I want to keep the trend going from my last article for Liz King’s blog in which I described RFPs and what to include when you submit them to a venue. The true secret weapon of an event planner is not the RFP they submit for their meeting or event but the overall true value number of that meeting. Can you as a planner tell a venue what your meetings true value is?
Posts Tagged ‘event planners’
Guest Blogger @AdamSchomaker on “The True Value of a Mtg. or Event”
Monday, October 25th, 2010My Follow Friday Suggestion: @BizBash_Events, @lilrissy22, @davidadler
Friday, October 22nd, 2010As I meet more and more amazing people through the event professionals community, Follow Friday has become increasingly difficult to manage. How do I suggest 30 people to follow in any kind of meaningful way? So, I’ve decided to highlight one member of the community each week that I suggest you follow. This person is someone that I respect and have learned a lot from (whether they realize it or not).
Today, my suggestion is BizBash – The best online resource and magazine for event professionals. As many of you know, their NY Expo is coming up this week and has provided me with the opportunity to meet and interact with David Adler, CEO of BizBash, and Marissa Rubin – one of the amazing expo event coordinators. I know they have put a ton of work into the upcoming expo and wanted to highlight all they are doing for the NY Event Community! If you haven’t already registered, there is still time! BizBash New York Expo Registration. You can also find me in the Social Media Lounge at this week’s expo!
Connect with BizBash:
My Follow Friday Suggestion: @Ready2Spark
Friday, October 15th, 2010As I meet more and more amazing people through the event professionals community, Follow Friday has become increasingly difficult to manage. How do I suggest 30 people to follow in any kind of meaningful way? So, I’ve decided to highlight one member of the community each week that I suggest you follow. This person is someone that I respect and have learned a lot from (whether they realize it or not).
Today, my suggestion is Lara McCullough – the founder of the #Eventprofs group on Twitter, an amazing blogger and a huge resource for event professionals and social media fans alike. Lara has worked with a small group of event professionals to launch the Blog Awards and has contributed to the industry in many ways. I know many of you are probably already following her, but I had to put this out there to catch any of you who may have missed!
Connect with Lara:
My Follow Friday Suggestion: @Mizcity
Friday, October 1st, 2010As I meet more and more amazing people through the event professionals community, Follow Friday has become increasingly difficult to manage. How do I suggest 30 people to follow in any kind of meaningful way? So, I’ve decided to highlight one member of the community each week that I suggest you follow. This person is someone that I respect and have learned a lot from (whether they realize it or not).
Today, my suggestion is Christina Coster. Christina was one of the first NY Event professionals that I met on Twitter and has been a great resource ever since! I truly value her friendship and professionalism. You’ll see Christina with me in the Twitter Lounge at the BizBash NY Expo on October 28, 2010 so stop by and say hi!
In the meantime, Connect with Christina:
Guest Blogger Adam Shomaker on “Are you ready to take the dance floor in the RFP process?”
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010“Ugh I don’t understand why the hotel responded like that!” I am sure this is something you have heard before in the event planning industry. The process of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is like a dance between the event planner and venue sales manager. The two take the dance floor trying not to step on each other toes but each trying to lead the dance making it a beautiful partnership for a successful dance and in this case a meeting or event.
My Follow Friday Suggestion: @TrivWorks
Friday, September 24th, 2010As I meet more and more amazing people through the event professionals community, Follow Friday has become increasingly difficult to manage. How do I suggest 30 people to follow in any kind of meaningful way? So, I’ve decided to highlight one member of the community each week that I suggest you follow. This person is someone that I respect and have learned a lot from (whether they realize it or not).
Today, my suggestion is David Jacobson, Owner and Producer of TrivWorks. TrivWorks is New York City’s premiere live trivia company, specializing in customized trivia events for corporate clients & employees. Trivia nights are a great entertainment and team building alternative. David has a very impressive client roster which includes PepsiCo, Deutsche Bank, Lincoln Center and Fordham University. Since 2006, David has also hosted weekly bar trivia nights in Manhattan, which have been called the best in NYC by New York Magazine, CBS New York and Yelp.
David is a graduate of NYU and Columbia, and has 9 years of experience in entertainment, event planning, experiential learning and client service in New York City.
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Look for David at the upcoming NY #Eventprofs tweetup on October 19, 2010!



