Jennifer James Events

Attendee engagement doesn’t have to be complicated—or expensive.
Great corporate events start with the basics:�✨ Comfort�✨ Clarity�✨ Intentional design
I’ve shared simple, low-cost ways to build attendee engagement into your next corporate meeting or social event—without overthinking it.
🔗 Read the full blog https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/calgary-event-planner-blog/

This week I was inspired to talk about where I think budget will net the best ROI on your next corporate social event.

https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/splurge-vs-save-when-planning-your-next-corporate-social-event/

Entertainment is such a key component of building a great corporate holiday event. Often when speaking to clients who have never used a professional event team, we get requests for magicians or comedians. This week let’s dive into what to consider before hiring your next entertainer.

https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/how-to-choose-entertainment-for-your-next-corporate-holiday-party/

Happy New Year!
As we start into 2024, I thought I would share my thoughts on this topic. Many times we take inquiries from potential clients who have never worked with a 3rd party event professional. Hopefully this provides a little insight into both costs and value.

https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/how-much-does-an-event-planner-cost/

When planning a festive office party, a year-end gala, or a casual holiday mixer, getting your coworkers and clients to RSVP can be a major problem. In this post, we’ll look at some practical tactics for encouraging attendees to RSVPs for your next corporate holiday event sooner!

https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/how-to-get-rsvps-to-your-next-corporate-holiday-event/

As we get back into the swing of things this fall I wanted to share some tips on where to start when planning your own event.



https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/event-planning-101/

Reflecting on 20 years of planning: then and now

This weeks post I reflect on the changes I have witnessed to the event industry over the past 20 years. I would love to hear from my colleagues some that you have noticed too.

📸 Phil Crozier

https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/reflecting-on-20-years-of-event-planning-then-and-now/

The top 8 things I have learned in 20 years of event planning.

https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/top-8-things-learned-20-years-event-planning/

It's hard to believe that this month marks 20 years since I officially joined the event industry! I've taken some time to reflect on my journey to this point. I'm grateful that I found an industry / career that I am so passionate about!

📸 Phil Crozier

After a handful of recent requests for proposals, that were not formally presented, I have created a form on my website that helps identify what is needed for a event planning proposal. In addition to creating a blog post (link below) on why it's important for the requester to spend the time to ensure you are going to be reviewing proposals that are comparing apples to apples. I'm also hoping this will help identify those proposals that are actually worth investing our time and energy.

I would be interested to hear what my colleagues are doing in this area too.



https://www.jenniferjamesevents.com/request-for-proposal-etiquette-for-event-planning/

Fresh off a three day event and I’m grateful for my team 💕
They made the last few days seamless and my clients agree, we couldn’t do it without them.



📸

Spring is just a few days away…. These florals are inspiring us until Mother Nature gets with the program 💛🧡❤️💚