Teambuilding organization – event management in the small, AMPER Trade Fair #8

This weekly update is going to be little bit shorter and not that serious like other updates I posted. I had pleasant obligation of organizing teambuilding for our trade fair team this week. When you are organizing anything, you just have to invest some time and affords. Doesn’t matter that it was only for our small team of 7 people and only for one day, still it took about one week to prepare everything. It is still event management no matter the size. Continue reading

Accompanying program, AMPER Trade Fair 2015 #7

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We are about to finish final schedule of accompanying program for our event. It is something what is taking lots of our time recently, but it’s very important event entry on our list. Trade fair are having tough times and they are not able to attract enough visitors just by themselves. That is reason why we are preparing rich accompanying program, which contains seminars, training courses, B2B meetings, special events and such a things. Today I would like to present one special accompanying program which is under my command. Continue reading

Tough business decisions, AMPER Trade Fair 2015 #6

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Dear everyone reading,

today it is about tough decisions. Some decisions could influence not only upcoming event, they could influence every single event which is about to come in the future. One decision could change overview of your event and destroy years of work and even good brand name. These kinds of decision are even tougher when it is about lose – lose situation. Sometimes you just cannot win. Continue reading

Barter agreements – our daily bread and butter, AMPER Trade Fair #5

Barter

Hi everyone,

today I would like to mention our daily bread and butter, grease on our wheels, sunshine of our days and moonlight of our nights. I would like to mention a barter agreements.

At the first place, what does barter mean. Well, basically it’s exchange of something for something. It could be goods, for goods, services for services. Best thing about it, you don’t need any money. (for detail info please visit Wikipedia)  We are using this type of agreement quite often. Usually 95% of our medial and professional cooperation are based on the principles of a barter agreement. Continue reading

Puzzle called Floor Plans, AMPER Trade Fair #4

Good evening from my time zone everyone.

It’s 11:15 p.m. and I have few minutes, to write down my weekly update from the trade fair organizing, until my first ever American pie is baked. At the end of the last week I started to work on the floor plan. Floor plan is one of the fundaments of every trade fair. Exhibitors are all hipped about the best possible positioning, visitors are guided by it during the event and for us managers it’s one big puzzle. Continue reading