events insider Jodie McLean

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:


How much food to order 
How to manage last minute cancellations and no shows
Why you might want to reconsider a beverage package

 

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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.

Resources mentioned:


Episode#4 | Low cost additions to enhance your event
30 low cost ideas to add to your event
Event briefing template

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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:


What is a run sheet and when do you need one?
Where do we start and how do you put one together?
What needs to be included in your run sheet?
4 tips to optimise your event run sheet

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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:


When to consider getting event partners
The different types of partnerships
How to create a partnership proposal 
How to identify prospects and secure partners

EP LINKS:

Get the free Partnerships Proposal ChecklistDownload our free Event Planning Checklist

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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:


Getting the fundamentals right, regardless of the size of the event
Where to start when planning events and what tools he personally uses
How to innovate when it comes to annually recurring events
Where (and from who) to get inspiration for your business events

__Connect with Stuart FrankCheck out Salesforce World Tour

And a few other links to things we talk about:A tribute to David Grant 

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