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- OPINION Nick Grecian: Supplying overseas – the best of both worlds
0 Comment(s) 03/10/2008 +0100 GMT
The managing director of Gallowglass reckons he’s found the answer to cost effectively and efficiently sourcing suppliers for meetings, conferences and events held abroad.
GROUP THERAPY: Bringing the industry and procurement together
0 Comment(s) 30/09/2008 +0100 GMT
The CIPS event services working group was recently set up on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply to bring the meetings and events industry together with procurement...
EDUCATION MATTERS: Delivering the necessary skills
0 Comment(s) 30/09/2008 +0100 GMT
With the events and meetings industry facing a crisis in terms of finding the right people with the right skills, a key focus of this year’s Summer Eventia was education and training. Ingrid...
- SEARCH AND SELECT: Using events to recruit the best
0 Comment(s) 30/09/2008 +0100 GMT
There’s as much competition for skilled personnel these days as there is for business in the marketplace. Ian Whiteling finds out how events can help.
- OPINION John Walker: The Power of Branding
0 Comment(s) 26/09/2008 +0100 GMT
The managing director of Oxford International describes how careful branding transforms your event from a cost centre to a profit centre.
MEASURED APPROACH: Assessing the value of the ICCA Congress
0 Comment(s) 23/09/2008 +0100 GMT
Elling Hamso of the European ROI Institute is providing delegates at this year’s ICCA Congress with a tool to measure the value they gain from the event. He explains the thinking behind the...
THE RATE DEBATE: Making sense of event management fees
0 Comment(s) 23/09/2008 +0100 GMT
At this year’s Summer Eventia, delegates took part in an interactive session on the controversial topic of standardising event management rates – which corporates are calling for, but...
- OPINION Oliver Richardson: Getting the AV right for your meeting, conference or event
0 Comment(s) 19/09/2008 +0100 GMT
The sales director at global audio-visual company DB Systems offers advice on how to use audio-visual technology (AV) properly to ensure meetings, conferences and events are successful and achieve...
- Breaking with convention
0 Comment(s) 17/09/2008 +0100 GMT
The wow factor of Atlantis, The Palm is already creating waves – completely redefining the accepted norms for group business. Jacqueline Khale gets the inside track ahead of its opening this...
OFF PEAK PACKAGES: Avoid the crowds to get better value from venues
0 Comment(s) 16/09/2008 +0100 GMT
More and more venues are using tactical pricing and special packages to encourage companies to hold events at traditionally quieter times of the year. The Brewery’s Claire Lawson talks to...
THE BIG ISSUES: Paul Kennedy reviews MPI WEC and previews EIBTM
0 Comment(s) 16/09/2008 +0100 GMT
The group exhibition director at Reed Travel Exhibition’s talks to James Latham about the key issues debated at this year’s biggest ever Meetings Professionals International World...
- SOURCING ABROAD: Finding events suppliers overseas
0 Comment(s) 16/09/2008 +0100 GMT
Companies are increasingly looking to give their corporate events more impact, through the latest technology, striking venues and unusual locations. But all of this makes sourcing key suppliers...
- OPINION Ed Pugh: Consider the risks
0 Comment(s) 12/09/2008 +0100 GMT
When planning an event, it is crucial to consider every eventuality and to plan for the unexpected. With this in mind, the sales and marketing manager at Hiscox Event Insurance has the following...
- ANALYSIS London venues on the credit crunch
0 Comment(s) 10/09/2008 +0100 GMT
Research by London venue group The Westminster Collection gives a snapshot of how the credit crunch is hitting UK venues, and is likely to reflect the situation across Europe.
HIGH FLYERS: There's more to Farnborough than an international airshow
0 Comment(s) 09/09/2008 +0100 GMT
James Latham talks to Farnborough International's new chief executive, Shaun Ormrod about what facilities and services the group has to offer beyond the famous airshow.
THE PERFECT STORM: Navigating your way through the downturn
0 Comment(s) 09/09/2008 +0100 GMT
Senior economist and client director at Henley Management College Roger Martin-Fagg took time out of the recent Summer Eventia to talk to Ingrid Brown about what companies can expect from the...
- INSIDER EXPERIENCE 2: Getting it right
0 Comment(s) 09/09/2008 +0100 GMT
In the second article on how experiential marketing is influencing the meetings and conference industry, Pete Roythorne looks at how planners can make sure they chose the right experience for...
- EVENTIA OPINION Izania Downie: One Future, one year on
0 Comment(s) 05/09/2008 +0100 GMT
The executive director of Eventia reviews the progress of the events organisation's corporate social responsibility initiative.
MOVING AHEAD: Eventia’s new chairman looks to the future
0 Comment(s) 02/09/2008 +0100 GMT
In the second and final part of his interview with Ingrid Brown, Eventia chairman Patrick Collins talks about his plans for the future of the association and the need to expand its membership to...
- INSIDER EXPERIENCE: Is it time for corporate events to become more experiential?
0 Comment(s) 02/09/2008 +0100 GMT
Pete Roythorne looks at how experiential marketing techniques can help meeting and conference planners take their internal events to the next level.
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