always run the risk of it being a boring experience.

How to Set Up a Stress-Free Timeline for Your Next Event

How to Set Up a Stress-Free Timeline for Your Next Event

Does this sound familiar? Everything around you seems to be collapsing, and you don't know what to do next. You need to make multiple phone calls and answer urgent emails at the same time.

How to Kill Your Event Marketing Plan (and How to Avoid it)

How to Kill Your Event Marketing Plan (and How to Avoid it)

You may hate it, yet you can't ignore it: marketing is the key factor in guaranteeing a higher attendance rate. Powerful marketing campaigns are crucial.

How to Generate Revenue from Your Next Event

How to Generate Revenue from Your Next Event

There's no shortage of reasons why we plan events. From promoting a brand to gathering likeminded people. But one objective seems to prevail: how can we generate more revenue from our events?

5 Harmful Myths We Believe About Event Professionals

5 Harmful Myths We Believe About Event Professionals

It's impossible to ignore the avalanche of articles out there that describe the qualities a successful event professional must have. As a planner, you must skillfully manage stress and push the boundaries of creativity. You also must learn how to improvise and deliver flawless experiences...

How to Be Creative When the Event is Falling Apart

How to Be Creative When the Event is Falling Apart

Have you ever been in either of these situations? Twenty-four hours before your event starts, you discover that there's an air controllers' strike and the speakers can't get to your event. Or, you realize that the band failed to appear.

How to Gamify the Learning Experience of Your Attendees

How to Gamify the Learning Experience of Your Attendees

Apart from networking and changing the environment, people attend events to gain knowledge and learn new things. But the typical classroom event format (with the speaker talking and the audience taking notes) doesn't seem to work anymore.

The Best Events of the World! - Bea World 2017

The Best Events of the World! - Bea World 2017

The winner of the Best Event Awards is a creative and unconventional event from The Netherlands, while the Iconic Event Award goes to Filmmaster Events & SRCOM (Italy) for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony.

Global Event Awards 2018: Deadline Extended

Global Event Awards 2018: Deadline Extended

After a bout of last minute entries and unprecedented interest toward Eventex Awards 2018, the registration deadline for the global event competition has been extended until 15 December 2017.

Europe Expects Strong Growth for Event Industry

Europe Expects Strong Growth for Event Industry

The second edition of the pan-European survey of the live communication industry has - again - revealed positive growth trends with an average of 94% of respondents expecting budgets to grow or stay the same.

How to Begin Your Career as an Event Planner

How to Begin Your Career as an Event Planner

Good news: it's never too late to become an event planner. Age and background are irrelevant when it comes to making a change and pursuing a planning career.

Bea World 2017: the shortlist has been announced!

Bea World 2017: the shortlist has been announced!

296 projects from 27 countries across the world are competing for the first worldwide contest reserved for events and live communication. The countdown for Bea World Festival has officially begun.

6 Tips for Drones on Your Event

6 Tips for Drones on Your Event

Spectacular aerial footage which completes the report on your event. Drones fly high and humming above your audience. The result: aerial footage of your meeting, event, congress or teambuilding.

How to Create Attractive Save-the-Date Emails

How to Create Attractive Save-the-Date Emails

A good event invitation should be preceded by an even better save-the-date email. Similar to a mailing campaign, save-the-date messages should be part of your event marketing strategy.

5 Light And Sound Tips For Events - Make Sure No One Misses Anything

5 Light And Sound Tips For Events - Make Sure No One Misses Anything

There are so many points to consider when planning an event, from flowers and decorations to catering and guest lists. One of the most important parts to pay attention to is the audio-visual aspect.