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Creating Memorable Events with the Customer Journey Canvas: A Facilitator’s Guide

Velvet Chainsaw

Diane is a keynote speaker on curiosity and innovation and a New York Times Bestselling author. The event planning industry is one of immense creativity, innovation, and personal touches. It’s what differentiates a ‘good’ event from a ‘great’ one. This is a guest post by Diana Kander.

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Bananas! Event-Planning Takeaways from “Minions”

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Being leaderless leaves them all depressed, so one of them—Kevin—comes up with a plan. He, along with pals Stuart and Bob, leave the tribe in search of a new evil boss. Clearly, she put some thought into her arrival and the audience she would be addressing—something that every speaker needs to do no matter the event.

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Association Chat June Calendar

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Check out the Association Chat June Calendar to see if there is something new that will inspire or inform your life and work this year. Don’t miss this engaging conversation on building social impact in event planning with Brad Weaber and SocialOffset. Maritz Global Services) the world’s largest event management corporation.

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Social Media Roundup: Starting an Event Planning Company? Read This First

Associations Now

Before taking your event planning solo, keep in mind the business factors that come with the territory. If you’ve been doing this event-planning thing for a while, you might be wondering to yourself what it’s like to strike out on your own. Starting Your Own Event Company via @hgivner [link] #eventprofs #mpi.

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How To Find Keynote Speakers

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20,000 – $50,000 Well-known national speakers, New York Times bestselling authors, former high-level executives can command fees in this range. Confirm Speaker Availability Securing the availability of your preferred keynote speakers, especially the in-demand ones, is a critical step in event planning.

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Authors Guild, Booksellers Association Partner to Promote Emerging Writers

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. “Through the Indies Introduce program, now in its fifth year, independent booksellers have identified many unique, new talents. We look forward to watching the program grow in scope and awareness through the events planned with help from the Authors Guild.” “Writers need each other more than ever.

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Wednesday Buzz: The Productive Power of Checklists

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The stress of event planning could be relieved by something as basic as a checklist. Plus: a new book from a couple of our favorite social media experts. Event planning is a complicated process that can easily get out of hand, with deadlines, projects, follow-ups, and countless other minutiae overwhelming your team.