21 May 10 Planning and Executing Special Events
While a large portion of a meeting planners job is to actually plan special events and other types of occasions, ensuring the event is executed properly is a vital part of a meeting planner's work. Special events need to be just that – special. They need to be memorable, and they will hopefully leave guests talking about the event for days.
The flawless execution of a special event often requires more effort than does planning. While plans and agendas may look good on paper, translating this plan into an actual event is a bit more complicated. However, when the event goes off without a hitch, everyone will want to know the mastermind behind the event of the season.
Meeting planners may be asked to provide services for special events such as award ceremonies, VIP customer events, motivational speakers, and philanthropic or non-profit events. Meeting planners must be dedicated and committed to designing, producing, and managing various special events.
By providing customers with exceptional service and meticulous planning, meeting planners can expect to have repeat customers. Again, meeting planners should keep in mind that creative and expert planning is not enough. Perfect execution of the plan is what will keep customers coming back for more.
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26 Sep 09 New Seating Planning Software For Event Professionals
High Wycombe, UK – Oryx Digital today announce new Professional and Advanced Editions of their PerfectTablePlan seating planning software. First launched in 2005, PerfectTablePlan has helped thousands of event planners in more than 80 countries to save time and avoid embarrassing mistakes creating seating arrangements for gala dinners, fundraisers, award ceremonies, weddings receptions, bar mitzvahs and other events.
“PerfectTablePlan has grown in depth considerably over with each new version and we decided now was an ideal time to create separate PerfectTablePlan products aimed at professional event planners and frequent users.” said Oryx Digital Director Andy Brice. “This allows us to add much more powerful features without overwhelming casual users.”
The new features include: (more…)
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