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Important Future Events Trends To Keep An Eye On

It is safe to say that the last few years have been rough on most people in the events industry. The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly caused a shift in the way that many event planners think and the way that they approach different events. In the midst of all the challenges faced by the industry, there is however a silver lining as many opportunities have also come to light during these dark days. A number of important future events trends have emerged in recent years and event planners need to take note if they want to stay in front of the pack in an ever-changing world.

Using Events as a Marketing Opportunity

For the longest time, the primary purpose of hosting an event was to generate revenue, with brand exposure taking the back seat. We now find ourselves at a place in time where consumers are constantly bombarded with marketing activities and you really have to think outside the box to captivate consumers.

Businesses have recognised that there is an opportunity to use events as a form of marketing rather than an income generator. To the point where companies are willing to host an event at a loss, as long as they receive the right type of exposure, and the right amount of exposure.
A good example of this is the prevalence of events that grant free admission to attendees in the hopes that this exposure entices individuals to engage with the business. And if your guests happen to have a great time at your event, it can do a lot to improve your company’s public relations.

Shift Towards Hybrid events

Hybrid events are one of the most notable future events trends that have become increasingly popular as they enable guests to attend both online and in person. Attendees can either log on to a streaming service and experience the event from the comfort of their homes or they can take a trip to the event venue to participate in person. Hybrid events can attract more guests from around the world and significantly increase your reach as they are not geographically bound. Hybrid events are also more inclusive in many ways as it increases accessibility for people that have trouble travelling.

As you can imagine, this greatly improves your chances of attracting more individuals that are interested in the event. Because let’s face it, most of us are homebodies that are sometimes deterred by the effort that goes into venturing to a venue. If you are able to attend an event remotely simply by launching an application on your computer, you might be more compelled to invest your time.

Increased Data Collection Using Events Technology

Events are rarely hosted simply for the fun of it, even if it is a lot of fun! Events planners typically have a reason for organising an event and an end goal that they need to keep in mind. In order to gauge the success of an event you need to collect as much data as possible. This information can help you identify pitfalls for the future and indicates whether or not you have met your objectives.

Luckily, the right events management software will do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to data collection. This software can reveal the number of attendees and their demographics, a breakdown of income and expenses, vendor details and attendees’ level of engagement to name a few. This information is vital if event planners wish to understand their audiences and engage with them more effectively.

Events management is an ever-changing field and in the digital age, it is more important than ever to identify future events trends as soon as possible. So be sure to stay sharp, because the next big trend could be right around the corner just waiting to be discovered.

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The Challenges of Events Management and Planning Ahead

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It’s late at night, you’re losing sleep as you run through a checklist in your head to make sure you haven’t forgotten anything. This can only mean one thing: event day is closing in! It is completely normal to experience a sense of unease as the clock ticks off, even if you have double-checked everything you can think of. The truth is that there will always be certain challenges of events management that you are bound to encounter, and no amount of strategising can help you avoid these. Good planning can however help you to respond to these challenges, and might even help to reduce your stress levels if you’re lucky!

Budgeting Problems

One of the most common challenges faced by event planners is sticking to your budget. You might have everything planned out perfectly and then an unexpected expense comes along and then a spanner gets thrown into the works (hopefully not literally). Budgeting for the unexpected is just about impossible, but setting some of your budgets aside, specifically to deal with unforeseen circumstances, is a good start.

Using data from previous events that have a similar scope can give you a good idea as to how much your budget should be. Using historical statistics might also reveal some of the budgeting pitfalls that reared their heads during previous events. After you have identified the expenses that put the biggest dent into budgets in the past you can develop a plan to avoid overspending without compromising on quality.

Issues with Staffing and Vendors

Nobody wants to leave an event feeling that there was a lack of food and drinks available or even worse, a shortage of security. Understaffing can be a serious issue for any event and a shortage of vendors can range from being an inconvenience to being detrimental to your event.

Staffing issues often arise when there are more attendees than expected and the same is true for event vendors. If you are hosting an “invite only” event you should be able to plan your staff numbers quite effectively. When your guests rsvp online, you can simply use these numbers to prepare accordingly.

When your event is open to the public it can be difficult to pin down the exact number of expected guests. In this case, you can look at the size of your venue to determine how many staff members and vendors you need to effectively service the space. You can rather have too many staff members than too few, but this will undoubtedly affect your budget in a big way, so beware!

