Upcoming.org

Here is a wonderful and very useful tool of all the event managers as well as the event lovers. Upcoming.org is a Yahoo ! utility and can be very useful to get some free e publicity for your event.

Upcoming.org

Above is a screen shot of the webpage. You can see the events being catagorized into different catagories and are also listed in a weekly calender view.


Social Marketing Explained

Found this great video that really simplifies the whole social networking and social media trend.


93 Theme Party Ideas

Keeping a running list of Theme Party Ideas & Suggestions, here are 93:

  1. 1950’s
  2. 1960’s
  3. 1970’s
  4. Mash
  5. Country Western
  6. Ports of Call/Cruise
  7. Orient Express
  8. Hawaiian
  9. Speakeasy
  10. Futuristic
  11. Mardi Gras
  12. Fiesta
  13. Hollywood
  14. Backstage on Broadway
  15. A Night of a Thousand Stars (Elegant)
  16. 1940’s
  17. White on White
  18. King Arthur’s Court
  19. Top Gun
  20. 1930’s
  21. Radio Days
  22. Television
  23. Indiana Jones (Adventure Party)
  24. Oriental
  25. Gallery of Games (Just for Fun)
  26. Cajun Country
  27. Gilligan’s Island Shipwreck Party
  28. Caviar & Champagne
  29. Champagne & Bubbles
  30. Prom Night
  31. Wilderness
  32. Pirates of Penzance
  33. California Beach Party
  34. Murder Mystery
  35. Cabaret
  36. Ghostbusters
  37. Harvest
  38. Swamp Party
  39. MTV Video
  40. Zoo
  41. Jurassic Park
  42. Great Gatsby
  43. Phantom of the Opera
  44. Trains, Planes & Automobiles
  45. Le Cirque
  46. Express to Success
  47. Titanic
  48. South of the Border
  49. Casino
  50. Games People Play
  51. Around the World
  52. Hollywood Sound Stage
  53. Safari/Jungle
  54. Carnival
  55. The Greatest Show on Earth
  56. Wizard of Oz
  57. Sports
  58. That’s Entertainment
  59. Putting on the Ritz
  60. Black & White
  61. Decades
  62. Arabian Nights
  63. Casablanca
  64. Hollywood Back Lot Party
  65. Nautical
  66. Night at the Improv
  67. Wild, Wild West
  68. California (Gold Rush)
  69. Back to the Future
  70. Roman-Greek
  71. Monopoly
  72. Merlin’s Mystical Kingdom
  73. High Tech
  74. Vogue
  75. South Seas
  76. Catch a Rising Star
  77. Racing
  78. Fantasy
  79. Olympics
  80. Super Bowl
  81. Oktoberfest
  82. Winter Wonderland
  83. Taste of Chicago
  84. All That Glitters
  85. Cotton Club
  86. Art is for Everyone
  87. Aviation
  88. Flintstones
  89. Magic
  90. Fascinating Rhythm
  91. Tacky Tourist
  92. Home Improvement
  93. Masquerade

Exhibisions and Traid Fairs

For every business to flourish, through the year they need to be a part of various business related events. These are primarily the exhibitions and trade fairs. There are certain companies that organize such events in their related industry. These are held either at a local, national or then global level. These are extremely important forums to create further awareness within the industry, as well as amongst other consumers. Thus there are trade fairs and exhibitions that are in the ranking of business-to-business, as well as business-to-consumer.


Children’s Events

In the present day and age, professionally handled events seem to be the call of the day. And this is the way most parents are opting to celebrate their child’s birthday. Since it is a once-a-year occasion, most are prepared to spend extra bucks on giving their child a celebration to remember. For this they approach managers and organizers, who are also into children’s events.

Event planning management for children’s events is more often than never theme based. Apart from the birthday parties there are the festive parties such as Christmas, Diwali, Children’s Day, etc. the list also includes special camps during vacations.

The managers are responsible for arranging the entire occasion, after sitting in consultation with their client over the theme of the party. In fact, most event companies have a fixed budget for such events and in accordance give their entire price list and then organize the party.

Kids birthday parties are in fact rather simple to put together. And companies, as well as individuals specializing in this area of events have a fixed team with which they have to coordinate to put the party together. The team usually includes the caterers, performers, novelty item suppliers (for the take home gifts for other children), the music providers and entertainers, as well as a couple of people, who look after the kids so the parents are absolutely free and can enjoy the party themselves. In fact, these form the very basis of birthday party event management.

There are a number of birthday party organizers, who work independently. This means that they do not run a company as such. They work on an individual basis and put together an event by coordinating with the required people. Such organizers include homemakers, as well as college students. These event planners are as efficient as any renowned company. They mainly look into small events such as birthday parties and weddings, depending on the scale.