The need to offer corporate event planning services for your corporate guests

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2. An event planner is someone who coordinates all aspects of professional meetings and events. They often choose meeting locations, arrange transportation, and coordinate other details.

3. An event planner will typically do the following: • Meet with clients to understand the purpose of the meeting or event • Plan the scope of the event, including time, location, program, and cost • Solicit bids from places and service providers (for example,  florists or photographers) • Work with the client to choose where to hold the event and whom to contract for services

4. Event planners spend most of their time in offices. During meetings and events, they usually work on-site at hotels or convention centers. They travel regularly to attend events they organize and to visit prospective meeting sites, sometimes in exotic locations around the world.

5. 90% of nonprofits rank events as being important or very important • Nonprofits host more events than B2B and B2C combined

6. More than half of survey respondents(55%) Who engaged with causes via social media have been inspired to take further action.

7. 70% of event programmers said the viral nature of an event is extremely or very important Event costs are expected to increase 5% for air travel, 3.9% for room rates, 2.5% for meeting rooms, and 4% for food and beverage or catering in the coming year. 64% of event planners said they found early bird discounts to be the best promotional method for an event. 50% of event revenue comes from registration, while food and beverage eats up 33% of expenses.

8. Trends come and go • Pay attention to what’s popular • Everything should coordinate • Keep it all simple • Keep it all unified with a theme

9. Smaller portions, dinner in bites • Alcohol isn’t always necessary – try a signature “mocktail,” sparkling water, or punch for something different • Current trends to consider: • Thai and Indian flavor profiles • Creative twists on classic favorites • Gluten free- and vegan-friendly options • Locally sourced ingredients • Quinoa, lentils, grains • Food truck food without the truck

10. Physical activities, but get creative • Virtual participation • Peer-to-peer fundraising

11. National Groups • National Speakers Bureau • Executive Speakers Bureau • Local affiliations • NPR, NPM, PBS • Experts right here at home • Local bands, acoustic musicians, acrobats, jugglers, caricature artists, comedians

12. Who is your audience? • Does your event align with what they respond to? • What will make your event different?

13. Discuss the difference between a goal and a tactic • Collaborate • Agree on how to measure success • Keep the goals alive

14. Goals to consider: • Attendance • Money raised • Publicity • Awareness • Motivation • Collaboration • Is it something else entirely?

15. Things to consider: • Budget and theme • Does the site provide catering? • Does the site provide what you’ll need- tables, chairs, stage, projector, microphone, podium, etc.? • Will the site provide tech support in case something goes wrong?

16. Provides high quality services. • Give proper attention to every client. • Taking care of every necessities of attendees. • Excellent facilities like luxurious rooms with perfect dining. • Corporate event planners organize the event as per the budget of the client.

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