Picking the Right Venue

What type of event are you hosting? How many attendees are you expecting? What will the weather be like? Is there space for a VIP area? Is there a place for the band to set up? These are only some of the questions you need to run by yourself before booking your venue. Event managers often make the mistake of conceptualising their entire event before they have even thought of a venue.

Most event venues need to be booked months in advance and if you find yourself scrambling to find the perfect venue to fit your plan at the 11th hour you will most likely be out of luck. When you structure your event plan around a venue that you have already selected you to have a better chance of making the most out of that space.

If guests are able to rsvp online beforehand you have some insight as to what size venue you will need, but this is not always the case. Your venue will determine your capacity and capabilities to a certain degree, making your choice of venue one of the most important pieces of the events puzzle.

The challenges of events management are numerous and unfortunately, they only tend to pop up on the day of the event. Rest assured that issues will arise, but remember, how you decide to address these issues will ultimately determine the outcome of your endeavour.

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Using The 5 Cs of Event Management to Make Your Next Event a Success

The time has come to start planning your next event and the pressure is on! You might have a good idea of what you want to achieve with this event, but uncertainty starts to creep in when you start trying to wrap your head around all the small details that need to be taken care of. A wise man once said that preparation is the key to success, and what better way to prepare than with a structured plan? The 5 Cs of event management come together to form exactly that, a structure that event planners can use to help ensure that all their bases are covered.

The 5 Cs of event management are Concept, Coordination, Control, Culmination and Closeout.

Let’s take a look at each of these in more detail!

Concept

Whether the idea for the event came to you in a dream or during an intense brainstorming session, your concept has to be clear. The first step is establishing a clear purpose for the event and pinning down what exactly you wish to accomplish. Once you know what you wish to achieve, it should be much easier to identify the type of crowd that you need to attract. For example, if you are planning to host a family day in the park, your traditional- and digital marketing efforts could be wasted if focused on teenagers as they are less likely to attend such an event. After you have established the purpose and the people you want to attract, you can use this info to determine a date and a venue that best suits your needs.

Coordination

Now we start getting down to the nitty-gritty of the event. During the coordination phase, you need to establish your budget and set up a timeline for the event. These are crucial aspects of the planning phase so make sure to put your thinking caps on at this stage! This is also when you start running up your phone bill as you start calling around for the perfect venue, food caterers, security personnel, decorators and entertainment. Run through the event in your mind starting from event registration up until the point where your attendees exit the venue. Everything in between needs to be ticked off during this phase of your plan.

Control

Your sleepless nights are almost coming to an end and event day is peeking at you from around the corner. During the control stage, you do a run-through of the event to identify possible problems and come up with contingency plans if necessary. Visit the event venue and see for yourself if there is enough space for the number of attendees you are expecting. Is there enough room for your vendors to set up? Is there water and electricity supply in the places you need it? Do you have a backup generator in case there is a power outage? You need to ask yourself all of these questions now to avoid having to deal with them in a panic on the day of the event.

Culmination

This is it, event registration has concluded and the event is about to begin! You will most likely be seen with a walkie-talkie in hand for the majority of the event as you communicate with suppliers, staff, security and everyone in-between. Always keep your timelines in mind as you coordinate your team throughout the day. In the likely event that something goes wrong, it is your job as an event manager to provide the guidance that leads to the best resolution. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes as there is sure to be a lot of running around on event day.

Closeout

A sigh of relief echoes down the halls, your event is over and by all measures, it was a success. The closeout can be seen as an evaluation period, where you identify your shortcomings and highlight that which helped make the event a success. Feedback from your clients and attendees is invaluable information that can be a great resource for planning your next event, so be sure to gather as much as you can! There is always room for improvement and the importance of the closeout phase should not be underestimated.

Now that you have a plan in place you can go out and conquer the world of events planning with confidence!

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Five Essential Post-Corporate Event Action Points

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Contrary to popular belief, the hard work involved in a corporate event doesn’t end once your venue is packed up and your guests have gone home. If you want to ensure your corporate event achieves its objectives – regardless of what these are – you need to tick off the following five action points once the physical event has culminated.

1. Send out a post-event survey

To make the most of this exercise, you need to strike while the iron is hot, so to speak. Sending out a post-event survey via your event mobile app, SMS or email as soon as the event has finished allows you to tap into the minds of your guests while they’re still ruminating on their experience. Keep your questions short and opt for multiple-choice – the easier it is for guests to complete the survey, the more responses you’ll get. Don’t forget to lead with a ‘Thank you for attending’. Good manners pay off!

