9 Tips for Running a Successful Event HD

After all of the grueling hours, paperwork, schedules and negotiations that we go through in the planning process, there’s nothing more fulfilling than getting on-site and seeing your event come to life. Follow these tips to see your events running smoothly on-site! This video is brought to you by EventMB, the number one blog for event professionals. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get instant updates. ********* ABOUT EVENT MANAGER BLOG Interested in starting or boosting your career in event planning? Check out EventMB for trends, technology, innovation and education tips for the event industry: http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/ Subscribe to our daily newsletters: http://eventmb.com/2tdtLTN ********* OTHER HELPFUL VIDEOS The 5 Things People Always Ask Event Planners: https://youtu.be/Kd3bwx7F7e8 6 Secret Reasons Why People Really Attend Events: https://youtu.be/rF1_utvjuUg Event Planning - the Worst and Best Job in the World: https://youtu.be/xRz7Rj6kPJU Get More Sponsors for Your Events: https://youtu.be/LBKry741SVg 5 Times Event Tech Saved My Event: https://youtu.be/Nznt_5Ys8EM 4 Marketing Mistakes Event Planners Make: https://youtu.be/5jedU07Olqw ********* GET SOCIAL Twitter: https://twitter.com/eventmb LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/event-manager-blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EventManagerBlog Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/emblog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readeventmb/ ********* Full video transcript: http://eventmb.com/2hYBhvG Xander here. I absolutely love working on-site at events. So, I threw together 9 Tips on Running a Smooth Event. 1. Be the First to Arrive Except for the venue manager, you need to be the first person on-site at your event. You are bringing all the different elements together at this event which means you need to be there to be able to communicate where people need to go, where resources need to be placed, and any other minutiae that happens while they’re on-site to make sure that your load-in is flawless. 2. Strangle the Load-In Schedule If a delivery shows up an hour late, that could completely derail your entire process so you need to know your load-in schedule backwards and forwards and be on top of any service provider that doesn’t show up when they’re scheduled to. 3. Work Smart, Not Hard Think every process through the next steps. What are the next 5 steps we need to tackle in order to get to that end goal and find a way to make steps 1-4 as easy as possible. Trim them down, streamline those processes, make sure they are simple so that once you get to the last step you’ve thought through the most efficient process possible. 4. Always Carry Pants My friend Gary told me his old boss at a department store would tell him to “Always Carry Pants.” In other words, if you’re carrying around a clipboard with a determined look on your face and a dedicated ‘move forward’ towards that crowd, they’re going to separate for you, no question. 5. Listen Someti