How to Plan an Event: A Simple 8-Step Guide

Published November 1, 2019 by Adam Rosenthal

Planning your very first event? We’ve got your back. It’s panic time. Your boss has tapped you to plan an event. Your company doesn’t have an event team, so it’s all on you. Don’t worry. You... Continue Reading

10 Best Free Meeting Software For Office Efficiency

Published June 6, 2019 by Nick Morpus

While I think there are plenty of meetings that anyone could sum up in an email, it’s important to meet with your coworkers or other persons of interest when subjects require a more personal touch. For... Continue Reading

20 Most Popular Event Management Software Report Methodology

Published April 23, 2019 by Liann Mosier

Top 20 reports are updated annually. This report was updated 4/23/2019. As for most technology sectors, the growth of the event management software industry in recent years can be attributed to the availability of cloud-based systems,... Continue Reading

5 Best Free Wedding Planner Software

Published April 4, 2019 by Nick Morpus

When my mother got married, she wanted a small wedding with only her closest family members in attendance. She always told me that big weddings weren’t her thing and that the intimacy of a smaller wedding... Continue Reading

5 Traits to Look for When Hiring a Corporate Event Coordinator

Published June 20, 2018 by Nick Morpus

Whether you’re looking to fill an open event coordinator position, or you’re building your corporate events team for the first time, it takes quite the individual to make it in the events industry. There are people... Continue Reading

How Ridesharing Partnerships Can Improve Your Event Transportation

Published June 14, 2018 by Nick Morpus

Update 6/14/2018: This piece has been updated to reflect changes in event trends and to include current transportation costs and additional benefits of choosing ridesharing as a preferred event transportation option. Transportation is one aspect of... Continue Reading

How to Find a Venue for an Event: 6 Crucial Boxes to Check

Published June 4, 2018 by Nick Morpus

Attendees expect a lot out of their event experience these days. Hotel meeting rooms have transformed into large cruise ships at Dreamforce, leaving attendees in awe. But these amazing venues are nothing without the foundational aspects... Continue Reading

4 Free Video Editing Software Options for Event Planners on a Budget

Published April 18, 2018 by Nick Morpus

Event planning is a delicate balance between cutting as many unnecessary costs as possible without forsaking quality. When considering all your business costs such as staffing, overhead, and event management software, it helps if you can... Continue Reading

5 Tasks to Maximize the Use of Your Event Planning Interns

Published April 6, 2018 by Nick Morpus

Most interns dread a stereotypical experience of fetching coffee and making copies. Not only are these tasks unhelpful in terms of professional development, they’ll also leave your interns disengaged and unmotivated. Your event planning internship program... Continue Reading

The Top 20 Most User-Friendly Event Management Software Report

Published March 29, 2018 by Liann Mosier

Update: 3/29/18– We updated our chart to reflect current changes Events are becoming bigger and more extravagant than ever – even for presidential inaugurations! According to BizBash, the 2009 presidential inauguration had a budget of $63 million.... Continue Reading