2. Analyse your event data

This is where the good stuff is. And by good stuff, we mean the crucial insights into your guests that enable you to understand them and the way they interact with your brand. Don’t forget that the difference between a corporate event that succeeds and on that falls flat is an in-depth understanding of the people in attendance, so mining all event collateral is an essential undertaking. Look at attendance reports, pre-and-post sales reports (if applicable), mobile event app data, social media feeds and post-event surveys.

3. Set an email marketing campaign in motion

Staying in touch with guests once they’ve attended your corporate event is essential. Depending on the nature of your event, a thank you email may suffice, but if your event forms part of a bigger marketing campaign, such as a product launch, you’ll need to construct an email marketing campaign that continuously provides relevant information to your guests. The key to email campaigns that successfully drive recipients to take further action, whether this is to purchase a product, visit your website or follow you on social media, lies in the content of your mails. Personalise all correspondence, employ a master wordsmith to craft compelling copy that’s relevant, and make sure each email provides the recipient with something of value. (Don’t forget about POPI!)

4. Refine your social media strategy

Keep your brand top of mind by using post-event data to fine-tune your social media strategy. Follow guests who were in attendance or who’ve recently followed or mentioned you, and send them a direct message to thank them for their attendance.  Post a recap of the event and tag all relevant parties – the more exposure, the better. Even if your next event is months away, keep new and old followers alike updated with news about your brand to pique their interest in the interim.

5. Pick up the phone

Thanks to the plethora of communication platforms available, it’s easy to opt for electronic means over an in-person phone call. The point of any event is to form a personal relationship with your guests, and what better way to solidify this than by picking up the phone and reaching out to your attendees? Thank them again for their attendance and ask them for additional feedback about their experience. By doing so, you’re further personalising your brand – an act that goes a long way in increasing brand acknowledgement and adoption.

Make sure your events achieve your objectives, and then some, by finding out about our corporate event management software. Easy and intuitive to use, we’ve built our software to help corporate event managers get the most out of their events.

 

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Four Myths About Working In Corporate Event Management, Busted

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, corporate event management is not for the faint of heart. What it is though, is a vocation that’s shrouded in misconception. If you’ve ever been taken for a wedding planner or fielded responses of “How glamorous” when asked what it is that you do for a living, this blog is for you.

 

 

Myth # 1: Corporate event management is a non-stop party

Contrary to outsider opinion, the job of a corporate event planner is up there with the most stressful jobs in the world. Super-tight deadlines, demanding clients and the balancing of big budgets can see even the most level-headed individuals cope with irregularly high stress levels. In fact, the job was ranked as the fifth most stressful occupation in 2016 by Career Cast, coming in just behind police officers and firefighters.

Event planners may orchestrate the world’s most glamorous affairs, but we very seldom get a chance to enjoy the fruit of our labour. While travelling around the country and audiences with VIPs are part of the job, we very rarely (if ever) have a moment to soak it all in.

Myth # 2: Corporate event planners are glorified wedding planners

Planning a wedding and orchestrating a corporate event are two very different tasks. While both require a degree of creativity and organisational skills, that’s where the similarities end. Corporate event planners are required to possess superior marketing and PR skills, financial acumen, an in-depth understanding of consumer behaviour and human resource management skills –  to name but a few. What’s more, we have to deal with super-short turnaround times and feedback from multiple stakeholders.

Myth # 3: Event planners like to spend money like there’s no tomorrow

We’re not too sure where this myth originated from, although we suspect Hollywood is to blame. The reality is that corporate event planners are masters at stretching budgets. In fact, we’re most often the ones reigning in extravagant spending. While we can’t grow money on trees, we can wrangle with vendors and orchestrate an event for far less than our clients could if they had to go it alone.

Myth # 4: Anyone can do it

At the risk of sounding obnoxious, very few people are born to work in the corporate event management industry. This vocation is the intersection of multiple skills. The job demands unlimited patience, a spirit of resilience, heaps of confidence, an analytical and razor-sharp analytical mind, convincing communication skills, an ability to multitask, persuasive negotiating skills and more. What’s more, event planners have to be able to think on their feet, act quickly and provide clients with a stellar end product – all without breaking a sweat or uttering a complaint.

We’d love to hear the most outlandish misconceptions about corporate event management you’ve ever heard – fill us in on Twitter or Facebook!

 

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The Five Major Ways Investing In An ERM™ Solution Pays Off

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Just like the most prudent investments – that beach house that’s now worth ten times the amount you bought it for, the money you spent on an MBA, or those units trusts you bought back in the day, the proverbial dividends paid out by ERM™ software are prolific.

