Using the 5 Senses in planning a Xmas function

It is fast approaching that time of year when many Event Planners, PA’s, Marketing Assistants and many other  unfortunate souls are feverishly planinng their company or client Xmas function. This can be a somewhat daunting task if it is one you have never been faced with before. If last years event was a corker then [...]

2009 EventProfs Blog Awards

It seems only fitting that on my ‘Blog of the Week’ day I feature a blog that features us. Recently we found out that our blog has been nominated in the 2009 EventProfs Blog Awards under the category of ‘Industry Advancement Blogs’. Naturally we are very excited here as these awards are predominantly American and [...]

Are you working ON your business?

Are you working ON your business, as well as IN your business? I have come across an excellent resource for anyone in small business.  You probably know ‘Kochie’ (aka David Koch) from Channel 7’s Sunrise program.  David’s background is finance and with his wife he has written books that give family’s valuable advice on how [...]

The 5 ‘Must Have Tools’ for any Event Planner

Every event is different and one of the things you can always rely on when planning an event is ‘to expect the unexpected’.  It is for this reason that it is essential to have a proven structure or routine, behind the event.  In this case I am referring to your own personal routine, rather than [...]

Social Media and Event Planning

There is much debate now about Social Media and how it can be used within everyday business life as a marketing tool. This then raises the question about whether or not Social Media needs to be included as part of the Marketing Campaign for an event? The short answer to that question is Yes! In [...]

Weekend Power Workshop

Running a wedding planning business and planning a wedding are two completely different things which take two very different skill sets. I have often chatted to students at the Academy of Wedding and Event Planning on this subject and we have always come to the same conclusion – the two do not go hand in [...]

Work-Life-Balance – exactly how does that work?

One of the reasons that people turn to wedding planning as a career is because they are in search of that elusive Work-Life-Balance scenario that is talked about so much everywhere these days. It is quite normal now for employers to talk about how their organisation operates a flexible workplace with great child care options [...]

An Event Planners Notebook

Recently I wrote an article in which I referred to ‘my notebook’.  Since then I have had several requests for some more information about ‘my notebook’.  At first I thought this to be slightly strange….I mean really what more explanation does the phrase ‘my notebook’ need? However upon reflection I did remind myself that I [...]

To Join or not to Join

What to look out for when joining an Association Professional Associations are generally founded by a group of businesses which operate within the same industry, for the purposes of collaborating to promote and standardise that industry.  Typically trade associations participate in a range of activities such as advertising (of the views of the industry), education, [...]

The Knot comes to Australia

Well I don’t know if you have heard the buzz yet or not, but the Knot is coming to Australia. I am sure you have all heard of the fabulous US based website www.theknot.com and have spent many an afternoon happily flicking through the site. To say I am excited would be an understatement. If [...]

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