{"id":12882,"date":"2017-12-07T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/?p=12882"},"modified":"2017-12-07T07:00:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T12:00:31","slug":"heathers-top-tips-tricks-trends-event-planners-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/heathers-top-tips-tricks-trends-event-planners-2018","title":{"rendered":"Heather\u2019s Top Tips, Tricks and Trends for Event Planners in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

QC Event School tutor, Heather Vickery<\/a>, gives us her top insights into event planning trends in 2018, and other tips and tricks you\u2019ll need along the way! Heather is the Owner and Event Director of Greatest Expectations Special Events and Weddings<\/a>, one of Chicago\u2019s most celebrated event planning and design firms.<\/i><\/p>\n

It is hard to believe we are already closing out 2017 and about to welcome 2018. As is always the case, we are saying goodbye to some old favorite trends and welcoming in new trends, productivity tools and unique ideas. <\/p>\n

As the technology field continues to grow and give us resources and tools to be more efficient and offer better customer service, planners are seeing a decline in the \u201cold way\u201d of doing business. Almost no one keeps paper files anymore. Not only is that cumbersome, but it is terrible for the environment. Let\u2019s face it: you don\u2019t even need to print things out to sign them anymore as there are so many ways to sign contracts digitally. Instead we are seeing a shift to cloud-based systems that elevate productivity. Planners are moving almost exclusively towards technology-driven methods for file management, communications, client management and overall planning.<\/p>\n

Here are a few that really change the game:<\/p>\n

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