If you’re wondering what these benefits actually look like, you’re in luck. We’ve listed the multiple ways in which this investment pays off, big time.

 

 

1.You can build rich, agile profiles of your guests

The ticket to events that result in ROI? Data. Thanks to its data capturing capabilities, ERM™ software enables you to easily gather a wide range of information about your guests. And it’s this very data that enables you to create events that are relevant and that resonate with your guests. Our ERM™ platform features multiple ways to do this: from invitations with customisable form fields, right through to post-event surveys to gauge guest sentiment post your events.

2.Your event team is freed up to tackle the myriad small details of your event

Thanks to the fact that ERM™ software automates the entire RSVP process (amazing, right?), your event team now has precious time to dedicate to the million and one other things on their to-do list. You no longer need to have several employees whose sole responsibility is to orchestrate the time-consuming and hair-pulling experience of gathering RSVPs. And less money spent on extraneous staff means more budget for the rest of your event.

3.You mitigate against human error

Every event sees some sort of error occur – and the majority of these “Oh no’s!” are down to overworked staff and manual miss-steps. However, when you use ERM™ software to collect, collate and store all event information, you greatly reduce the chance of an oversight that costs you time and money.

4.You save money that would otherwise have been spent on multiple event management solutions

One program for your guest lists, one for tracking email invites, another one to manage vendor information, and yet another one to manage your event app can see you racking up expenses – before you’ve even secured a venue. ERM™ software replaces the need for multiple programs and software, enabling you to manage every single aspect of your event, in real-time, both offsite and on.

5. Sensitive data is secured

Event managers are privy to confidential information daily. From the personal particulars of every single guest to the top-secret riders of performers and banking details of vendors, ERM™ software stores all data in the cloud – protecting it from theft and loss due to both data breaches or intentional harm.

If there’s one thing we know, it’s events. With over 20 years in the event industry, we’re all too aware of just how much time and energy go into pulling off a world-class event. And that’s why we built event management software: to help event managers plan and manage the event experience, from start to finish, without the headache.

 

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What We Wish Corporates Knew About Event Management

Take it from an event industry veteran, if anyone ever tells you that event planning is a glamorous affair, they have no idea what the job actually entails. While I love helping brands plan and implement events that are a resounding success, it’s very rarely a walk in the park. In fact, at the best of times, it’s incredibly trying, fraught with stress and involves a to-do list a mile long. After chatting with a few colleagues, I decided that it was time we spoke frankly about event management and the things that make our jobs that much harder to do. I hope, that by educating industry outsiders the entire event management experience – both yours and ours – can be that much more enjoyable.

The next time you work with an event management company, bear the following in mind to help all parties to get the most out of the process:

Event management requires patient professionalism. A lot of it.

On an average day, my team and I are bombarded with many (many) requests in the form of emails, calls, WhatsApp, and the like. This, in between liaising with vendors, guests and service providers. We have to put up with equally stressed-out clients and do damage control when something goes awry. We know that the only way out, is through, which is why even if we seem calm on the outside, we’re desperately moving proverbial Heaven and Earth behind the scenes. As much as this stresses us out, we value professionalism above all things, which is why even when we may feel like crying, we’ll never take our own frustrations out on any of our clients. As such, we’d like to appeal to you to do the same.

Event managers are meticulous multitaskers (emphasis on the multi)

As I mentioned above, the day in the life of an event manager is not for the faint of heart. As we juggle this myriad of tasks, we also have to field demands that are quite frankly, ridiculous. The thing is, we wish you were our one and only client. Unfortunately, my project managers have multiple projects on the go at any one time – each with their own stresses that beg attention right this minute. If it were humanly possible, we’d devote ourselves entirely to your project. Unfortunately, we’d also go out of business if we let everything else slide. Before you spew out the expletives, remember that (just like you) we’re doing everything that is humanly possible.

We don’t have superpowers

Unfortunately, we’re not event management magicians. We can’t stretch an already exhausted budget, nor can we fly in seven hundred rare doves at a moment’s notice (or at all). We can’t obtain a permit once guests have already started arriving, and we cannot source an equally talented keynote speaker an hour before the event is set to kickoff when your initial speaker’s flight is delayed. Nor can we change an invite for the eighth time (because your decision makers have only now decided to get involved and want to see the copy), nor can we respond to your 20th email of the day (one email with all 20 questions would have sufficed). We really, really wish we could, but pulling off any of the above is strictly the domain of Marvel Superheroes.

We want to see your event succeed.

