Zen Event Managers

When I think about productivity, GTD, being organized and blogging, I think about Zen Habits. It is the best written blog about all of the above (and more) topics. No surprises it won the award as Best Overall Blog in 2007.
I am one of the thousands fan of Leo Babauta, its editor, who has accomplished [...]

Work Breakdown Structure and Details

Events are about details. If you don’t pay attention to details I strongly suggest you pursue another career path, or alternatively read below.
If you are convinced that details are indeed a priority I strongly suggest you think about using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to manage your next event.
Project managers use WBS to break down [...]

Is Multitasking good for you?

Lately I have been having a great conversation with few of you on what were the top 5 qualities of the successful event manager. Although not in the Top 5, a lot of you named multitasking.
I agree. Even if you are involved with planning a dinner with friends, tasks will include collecting RSVPs, arranging food [...]

Jack Mardack and Eventbrite

Eventbrite is an online ticketing and registration platform for events.
It is one of the most adopted and therefore definitely worth a review and interview with its Director of Marketing, Jack Mardack.
How does it work?

Few things that I love about the service:
- There is no standard price. They earn a percentage based on your ticket [...]

Wedding work breakdown structure

Wedding day is indeed the most important day of your life.
It is crucial that everything is at the right place and everyone knows what to do.
The self made bride who does not want to use any wedding planning service should know that planning well is 90% of the job. The rest is luck.
In order to [...]