One of the biggest decisions when planning an event is what to do about the catering.
What to order, how much, who has dietary requirements, and how to make your budget stretch the furthest but also not wanting to waste food by over ordering.
Today we dive into the world of event catering and cover:
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Many people dive into planning an event before really thinking it through, or we forget to continue to look up as we’re in the trenches of planning.
Today I’m covering 7 questions to ask yourself when planning a business event.
Now obviously there is a lot more that goes into planning an event than just 7 questions, but these are the key questions that will get you to think about the most important elements.
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Let's talk about your event run sheet.
Its super critical to your event success regardless of how big or small the event is, and there are a lot of small tweaks and tips I can share from my experience to help you optimise your run sheet.
In this episode we cover:
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Today I'm joined by Janette Beedell, Founder & Director of TPM Events.
I always love chatting to other event agency owners about how they do things and in this episode we talk about how to get started when you get an event brief, how to manage a team and lots of stakeholders, how to navigate challenges when your onsite executing your event and what’s going to be really important for events in 2024.
Have you ever thought, maybe we can get some event partners and sponsors to help put on this event? Free money right? (hint: it's not!)
But yes, you can have really successful and (most importantly) mutually beneficial event partnerships.
In this episode we dive into:
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Today we go behind the scenes of what it's like planning Salesforce World Tour for 10,000 people with Stuart Frank. But if that's giving you heart palpitations, I encourage you to still tune in as we also talk about:
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And a few other links to things we talk about:
A tribute to David Grant
Julius Solaris Bold Push
ChatGPT
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Changing it up today and answering the top 5 questions I get asked most about planning business events.
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Unlike some other industries, business events are less influenced by trends.
But there are 3 types of events that, whilst they’re not new, I’m continuing to see more of them occurring, AND more importantly, seeing the power they have to help companies achieve their objectives.
Which is why I think these are the 3 events that every company should be running this year.
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In this episode I take you behind the scenes of a recent event we ran - sharing the good, the bad and the ugly. I walk you through what we did, what worked well and what I would do differently next time.
If you need an Event Manager for an upcoming event, reach out to us at JEM events
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Today I'm joined by the wonderful Adrienne Donnelly from Organised by Adrienne, as we chat about her experience planning and managing events for her clients as a VA!
We cover:
You can connect with Adrienne at www.organisedbyadrienne.com.au
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Today is an exciting day because we are officially launching the NEW events academy!
In this episode I walk you through how and why we started Events Academy, the evolution to the NEW offering today, and what you can get out of it to help you plan events more efficiently and effectively.
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In this episode I’m joined by an admin expert to discuss tips and best practice for when you are tasked with the company event on top of your day to day work, and how to manage all the different stakeholders and collaborate with others.
Candice Burningham is the founder of Admin Avenues - Australia’s first premiere employment marketplace and community for admin professionals.
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In this episode I share 12 lessons from 12 years experience planning events. Whether you're a seasoned event organiser, you plan the occasional event, or you're a total newbie, these lessons are a helpful guide to successful event planning.
No particular order. No specific theme. Just 12 key lessons that I've learnt along the way.
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We know it's good to video our event, but sometimes we don't use it to the full potential. Or we pay all this money and don't really get the output we wanted (or another edit is going to cost us more).
Today I'm joined by Rebecca Saunders, AKA the Video Ninja, who is passionate about making videography easier and simpler. In our chat she shares:
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My most asked question is 'how do I make sure my event is a success?'
Today I'm answering that question and giving you my roadmap for planning a successful business event.
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Food & beverages make up a massive part of our event budget and are often crucial to the events' success, so we want to make sure we get it right. Today I'm joined by Angelica Nohra as we discuss:
Angelica's business career started in 2007 when she started importing Prosecco into Australia. That was the beginning of Star Beverages and it's online store Direct Wine Cellars. Today she imports over 10 different wine brands from around the world, and has started a small restaurant in Surry Hills, The Blue Door, that focuses 100% on NSW produce and wine.
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Are you tasked with planning the company Christmas party?
In today's episode I walk you through how to nail your company Christmas party (in 6 easy steps!)
Step one is to come up with your concept, and I've done the hard work for you and put together 30 Event Ideas (so use one for this year and save the rest for future events).
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We can put in the hard work planning an amazing event but if we don't get the registration and ticketing right, it can all be for nothing.
Today I'm joined by Adam McCurdie, Co-Founder of Humanitix, an event ticketing platform turning those pesky booking fees into $3million of donations every year to charities. Adam has a unique insider view on other people's events and shares with us:
With a push to make events more meaningful and have a better impact on the world, I'm a big advocate for incorporating Humanitix into your event plan.
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There are so many events out there, how do we cut through? How do we get bums on seats?
In this episode I walk you through 5 marketing strategies you can use to maximise the RSVPs, registrations and attendance to your events.
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Wondering what events academy is all about? In this weeks episode I'm talking about who its for, what the commitment is, and what you'll learn, inside our signature 6 week program to mastering event planning.
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