Happy New year to you all. Get ready for the year
because it is going to be quite busy. I want to look at a few things that will
get us started for the year, drive us through the year and help us to deliver
good results.
Every industry has trends that sets the pace for the
direction of progress in that industry. It is the same thing in the event
industry. Just get on the internet and perform a simple search for “Event
trends in 2016”. You will be surprised at the number of responses you will get.
Indeed the responses will overwhelm you if you are not diligent.
I scanned through these responses and have chosen to
share the expectations from two sources mainly
1.
10
Event Trends for 2016 by Julius Solaris:
OR
10 Event Trends for 2016 by Julius Solaris, Editor at
EventManagerBlog.com:
2.
2016
Event Technology Trends:
Because every part of the world is not developing at
the same rate, some projections on these platforms may not be easily implementable
in your environment. If it is, all well and good. What you need to do to
benefit from these forecasts is to try and adapt it to your specific environment.
In general, I expect a lot of Event Professionals to continue
to embrace the following
a.
Event
Management Software Solutions
b.
Event Online
Listing sites
c.
Online
Ticketing
d.
Online
Invitations
e.
Apps
B. Event Planners Tools
What are the basic tools an event planner needs to
succeed? There are a lot out there and several articles have been written about
it. Some tools may be relevant to you right now while others will not make
sense. The most important thing is to identify what is useful to you and adapt
it to your environment and operations. Here is a guideline
a.
Calendaring: Every event planner needs a calendaring tool. It
could be as simple as a dairy in any medium.
b.
Record Keeping: Keep records of customers, vendors, transactions, finances,
etc. These are what you need for analysis.
c.
Event management tool: It could be a project management tool,
scheduler, reminder system, etc. The key thing is to execute that task as per
when due.
d.
Embrace technology: Technology is a business enabler so
embrace it. Get a laptop, internet access, event management software, join
online groups, etc. Don’t be left behind
1.
Improve
Your Event Planning Skills with These 10 Tools:
2. 10 New Event Planning
Tools Worth Exploring:
C. Business Plan
Business planning is a core part of business success.
It is time to perform some analytics and begin to measure your performance Year
on year. Many financial and operational indices - Return on Investment (ROI) or
Return on Events (ROE) helps you to understand the direction of your growth.
Have a business plan for 2016 and set a baseline for
measuring your operations. There are many consultants and business planning
tools out there to help you create a plan. Basically you need to have
a.
Mission
b.
Objective
c.
Target
market
d.
Financial
Targets
e.
Business
Strategy
f.
Growth
plans
And here is where I will cut the tape for the week.
Best Wishes for you and your business throughout the
year.
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