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Frosty nights, glinting outdoor lights, tinsel-covered trees and stockings filled for all to see.  Sounds familiar, right? Stage Connections are eagerly gearing up for the festive season. Grab your hat and gloves, gather your family and head outside for some unforgettable event experiences this year.

The weather might be getting colder, but as every event planner knows, the coming months are unlikely to see people cooped up indoors. There is simply too much in the calendar, plenty of it taking place outside, from Halloween to Bonfire Night to the beloved Christmas market season, and Christmas parties! Although their breath may frost the air, attendees will be quite happy to wrap up warm and make the most of the outdoor events on offer.

While the summer is all about the outdoors, appreciating weekends, and jetting off to warmer climes, autumn can see a return to normality for many organisations, as well as the work of a commercial or corporate event planner.

So if you are working on an event in the run up to Christmas, have you covered all angles when it comes to making those little adjustments, marking the difference between each season in the art of event planning, from team events to a creativity event?

Planning an event can sometimes feel like a huge challenge, especially if you are managing a wide portfolio of them; event production often requires working with various teams and service providers and can end up becoming costly and stressful if not managed effectively. That’s where event production companies can come into the equation and help to make your life easier and bank balance better. But how?

Whether you have experience planning events or you are a first timer, keeping on budget when planning an event can be tricky.

It doesn’t matter if you are planning huge corporate events or a small gathering, making sure you meet your return on investment while putting on a great show is key.

So, how do you stay on budget? This guide from events production company Stage Connections looks at how best to keep your costs in line while meeting your goals.

Event production focuses on the planning of set design, video production, technical production, sound production and the actual concept of the event, but can also hire out equipment including lighting, sound systems, staging and kit hire. Event Production companies have a vision, the technical expertise and equipment at their fingertips, therefore gaining the assistance of a professional when holding an event would be a real benefit to the overall outcome.

Whether you’re providing your staff with an incentive or reward, creating a team building opportunity, winning over clients or keeping suppliers sweet, you could well be looking for a corporate event that gets you noticed.

Of course taking everyone on a luxury cruise or a Caribbean beach would be memorable, but what can you do that meets your business objectives, is “on trend” and is thoroughly enjoyable, while remaining affordable?

This is the year to ensure your event production inspires and amazes your guests, so you may want to consider projection mapping.

Along with ensuring your brand message gets across, with effective projection mapping, this is the year you can transport your guests into another world and give them an unforgettable experience, and, what that world consists of is entirely up to you, as the only limits are your imagination.

2017 has been dubbed ‘the year of video’ by top marketers and event professionals across the globe. Brands big and small have turned to the screens to showcase their offerings and really hammer-home their brand message and ethos, in as little as two minutes flat. But why does video work so well to market something successfully for businesses? And what could this mean for established or aspiring events companies wanting to pack more of a punch with their latest portfolio or proposal?