As simple as it may sound, hiring and managing for an event can be a very challenging and tedious process. You have to start by knowing what your project scope will be. Once that's figured out, it's good to be reasonable when making your budget estimates. A rule of thumb is that it's better to be overstaffed than understaffed. This gives your event a higher chance at being successful, rather than miss out on important customer interactions and leads.

Once the number of staff needed is determined, you will then need to know what type of staff is needed. It's very important that you staff is knowledgeable about the type of product they will be promoting. This will, however, be dependent on the different types of events and products. The more complex your needs are, the more complex the staff recruiting will be.

After the above information is gathered, you'll then need to consider the benefits about hiring an event staffing company/agency. Here are a list of a few:

1. A knowledgeable account manager to discuss your potential staff with. Our company will give you 24 X 7 access to the account manager that is working on your project.
2. Human Resource nightmares should never be an issue. Our company will handle all of your human resources issues for your event staff. We will recruit, hire and even offer training (materials provided by client) to your event staff. At the end of the event, we will also handle paychecks and tax information as well.
3. A large internal talent pool to choose your staff from. We have our own database of staff to reference for your local event needs.
4. We will take care of year-end tax forms and services that you would normally have to deal with in compliance with the IRS regulations.
5. Experience is a very important piece to the staffing puzzle. We are capable of choosing the most reliable staff for your events. We continue to build strong relationships with our top Brand Ambassadors, Street Teams, etc (extra compensation top over-achievers and we payout in an efficient and timely manner to name a few...) so this will be an immediate benefit to you.

You should definitely weigh the pros and cons of hiring an event staffing company to ensure it is the right choice for your needs. Understanding your needs first, will result in how much more successful your event will be hiring a staffing company.

Here are a few examples of what we staff (but not limited to):

Automotive Ride-and-Drives

• Facilitators
• Registration Staff
• Right-seat hosts

Single Day / Short-term local events

• Brand Ambassadors
• Street Teams
• Display Design and Production
• Floor Supervisors
• Local Team Managers

Mobile Marketing Tours

• Tour Supervisors
• Market Area Managers
• Tour Staff