Event Industry Publications to Follow Online

  • By Jessica Elmore
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  • 24 Mar, 2017
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Forbes magazine recently listed event coordinators as one of the “The 10 Most Stressful Jobs of 2016”.

From working with a budget to figuring out how to get everything completed in a short time frame, event coordinators certainly do have a very stressful job. Lucky for us, there are tons of resources online to reference when we need a helping hand. We’ve rounded up the best online event industry publications to follow. Check them out below.

Bizbash

Bizbash is one of the best resources for event coordinators to utilize. It is a great source for ideas, news, and resources for event and meeting professionals. Discover new venues, unique and interesting event style, technology, and tools for your next event. You can sign up to receive a weekly or daily newsletter from Bizbash which discusses event planning news, ideas, and technologies. Follow them on Twitter.

Velvet Chainsaw Consulting

Velvet Chainsaw Consulting is known for taking events and conferences to the next level. They pride themselves on being “change agents” for events and conferences that need to evolve. Executive Vice President, Jeff Hurt, is a leading authority in the event planning world and has been for 20 years. Check out their blog to learn about trends in the industry and the future of events and conferences. You can follow Jeff on Twitter here.

EventMB

EventMB is another well-known online source for all things event planning. Thousands of event professionals visit EventMB daily to get the latest on trends, technology, innovation and education in the event industry. EventMB publishes an annual report detailing ’10 Event Trends’ that discusses trends for the upcoming year. You can follow the founder of EventMB, Julius Solaris, on Twitter @tojulius.

Meeting Pool

The Meeting Pool is the event coordinators guide to everything tech related for event planning. They call themselves a “safe place” to explore, learn, discuss, review, and share new technological tools for the event planning world. You can read up on anything from why you need a wellness pavilion for your next event to increasing your event’s ROI on their blog. They also offer some amazing industry resources on their website, including Whitepapers, Infographics, and eBooks. Follow The Meeting Pool on Twitter here.

Let us know how these sites helped you ramp up your latest event! At Elm Planning, we offer event planning services for clinical and corporate meetings and events. Contact us to get started on your next project today.

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