What happens when a major event supplier pulls out at the last minute? A real-world example of supplier risk management, contingency planning and why industry relationships matter.

Five practical ways to use AI with your Event Kit templates, from completing documents and organising event information to reviewing plans and creating supporting materials.

A practical guide to writing an event risk assessment, from identifying hazards and assessing risks to documenting controls and responsibilities.

What makes a good event risk assessment? Learn three common mistakes to avoid and how to make your risk assessment practical, relevant and useful on event day.

There's a lot of sophisticated event management software out there. But after 26+ years in events, I still believe some of the most useful planning tools are the simplest.

Supplier management is about eliminating assumptions before event day. Here are four questions to help make sure what you've agreed with your suppliers is what actually happens on site.

Before you put your event tickets on sale, get the fundamentals right: capacity, pricing and what you're actually selling. Then let the ticketing experts handle the details.

A practical festival-planning checklist covering the major areas you'll need to manage, including budget, site, suppliers, staffing, risk, ticketing, and event delivery.

Crowd management isn't just about how many people attend. It's about where they move, where they stop and what happens when everyone decides to do the same thing at once.

Starting a festival is exciting, but that’s only the beginning. Here are five things to consider before you commit, from scale and budget to your site, audience, and planning.

Exhibiting at a trade show? Use this practical checklist to track your booth, staff, freight, lead capture, setup, and everything else you need to manage before, during, and after the show.

Exhibiting at a trade show? Use this practical checklist to track your booth, staff, freight, lead capture, setup, and everything else you need to manage before, during, and after the show.

A mood board should do more than look good. Here’s where it fits in the professional creative process, from shaping the initial direction to guiding real event decisions.

Planning your first event? Follow these 10 practical event planning steps, from defining your event and budget to suppliers, risk and your run sheet.

New to event planning? Start with a ready-to-use kit of event planning templates for your brief, timeline, budget, risk assessment and event run sheet.

How we use ChatGPT for event planning, from brainstorming creative ideas to marketing, event operations and working with templates.

You don't need dozens of documents to keep an event organised. These seven simple event planning templates each have a clear job, helping you manage the important information from the first brief through to event day.

It’s a week before your event, and the forecast says rain. Do you cancel? Probably not. But what if it’s predicting severe storms? Here’s how to build weather risk into your event planning

Learn how to write a show-stop procedure for outdoor events, including safety triggers, team responsibilities, communication, audience messaging and restart planning.

Learn how to create an event brief, what to include and how it helps define your event objectives, audience, scope, budget and creative direction.