Event Planning

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Superhero Spotlight: Deconstructing a Tradeshow Budget

A few weeks ago, I posted about being a corporate Superhero by hosting events!


In this week’s “Superhero Spotlight” we focus on Tradeshow budgets. I recently had a conversation with a new prospect that was interested in diving into Tradeshows with a brand new 20x20 booth that the client wanted to pur...

Wendy Porter
04/16/2024 04:01 PM - Comment(s)
Know the Value: Hire an Event Pro and go from Chaos to Control

CLIENT– How much will it cost for you to plan and manage our corporate event?

EVENT PLANNER - $28,000 dollars.


CLIENT – That’s too expensive for planning an event!

EVENT PLANNER – What budget did you have in mind?


CLIENT – $8,000 max! It’s a simple event!

EVENT PLANNER – I can’t organize the event you’re...

Wendy Porter
04/01/2024 04:08 PM - Comment(s)
Top 10 Lessons We've Learned About Planning Events Since the Pandemic
Wendy Porter
10/20/2023 11:11 PM - Comment(s)
Ten Tips For Hosting A Memorable Virtual Event
It’s no understatement to say that we are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 virus has brought the world economy to a screeching halt, leaving many businesses and industries grappling for substitute methods of operation. And for many of those industries that rely on the nuances of interpers...
Wendy Porter
04/28/2020 01:11 AM - Comment(s)
Minnesota B.O.L.D. Serves Super Bowl LII
Event planners need to be capable of thinking outside the box. Good event planners will try to always think outside the box. Great ones will shatter it completely and create life-long memories.

Event planners tend to create events indoors, and many times this is appropriate. However, sometimes, it’s ...

Wendy Porter
11/21/2019 05:56 AM - Comment(s)
The Wendy Porter Magic: From Lemonade Stands to an Event Management Agency
Wendy Porter has always been a planner: from her childhood days of organizing lemonade stands in her neighborhood, her friend’s birthday parties and neighborhood plays, to her adult years of coordinating office happy hours, the first neighborhood holiday progressive party (now on its 26th year!) and...
Wendy Porter
08/08/2019 09:07 PM - Comment(s)