The Four Personalities of Event Clients
If you work in any type of agency working with clients on a regular basis, you know that clients are made like snowflakes, no two are exactly alike.
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The Experience Generation: What it Means for Corporate Events
The Experience Generation- is society catching on to the obsession that we’ve always had at East of Ellie? The answer is- yes. Millennials are valuing experiences over possessions more than ever.
Ellie’s Head to Toe Fashion Guide for Event Planners
As an event planner, one of the most important aspects to a smooth event day is to be dressed comfortably. This may seem silly because your outfit may not directly impact the success of the event, but in our experience it does; a proper outfit is a big contributor to your overall attitude and level of service.
WHAT DO EVENT PLANNERS ACTUALLY DO?
EOE’s Marketing & Events Manager, Cindy, here. I’ve come to a conclusion. This may seem a bit dramatic, but over the past couple years I’ve realized:
BACKSTAGE PASS: BEHIND THE SCENES AT East of Ellie
You see our logo, you see our events, you see our silly antics on social media, but what’s the story behind it all?
SURVIVAL GUIDE: The 5th Most Stressful Job in America
Our team at EOE will be the first ones to tell you that working for a small event planning agency is not your typical 9-5 job.
Oh the Places You’ll Plan…
If you’re like us, your clients don’t prefer staying put. Event time usually means travel time, and planning events outside of the NYC Metro area has somewhat become our specialty.
City Spotlight: San Diego Venues
We’ve featured two of the most major event cities in the country, New York and Washington D.C. but the truth is, cities all over the country, big and small are popping up with some amazingly unique venues that are redefining what it means to be “corporate appropriate”.
The White Space Challenge
You already know by now, our team thrives on events we are able to customize from floor to ceiling.
Event Planner Must Haves: Preferred Vendors
We’ve talked in the past about developing relationships with mentors, but something the EOE team has realized is so incredibly crucial to the success of events are: preferred vendors.
Larger Than Life Branding At Events
Is less always more? Sometimes we and fellow event agencies alike believe the opposite of the old saying when it comes to branding at events.
Survival Guide: Working on the Go
Since 2017 officially began, the East of Ellie team has flown across the country a handful of times as well as countless trips to NYC.
One Step at a Time: Venue Site Visits with Clients
Arguably the most exciting part of an event is what we like to call the “brainstorming” portion of the planning process.
MOST COMMON MISTAKES MADE AT VENUE VISITS
It’s no doubt – venue site visits are exciting. “Field trips” as I call them are a nice break from a full day in the office.
Announcing EOE’s New Assistant Events Coordinator
The East of Ellie team is a growin’! We are well underway planning multiple events throughout 2017 and are thrilled to have another event planner to assist in coordinating all the many moving parts.