Australian Women Online and Social Media

MUM PR, Three Lil Princesses and Brand Meets Blog surveyed 708 Australian women on their media habits and use of social media. The results were amazing and confirmed how vital social media really is. What we found quite interesting is that the survey also confirmed that we are quickly catching up to the USA. Speaking for the events industry, social media is crucial and game changing. More importantly the amount of business that is generated solely through social media is astounding. We recently shared our tips on how you can use social media at your next event and will continue to keep you informed about this ever evolving and growing topic. We hope you find this information valuable and please feel free to comment and share! 

Tip Of The Week: Event Budgeting

The event budget is an essential part of event management and fundamentally important to determine the desired outcome, ensure a successful event, profit, lose or to break even. The best way to achieve this is to identify, compare and total all the expenditures and expected revenues. 

The event budget exercises financial control therefore it should be well structured in order to monitor the costs over time, identify what is affordable within that budget and most of all keep it under control so that you do not go over budget.

Things to consider (for an average event):

Expenditures 

Venue

Music/Speakers/ Performers

Transport 

Catering

Insurance 

Decor 

Advertising/ Promotions/ PR

Accommodation

Staff

Equipment Hire 

Revenue
Ticket Sales

Sponsors

Public Funds 

Kick backs 

Web marketing (e.g. sponsors on the site)

Merchandising Sales

Raffles 

The preparation of the event budget is one of the earliest tasks undertaken in the event management process. In fact, there could be several drafts with the proposed costs vs actual costs. That way the event manager can make sound decisions on the expenditures. It is expected that there will be several adjustments and refinements during the event cycle.

Here are a few tips & tricks to help you avoid financial issues:

~ Budget- this is vital for any event and should not be avoided (regardless of the size)
~ Be realistic about expenditures and the income 
~ Have a plan B (in case certain revenues fall through e.g. sponsorship ) 
~ Go big or go home - planning 2 smaller events vs one large event could be more costly 
~ Trust your suppliers - event managers use experienced suppliers with whom they work with on a regular basis and therefore receive better rates
~ Use online resources for marketing vs printed 
~ Plan a revenue strategy ahead of time & lock in sponsors early 
~ Search for government funds 
~ Negotiate!

PS. In case you missed here are a few specific posts on budgets;
~ Corporate Event Management 
~ Wedding Planning Budgets & a typical budget breakdown 
~ Honeymoon Planning Budgets 

Week In Review

Hello! We hope everyone in QLD is ok & we wish you a lovely weekend despite this terrible weather!

Here is something to cheer us all up- our week in review! Enjoy x 

Gorgeous castles from around the world

Mini preview/trailer to the new movie Bachelorette

Win a Moet contest and go to the Oscars - US residents only sorry :(  

Real wedding from a real housewife of Beverly Hills

How we feel during this terrible weather 

2012 is the year of the Dragon 

Dating tips from Woody Allen's movies 

10 registry items that will save your marriage - ok some really good ones there

Corporate Event Management

Planning a corporate event, office or holiday party is no easy task. It means taking on the immense responsibility of hosting and presenting the corporation to their clients or customers, vendors, various brands and the general public. Every detail, small or large, will reflect and represent the diligence of the corporation while creating first impressions (and we all know how important those are). 

As the GFC deepens, it is important for corporations to keep their existing clients and grow from a positive image. Corporations benefit immensely from experienced event planners who offer smooth, diligent events and understand the importance of those events. An event management company will cater to all of the corporations needs, from securing the venue, to hiring entertainment, creating the desired atmosphere, coordinating guest lists, creating invites, designing menus, providing staffing solutions, and ultimately producing the entire event. 

While there are certain corporations who believe they can take on the task themselves they risk wasting an opportunity to connect with their clients, vendors and the public and ultimately can create a negative image of the corporation.  Anne Thornley-Brown, President, Executive Oasis International, advised that some of the wrong moves that derail a corporate event are the wrong location, the wrong season, wrong timeframe and the wrong budget. 

An event management company will handle the all the details of the event as they have experience and multidimensional skills (aka Jack of all trades), technical knowledge, time management and financial skills. They poses interpersonal, organisational and communication skills. Which really means they have seen it and done it all so nothing will take them by surprise! Hiring and event management company means that your corporation will have invaluable support and benefit greatly from a flawless event.

