Friday 28 September 2012

How to Plan a Successful Themed Event - Entertainment

<p>If you're looking to stage a social, charity or corporate event it's vital that all aspects of the event are fully considered, planned and delivered in order to ensure the event comes in on budget and that it has the best possible chance of success. To help you on your way youll need to consider the following.</p>

<p>Why stage the event in the first place?</p>

<p>For any event there is always a reason why it has been staged in the first place. Consider your reasons or motives behind wanting to stage it. Are you going to celebrate a special occasion such as a wedding, birthday or graduation? Is the aim of event to raise awareness for a charity or other good cause organisation? Is it to be a corporate occasion aimed at promoting a product, service or company? Or is the idea to simply make some hard cash? Whatever your reasons it's advisable that you consider them and keep them in mind, as they will be your target goal. </p>

<p>Choose the right venue</p>

<p>Once you have identified the reasons for staging your event you need to decide on a venue to host it. Things to consider are:</p>

<p>By choosing the right venue you will set a firm foundation on which to build your event. It would be advisable to shop around, visit different venues, discuss your thoughts with the venue co-ordinator and try to anticipate any potential problems with your plans. Sometimes it pays to think outside the box, maybe your event will benefit from something quirky like an historic building rather than a corporate function room. By doing so you can easily start to create a buzz around your event, give something for guests to talk about both at the event itself and also in months or years to come. You'll also want to consider dressing your event and Theming it.</p>

<p>Choose your events theme then design and plan around it</p>

<p>Once you have decided on your events venue and its overall reason for being you next need to decide on the theme. Will it be a corporate black tie occasion? Will it have a casual party atmosphere? How about a medieval banquet or charity speaker's dinner? Or even a rave or club night?</p>

<p>To help get the look and feel for your event right you may want to consider employing the services of a professional party planner or event theming company. A good event Theming company will be able to design, plan, build and dress your event as well as project manage its staging.</p>

<p>Consider the entertainment</p>

<p>Any event will need entertainment of some sort. Sometimes the entertainment will be the main focus of the event itself such as a band or dj, other times it maybe an accompaniment to the events focus. A good example of this might be singing waiters at a charity dinner, dance or celebration followed later on by a disco or band to round off the evening. The key thing is to match your entertainment to your target audience. Get it wrong and you could end up with unhappy guests or low ticket sales. Get it right and youre sure to have a winner on your hands. </p>

<p>Choose the right guests</p>

<p>Which brings us to the guests you'll be inviting. Consider who they will be? What they'll want and how you'll notify them about your event? Will it be by private invitation or by general advertising and promotion? Either way you're going to need marketing material like tickets, posters, flyers and press advertising. Contact your local paper or radio station. For corporate events you'll need to draw up a list of local businesses and key organisations for this you could try talking to your local chamber of commerce. </p>

<p>Feed and Water your guests</p>

<p>You're certainly going to need to supply drinks to your guests. This is where you'll need to consider whether the venue you have chosen supplies a bar or whether you're going to have to organise your own? Will you need a special drinks licence? If you have employed the services of an event planner they should be able to advise you on this and oversee its organisation. </p>

<p>Should your event require it, your guests may expect food to be laid on. If so, again, talk to your venue as they maybe able to offer this service. If not, your party organiser or a specialist catering company will be able to offer advice and arrange this for you.</p>

<p>Finally...</p>

<p>Remember your job isn't over until the last guest has left, you will need to ensure guests are happy and entertainers have what they require to do their job. If you have planned and budgeted well, your event will surely be a hit. </p>

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