When you plan your events, you may find yourself up against a conflict between personalization and professionalism. You want to create a unique experience that caters to your event attendees’ needs, while at the same time, you need to maintain a level of professionalism that ensures everything runs smoothly and that your guests feel comfortable and taken care of.
Those two elements seem to be at odds with each other, but they’re not. You can strike a balance between professionalism and personalization, even though it may feel like you’re walking a fine line. How can you make this happen?
CORT Events has a curated collection of furniture and decor products that allow you to customize your event space while keeping it stylish and sophisticated. In this article, we’ll explore how to harness these items as well as some high-tech planning tools, to help you make the balance between personalization and professionalism a reality at your next event.
Incorporate Your Branding
It make sense that you should include your branding as part of your event. Your brand is central to your event, so it's only natural to incorporate it. Branding into your event decor is an effective way to add personalization to the event design while keeping the event professional.
Your brand represents your company or organization, so making it part of the event helps to create a cohesive look and feel. Brand consistency throughout the event helps to reinforce your brand identity and increases brand recognition.
Incorporating your branding into bar front or tables is a great way to keep your logo front-and-center in a polished way that gets attention. Using pieces like the Maxim Bar logo and the 30" Round Power Table Logo is a subtle way to incorporate your branding into the event while keeping the focus on the event's purpose.
One way to incorporate your branding is to use it on the bar front or tables. Adding your logo to the bar front or tables can create a polished look that will help to promote brand awareness. This is
You can bring your branding into the space when you use your company colors in the lighting. Branded lighting and projection achieve a striking, dramatic effect as well as giving your event a cohesive look. Colored uplighting or a custom gobo projection with your logo can add a unique and memorable ambiance for your guests.
Choose Unique Seating Options
Everyone has to sit down at an event, so seating is essential. But don’t dismiss it as an opportunity to personalize an event with creative and unique options for seating. You have plenty of ways to design seating that’s stylish, comfortable, and professional.
Lounge furniture is a fun yet professional choice for event activities that take place in a relaxed atmosphere, such as a cocktail hour or a networking event. CORT Events offers an array of customizable soft seating options, such as sofas, chairs, and ottomans that be used to create a loungfe space. You can customize these pieces to match your event theme or brand identity.
Barstools with customized cushions are another option that works well at events with a bar or high-top tables. You can also customize throw pillows with your company logo or event theme for a unique touch to the seating area that allows you to incorporate your branding while still maintaining a professional look.
Personalize the Details
The best opportunities for personalization at your event is in the smaller details of your plan — and they’re opportunities for you to have some fun with the planning. Think about creating customized music playlists that convey the atmosphere that you want to generate or hire a DJ who can create a personalized mix for your event.
If your event includes a bar, consult with a mixologist to create custom cocktails that reflect the theme of your event or include your branding. This personal touch will make your event more memorable and fun.
You can even customize and personalize your space when you divide a larger area into smaller spaces. The Boxwood Hedges with logo allows you to have a cohesive yet personal space divider that ties in with your corporate or event branding. When it comes to dividing a space in the best way possible, CORT’s My Space Planner tool allows you to maximize the layout of your space, whether you’re adding a DJ station or a bar area.
Make Your Next Event Personal and Professional With CORT Events
That line between professionalism and personalization isn’t impossible to walk, especially when you work with the right partner. CORT Events can help you plan and develop event experiences that are memorable, fit your brand, and achieve your goals. With an array of top-of-the-line furniture and decor that’s stylish and comfortable and state-of-the-art planning tools to help you make the most of your space, CORT Events gives you what you need to make your next event an unquestioned success.