Event Planning Ethics and Etiquette (eBook)

Judy Allen is one of the world's leading authorities on staging, event and lifestyle design and the bestselling author of ten books for the professional, business and consumer markets. Allen, a master of creative design, has flawlessly executed successful special events-corporate, social, and celebrity-for up to 2,000 guests at a time in more than 30 countries around the world. She has designed and produced memorable events such as Disney's worldwide theatrical opening-night gala for Beauty and the Beast, and the orchestration of Oscar-winning director Norman Jewison's 25th anniversary celebration for Fiddler on the Roof. Highly skilled in staging events that are strategically designed to be one-of-kind experiences and a master of transforming the energy of an event environment by engaging the senses with trademark primary design principles, Allen has worked closely with CEOs, CFOs, presidents and their executive staff around the globe to create, implement and oversee their corporate and social business events. The many diverse events that Allen has designed and executed extend from complex one-day events to elaborate arrangements of theme productions taking place over the course of a week. These events ranged from very exclusive VIP events to multimillion-dollar, multimedia fantasy extravaganzas including seven new-car product launches and involved high-tech stage and show productions. Allen, and her 2jproductions (www.2jproductions.com) partner, Joe Shane, are now bringing their dynamic creative energy, innovative style and perceptive insight to home, life and lifestyle design and world class resorts around the world through Sensual Home Living (www.sensualhomeliving.com) and other initiatives.

Acknowledgements.

Preface.

Part One: Business Ethics.

Chapter 1: The Ethical Cost of Doing Business.

Event Planner and Supplier Professional Working
Relationships.

In-Office Sales Presentations.

Communication Between Planners and Suppliers.

Business Meals.

Familiarization Trips.

Industry Functions.

Holiday Celebrations.

Proposals and Quotes.

Event Operations.

On-Site Meetings.

Business Referrals.

Confidentiality.

Business Favors.

Chapter 2: Fair Competition.

Supplier-to-Supplier Ethics.

Staff.

Chapter 3: Maintaining Ethical Boundaries.

Business Interactions Between Event.

Planners and Clients.

Finding the Right Match to Do Business With.

Using Business Discretion.

How to Handle Unethical Behavior.

Part Two: Business Etiquette.

Chapter 4: Business Etiquette, Protocol and Entertaining: On
Your Home Turf.

Their Offices.

In Restaurants.

Out and About.

Elevated Entertainment.

Out On the Town.

Industry Events.

At Home.

Weekend Retreats.

Holidays Parties.

Chapter 5: Business Etiquette, Protocol and Entertaining: Out
of Town or Country.

Familiarization Trips.

Site Inspections.

Personal Travel.

Part Three: Codes of Conduct.

Chapter 6: Codes of Conduct in the Office: Clients, Suppliers
and Planners.

Chapter 7: Codes of Conduct on Site: Clients, Suppliers and
Planners.

Pre-Event Meetings (Pre-cons).

On Site Event Orchestration.

Post-Event Celebrations.

Client, Supplier and Planner Codes of Conduct.

Chapter 8: Codes of Conduct on Site: Event Planning Crisis
Management.

Guest Safety and Security.

Event Fulfillment, Safety and Security.

ABCs of Event Planning Crisis Management.

Sample Plans.

Recap of the ABCs of Event Planning Crisis Management.

Chapter 9: Event Planning Ethics, Etiquette and Essentials
A-Z.

Chapter 10: Event Planning Dos and Don'ts: How to
Develop In-Office and On-Site Ethics and Business Etiquette
Policies.

Conclusion.

Index.