Trust is assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. Reading, watching or listening to the news lately does makes one wonder “can we trust any individuals? Can we trust any companies? Well, yes, you can. Of course you first need to use your critical thinking skills. Five tips for knowing whether or not to trust a person or company Demonstrate that you trust … Create relationships that are mutually beneficial. Directly address issues. Tell the truth. Deliver the unexpected Think about it. You are the main meeting or event planner for your company. The ..read more

We All Need to Know Who Our Target Audience Is Our target audience includes mid-sized & larger corporations, non profits & NGOs. Our target audience includes mid-sized & larger corporations, non profits & NGOs. … P&V solves the stress that the in-house planner has due to many additional responsibilities for the upcoming event. We listen carefully to be sure that we understand what the goals are for their event and work very hard as a strategic partner to help them meet those goals. We can help plan, produce, stage, do the technical production & AV Distinct benefits ..read more

The Run Through After all of the years we have been creating events, there is little that can happen in an event that can surprise us.  There is also little that can be asked for that would really surprise us.  For so many of our events, the list of details can take up an entire legal pad.  There are also an almost unlimited about of talents and skills required to make sure an event is successful. Over the years we have worked on festivals and award shows and fund-raisers. We have also worked on fashion shows among a number of different sorts of things.  All of these events have people who ar ..read more

Importance of a Budget The most important thing to have set when you are first starting your event planning is a proper budget.  We listen to everything you say and from there we come up with a plan. We understand that when you are just sitting and taking notes about the possibilities for your event, things can seem to get extreme in what you want to see and do.  It would be nice to get the New York Philharmonic to play your event, and while it may not be out of the realm of possibility if you have the budget, chances are they are not going to be playing for your corporate event. Sometimes a ..read more

Make Your Corporate Event Something to Remember When you get your employees together to talk about the success of the previous year and how you are looking forward to future, are your employees going along on that journey with you?  Are they really interested or are they looking at the watches wishing they were anywhere but in this conference room listening to a lot of stuff the think has nothing to do with them? Are you in the conference room with 10 chairs and 40 people and the only reason they are there is because it was mandatory attendance? The goal of your annual meeting is to get people ..read more

Make Your Charity Event Stand Out! When trying to introduce a new charitable endeavor into the already crowded fundraising marketplace, hosting a memorable event for prospective donors can be a great way of getting your non-profit’s name out there. In addition to creating a recognizable brand, being creative with these kinds of events can kick off your organization’s fundraising efforts with a valuable influx of seed money. The best bit of advice we have to offer is to make this introductory event identify with your charity. Does your organization seek to raise money for animals in need, from ..read more

Make Your Event an EVENT! An event is not just a matter of getting people together for a common purpose.  An event is an EVENT.  By definition, an event is a matter of importance.  Do you want to waste your opportunity and just put people in a room or are you going to use the chance to make an impression on your guests. Pat and Vince specialize in thinking outside of the box.  The events that we plan at P&V are not the run-of-the-mill gatherings, but something that people will remember for a long time to come. When it comes down to planning, it is about the theme.  We don’t just mean what ..read more

The Next Generation of Event Registration Remember when planning an event involved a Rolodex and many, MANY legal pads filled with checklists and notes, questions, and number tallies for future use? No? Well, believe it or not, before advances in technology, forms were filled out by hand and mailed to each event coordinator to be registered by an actual person! Forms were lost, information misread, and numbers miscalculated. It was the dark ages of event planning and registration and thank heavens its behind us! Since practically everyone on the planet now has a tiny computer on hand at all t ..read more

Communication is the Most Important Part of a Conference Communication is the most important part of a conference.  You have a lot of details to plan and not all of the plans come through to fruition, often due to no fault of your own.  A speaker might not be able to make the conference, leading to a last minute change of schedule. There might be a technical issue, or even a major issue that causes a room or part of a hotel to be unavailable leading to shuffling around the room assignments. In the past there was no way to inform people of these changes if they happened at the last minute or e ..read more

If you’re planning a fashion show and are intimidated by wowing your guests, including buyers and the press, there are plenty of ways an experienced event planner can organize an event that will impress them all and set you apart from last year’s news. First ,establish a goal behind throwing this affair.  Are you promoting a new designer or trying to raise funds for a particular cause?  Having a clear vision of what you want to accomplish with the event is the first step towards planning a production that is cohesive and memorable.  Sometimes, themes can be in line with the cause you are tryin ..read more