Event Industry News, Weekly Roundup: May 26, 2017
At LASSO, we want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the men and women who have bravely served the red, white and blue. While we are thankful every single day, this...Event Industry News, Weekly Roundup: May 19, 2017
In case you missed it, we’ve put together this week’s epic (and not so epic – but nonetheless intriguing) “what’s happening” in the Event Industry list of good reads. Happy reading! Maybe we should call...Event Industry News, Weekly Roundup: May 15, 2017
You love to keep up with the latest hype in the event world but c’mon, who has time to comb Facebook pages and read industry news when the height of event season is in full...
Top Labor Management Challenge:
Increasing Your Talent Pool
Increasing your pool of qualified crew or what we call “having a deep bench” of talented labor at your fingertips was seen as the #1 industry challenge according to our recent survey. This was followed...
3 Ways to Improve Accountability in
Event Crew Management
We often hear this – several people or departments are involved in crew management processes – mainly in selecting and scheduling crew for an event. Unfortunately, this can mean that crew members are chosen out...
More Event Companies are Automating Their Time Tracking Processes Than Ever Before
The number of event companies using automated time tracking systems grew, from 13% in 2015 to 40% in 2016 according to our recent survey. Companies are being forced to automate, in an effort to protect...
Biggest Concern for Event Companies: Remaining Competitive with Their Workforce
In LASSO’s 2nd annual event industry survey, the highest ranked concern uncovered among leaders was remaining competitive with their workforce. Check out the results below and click here to view the full survey analysis as...
Event Companies: Are You Billing Fixed Amounts for Variable Costs?
In AV Matter’s recent article, “Selling from Cost: What Are Your Services Worth?”, Tom Stimson talks about how companies in the Event space can lose money on their labor. He mentions that when you compare...
North Fulton Community Charities: LASSO’s Latest Philanthropy Initiative
Giving back to the community is an essential part of the LASSO culture. Because of this, it has been very important for us to incorporate philanthropy initiatives into the very core of our business on...
Why You Should Be a W-2 Employee: 7 Important Benefits To Communicate To Your Freelancers
As you navigate the ever-evolving employee misclassification landscape, understanding the benefits to both you and your crew of making them W2 employees is extremely important. In our last blog post, we discussed 3 common misconceptions...
3 Misconceptions about W-2 Crew and How These Can Impact Your Events Business
If you’re in the Event business today, you’ve most likely heard about employee misclassification. Should you classify your temporary crew as independent contractors under form 1099 or as part-time W-2 employees? In recent years, several...
Payroll Software and Best Practices for Event Service Companies
Integrate and simplify your payroll processes with robust Payroll Software for Event Service companies.
Two Crew Management Mistakes to Avoid in Event Production
LASSO helps Event Production companies employ the power of technology for event crew management and avoid these top mistakes.
Three Event Production Processes of the Past
Manually scheduling crew, tracking hours, and entering data into payroll systems are processes that belong in the past. LASSO brings you into the future.
How to Break Up with Excel Spreadsheets for Crew Management – for Good
Excel spreadsheets for crew management is a thing of the past. LASSO provides you with the data you need to make more strategic decisions and realize more productivity.
Tips for Improving Profitability with Event Workforce Management Software
Event profitability is crucial for Event Service companies. LASSO’s Event Workforce Management Software helps you manage your crew to achieve your goals.
The Evolving Employee Misclassification Debate
It can be tough to know if you need to classify your crew as 1099 freelancers or W2 employees. LASSO will help you learn more about employee misclassification.
Your Forte, Our Forte – Combining Strengths for Event Business Growth
Events companies should be able to focus on what they do best – producing memorable events. Let LASSO’s Event Workforce Management Software handle everything else.
How Event Production Professionals Can Reduce Stress
Labor and crew managers are continually under stress. Eliminate the hassle of scheduling, billing, payment and communication with LASSO.
The Event Technology Revolution is Now Shaking Up Crew Scheduling & Management
Event technology is shaking up how event companies manage internal processes, schedule crew, and produce world-class events on a daily basis.
How to Make Each Event a Unique Experience
While companies produce events for clients and attendees, it is more important than ever to deliver unparalleled experiences that will lead to growth.
5 Event Crewing Challenges of Today
Inefficient processes keep labor coordinators from being as productive as possible when it comes to crewing for events. LASSO eliminates the complexity.
How Important is Flexibility to Your Freelancers?
Freelancers want flexibility when it comes to creating their own schedule and accepting a gig. LASSO allows events companies to meet this need.
5 Simple Ways to Keep Quality Event Crew Members Coming Back
The Event Services industry is more competitive than ever. In order to continue to deliver maximum results for your clients, ensuring that your high performing event crew members are happy and keep coming back is...
Is Obtaining Immediate Insight into Crew Availability a Constant Struggle?
How long does it take to track down potential crew members in order to confirm if they are available (or not) to work your event? Between making multiple phone calls, sending emails and texts, and...
Who Is On-Site?
When your crew shows up on an event site, it is important that every person is informed of the most recent event details and is ready to get the job done. Unfortunately there are a...
The Importance of Automated Time Keeping for Events
Automated time keeping systems allow event services professionals to make better scheduling decisions for their crew and maintain industry compliance.
The Importance of Mobility for Crew and Events
Being able to effectively communicate with your crew is essential during the planning of your event. When things like last minute changes are made to the timeline, or setup details need to be updated, it...
Top 3 Ways You Can Simplify Crew Management for Your Events
In order to simplify crew management, use event workforce management software to automate scheduling, enhance mobile communication, and improve time tracking.
What is the Gig Economy?
The gig economy refers to a job market where there are numerous temporary opportunities for specialized workers, such as in the event services industry.
How Do You Manage Labor Processes and Crew in Today’s Gig Economy?
LASSO Workforce Management Software allows businesses to pull together all of their labor processes in order to build a talent pool, schedule crew, track time and more.
CEO Series, Part 2: The Punch of a Button
Because the creative services, entertainment, and event services industries rely on agile talent to assist in delivering a fantastic experience for its clients and attendees, we all know the importance of finding, choosing, and scheduling...