If you’ve ever attended a meeting that went off the rails quickly, you know what a complete waste of time it was for everyone involved. The number one reason for ineffective meetings is having no fully developed meeting agenda in place. Designing a comprehensive...
There is a moment, about three weeks after the proposals come back, when someone in finance asks a simple question: why is this one $180,000 cheaper? And you realize you cannot answer it, because the two vendors priced two different events. That is not a vendor...
Every exhibitor has had the same conversation. The booth cost what the booth cost. Then the show services invoice arrived, and somehow the floor space you budgeted at $16,000 turned into a $30,000 line item before a single person walked the aisle. That gap is not...
Most guides to corporate event planning in Atlanta read like they were written by someone who Googled “Atlanta venues” once. They tell you to set a budget, pick a venue, and book early. Useful, if you have never done this before and also do not mind being...
Most guides to corporate event planning in Chicago read like a vibes tour of the Loop and the West Loop with a few venue photos and zero procurement math. That’s fine if you’re planning a birthday party. It’s malpractice if you’re scoping a...
