5 Reasons to Hire a Professional Event Planner We should say at the outset of this blog post we are biased, as we make mobile event apps for professionals. If you are thinking about hiring an event professional here are the top reasons we think you should! We should underscore, an event professional will save you time and money, even when you factor in their fee structure. Significant savngs on Hotel and facilite costs Event Planners are working with facilities, hotels and venues constantly. They are well connected, have a good sense for fair marketing pricing on rooms and entertainment. They can probably negotiate a better deal than you could and still save you money in total when factoring in their fees. They mostly use One should use blocks of rooms for events and book them through the professional event planner. The hotel may be willing to negotiate this fee, assuming it’s a purchase of a large block of rooms. Event Professionals Have Stellar Negotiating Skills A professional event planner has an in-depth understanding of what the cost should be for a venue at a specific time of the years, what’s a good to great deal and will know how competitive the overall market is for your event. Also, a savvy professional event planner is gong to negotiate for and get complimentary services that will add tangible value to your event and may also know about hotel or venue upgrades and/or special promotions the venue is offering. Event Professionals Can Negotiate Multiple Deals at Once This gives them buying power that you would not have for a single event; they may also be able to bundle special promotions offered by your venue or hotel in unique ways that will save you money and improve the overall quality of your event. They can even use there own event app to help you promote your event at low cost. In-place Relationships with Vendors An event professional has her or his fingers on the pulse of a local or national economy. If local, they have a read list of entertainers, speakers, specialty acts and/or others to call to help to make your event one of a kind. And, they know about some of the pitfalls when hiring other vendors and what’s reasonable: fees, services and time and how to negotiate all. Save Time and Reduces Stress “The devil is in the details” – an event planner has a thorough understanding of requirement details. They can guide of your event and tell what’s fair and reasonable in terms of fees, delivery dates, reasonable expectations for performance, etc. Of equal importance, most professional event planners will save you time getting. They use event planning app to put your event together. They will also have a contingency plan in place if you have any weather issues or problems with a venue or vendor.