Despite the stress, the long hours and the demanding nature of the job, we’re committed to helping you to orchestrate an event that’s nothing less than world-class. As such, your patience and understanding are hugely valued.

Contact us to find out more about event management and how we can assist with your upcoming event. 

 

 

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‘Up’ Your Event Management Game With These 6 Event Planning Solutions

‘Up’ Your Event Management Game With These 6 Event Planning Solutions

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event-management-pyramid.jpg Social Tables has developed a neat diagram called the Event Planning Process Pyramid, which identifies six stages (or steps) involved in event management and planning. These stages (from the bottom of the pyramid to its top) are Define, Plan, Communicate, Source, Manage and Measure.

For the modern day Marketing Manager, the good news is that most, if not all, of these stages can be paired with existing digital technologies to automate processes and reduce the amount of time, manpower and revenue that you have to spend on organising your corporate events.

We thought we would have a look at some of the event management software solutions on the market that are helping marketing managers streamline many of the tasks involved in the planning and hosting of their corporate events.

1.Define the event’s objectives

The first stage in the Event Planning Process Pyramid involves clarifying your event’s objectives. Are you wanting to run a corporate event to network, promote a new product, or celebrate the end of a year’s achievements? Your event will be designed around your main goals as well as the data you have already gathered from previous events about what makes for a successful event.

2.Plan (project timelines, programs and designs)

Event managers can leverage the following event management tools to help plan their events:

  • 3D Event Designer helps with the designing of 2D and 3D interactive floor plans to help you showcase event spaces and plan your event’s setup, décor, seating and colours.
  • Planning Pod’s online project management software solution assists event professionals with assigning tasks to clients and staff, planning budgets, tracking electronic files, and communicating and collaborating with staff and clients during the planning of an event.
  • When it comes to international travel, Fly.another.day helps you plan your events around major international holidays or events, so that you can maximise on the best meeting dates and locations and on guest participation.

3. Communicate

Communication with guests prior to an event is crucial for information-sharing, generating excitement around your event, and building a good relationship with them and your brand.

  • This can be achieved through email marketing, social media channels and event registration software.
    Although mostly designed for the marketing of concerts and gigs, Crowdfm can be used by marketing managers as a single platform for scheduling posts and event updates to Facebook and Twitter.
  • Most online RSVP and event management tools come with built in communication solutions that allow for the sending of email invitations and follow-up communication with guests.

4. Source

Event management involves hours of research on suitable event venues and locations, caterers, decorators, photographers, sound and lighting technicians, accommodation and transport options.

  • UberEvents helps you plan ahead and organise rides and transport for your guests to and from your event’s location.

5. Manage

Managing an event program on the day takes a great deal of planning and synchronising. Your organisation skills need to be top notch to pull off a seamless event experience.

  • Convetica is a great app that helps you manage schedules, speakers and sponsors. It also works as a social networking tool for event guests. Presentations can be shared within the app and it can be used to take immediate surveys and polls for future event experiences.
  • MeetApp uses mobile technology to increase engagement with your guests through quick polls, open questions and active dialogues. It is also a great information sharing and gathering tool.

6. Measure

The quality of your next corporate event will rely on the type of information that you can gather from your event guests. Measuring the success of your event is the last stage of the event management process.

  • Event Attendance Pro is a desktop software solution that allows event organisers to track attendance at their events and allows them to run reports in real-time.

If you would like to find out more about the benefits of using RSVP software for events, feel free to contact us. We would love to assist you with any of your online invitation and registration requirements.

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Why it’s crucial to report on event management for successful future events.

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It’s critical to report on event management in order to determine what’s working and what’s not. This will ensure that any future events don’t suffer from past mistakes, and that they’ll benefit from useful lessons learned. Unfortunately, attempting to collate multiple sets of data from several spreadsheets is a long and arduous endeavour. That said, as complicated as the process is, it’s an absolutely imperative element of the event planning process.

Your report on event management should contain data about every aspect of the event – from the invitation process, through to dietary preferences and attendance rates. By creating a holistic picture of past events, you’ll be able to constantly improve on all facets.

The most important metric you need to report on event management is ROI.

In other words, how many of the guests you’ve hosted have subsequently made purchases that were greater than the cost of hosting them. Establishing these figures will require the merging of data from your CRM or financial systems with data that you’ve collected from past events. Start by working out the cost per head for each event, and then calculate the ROI for each separate customer.

Analyse the RSVPs and attendance records of past events in order to come up with a benchmark.

