{"id":1447,"date":"2020-03-25T19:31:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/18-checkmarks-for-a-successful-event\/"},"modified":"2022-08-10T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:45:19","slug":"18-checkmarks-for-a-successful-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/logic-magic\/18-checkmarks-for-a-successful-event\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Checkmarks for a Successful Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Eighteen-Checkmarks\"

\nEvent planning can be overwhelming and daunting. My experience planning a myriad of events for previous jobs, internships and personal ventures still makes me ask the same questions: Where does one even start? Do I book a venue without knowing how many people will likely come? What is too much food? (Is there such a thing?)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Luckily, my experience has also led me to compile a list of the top 18 things you should check off your list in order to successfully plan an event.<\/p>\n

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  1. Catchy or Descriptive Event Title<\/strong>

    \n Make it rhyme. Make it slide off the tongue. Make it something people have fun asking others if they are also attending.<\/li>\n

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  2. Creative Collateral<\/strong>

    \n Buy into decorations that are not only memorable, but represent your brand perfectly<\/li>\n

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  3. Event Rollout\/Announcement<\/strong>

    \n Press release, radio spot, social campaign, etc. Whatever type of announcement, ensure it matches your brand<\/li>\n

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  4. Lead up promotional content<\/strong>

    \n Share sneak peeks of food, drinks, speakers, giveaways, etc.<\/li>\n

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  5. Online Registration<\/strong>

    \n Set up an easy way for people to register and get tickets <\/li>\n

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  6. Venues

    \n <\/strong> Too tight, and people are sweating and mad. Too big, and nobody will connect with each other. Finding the right space for the right event may require a few site visits<\/li>\n

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  7. The Most Important: Good food<\/strong>

    \n We know you\u2019ve been to a wedding where the food has ruined the entire experience<\/li>\n

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  8. Relevant Industry Partners and Sponsors<\/strong>

    \n Partner with companies your attendees already know and utilize. It\u2019s good marketing for both you and the other brand<\/li>\n

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  9. A Well-Known Speaker or Emcee<\/strong>

    \n The right name attached to your event can get people excited before the party even starts<\/li>\n

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  10. Valuable Giveaways<\/strong>

    \n Not just monetarily, but it should mean something to your attendees<\/li>\n

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  11. Supplemental Online Engagement during and post Event<\/strong>

    \n Give attendees another place to connect with each other<\/li>\n

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  12. Create a Hashtag<\/strong>

    \n This will make it easier to check exactly how much fun people had on social media<\/li>\n

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  13. Document your Event<\/strong>

    \n You can use this as engaging content at a later date<\/li>\n

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  14. Appropriately Staffed<\/strong>

    \n Whether you need 10 waiters or two bartenders, be prepared<\/li>\n

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  15. Great customer service<\/strong>

    \n One awkward conversation and a person could be telling a different story of your party<\/li>\n

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  16. Good Energy<\/strong>

    \n This is something you and the rest of your staff can control. If you have the right attitude from the beginning, others will follow<\/li>\n

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  17. Have a Backup Plan<\/strong>

    \n For just about everything. You don\u2019t know when catering will just decide to not write your date down correctly<\/li>\n

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  18. Ask for Feedback Post-Event

    \n <\/strong>This is something LEAP does with every all-company meeting. Without this feedback, we wouldn\u2019t know how to improve year after year<\/li>\n

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    Event planning can be overwhelming and daunting. My experience planning a myriad of events for previous jobs, internships and personal ventures\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":1450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[101,62],"issue":[9],"collection":[],"acf":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1447"},{"taxonomy":"issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue?post=1447"},{"taxonomy":"collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leapgroupnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collection?post=1447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}