Everybody at Hansgrohe breathed a huge sigh of relief as the Axor Urquiola launch comes to an end. Something that we have all worked hard for over the past six months was finally coming to an end.
Event management is truly tiring! Behind all the fun and glam lies the dirty mundane work that nobody likes to do- things like arranging furniture, clearing rubbish, carrying the heavy goodie bags from one place to another, ensuring that the transport for VIPs come on time and staying back to wait for the contractors to dismantle the backdrops and props while everyone else packs their bags and go; all these are things which me and the PR team have to do.
I am thankful that at least the most dreadful post-event task - entering name card details of the guests into our database – was already taken care of by another colleague.
Although it was yet another successful event, I feel that there were many things which we could have done better… Things like preparing and anticipating questions for the media interviews, training and briefing all colleagues involved in the event and sending out thank you notes; all these are things which we have failed to do. But in a real life situation where we have limited time and resources, I think we have prioritised our work rather well. To be fair towards our diligent team, I would like to see these undone tasks as “room for improvement” for our next event!
Belda @ Hansgrohe
2 comments:
Hello Belda,
As a has-been intern, I fully understand how grueling these seemingly mundane tasks can be. Even though our goal at these esteemed organisations is to expand knowledge and gain new experiences, sometimes the organisation needs us to take care of less glamorous tasks.
The loopholes that the event had was a very keen observation you made. All of the things you mentioned, from preparing questions for media interviews to sending out thank you notes for attendants, are important as they leave a lasting impression of your organisation. I suggest that you bring this up at the next Work In Progress meeting.
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