How to Plan Your Corporate Event Party

So you've decided that the next big step for your business is to hold a corporate event. You've thought about using event management companies and you've considered various party venues – London, Brighton, Portsmouth and everywhere in between such as Ravens Ait. Ravens Ait is an ideal venue for hosting a corporate event as it provides an outstanding facility that will do wonders for your business. Although, the stress of planning it might not do wonders for your health!

Ravens Ait Corporate event offer a range of qualities to you and your guests making their experience special and well remembered. Ravens Ait has a range of rooms overlooking the river providing such a view that it speaks for itself , which is exactly what a corporate event party needs.  

A corporate event or party is an ideal way of engaging with your customers. It's a great marketing tool because you provide your customers with a high quality, memorable event whilst staying completely on brand. This lets people know who you are and what you're about, and helps you to stick in their minds in a positive way – a giant leap towards turning prospects into sales.

Creating Your Own Corporate Event

If you decide not to use an event management company and instead rely on your own company's resources and time, you will have to dedicate a lot of time and energy to the task. Planning your own corporate party can be a tricky endeavour because there are lots of details to cover and you'll be working to a tight timeline.

First, you need to know what your budget is. Make a list of what you have to cover. Include everything from food and drinks, event venue hire, entertainment, bar staff and invites.

Next, decide on a theme for your event. This will help you to decide on the décor, food, drinks and entertainment that will give your corporate event party the right vibe.

Set appointments to meet the people who'll be working on your event, such as caterers, decorators, bar staff or other vendors. Get contracts written and signed well ahead of time so everyone knows what they're doing and when they're expected to do it.

Finally, send out your invitations. Make sure you have a written plan to follow so you can make sure everything is running to plan on the day.

Hiring Event Management Companies

If you feel that your company's time and resources are not up to the difficult task of planning and carrying out everything that's needed to pull off your own corporate event, you may want to check out what event management companies can do for you and your business.

They Focus on Your Success

When you hire event management companies, they focus 100% on the success of your event. This is how they make their money and build their reputation so your satisfaction, and the satisfaction of your invitees, is paramount.

There are professional project managers trained to deal with every eventuality that a corporate event might present, thus making sure your mind is at rest and your function goes smoothly. They will even put suitable feedback mechanisms in place that suit your audience so you can discover exactly how successful your event was.

They Have Lots of Useful Contacts

Through years of working closely with other service providers, event management companies will have built up many connections in the business. They will often be able to strike good deals on your behalf  high quality caterers and reliable vendors so you'll get 'more bang for your buck'.

Great Levels of Creativity

Event management companies will not only cover all the basics of what you would do if you were organising the event yourself, but will often surprise you by offering other great services that you didn't know anything about.