by Krista Benoit | Oct 1, 2021 | Business, Conference Planning, Event Experience, Event Management, Event Planning, Events
The first event that I ever helped to organize was a high school 3-on-3 basketball tournament. It was part of the requirements for my leadership physical education course in grade 12 (or ‘Honours Gym’ as we liked to call it). Honours gym was an elite group of 20ish...
by Krista Benoit | Jan 3, 2021 | Event Experience, Event Management, Event Planning, Events, Online Events, Virtual Events
“There is an interest and a need for digital events right now and I am determined to fill that gap with our same sport-inspired and business-driven strategies.” When the pandemic hit in March 2020, my team and I spent the first 6-8 weeks helping clients to roll back...
by Krista Benoit | Jan 8, 2019 | Branding, Budgeting, Event Management, Event Planning, Events, Goals, Post-Event
“You may think you’ve raised the bar or hit a home run, but, let’s face it, you’re biased.” Measuring Event Success Attn: Event Planners Do you ever ask yourself this question … Why are we doing this event!? Yes, me too. It usually comes up during the...
by Krista Benoit | Jul 16, 2018 | Conference Planning, Event Management, Event Planning, Events, Volunteers
“Events are HUGE undertakings and are rarely a solo effort. So – how do you find the right volunteers? And what characteristics and traits should you be looking for?” How to Recruit Volunteers Events are HUGE undertakings and are rarely a solo...
by Krista Benoit | May 15, 2018 | Event Management, Event Planning, Event Promotion, Events, Marketing, Strategic Marketing
“Our members and stakeholders love us. They’ll for sure buy a ticket! We don’t need event marketing support.” In 2017, I had three events where the client struggled with ticket sales. The stress! On the logistics side, it was a total nightmare … in all three...
by Krista Benoit | Dec 5, 2017 | Budgeting, Event Experience, Event Fees, event industry, Event Management, Event Planning, Events, Variable Expenses
“Variable expenses can be WAY more challenging to predict than fixed event expenses, because they will almost certainly go up or down.” Variable Expenses 101 A budget is said to be ‘a mathematical confirmation of your suspicions’. I hate to tell you this,...