Profile of an Event Planner: Shalana Waterman Today we “teleport” you to the beautiful island of Barbados to meet with Shalana Waterman, Owner and Creative Director of Shalana Waterman Designs. She shares her thoughts on event planning, the future of the event industry and how she maintains a work-life balance.
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(updated daily) Catch up on the latest Travel and Event news from around the world curated right here on your leading online travel and event planning resource: Event Suppliers Network.
How To Stay Within Your Event Budget

Follow my blog with Bloglovin (content provided in part by Melanie Woodward | Event Planning Blueprint) Success as a planner is not only based on the amount of money at your disposal. When experiencing event budget constraints this is the time when your creativity and financial planning skills should really shine. That is why we are… Read more »
11 Things You May Not Have Known About Canadian Event Business Leader Debbie Pinard (InitLive CEO)

Profile of an Event Business Innovator: Debbie Pinard Ottawa based software company InitLive was founded in 2013 to provide event planners with a more efficient way to manage staff at events. Event Suppliers Network (ESN) managed to connect with InitLive’s Founder and CEO, Debbie Pinard, who took time from her hectic schedule to give us some insight… Read more »
4 ways to market your event planning business online

Definition of digital marketing “The marketing of products or services using digital channels to reach consumers. The key objective is to promote brands through various forms of digital media. Digital marketing extends beyond internet marketing to include channels that do not require the use of the internet. It includes mobile phones (both SMS and MMS),… Read more »
20+ ways to get event planning certification

How to become a certified event planner It is said by some that one should get at least 3 years of solid event planning experience prior to enrolling into an event planning diploma or certification program. This is pretty good advice since the years of experience will help you determine what area of event planning… Read more »
3 ways to get event planning experience

Now that you have decided to enter the event industry guess you may be wondering how to get event planning experience? When you talk to seasoned event professionals they will tell you to gain experience wherever you can – get involved, build a resume, and start a portfolio. Here’s how …
8 tips on how to start an event planning business

So you are thinking about becoming an event planner? Fantastic! Now you might be wondering how to start an event planning business. Here are eight (8) important elements which should be included in your overall business plan …
How Local Search Marketing Gets Event Businesses Found

As children many of us, if not all of us, played “hide and seek”. The objective here was clear. One had to find the best hiding place in the “world” to make it impossible for the seeker to find you. If they did not find you then you WON! Unfortunately so many businesses treat the… Read more »
Welcome To Our New Domain, Blog And Expanded Directory

Your support for the Event Suppliers Network has been, well in one word AWESOME!!! So to meet the growing needs of those event organisers who use our directory as well as those who list in the directory we are pleased to announce the following exciting new enhancements.