Meeting and event planning sometimes gets a bad rap – like consistently being ranked one of the most stressful jobs in the world.

But planners know how to get it done. Between handling all the logistics of finding and booking a venue, wrangling speakers, making decisions about food and beverage or any of the other million details associated with planning meetings and events, MacGyver could take a page from planners’ resourcefulness.

To ease the stress and add a little dash of inspiration, we’ve compiled a list of helpful meeting and event planning resources.

• Your Step-By-Step Guide to Measure Event ROI More Effectively
  Beyond high-fives and praise, here’s how you can accurately measure your event’s ROI.
• How to Create Your Event Budget
  Here’s how to create a basic budget framework.
• 7 Tips for Planning Your Meeting Venue Budget What should you consider when planning for your meeting venue budget—typically the largest line item in your total budget.
• How to Market an Event: 50 Event Marketing Tips Best practices for filling a room (no bid budget required).
• 9 Email Marketing Strategies for Driving Event Registrations
  Email is one of the most popular channels to promote an event and encourage registration. Here’s how to make it effective.
• How to Get Sponsors for Events in 14 Simple Steps Find and create long-lasting relationships with sponsors.
• 50 Questions to Ask Your Venue Before Signing a Contract The key questions to ask before finalizing an agreement with your venue.
• 6 Strategies to Find Your Conference Keynote and Other Speakers
  89 percent of event creators said finding and securing speakers is a major challenge. Here’s how to secure speakers and panelists attendees will love.
• Be Prepared: Creating Your Meeting and Event Security Plan
  Read everything your event or meeting security plan should include.
• Hiring an Event Caterer: 10 Things to Look For When Choosing a Vendor
  Food is one of the most critical event elements and a caterer plays a big role in an event or meeting’s success.
• Food for Thought: New Event Menu-Planning Guide Released
  How venues and planners can work together to fulfill attendees’ dietary requirements to better ensure health and well-being.
• How to Calculate the Right Amount of Food, Drinks and Staff for Your Events Attendees won’t go hungry or become thirsty if you follow these guidelines.
• Lessons in Livestreaming Your Event
  When potential attendees can’t attend, here’s what you need to know before livestreaming your event.
• An Event Planner’s Guide to Engaging Room Layouts
  A recap of different seating layouts options, and the pros and cons of each.
• The Anatomy of the Perfect Name Badge Here’s how to make the most out of the first thing people look at when they meet someone at your event or meeting.

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