Which of the shoes would you walk down the aisle in?

Ladies love shoes, but as lovely as these shoes look, which of them would you walk down the aisle to meet your Prince charming with?

As much as i love the 6", i would rather wear something very comfortable on my wedding day...

Planning Your Corporate Events

Its important that your event must first of all have a FOCUS

Determine why your company is holding the event and then use that as the theme. An event designed to attract new clients would be designed differently than an event used to find new employees. The focus of the event can also help to determine what kind of handouts and displays will be created.

Like I always say in most of my articles, the BUDGET is very essential. After deciding on the focus/direction of your corporate event, the next thing to put into consideration is the budget.

A business event should have a detailed budget in place before any other plans are made. The budget will dictate how the rest of the event falls into place. A detailed budget, unlike a general budget, will help you determine how much is to be spent on each part of the event and reduce the risk of overspending. Always allow a cushion of at least 10% to 20% in your event budget to take care of problems and changes as they arise.

The next thing is to decide on the GUEST SPEAKERS that would b attending the event.

Special guests and keynote speakers will help increase attendance at your event. Develop a list of the kinds of guests and speakers you would like to feature and then reach out to them by phone to see if they would be interested in attending. Once you have your special guests and keynote speakers established, you can make them part of your marketing plan.

After establishing the list of guest speakers that would be present at the event, you can now start making plans on how you intend to get your AUDIENCE.

When you have all of your guests, speakers and displays in place, start marketing your event to your target audience. A six-month advertising campaign will get maximum coverage. You can also use the many free Internet social networking Websites available to spread the word about your event.

TIMELINE

In order to plan your event properly and make sure things get done when they are needed, create a timeline with milestones. Your timeline should begin at least 120 days prior to the event with the creation of the budget, although more time will give you the chance to maximize advertising efforts. Set deadlines for things such as confirmation of speakers and event-display participants and make those your milestones. Once you have your timeline in place, you can begin to prioritize your resources and get your event set up correctly