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Do you plan events? Don't repeat these trivial mistakes over and over. Make sure your guests enjoy the show! See the original article here -> http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-planning-fail
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HATE20Event Planning
your guests
Fails
If you planevents
you willbe familiar
with failure.
of our event
It is aroundthe corner at
every moment
you haveto embrace it
Failureis your friend
The difference between
Failureand
Repeated Mistakes
RepeatedMistakes
are not cool
20 event planningmistakes
a bit more curious
Here are
you can dowithout
the Same
Speakers/Performers
1
Always
Don’t hire always the same people
1
talking about
the same stuff
2
not WorkingWifi
Wifi is as much of a requirementfor any venue RFPas toilets are.
‘We’re having issues with the Wifi’is a mantrathat does not apply anymore
2
PDF3
schedule
having a dynamic schedulecan be very easily achieved in hundreds of ways,
event mobile apps included.
3
4No Slides
in ONEplace
Collected
use slideshare
Create a Content Hubon Your website
4
5
NOT KNOWING
Where to Goand
What To Do
5Clearlycommunicate the schedule
make sure everybodyis informed aboutwhat happens next
6
THE HASHTAGNot knowing
6
communicatethe Hashtag Clearly
Pick anEasy and Short one
everybody understands
7
Crappy
EVENTWebsite
7The event websiteis your home base.
Make itclean, easy andsimple to read
Make it responsive
8
fromPrevious EventsNo Video
8technologydoes a great job in easing the risk we feelwhen we attend an event.
that is especially truefor video.
9
Too MuchTechnology
&Social
Know what
technology and social networksyour attendees use
Choose wisely where to engage
9
10
No Tech
at all
10
Embracing
the basic techthat makes events modern
is a requirement.
11
White MaleSpeakers
11
Diversity is Crucial
here are some pointersfor you to reflect,
one and two.
12
Registration Forms
Faxing
12
inline event registrationis all around us
Use this to choose yours
13
Not Cateringwith Disabilities
for people
13
Read the 56 commentsin this discussion
and change the world!
14
SlowRegistration
on-Site
14
There is nothing appealing
about waiting in line.Nothing.
Have you done
everything in your powerto speed upthe registration process?
15
UsualBORING formats
15
All events are special,
even recurring ones.
What are you changingin your format
to make it so?
Nervous staff,
Managerand
Coordinators
16
16
If you are feeling tired
it s often times better
to ask someone in your teamto cover rather than turning up
on the show floorto vomit your stress.
17
When
Alcoholis the Objective
17The promotion of alcoholto compensate
for lack of concept or contentis upsetting.
There aremuch better waysto foster networking
than makingeveryone drunk.
18
Live
Rates
NOHotel
18
One of the biggest trends
for 2014 islive hotel options.
so what are you waiting for?
19aboutthe Environment
NOT THINKING
19
There are terrific eventswhere you can learn more about
green eventssuch as SES from GMIC.
20
ATTENDEES’ DATA
Giving Away
for Wild Marketing
20Setting rules and
restricting what sponsors and partnerscan and can’t do
with data meansprotecting your attendees
and securing repeated business.
In
conclusion
TO CHANGEIt’s easy
these recurringmistakes
and eagerto learn.
just beinga bit more curious
by
Julius Solaris
Readthe article
HERE