2025 Digital Marketing Strategies to Fill Your NYC Event Calendars
New York event planners, you already know the competition is fierce. One minute your inbox is quiet. The next, every corporate client in Manhattan wants a high-end gala yesterday. The secret to keeping your event calendar full in 2025? Mastering digital marketing like a pro. From riding the latest email marketing trends to partnering with […]
5 Collaborations That Can Expand Your Event Planning Business
An old-timey English poet once famously said, “No event planner is an island” or something like that. We think this 16th-century sage was referring to the variety of collaborations that are essential to successful event planning. Because whether your specialty is planning elaborate weddings, charity galas, or a good old-fashioned jousting event, partnering with others […]
11 Lead-Generation Tactics for NYC Event Planners
If a tree falls in the forest (or woods) and there’s no one there to hear it, it doesn’t matter. In the same way, if the events you planned last year were outstanding, it hardly matters if you don’t have a bucketful of prospects that will lead to more events. In other words, being an […]
How to Turn One Successful Event Into a Stream of Event Referrals
The big event went off without a hitch. When you saw the client smiling from ear to ear, you knew you nailed it. But you want more than a pat on the shoulder. You want your triumph to lead to gobs of event referrals. In this article, we pour over all the ways NYC event […]
5 Lead Magnets Event Planners Can Use to Attract More Clients
Planning stellar events is only one piece of the success puzzle when it comes to growing a thriving NYC event planning business. You also need to constantly move potential clients through your sales funnel. And to do that you need a steady stream of new leads. Lead magnets are powerful marketing tools that, once created, […]
10 Marketing Metrics That Matter Most for Events in 2025
Everybody is talking about “Big Data,” but in your mind, the best way to gauge an event’s success is by examining the little things. An event planner is naturally inclined to count the bodies moving to the beat on the dance floor, measure the tenor of the conversation among attendees, or study the smiles of […]
6 Reasons Networking Continues to Be Red-Hot for NYC Event Planners
When the temps start falling in NYC, it gets harder to push yourself out the door unless it’s absolutely necessary, such as for a cinnamon roll from Modern Bread & Bagel. You know, important stuff. Other things, like schlepping over to the First Friday meeting at your local chamber, seem much less important when freezing […]
6 Top Conferences Every Event Planner Needs to Exhibit at in 2025
The holidays are the time of year when you reconnect with family, and you can’t help but notice how much your cousin’s kids have grown since you’ve last seen them. If only your event planning business could experience the kind of growth spurt that will make it unrecognizable a year from now. Luckily, there’s one […]
5 Benefits of Conducting an Event Planner Website Audit in 2025
Nearly every new client makes one important stop in their customer journey before hiring you as their NYC event planner: your event planning website. Whether they find you through your social media marketing, stop at your booth at NYC’s top event planning conference, or connect with you through a mutual friend, they will almost certainly […]
Creating Memorable Experiences With Immersive Entertainment
Entertainment is no longer a spectator sport. Event attendees today want to take part in the fun. And with the rising popularity of immersive entertainment, they can. More of an experience than a performance, immersive entertainment transforms your event into an adventure. Immersive entertainment transforms attendees into explorers rather than mere observers. And like all […]