5 Top Event Staffing Partners in NYC
Two servers called off sick, and the one who showed up late couldn’t stop touching her face. The bartender looks hungover, and the valet is flirting with your assistant. Maybe you deal with event staffing issues so often that it’s just another Saturday afternoon in the life of a New York event planner. If so, […]
Prioritizing Self-Care: 8 Ways Event Planners Can Stay Energized
Self-care is one of the trendiest topics in recent years. Prioritizing caring for one’s mental and physical health is important for a healthy work-life balance. It also helps reduce the instances of burnout. Self-care can be hard to work into busy schedules, especially for driven New Yorker event planners like you who have places to […]
How to Launch Your Event Planning Business in 2024
You’ve sat on the sidelines long enough. The dream of becoming an event planning professional is coming together as you take steps toward realizing your career vision. You’ve planned and scratched notes for yourself – it’s time to make it official. You’re ready to start your own event-planning business and step into the exciting realm […]
Event Planner Collaboration: 4 Advantages of Working with Other New York Event Planners
This is New York. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere, so the saying goes. The implication is that New York is a cutthroat, dog-eat-dog place. Make nice at your own peril. We don’t mind telling you we disagree (being opinionated is another New York thing.) New York certainly isn’t easy. And […]
6 Insights for Setting Company Goals for Your Event Planning Business Next Year
It’s that time of year again. The tourists are coming to NYC for New Year’s Eve. Everyone starts preparing for the emergence of that famed polygonal sphere and its glittering luminescence that will summon the camera-wielding, map-reading, I-heart-NY-wearing sightseers. It’s the welcoming of a new year and with it comes promises of resolutions, commitment to […]
Sustainable Event Planning: Beyond the Basics
Sustainable event planning is organizing events that minimize negative environmental, social, and economic impacts and maximize positive ones. It involves considering the whole life cycle of the event, from the planning stage to the post-event evaluation strategies to reduce waste and conserve resources. Sustainable event planning benefits the planet as well as event organizers and […]
4 Reasons to Pencil in Your Attendance to Upcoming Networking Events in 2024
Networking to grow and sustain important business connections is an infinitely important part of a successful business, especially in the New York event planning world. There are always new happenings and expos around the city that serve as perfect opportunities to cast a connection net, meet new potential sponsors, and elevate your event planning business’ […]
What to Include in Your Event Mobile App’s Design for Maximum Results
As a New York event planner, you’re probably using this year-end time to review some analytics and reflect on your business in 2023. Finding areas of improvement throughout your event planning processes and strategies is key to growth in 2024. And one solidifying trend every event planner should be adopting is the event app. Designing […]
Top 15 Event Planning Conferences to Look Out for in 2024
Maintaining a competitive edge in the continually evolving event planning arena necessitates a profound grasp of recent trends and innovations. As we look towards 2024, 15 event planning conferences stand out as must-attends for anyone serious about their craft. These conferences are are hubs of innovation, networking, and professional growth. Discover which events you should […]
Event Registration Trends: 4 Ways to Streamline the Process
For those event planners who specialize in curating corporate events, trade shows, conferences, and meetings, the event registration process is often a pivotal planning point. Getting guests signed in, either before or upon event arrival, is mission-critical to the success of the event itself. And as we head into 2024, these are some of the […]