Whether you’re a large venue or a smaller club, or anything in between, you may feel it’s difficult to get the attention of your desired audience for them to sign up, buy a ticket, or attend your event or conference. If we’ve learned anything at all from the pandemic, it’s to think more creatively ... » Learn More about 12 WAYS TO CREATIVELY PROMOTE YOUR EVENT
Program Manager Tips
CHOOSING MUSIC FOR YOUR EVENTS
Event music is one of those elements that can be tricky to plan. It’s typically a “background” kind of thing (although not always), but it’s powerful in that it creates a mood or sets the stage for the energy of the event. Your venue may already have their own policies/procedures about choosing ... » Learn More about CHOOSING MUSIC FOR YOUR EVENTS
How Successful Was Your Event? Determining Event ROI
After every event, no matter how large or small, you always want to determine if it was successful. Did it go over well? How are you determining that? What measurements are you using? Sure, your sense of accomplishment means a lot, but it’s not necessarily going to tell you the full story. While ... » Learn More about How Successful Was Your Event? Determining Event ROI
GGS – MARCH BLOG – PLANNING THE ONLINE PORTION OF A HYBRID EVENT
We’re seeing more and more hybrid events in our industry this year—events that offer both an in-person and virtual option to allow attendees of different comfort levels in this pandemic age to participate. But although in-person events have been the standard in the past, how is the online or virtual ... » Learn More about GGS – MARCH BLOG – PLANNING THE ONLINE PORTION OF A HYBRID EVENT
COVID SAFETY FOR IN-PERSON AND HYBRID EVENTS
As more and more people are completing their COVID vaccinations and getting their boosters, in-person events are tentatively coming back into consideration. Now, we don’t think virtual events are going away soon—in fact, we think that they will be a permanent way of reaching the highest number of ... » Learn More about COVID SAFETY FOR IN-PERSON AND HYBRID EVENTS
THANK YOUR SPEAKERS
While the ultimate speaker appreciation is getting adequately and promptly paid, smart program managers know that showing appreciation for their speakers goes a long way to create a positive experience for them, and always reflects well on your club or venue. We’re Paying Them—Isn’t That ... » Learn More about THANK YOUR SPEAKERS
HOW TO INTRODUCE A SPEAKER
Are you thinking, “This sounds so basic, I can’t believe Great Garden Speakers is going to tell me how to introduce someone”? Well, we are, because guess what? Some of the speaker introductions we’ve heard over the years would make your toes curl, and none of us are in the business of curling ... » Learn More about HOW TO INTRODUCE A SPEAKER
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR SPEAKER CANCELS
This is likely to strike fear or induce a panic attack in some program managers, but it doesn’t need to! If you’ve planned an event and your speaker cancels, it doesn’t need to be the end of your event or ruin the day. We’ve got some tips for you to stay calm, cool, and collected! What to Do If ... » Learn More about WHAT TO DO IF YOUR SPEAKER CANCELS
HOW TO USE VOLUNTEERS AT A VENUE
Whether your venue is a large convention center or a neighborhood garden club, you can’t run everything on your own. I mean, you can try, but it’ll either make you nuts or earn you the reputation of a control freak. Now, we have nothing against control freaks, but we don’t want you going nuts, and ... » Learn More about HOW TO USE VOLUNTEERS AT A VENUE
What to Budget for Speakers
Whether you’re a program manager for a large venue or the committee chair for the neighborhood garden club, this question comes up consistently: What do presentations cost? What should you budget as a venue or club? While we can’t tell you exactly what to pay (that would be a big ... » Learn More about What to Budget for Speakers