Upcoming.org
Filed in Event Planning 2.0, Events, Ideas, Marketing, Start Event Business, June 29, 2008, 3:40 pm by adminHere 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.

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
Filed in Event Planning 2.0, Marketing, Psycology of Events, , 12:53 pm by adminFound this great video that really simplifies the whole social networking and social media trend.
93 Theme Party Ideas
Filed in Childrens Events, Children’s Parties, Ideas, types of events, June 28, 2008, 4:14 pm by adminKeeping a running list of Theme Party Ideas & Suggestions, here are 93:
- 1950’s
- 1960’s
- 1970’s
- Mash
- Country Western
- Ports of Call/Cruise
- Orient Express
- Hawaiian
- Speakeasy
- Futuristic
- Mardi Gras
- Fiesta
- Hollywood
- Backstage on Broadway
- A Night of a Thousand Stars (Elegant)
- 1940’s
- White on White
- King Arthur’s Court
- Top Gun
- 1930’s
- Radio Days
- Television
- Indiana Jones (Adventure Party)
- Oriental
- Gallery of Games (Just for Fun)
- Cajun Country
- Gilligan’s Island Shipwreck Party
- Caviar & Champagne
- Champagne & Bubbles
- Prom Night
- Wilderness
- Pirates of Penzance
- California Beach Party
- Murder Mystery
- Cabaret
- Ghostbusters
- Harvest
- Swamp Party
- MTV Video
- Zoo
- Jurassic Park
- Great Gatsby
- Phantom of the Opera
- Trains, Planes & Automobiles
- Le Cirque
- Express to Success
- Titanic
- South of the Border
- Casino
- Games People Play
- Around the World
- Hollywood Sound Stage
- Safari/Jungle
- Carnival
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Wizard of Oz
- Sports
- That’s Entertainment
- Putting on the Ritz
- Black & White
- Decades
- Arabian Nights
- Casablanca
- Hollywood Back Lot Party
- Nautical
- Night at the Improv
- Wild, Wild West
- California (Gold Rush)
- Back to the Future
- Roman-Greek
- Monopoly
- Merlin’s Mystical Kingdom
- High Tech
- Vogue
- South Seas
- Catch a Rising Star
- Racing
- Fantasy
- Olympics
- Super Bowl
- Oktoberfest
- Winter Wonderland
- Taste of Chicago
- All That Glitters
- Cotton Club
- Art is for Everyone
- Aviation
- Flintstones
- Magic
- Fascinating Rhythm
- Tacky Tourist
- Home Improvement
- Masquerade
Exhibisions and Traid Fairs
Filed in Event Planning 2.0, Exhibisions and Fairs, Psycology of Events, Start Event Business, Uncategorized, types of events, June 27, 2008, 6:51 pm by adminFor 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
Filed in Childrens Events, Event Planning 2.0, Psycology of Events, Start Event Business, types of events, , 6:49 pm by adminIn 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.

