News & Articles - challenges

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    Challenges Event Planners Face in 2025

    2025/02/24

      The events industry is evolving rapidly, but with shifting attendee expectations, rising costs (inflation, cross-border tariffs, supply chain disruptions, etc.), and logistical hurdles, planners are facing new and ongoing challenges. This article aims to address only some of the current pain points faced by event planners and some practical strategies to tackle them. Unrealistic Timelines & Supplier Delays Event planners are increasingly pressured by clients (both internal and external) to execute high-quality events on unrealistic timelines. At the same…

    Event Operations

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    Stress Free Event Planning Strategies

    2024/09/05

      Event planning is often ranked among the most stressful jobs and if you have ever planned an event, you know how challenging it can be. Managing all the essential details, juggling multiple competing deadlines, handling unexpected vendor issues, and executing everything on-site, all while keeping your team calm, can be quite the task. However, with the right strategies and mindset, it’s possible to navigate the whole process with minimal stress. Here are some key tips to help you stay…

    Event Operations

  • What to Expect in 2023?

    2023/01/13

      By Shannon Byck and Joe Nishi Back in November 2020, we blogged about the impact COVID was having on people employed in the face-to-face business events industry. The financial impact was devastating for many and organizations like ours immediately took a “safe harbour” approach with their teams and business models. Even still, we lost many talented people in our industry. The strain on mental health as we restructured and re-imagined our value was and continues to be a huge…

    Event Branding & Marketing, Event Operations

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    Industry Profile: Sharon Bonner

    2023/01/02

      Passion, creativity and dedication are some of the hallmarks of the best event planners. And one of the best is Sharon Bonner, founder and CEO of Bright Ideas Events in Vancouver – a 30 year industry veteran who loves what she does. “I love two things about the event industry. Number one, I love this event community and the event professionals in it, who are hard-working, dedicated people, putting their heart and soul into every one of their event projects,”…

    Industry Profiles, People & Profiles

  • Innovative Solutions Needed For Recovery

    2022/10/20

      For two years, the COVID-19 pandemic created many challenges, halting the global face-to-face meetings industry, where planners spent much of their time cancelling or rescheduling meetings and negotiating penalties. Fast forward to 2022, and the recovery process is full steam ahead, where event planners are run off their feet. It feels like our industry has gone from zero to 100 in the blink of an eye. Clients are looking for innovative solutions to help with the workload, staff shortages…

    Event Operations

  • Ongoing Challenges For Event Planners

    2022/10/07

      The good news is that 2022 has been a productive year for the meeting and event planning industry. We have seen a resurgence of activity for meetings, events and incentives. We need this resurrection so that planners can start to feel productive and confident again. We need it because it means that corporate businesses are starting to consider live meeting opportunities. We need it because suppliers are becoming very active again with RFPs for 2022 and beyond. Overall, we…

    Event Operations

  • The challenges faced by event food and beverage teams

    2018/02/15

    From addressing food allergies to dealing with shrinking budgets and tighter-than-ever timelines, venue food and beverage teams face a host of challenges with every event they help organize. Corporate Meetings and Events magazine recently spoke with senior leaders at several successful event venues to learn about how these hard-working teams address such challenges to create exceptional experiences for planners and guest alike. Participants: Jason Bangerter, Executive Chef; Virgilio Vea, Director of Food and Beverage; and Kate Mackay, Director of Sales…

    Event Branding & Marketing, Event Budgeting, Event Operations, Food & Beverage

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