Ignite Imagination: The Key to Event Brilliance Lies in Creativity

There’s a common misconception that creative event planning stops and starts with logo creation and set design. Sure, these are important visual components of any event experience. However, brands that truly embody creativity across all elements of event strategy are unlocking a new level of event success, and reaping the benefits of creative event theming. 

What is a creative event theme? 

A creative event theme is a recognisable concept that serves as the underlying framework for the design and execution of an event experience. It sets the tone, style, and overall atmosphere, and influences every stage of the attendee journey.

Creativity can feel like a difficult metric to measure, but that doesn’t mean it's any less integral to your event strategy. Let’s take a look at how exactly a strategic creative process can unlock event success. 

The benefits of embracing creativity in event planning

• Boost brand image: The strength of the experience you create can deepen the relationship between your audience and your brand, turning strangers into customers, and customers into advocates for what you do. 
• Increase audience engagement and reach: Providing your audience with an experience that they can hook into can increase engagement around your offering. Plus, guests are more likely to want to share a creative event with their own networks, expanding your brand reach across your attendee audience.  
• Maximise event marketing budgets: By adopting a creative approach to all elements of event planning, you can streamline your decision making process, and apply solution oriented approaches to your event objectives, maximising on your overall event marketing budget.

How to unlock elevated creative approaches across your event strategy

Invest the time in creating your core concept

Trust us on this one. The longer you spend agreeing on that core message, the more streamlined the ideation and decision making process for your event will be. With a strong concept in place, your team can then get as creative as possible in reflecting this across each of your attendee touchpoints. 

Harness event technology across your storytelling

All good creatives understand the power of storytelling and the impact it can have on your event goals. By combining the latest event technology and your core story, you can make your event content even more engaging to your audiences. You want to create more than just an event, you want to take your attendees on a journey. Consider how to inject event technology elements at every stage of the life cycle, asking yourself what journey you’re taking your guests on, and what you want their experience to be. 

Foster creativity 

Creative agencies understand the importance of getting everyone involved in the event ideation process, not just creative departments. A thorough ideation process requires the input of all different ways of thinking, so you should absolutely encourage everyone in your teams to share their ideas, and create an environment where all input is valued. 

Overcoming the biggest challenge to creative event planning: staying on message

Ultimately, creative efforts are futile if the experiences, thoughts and feelings you instil in your audience don’t drive home that singular core message. By having a robust, creative event theme in place across your team at the start of your planning process, you can keep your event planning process on brand, on message, and on track. 

Ready to unlock the benefits of a creative approach to your event planning?

Reach out to the team, and find out how you can benefit from a more creative approach to event planning.