In this post: ticketholders understand that with rain-or-shine events you risk the price of your ticket, if the event is cancelled. Some event organizers hide behind that phrase when a single artist within a series of entertainers cancels. It’s sad…
It’s going to be awhile before full-scale events return. Event organizers can take advantage of the down time to tackle you festival or event’s photo library. If you’re like many event organizers, your media library probably includes a hodgepodge of…
It’s important that event planners watch and listen closely to what is and isn’t done and said. In particular, this would include interactions with outsiders. The tip off should be when a committee or team member complains that something didn’t…
Breaking it Down with this List of Best Practices Summer calendars are filled with beer, wine, food, music and literary festivals of all types, plus air shows. This list of best practices to promote and market summer festivals is designed …
Geared toward festival organizers, these “Best Social Media Practices for Festivals and Events” were designed to illustrate when and how event planners could use social media to communicate news about their festival, sponsors, entertainment, ticket sales, merchandise, concessions, etc., and…
A fan of an event or a festival often creates a Facebook public group fans page. This provides a way for him or her to feel more connected to the event. Many group pages invite others to join and contribute…
I think we’ve all lived this experience at one time or another. If not on a dinner date, then being caught at a party. You know when that little cartoon bubble over your head reads, “Someone save me.” You’re polite.…
It’s official. Halloween is over and the holiday season has officially begun. New Year’s Eve party planners understand the challenge. Everything must be set in place, but almost no one will purchase their tickets until after Rudolph and Santa have…
Online Calendar of Events While event calendars could easily be mentioned when discussing chambers of commerce or destination management organizations (DMOs), they are important enough to highlight on their own. The number and types of event calendars range from basic…
Many cities, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and chambers of commerce have a public relations (PR) or communications department or outsource their PR efforts to a firm specializing in this service. These agencies are obligated to those paying them and their…