Webinar slides how to become a professional event manager

HOW TO BECOME A
PROFESSIONAL EVENT MANAGER
Presented by Ojiugo Ajunwa MBA,PMP Ritetrac Consulting Nigeria Ltd.

OBJECTIVES OF THIS WEBINAR
• The Event Management industry is worth over $60 Billion Worldwide with
an ever increasing growth rate per year according to IEG Reports.
• In this Webinar,we will introduce you to what it takes to become a
professional Event Manager/Planner. This can be a huge career for both
men and women who have a flair for it as its low cost entry.
Ritetrac Consulting Nigeria Ltd.::.Copyright 2016.::.www.ritetracconsult.com.ng
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TURN OFF ALL DISTRACTIONS
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MAKE SURE YOU STICK AROUND FOR A
FREEBIE AT THE END.

INTRODUCTIONS
• My name is Ojiugo Ajunwa MBA,PMP
• I am a wife and mother of 2 lovely kids!
• Am a Project Management Consultant/Trainer for the past 15
years+. My roles has been in Training, Information Technology
Software Implementation , Digital Marketing and Event
Management.
• At Ritetrac Consulting we help organizations and individual
deliver their Events using Event Management best practices.
• We have trained over 150+ Event Managers in the past 7
years across Oil/Gas, Hospitality, Education, Entertainment,
Sports,Health Care sectors etc
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CONTD.
• I am a co-founder Ritetrac Consulting Nigeria
Ltd.
• Find us Online and engage with us here
• Website: www.ritetracconsult.com.ng
• Blogger: http://ritetracpm.blogspot.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/ritetrac
• Twitter: @ritetracconsult
• Instagram: ‘ritetracconsulting’
• Linked:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ritetrac-
consulting-nigeria-limited
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WELCOME, LET’S MEET YOU!
• Your Name?
• Do you have any experience managing events?
• YES or NO
• What type of event?
• Social Events
• Corporate Events
• Do you have any formal training?
• YES or NO
• SHARE OUT THIS WEBINAR VIA TWITTER USE AM
ATTENDING WEBINAR FROM @RITETRACCONSULT
#RITETRACSOCIAL #EVENTPROF
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
1. Introduction to Event Management
2. Skills of an Event Manager and why do people hire them?
3. How to setup your business in the next 30-90 Days
4. Marketing your event planning business
5. Case studies of successful event planners
6. Live Question/Answer Session
7. BONUS Offer!
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OVERVIEW
“TO DOUBLE YOUR INCOME, TRIPLE YOUR INVESTMENT IN YOUR
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT “ ROBIN
SHARMA
www.ritetracconsult.com.ng
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INTRODUCTION TO EVENT MANAGEMENT
• Pull out your Notebook and make sure you take notes.
• An event can be described as a public assembly for the purpose of
celebration, education, marketing or reunion, funerals.
• Event management is the application of project management to the
creation and development of large scale events such as festivals,
conferences, ceremonies, formal parties, concerts, or conventions
according to Wikipedia
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SKILLS OF EVENT MANAGERS
Planning events Professionally require certain skill sets.
Some of the key skills involved in truly great event management are:
1. Attention to details (are you a ‘completer/finisher’?)
2. Creativity (not just in designing the ‘look and feel’ but also in how to
get round the inevitable problems)
3. Planning and rehearsal (plan, plan, plan…rehearse, rehearse and
rehearse)
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CONTD.
4. Multitasking (one minute you may be booking fresh flowers the next
talking to the CEO of a global corporate)
5.Budgeting (keeping the ship tight, delivering within budget, negotiating
with suppliers, managing excel spreadsheets…all the time)
6.Team player (you will be working with or managing a team without
whom your event will crack and fall)
7.People skills (are you good in front of clients, do people like working
with/for you? Will they go the extra mile for you? Will they want to hire
you again?)
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TYPES/STYLES OF EVENT PLANNERS
Different types/styles of Event Planners
• Social Events –Weddings, Bridal showers, Birthdays,Anniversaries,
Sporting etc
• Corporate Events: AGMs, Award ceremonies,Company Retreats,Product
Launch,Political Rallies,Road Shows etc
• Freelance Event Managers
• Full service event planners
• Offsite Planners
• Destination planners
• Event Designers
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WHY DO PEOPLE HIRE EVENT
MANAGERS?
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WHY DO PEOPLE HIRE EVENT
MANAGERS?
• You will save time: Most people don’t have enough time in the day to plan out
their events so why not outsource to a professional?
• You will get professional help: Most people lack the necessary skills for planning
out the different aspects of their event
• You will save money: Most professional planners have a list of vendors who they
have been dealing with and can discounts from.
• You will get the right venue: Professional planners know a whole lot about venue
suitability.
• You will enjoy your event: Ultimately since you outsourced your event to a
professional you will seat back and enjoy.
• Event Managers can be likened to be an Architect (so event perfection is their
