Knowledge Sharing (event improvisation)

Hye members, as i'm responsible in operational so i thought everyone of us can throw up some ideas and share your knowledge or experience to generate this bigger.

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Here is some event guide from Universal Orlando.
Event Guide (Entry-Level)

Job Description
Event Guides assist the Sales and Marketing department in executing internal and external Special Events.
Event Guides act as ambassadors to Event Guests by welcoming them, communicating event flow information and providing overall park directions.

Event Guides responsible for:

Executing Special Events in Universal Studios, Islands Of Adventure, CityWalk, Resort Hotels and Sound Stages.
- Assisting with arrivals and check-in of Event Guests, facilitating movement of groups throughout the resort, providing overall itinerary information and assistance to Special Event Guests (restroom, attraction and bus locations), maintaining boundaries of Event, distributing materials (programs, souvenirs, ponchos, etc.).
- Assisting with on-site needs of Event Guests (Lost and Found, Health Services, etc.), assisting with setting up barricades or rope and stanchion, performing other duties as needed with the Event. The Event Guide must have an overall knowledge of the entire property including on-site hotels.
-Providing assistance during Productions in the park – crowd control, barricade and rope and stanchion placement.
-Providing assistance with directing buses on park property.
-During peak park operation, assisting with Entrance Operations in turnstiles, Guest Services, etc.
-Understanding and actively participating in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established Universal Orlando policy, procedures, training and Team Member involvement activities.
-Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements
To perform the role of an Event Guide successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Consistent attendance is a job requirement.
High school degree or GED preferred.
Must have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to think on your feet and also be able to demonstrate park knowledge (attraction locations and descriptions, restroom locations, etc.); or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of the Event Guide job.

While performing the duties of this job, the individual is required to:

Regularly (2/3 of the time or more) stand for prolonged periods; walk for prolonged periods (including ability to walk at a given pace that is predetermined by a moving sidewalk); talk; hear audible alarms, voice commands with background noise; use hands and fingers to grip, pinch, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; balance; reach, pull, push with hands and arms below head; repeat motions more than twice per minute; lift up to 25-50 pounds with control; push up to 50-100 pounds with control; use close vision with or without corrective lens (clear vision at 20 inches or less); use distance vision with or without corrective lens (clear vision at 20 feet or more); use peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus while in changing light conditions e.g., sunshine to indoor or dark conditions); work in varied light conditions including low or diminished lighting; maintain alertness and attentiveness up to 4 hours while working varying hours; maintain concentration/focus (e.g., ability to interpret the work environment and make decisions on predetermined operating policies and procedure); use their ability to smell.
Frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time) stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; reach, pull, push with hands and arms above head; work in an environment with flashing lights including strobe lamps.
Occasionally (1/3 of the time or less) work in an environment subject to vibrations; climb stairs / ladders; repetition-using an input device-a keyboard or mouse-in a steady manner; work in small or tight spaces; work in confined spaces i.e. manholes or work pits.
The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of the Event Guide job.

While performing the duties of this job, the individual is required to:

Regularly (2/3 of the time or more) work in wet, humid conditions (non-weather); work in outdoor weather conditions to include direct sunlight, heat or cold; work in extreme cold (non-weather); work in extreme heat (non-weather).
Frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time) use an extendable boom forklift (lull); use a forklift (sit down).
Occasionally (1/3 of the time or less) work with oils/fuels; work with toxic or caustic chemicals, hazardous chemicals, fluorescent lamps or batteries; work with aerosols (spray paints, brake cleaner); be exposed to bodily fluids (blood, vomit); transport fuels or compressed gases; use a motorized company vehicle or a leased or personal vehicle for company business; work on water attractions or yachts.
While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is loud (examples: noise when raised conversation is needed).

Hey guys. After doing few Research regarding on how to organise a concert i've provide few step guideline for all of us:

Step 1
Arrange for and manage artist booking and contract negotiations. Contact management agencies that represent the artist. Attend to every aspect of the contract, which includes artist payment, production requirements and contract riders, backstage accommodations, food, drink and other artist expectations.

Step 2
Contract a venue. A concert promoter negotiates an artist's contract while negotiating the appropriate venue. Book a concert hall that matches expected ticket sales. Negotiate, for example, a larger venue for a major rock band than for a stand-up comedian. Research the size of the audience the talent will attract. The appropriate venue may be a 20,000-seat arena, a field or a nightclub. Each site will have individual demands.

Step 3
Schedule sufficient time before a booked date to allow for ample advertising and preparations. A concert promotion company, i recommends beginning 14 weeks before the date to begin advertising, arranging ticket sales and ticket printing. Concert promoters handle ticket sales and payments to the artist, venue and merchandisers.

