Articles in the category Event planning

Selling early bird - or pre-sales - tickets is generally considered a good idea when you organise events well in advance. By offering a 20 to 50% discount compared with the final sale price, you can really promote your event to future attendees.

For many schools and associations, organising an event is the perfect opportunity to raise funds. Lotteries, music shows, bake sales, karaokes, quizzes, dances, or galas can help them reach their goals and finance projects. How to do this? What are the most important choices?

Would you like to start planning events? or maybe recruit an event planner? Whatever your interest in this career, you should know that it is a very specific job requiring a wide range of skills.

At Weezevent, event planner support is done in two complementary ways: on the field and remotely. Today, 400 of our professional event planners receive support from our Client Success team, and tens of thousands of other event planners all receive support from our Customer Service team, if they wish to.

Your event’s success partly depends on a good communication campaign. Videos are a prime tool with many benefits, such as the possibility to communicate across several channels at once. In a few clicks, you can share a promotional video on your website or Weezevent minisite, send it via email, post it on various social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) and on video platforms (YouTube, Vimeo).

Gathering intelligence and ideas is critical for any event organiser. Finding inspiration in other places allows for innovation and creative ideas. While the main purpose of a holiday is to rest and disconnect from our daily routine, there are ways to gather good event planning ideas and still enjoy a lie on the beach.

Choosing a date can be a real headache for event planners, regardless of the size and type of event involved. A lot of variables - both internal and external to your organisation - come into play. We have been tracking thousands of events over the past 10 years. Here, we have compiled a list of tips to help you choose the right date for your event.

Often mentioned in our blog posts, it was time we dedicated an article to this key element of your event planning: the budget. It can sometimes be a hindrance or even a source of anxiety for new event organisers, but a few basic rules will help you get started in complete serenity.

Roll-out of a cashless payment system has many milestones. Considering that each event is different, with its own specificities, it is critical to get inspiration from others to fuel your reflection and select only the best.

In most organisations, the various components of the event come together naturally, like pieces of a puzzle, thanks to the teams' experience and habits. Every manager takes care of implementing and organising the assignments falling within their scope.

An event planner is in charge of a multitude of details and has to make a lot of important decisions. Among the latter, the choice of the ticket price is critical. In order to avoid pitfalls when deciding on the price of your event, we have listed our best tips in this article.