Did you know that 1 in every 3 event professionals are suffering from mental health concerns and/or experiencing crew burnout? While news outlets are quick to report on the surprising rates of addiction and mental health issues in the musician and performing arts communities, what is often under-reported are the thousands of event professionals and…
The main function of any business is to make money. Businesses that make money can serve their customers and industry better, whereas businesses that lose money typically aren’t in business for much longer. That’s why the “bottom line” is always of such great concern for companies of all shapes and sizes. Being set-up for long-term…
We often hear this – event companies are using excel spreadsheets, Google docs, and multiple calendars for their employee scheduling processes as well as the overall tracking of their freelance staff or crew. Crew cannot clock in and out on-site and no internal labor management process integrates or provides reporting that floats back into accounting….
Producing and staffing successful events requires not only a robust talent pool of qualified and competent people, but it also requires event companies to employ the right tools to communicate with and manage them and satisfy all parties involved in the process. As the competition in this industry continues to grow fiercer, it’s on you…
The gig economy continues to grow at an astounding rate. This is in large part to the plethora of technology and platforms currently available to both businesses and their workers. These solutions make it more streamlined for businesses to manage their entire labor workflow, as well as easier for their people to obtain work. However,…
How many Americans will rely on temporary work, freelancing, and on-demand apps to make a living by the year 2020? The answer is… a lot. By 2020, there will be 64 million people working in “contingent” or “alternative work arrangements” in the US. However, even with the gig economy rising, most event companies still struggle…
In the event industry, your time is precious. We know that you are running from one event, to the next, and doing everything in your power to make your clients happy, and wow their audiences both large and small. That’s why we wanted to break down this concept of event crew scheduling and describe it…
John is a labor coordinator. He was just told that their client now wants all of the crew to park in lot B instead of lot C for the event the very next day. John smiles, says no problem, and then spends an hour picking up the phone and calling each crew member to inform…
Benjamin Franklin once said, “lost time is never found again.” In this industry, lost time is a concern due to the fact that it can negatively impact the success and profitability of every event. Most event companies are constantly searching for ways to reduce their costs and bolster revenue margins. However, the problem is that…
In event production, there is a group of people that work to ensure an event is crewed appropriately so that it is both successful and profitable. These key players are Labor Coordinators and their focus is on effective crew scheduling. All of the best labor coordinators have strong attributes that help their respective companies meet…