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Tips For Planning Your Business's Next Big Event

Updated: Jul 11

By: Alexandra Lopes

A fun gathering with a lot of people
A fun gathering with a lot of people


So you've got your business off the ground, and things are going well. You've landed your first clients and have a few others in your sights. But now, you're looking for other ways to attract potential customers and generate some buzz for your biz.

Planning an event is never easy. But it's often well worth the fuss in terms of an event's ability to get the word out there about your business and the products or services that you provide.


However, any time that you're taking your business public, it's well worth it to make the extra effort to ensure that things go as smoothly as they possibly can.

So, to help you out, we've put together the following quick guide, covering the essential tips for planning, organizing, and executing your business's next big event.


Start Planning Early

If you're hoping for your business event to be as smooth as Kraft peanut butter, then you'll want to start planning as early as you possibly can, even if you're planning a relatively small, quaint event.

Even the smallest business events will require a good deal of planning and organization. Therefore, the sooner you get started, the more likely your event will unfold as planned.


To help get your planning and organization off on the right foot, start by creating a long list of absolutely everything you'll need to get ready for the event.

Think about things, such as advertising the event, both on and offline, the food and drinks that you'll serve, and whether or not you'll need a caterer.

You might even want to consider creating some promotional t-shirts or clothing to promote the event or purchasing some free swag to give away to your attendees.


Hire A Coordinator

There's no denying that a ton of work goes into planning a full-on corporate event, especially if you're doing so for a more significant business that might have hundreds or thousands of people in attendance.


I'm not saying that you're incapable of planning your next business event on your own. But if you're planning a larger party or conference, you might want to consider hiring a professional event planner to help coordinate things.

Event planners are professionals when it comes to ensuring that everything happens as planned.

Plus, you might even be able to find an event planner that specializes in corporate events, which means they'll know how to help you with everything from planning and organizing to promoting and marketing the event.


Get Social About It


If you want people to show up to your business event, you'll need to make sure that enough people know about it.

Long gone are the days where you could simply post an ad in your local newspaper and expect hordes of people to show up for your grand opening or any other event.

That's why you'll need to make a concentrated effort to share the news about your event.

If not, you might be faced with sheer disappointment when only a few people show up at your business's event.

As a business, it's a good idea to create a bit of blog content that you can use as a promotional tool for your business.

Try creating a blog and then share your blog posts through your other online marketing channels, including Facebook, Linked In, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

You might even go a step further and create promotional videos and other forms of content that can help spread the word about your event!


Free Giveaways

There's nothing that grabs the attention of modern consumers more than when a business is doing a free giveaway.

Whether your business sells products or services, try brainstorming cheap ideas, such as free items, discounts or exclusive sales, or even free swag bags filled with a handful of goodies.

Either way, just make sure always to include a business card or some other information or brochure about your business and its products or services. Click here to create stunning business card designs that you can include in your free giveaways. https://www.businesscards.co


Planning Your Next Business Or Corporate Event

Whether you're doing a grand opening event, or you just want to create a bit of hype surrounding a new product you've recently launched, corporate events are a great way to bring people together, with your business at the center of it all.

Not only are events a great way to draw in and attract new and potential customers to your brand, but you'll also be bringing your employees and coworkers together in a way that's both fun and enjoyable!


And what could be better than that?


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