Veena Malik Fhm Pics

Veena Malik Fhm Pics

As in my prvious post about Veena Malik Fhm issue we discuss about the issue that has been faced after Veena Malik Fhm Pics release. Veena Malik Fhm Pictures have been a point of dicussion about her as she do not belong to the industry that can allow her to go for such photoshoot. Even after lots of discussion on tv channels and programs we find that Veena Malik Fhm Pix are not that much reason of embracement for her. When anyone was taking intervies and having discussion about Veena Malik Fhm Poster she was quit satisfied. According to the team who work on Veena Malik Fhm Photographs said that she was quite happy for her work for magzine. She is fully supportive according to the need of this advance photo shoot. Even according to that team they were not expecting Veena Malik that much supportive and advance girl who can fulfill all requirements of their magazine. According to them the have some doubts to chose her for this photo shoot but she prove them wrong as she was not at all confuse at any point.  Specially Veena Malik Fhm Pose for the front cover of magzine was astonishing. Even we heard that her family disown her.  As they say that their daughter is reason of embraceable for them and they really don't want her to come back and join their family as now she has become a point of discussion all over the world. As she is centre of a strom about allegations and that she have such poses for a men's magzine that is from india. So let's a look on Veena Malik Fhm Pics

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Veena Malik Fhm Photographs

Veena Malik Fhm Pics

Veena Malik Fhm Pose

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens is an American actress. She is also famous in the world of music. Her best charater that give her lot of fame was portrayal of the charater  Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical series. This fame of Vanessa Hudgens is still on top about her. When i see Vanessa Hudgens Pics i found she is a little cute girl. Vanessa Hudgens pictures have innocence that is quit unique thing about her.  have lots of variety. I find her a worth style girl who is representing herself in ever best ways. I think she resemble with lots of other actress of industry. Specially Vanessa Hudgens 2011 images are gracefull and she is looking quite different in those pictures. So fans of Vanessa Hudgens are looking for Vanessa Hudgens 2012 images. Vanessa Hudgens is different in young icons of today industry. She is truley stylilsh and adorable. Lots of people know her from her school time and really appreciate her due to her great nature. She is truly friend in her personal life so lots of her fans like  her due to this reason. So i think to do some work out for Vanessa Hudgens. As i really want to you know something about her from my blog. Let's have a look on Vanessa Hudgens.  

Vanessa Hudgens pictures

Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens 2012 

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens 2012 

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Vanessa Hudgens images

Vanessa Hudgens

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Week In Review

Here is our Week In Review, enjoy xx 

Check out the Golden Globe after parties 

Obsessed with Tiffany's True Love in Pictures campaign

 Diane von Furstenburg marriage secrets  (LOVE this article)

Incredible designer bakeries around the world (Yum!!!)

In case you are bored here are 60 DIY projects for the home

A couple travel around the world feet first 

We found the perfect Valentines Day dress  

The secret to looking like a celebrity (Fotoshop by Adobe dahling!)

Millions of immigrants returning for the Chinese New Year

Judged the best dressed of the Golden Globes 2012

And the Oscar goes to the doggy!!!

Amazing cakes that look like other food

Diamonds are a girls best friend

22 ideas for the boys - Valentine's Day centrepieces

Costume sketches from My Week With Marilyn 

Karl Lagerfeld's new adorable kitten

A great article on the hyper masculine fashion bloggers (some interesting points)

Ashley Greene Hairstyles

Ashley Greene Hairstyles

Ashley Greene an icon of beatuty and styles. So today we are discussing Ashley Greene Hairstyles. As in my previous we go through some personal deatails of Ashley Greene and know some thing about her professional life. So today we are going to discuss about  her hairstyles in her film new moon and twilight her looks in short hairs and also about Ashley Greene Hairstyles 2011. As her movies did good business so after release of her movies new moon and twilight she came in the list of top searches. As Ashley Greene Hairstyles Short was giving quite different looks in the movie. Ashley Greene Hairstyles New Moon make her an icon for the girls who want to recreate their personality through their out fits, make up, accesories and hairstyles. As every hairstyle that she adopt suits her a lot. So we can easily say that we can keep an eye on Ashley Greene if we want to stay up dated. Ashley Greene Hairstyles Twilight are equally famous as she was looking quite young in that hairstyle. When she appear in the film she was looking so fresh. Her hairstyle was making her looking  so glamoures and charming and lots of her fans love her in both movies. Its seems like hair dresser focus on each of her hair to give style and new look that she was looking adorible in that style. Let's have a look on Ashley Greene Hairstyles

Ashley Greene Hairstyles 2011

Ashley Greene Hairstyles Short

Ashley Greene Hairstyles

Ashley Greene Hairstyles Short

Ashley Greene Hairstyles

Ashley Greene Hairstyles New Moon

Ashley Greene Hairstyles 2011

Ashley Greene Hairstyles Twilight

Ashley Greene Hairstyles

Ashley Greene Hairstyles

Ashley Greene Hairstyles New Moon

Ashley Greene Hairstyles

Ashley Greene Hairstyles Twilight