Step 4
Advertise the event. Evaluate the amount and type of advertising that meets the event's needs. Large concerts, for example, often require a media blitz. Advertise in sufficient time before the concert date. Concert promoters must calculate an ad budget and do advertising placement that will drive ticket sales to turn a profit from the event. Advertising may include TV, radio, newspaper and online placement.

Step 5
Attend to production and audience details. The artist or the venue (the house) will provide sound and lighting staff. The website Creative Concert Promoters cautions concert promoters to make sure that concessions and restrooms meet the audience's needs at the particular event.

That's a great information right there,
but we should put the do's and dont's during our festival so we can prevent bad things from happening. maybe we could put these do's and dont's on our website:

1. Do… make your campsite decor fun and functional.
Don’t… bring anything irreplaceable that you couldn’t bear to lose.

2. Do… make friends with event staff — they will show you the way.
Don’t… be rude and forget to say heyyyy to the horses.

3. Do… pack a small camping stove or grill to make food.
Don’t… light the propane stove if it’s making a weird noise.

4. Do… bring a pop-up tent.
Don’t… assume your pop-up tent has super powers and will keep your coolers ice cold. Check coolers regularly to make sure the ice hasn’t melted.

5. Do… accessorize even when you’re roughing it.
Don’t… forget to bring lots of wet wipes to get rid of the dirt and sweat that will crud up your accessories.

6. Do… wear comfy shoes OR get a ride to and from the campsite to the fest.
Don’t… make the mistake of having to trek a mile to and from the campsite in heels. You’ll regret it.

7. Do… use tarps to block harsh elements like wind, dirt and sun.
Don’t… assume you have enough tarps. More tarps are always welcome!

8. Do… opt for solar powered lights to supplement battery powered lights.
Don’t… forget to charge solar lights in the sun ahead of the event.

9. Do… meet your camping neighbors.
Don’t… lower your romance standards just because you’re at a festival.

10. Do… enjoy the beautiful outdoor scenery.
Don’t… get caught off guard by the dust in the air, especially at festivals in the desert or during the summer. Protect your lungs with a bandana tied around your nose and mouth or a half-face respirator.

here's what i found a great do's and dont's for our guest of the festival

Here is another sharing,
Event Operations Planning
Chapter 5: Event Operations Planning

IT IS A PDF FILE EVERYONE. A bit exhaustive Good luck

hi everyone.as all you know, i as a financial manager so here some information that i found and want to share with you. it is a strategies for our company to improve our profit.

Once you have identified and measured your key profit drivers, you should develop strategies to grow them, without increasing costs. Making your business more profitable involves looking at ways to increase sales revenue as well as decreasing your costs and benchmarking your business to see where you can save money.

You should also prioritise the strategies you've chosen to improve your profit so you can focus on the most important ones.

Strategies to increase sales revenue
Increase productivity of your staff - recognise and reward staff contributions with staff performance reviews, and teach them sales skills and how to upsell products so customers make multiple purchases at one time
Develop new product lines - survey your customers about new products
Find new customers - new customers can help grow your business
Find new markets - use market research to determine if you could expand your business into new areas
Customer service - improve your customer service and develop a staff training program
Increase your prices - check if you have priced your goods and services correctly and if you could increase prices without reducing sales
Price discounts - consider price discounts and promotions to increase your customer base (e.g. 2-for-1 deals or happy hour)
Retail displays - use effective retail displays to increase your sales
Strategies to decrease costs
Decrease inventory - stock control is a good way to streamline your business
Decrease direct costs - make sure you have the right suppliers for your business and negotiate for better prices or discounts for buying in bulk
Decrease indirect costs - for example, try to minimise waste and errors in your business by training staff, or reduce marketing costs by using low-cost marketing techniques
Decrease overheads - for example, save energy wherever possible or try find a cheaper energy supply company
Benchmark key financials - benchmarking your business helps you compare your costs (like rent and utilities etc.) to similar businesses in your industry to see if you are paying too much
Prioritise your strategies
Once you have chosen strategies to make your business more profitable, you should prioritise them in order of importance. It's a good idea to write down your goals and the corresponding strategies to achieve them, and also how you plan to implement your strategies.

Focus on your more profitable items
Your products or services with the highest gross profit margin are the most important to your business, as they generate more money. Once you have identified your most profitable items you should concentrate on achieving higher sales targets for them. This may require you to rethink aspects of your business or to devise strategies for improvement. Consider using a business adviser to help you.