This will enable you to determine how many guests you need to invite in order to have a fully attended event. Bear in mind that not everyone will accept your invitation, and that some of those who have accepted, won’t arrive – not to mention uninvited guests who end up attending. By looking at the attendance rates of past events, you’ll be able to work out that if, for example, you want 100 guests at an event, you’ll need to invite 130 people.

Depending on your brand, you may need to work out attendance according to gender.

For example, you may find that women are more likely accept invitations, and arrive at events, opposed to men. This will indicate that if you need 50 men and 50 women at your next event, you should invite 60 women and 70 men.

Another consideration is the city in which your event will take place.

If you’re a national brand and frequently host events in multiple cities, it’s likely that the event attendance and acceptance benchmarks will differ. You may determine that events held in Johannesburg are far more populated than those held in Durban, and so on. These findings will provide you will valuable data, allowing you to work out the number of guests you need to invite in order to ensure that your event is well attended.

Your report on event management will also indicate the best times to send out invitations, follows up and reminders.

In addition, you event management report will show the sort of reminders that work best for your guests. Does an SMS reminder the day before do the job, or do you need to send an SMS reminder a week before and the day before?

Your report on event management will inform what you need to order for an upcoming event. When planning events, you can’t wait until you’ve got a confirmed guest list to order the various products needed. These could comprise of complimentary t-shirts for golfing guests, the correct number of Halaal meals, or the right combination of his and hers thank you gifts. These all need to be pre-ordered so that they can be branded or prepared in time for your event. By analysing your past RSVP data – you’ll be able to work out a formula that you can use to prepare for future events in order to achieve minimal wastage.

Compiling a report on management may be a hassle, but the rewards are worth it.

Creating a report and keeping it updated according to changing trends and various customer bases is a lot of work, but the results are incredibly worthwhile. In order to make this task easier, consider running all of your events through an event management system. This will ensure that all data can be exported in the same format, noticeably speeding up the process. Using an event management system will ultimately make is vastly easier to create these crucial reports, allowing you to continuously plan and implement successful events.

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High-tech companies choose high-tech RSVP for their event management

According to leadership consultant and expert on innovation, Scott Steinberg, high-tech event planning solutions are the way forward. The future belongs to mobile devices, says Steinberg, which means that your guest invitations, on-site registrations, and access to guest information needs to fit smaller screens and present important information at the touch of a button.

The RSVP Agency is a leader in event management software, having revolutionised event management for corporate clients and event organisers. We were recently featured on fastmoving.co.za and themarketingsite.com for our event management work with ABB Technology, a leading power and automation company. ABB was hosting its annual Technology Days, the country’s premier exhibition and conference dedicated to current trends in the energy sector.

As an innovation-driven company, ABB regularly introduces new state-of-the-art products, solutions, and technology into the market. It was therefore only fitting that they work with The RSVP Agency, because we focus on delivering innovative high-tech solutions for corporate event organisers.

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According to Tamara Chetty, the company’s Marketing and Communications Manager: Southern African Region Corporate: “The exclusive event hosted industry leaders from around the globe who shared expertise that will shape the future of the power and the automation sector.” As such, it was critical that ABB’s Conference . Programme make an impact and we chose a Z-CARD® as the ideal medium for the event programme.

The RSVP Agency’s event management service

The RSVP Agency’s CEO, Terry Sutherland had this to say: “The RSVP Agency has assisted in many large scale events and offers a turnkey solution, not isolated to only RSVP, but also Event Management, Corporate Event Planning , and Invitation Design.

We selected the Z-CARD® format for its compact design. It was an ideal medium that enabled each delegate to have an on-hand reference guide, which wasn’t cumbersome or impractical. The feedback that we received on the cards was overwhelming, and both client and delegates loved the innovative way that we were able to supply so much event information in a slick, professional, and practical way.”

From invitation design to event registration The RSVP Agency is built on the premise that effectively using technology and event management software for event planning opens new doors when it comes to planning and organising successful events. The traditional way of handling event planning is filled with paperwork, miscommunication, and errors, but The RSVP Agency’s event management software provides event managers with a high-tech web-based tool with a sophisticated online registration system. Event management software assists in organising your planning stages, and making event management easy on the day of the event. For ABB, we handled all of the on-site event registration and accreditation of all guests and speakers, ensuring that the guests were checked in quickly and easily via mobile devices (The RSVP Agency specialises in iPad registrations and biometric technology). Interested in our event management service and software for your next corporate event? We provide a wide scope of solutions – from invitation design  to on-site event registration . Contact us for a demonstration!

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