Top Catering Guidelines in a Post-Covid World

Top Catering Guidelines in a Post-Covid World

Event planners know their attendees want two things: They want to network, and they want to eat. It’s our job to give them plenty of opportunities to connect with others and plenty of tasty food. In our experience, food matters to your attendees more than just about...
Wow Your Team with These Incentive Travel Upgrades!

Wow Your Team with These Incentive Travel Upgrades!

When it comes to incentive travel programs, event planners have 2 main goals: Give your hard-working team an experience they won’t soon forget. Help the accounting department tie up the travel budget in a nice little bow. One of the easiest ways to reach both goals is...
How to Maximize Your Corporate Events in a Recession

How to Maximize Your Corporate Events in a Recession

Recession is a dirty 9-letter word. No one likes a recession and almost everyone is negatively impacted by it. But a brief look back at history suggests the event industry gets a particularly brutal beating when the economy struggles. That’s because as companies learn...
5 Event Signage Ideas That Draw a Crowd

5 Event Signage Ideas That Draw a Crowd

If you’re like a lot of the event planners we work with, you put an awful lot of thought into your program’s agenda, choosing the right venue and keynote speakers, and of course, hiring a caterer that can elevate the typical “corporate event food.” But how much...
Why Gamification Should be Part of Your Event Planning Strategy

Why Gamification Should be Part of Your Event Planning Strategy

At J.Shay Events, we’re all about two things: Finding new ways to boost audience engagement, and having a solid event planning strategy that helps you reach your goals in quantifiable ways. It just so happens that event gamification helps you do both!   What Is...