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Event Management Fee Chart

Confidently define your budget using this comprehensive event management pricing chart.

THE ULTIMATE VENUE CHECKLIST

A comprehensive guide to selecting your next venue. Get the clarity you need to make the right decisions.

EVENT DECISION-MAKING CHART

You only have one chance to get an event right. Get the clarity you need to make the right decisions.

TOP 21 SPEAKER TIPS

Captivate your audience and bring a high impact performance.

THe ke way

Our proven process for event planning success.

THE EVENT STRATEGY BLUEPRINT

A Comprehensive Toolkit for Seamless Event Planning.

ZERO WASTE EVENT CHECKLIST

A step-by-step guide to planning an eco-friendly event.

THE ULTIMATE AV ORDER CHECKLIST

Avoid Tech Mishaps and Focus on Making Your Event Shine.

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Cultivating Your Marketing Approach for Customer Trust With Julie Liu of AvePoint

On the latest episode of “Solution Seekers,” Paige Buck sits down with Julie Liu, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at AvePoint, to discuss honing your marketing strategy to build relationships with customers. Julie shares how she’s shifted her marketing strategy during the pandemic, her tips for creating targeted ad content, and how to garner trust with your clients and team.

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Fostering Relationships and a Passion for Food

In this episode of the “Solution Seekers,” Paige Buck joins Avital Ungar, Owner and Founder of Avital: Food + Drink Experiences, to talk about cultivating relationships in the food tour industry. Avital reveals her mission, how she transformed her business amid industry changes, and how her company encourages a deeper human connection.

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Leadership Insights with Kennedy Events Co-owner and Chief Strategy Officer Paige Buck

In this episode of the “Solution Seekers,” John Corcoran sits down with Paige Buck, Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Kennedy Events, to talk about planning Scout’s user conference on a cruise ship terminal. Paige reveals Scout’s event concept, how Kennedy Events overcame the challenges of the chosen venue space, and how Scout’s acquisition impacted their conference.

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Calling the Pros: Why NPR Decided to Partner with Kennedy Events

As much as we would love to pretend that event planning is nothing but throwing glamorous parties all day, the team here at Kennedy Events knows that the devil is in the details. Sometimes the most important person in the room is the person emptying the overflowing trash can or dropping off timely snacks to your backstage crew. Creating a seamless event is dependent upon laying the groundwork first so that the visual elements can shine. Our recent collaboration with NPR and the How I Built This Summit with Guy Raz is a perfect example.

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Event Spotlight: NPR and How I Built This With Guy Raz

As personal fans of NPR, we were thrilled to collaborate with them on the How I Built This Summit. When an event can both challenge our creative thinking and make the most of our management skills—from registration flow to branding, from keeping attendees fed to creating an event that guests were still talking about weeks after the last cocktail was mixed—it doesn't feel like work.

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