This course is a must for any business aiming to include events as part of their Public Relations and Marketing activities. The face to face communication opportunities created by events provides business people with the most powerful opportunities to influence their colleagues, clients, and investors. Smooth well run events reflect well on any business building its reputation and standing. This course provides a comprehensive grounding in all the basics of event management allowing attendees to effectively organize their events or more closely manage contractors organizing events for them.
Schedule and plan an event
Learn how to be familiar with a range of events they are likely to engage in and the requirements for their successful delivery
Identify the most appropriate venues and activities for their events
Manage the media at their events with confidence
Troubleshoot event plans to identify potential problem areas before they emerge
Understand what events can do for your PR and marketing strategy
Get practical hints and tips on venue choice, stage management, and different types of dining
Learn how to look after guests and protocol for VIPs.
Individuals who want to get a new experience to improve their profile
Middle and Senior Managers tasked with the direct delivery of events or oversight of specialist sub-contractors
Senior Operational Managers with responsibility for managing teams whose role includes event management
Senior Managers up to Board Level with responsibility for the strategic use of events as part of the organization’s PR and marketing strategy and their effective deployment
PR Professionals
Marketing Professionals
An overview of Public Relations and how events fit in
Events and the PR Transfer Process
Strengths and weaknesses of events as a form of communication
The Six Point PR Plan and its application to event management
Assessing your needs
The importance of clarity of purpose
The importance of the audience
Choosing the event to fit the objective
Budget - staff, time, materials money
Evaluating the event success
A review of the different types of the event available
Scheduling - the long term plan
Event running order - timing of an event
Budget control
Managing suppliers
Venue considerations
Suitability for the event - support for the message
Size - capacity
Type
Access
Accommodation
Layout for different events - Seating etc
Keeping your objectives in mind
Is it a media event - what’s in it for them?
Generating news through an event
Inviting the media - invitations and press releases
The press office - Staffing, setting up and running it
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You will learn vital skills for managing and creating content in this course. To help you establish a social media presence, you'll learn how to craft compelling social media posts and how to develop a powerful brand. Additionally, you'll discover how to create an ongoing procedure for handling your content. A content calendar should be created, postings should be managed and moderated, data should be analyzed for insights and iteration, and post effectiveness should be increased.
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This popular course will support you to develop practices and techniques to manage this pressure proactively, allowing you to meet deadlines and deliver against your objectives. You will also develop skills in working well with others to ensure success.
The 5-Day Mini MBA is a unique distillation of the skills that need to be acquired in order to be considered successful in modern business. Not everyone is able to devote a year or two of their time to studying for a Masters in Business Administration, but in an age of rapid change in a highly competitive environment, it is crucial to have a thorough understanding of the issues involved in the smooth and successful running of a business. The 5 Day Mini MBA Leadership & Management Masterclass is a highly intensive training course covering all the usual subjects associated with an MBA. In 5 days, a delegate will learn what normally takes a year of full-time study. The Mini MBA course is designed to provide delegates with comprehensive knowledge of fundamental, proven strategies taught as both an academic and practical exercise. As a result, the course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the skills and knowledge that will be required for any person to further develop their business knowledge and skills and even to prepare them for actual formal study for an MBA. The course is designed to be delivered either as an “In House” class for an organization’s directors and senior management or as a public class where delegates from a number of companies can learn both from the course and from one another and exchange ideas and best practice.
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