Event planning is an enormous task that not a lot of people can pull off. Logistics alone can be a nightmare. Seasoned event planners, however, know that groundwork for the event needs to laid down at least four to six months in advance. Plus, external help like Membership Management Services, transportation services, catering, and more are requested and booked as early as the event checklist is finalized, which could mean earlier than the four to six months headstart.
Event planning checklist
Basically, when you’re planning an event, you need to take care of the following:
- Date
- Concept
- Venue
- Event set-up (ingress and egress)
- Expected number of attendees
- Speaker
- Host
- Sound system
- Chairs and tables
- Catering
- Event tokens and merchandise
- Location of speakers and special guests
- Transportation
This is but a rough guide to all the areas you need to oversee when planning an event. Some of these may be removed and other needs added depending on the event. But basically, whatever event you’re overseeing, you need to take care of these staples: concept, date, venue, attendees, set-up, and sound system.
Membership Management Services – Even Registration
One of the first things you need to take care of to ensure your event is a success is event registration. This is a critical step to event planning because it basically lets you know how many people you can expect at the event. This will help you adjust a few items on your checklist accordingly.
With that said, it’s important to have a dedicated team taking care of registration because the last thing you want to happen is to turn possible participants off because they weren’t attended to in a timely manner. This is why seasoned event planners hire professional Membership Management Services to help them in this critical area of the event.
By outsourcing this task, you are giving your event planning team the time they need to focus on other important matters related to your upcoming event. Any event planner knows that when it comes to events, from the pre-planning stage up to egress, there’s simply not enough time for everything that needs to be done. This is why external assistance is always welcome.
The best part about outsourcing specific tasks for your event is that you are building a network of professional services you can count on from that point on for future events. This greatly eases the burden of event planning, and minimizes incidents of overlooked or neglected details.
What type of membership management service do you need? Please don’t hesitate to contact TAB Answer Network at (800) 880-4324. We’d be glad to hear from you.