Event Planning/Logistics
As a planner – whether full time, part time, or “just this time” – it is ultimately our responsibility and duty to keep it all “straight.” Right? After all, that’s usually the primary reason that we’ve been brought onboard!
Aaaah the wonderful world of travel! For many, travel is all about leisure and fun… but for others travel is a necessary evil… a complex labyrinth to learn and navigate for the sake of conducting business. When it comes to meetings and events, travel is often an added layer of complexity on top of something that’s already complex – enough to make your head hurt!
Ok, so this is my absolute favorite topic… seriously. No exaggeration, this stuff gets me all amped up because it’s at the core of what we live for here at Perfection Events – results. Measurable results to be exact.
You see, meetings and events are often at the forefront of any strategy employed to communicate important messages. Think about it:
Well, it’s that time again – we’ve cycled back to contracts! But since there’s so much to discuss (and as I told you, I absolutely LOVE reviewing contracts), it never gets old! So this week, as you can probably guess from the title, we’ll be covering 3 Cs – contracts, concessions and cost.
We hope you’ve been enjoying our Site Visit Checklist Tips this week on our Facebook Page! To add to those staples, I pondered and pondered what great additional revelations I could provide about the somewhat dreaded, but always necessary site visit.
This week’s topic is one of my favorites… there is nothing I enjoy more than that moment – after taking the time to research venues, go on site visits, send out RFPs, accept and/or negotiate a deal – that I receive that first contract for review. Yes, emphasis on first here, because I must say in my career I have never signed the first version of a contract.
So, there’s an old adage: “If you aim for nothing, you’ll hit it every time.” I always thought this was just some sly way for parents, teachers… well adults in general to trick me into sharing my goals for the sole purpose of holding me to attaining them. Nonetheless, some 20+ years later I find myself parroting these same words of wisdom to clients, colleagues, friends, and [gasp] even my own children!
We’ve all done it… read the books, attended the seminars, written our lists, and yet most of us still don’t take the time to integrate productivity methods into our daily lives. But the thing is, when our productivity suffers in our professional lives, it directly affects the amount of time we have left for what really matters….
If you’re experiencing this wonderful mix of excitement and apprehension sprinkled with a bit of debilitating fear relating to your turn hosting / coordinating / slaving over an upcoming family reunion... this blog entry is for YOU. And if our slightly concerned friend to the right accurately depicts your innermost feelings about this impending task... keep reading. Although I can’t make it go away, nor can I suddenly transport you 10 months into the future when all coordination is completed and you’re leisurely enjoying the BBQ, I can offer a few tips to help you along the way.
First, to abruptly address the elephant in the room, I will candidly state that Perfection Events does produce family reunion events—we’ve worked with clients to do as little as negotiate hotel pricing or as much as manage all communication, payments, contracts and each minute detail. BUT, this blog entry is not about us, it’s about you! As I said before, such as we have we give unto you… this blog is dedicated to providing you with tools for success whether you hire us or not.