job, from start to finish, they can create events that has never been in
existence)
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HOW TO SETUP YOUR BUSINESS IN THE
NEXT 30-90 DAYS
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HOW TO SETUP YOUR BUSINESS IN THE
NEXT 30-90 DAYS
Do you know you can start up your event planning business small?
Yes, its not a high cost business.
Most Planners start working as freelancers from home with little or no
overheads.
So how do you start?
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STEPS TO SETTING UP 0-30 DAYS
1. Decide on the Vision, Mission and Goals of your business
2. Create your Business Plan/Business Stationery e.g Business Card/Letter
Heads etc you can print these and have handy/Invoices you can use
Waveapps etc
3. Mobile Phone or Laptop/Productivity Apps e.g Trello,Wrike etc
4. A journal
5. Internet
6. Printer
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STEPS TO SETTING UP 0-30 DAYS
• Understand the Skills required to create a Professionally done Event –
Ritetrac Consulting comes in here with Classroom{Onsite} Training and
Online{Offsite} Training, we also have a Whatsapp and a closed
Facebook group to support our students as they set up their businesses
• Research Venues
• Research Pricing
• Research Vendors
• Research Theme you can create fro your events
• Interview Team Members that will come in as Volunteers when starting
out for a token
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STEPS TO SETTING UP 30-90
DAYS
Create a high level checklist of how you plan your events
 Determine Aim of Event
Decide Theme: African Inspired
Decoration/Ambience Management
Determine Schedule/Budget
Create Marketing Plan
Create Risk Plan
Get the right team members,vendors and suppliers into your business directory
How you will report events –In our classes we provide documentation required to
create your reports for organizations or individuals you work for etc
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MARKETING YOUR EVENT PLANNING
BUSINESS
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MARKETING YOUR EVENT PLANNING
BUSINESS
Check List for Marketing your business
Your Customer Profile
Your Target Audience & your Target Market
Your Customer Journey Map
Your Website: Your Profile,services,how to contact you,a portfolio
Your Branding: Logo,Colours,perception it creates for clients etc
Your Top 3 Social Media Channels setup: e.g Facebook,Instagram,Twitter
Measure at the end of every month and plan to improve
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CASE STUDIES OF SUCCESSFUL EVENT
PLANNERS
• Collections 26-London
• Zapphire Events Nigeria
• Skye Planners Kenya
• Purple Twirl- Ghana
• Alibakhtiar designs-Dubai
• Norahlite Event Company – Our Past student
• Mk Event Services –Our Past student
• JBeryl Events-Our Past student
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CASE STUDIES OF EVENT PLANNERS
• Zapphire Events
Owned by Funke Bucknor
She says Wedding Planning
is big business!
They have been running
Successfully for the past
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CASE STUDIES OF EVENT PLANNERS
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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING TRAINING
Enhances your knowledge
You gain confidence in the industry
You speak the language of the industry
You have a proof to show clients
You enjoy a new network of like minded people
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WHAT OUR CLASSES COVER
Our Training curriculum is robust with global best
practices, hands on project and lots more!
• For more details visit www.ritetracconsult.com.ng
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TRAINING FORMATS/TIME
FRAME/COST/HOW TO REGISTER
• Enroll for a FREE Module of our Online Professional Event Management Masterclass
• Date: On or before August 8th,2016 for the class batch that starts August
15th,2016
• Module 1 is delivered for 1 week with assignments
• Cost: FREE{1st Module}
• How to register: Email info@ritetracconsult.com.ng and Email topic ”Online
Professional Event Management Masterclass”
• Kindly share this information with your colleagues and friends!
• Total course duration: 4 Weeks {August 15th-September 15th},we meet 8 times in
that period{Tuesdays and Fridays} for 2 hours each. Assignments come in on
Mondays.
• Course Fee: 99Dollars or 35,000Naira {Part Payments are allowed}
• Learn more!
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BONUS OFFERS!
1. FREE 15 Minutes Consultation via Skype Address
{ritetracconsult] for the first Ten people to email us for
Event Management Advisory before 5th August,2016.
2. Enroll for our Free Module in the Online Event
Management Masterclass by sending an email
info@ritetracconsult.com.ng enjoy as a bonus on or before
August 8th{20 Slots Available}
WWW.RITETRACCONSULT.COM.NG
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Questions/Answers
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!
For further information contact us
+2348038769323
+2348037090474
• Find us Online and engage with us here
• Website: www.ritetracconsult.com.ng
• Blogger: http://ritetracpm.blogspot.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/ritetrac
• Twitter: @ritetracconsult
• Instagram: ‘ritetracconsulting’
• Linked: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ritetrac-consulting-
nigeria-limited
www.ritetracconsult.com.ng
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