In today's ever-changing environment, organising successful events is critical in adding value to your company’s overall message. Whether it's a company-wide conference, a team-building workshop, or an annual gala, these events play a pivotal role in fostering your audience engagement, strengthening team cohesion, and achieving your vision.

External support comes in many forms. This article is going to focus on two of these in particular - event agencies and venue finders.

As an event planner, you will be very familiar with the word ‘negotiation’. It is considered one of the most vital skills an event planner can have, helping to keep organisers within the event budget, get better value for money when working with venues and suppliers, and improve the events return on investment (ROI).

When hiring an event agency, the agency’s goal is to keep you as a long-term client, and to do this they need to become a resource that is an extension of your existing structure/team.

It’s no surprise that an events success requires a HUGE amount of teamwork and collaboration both internally and externally with clients, suppliers, and venues.

Whether you organise your event internally or using an event agency, there are a couple of numbers you should communicate with all your stakeholders from the start.

You trust professionals from many different industries in many different aspects of your lives. You trust hairdressers to cut your hair, you trust plumbers to help when your washing machine has a leak. They're professionals. So...why not trust professionals to help with your events as well?