Tag: events
Event Timeline – Event Countdown Timetable and Checklist
“When should we tell people about our event?” Oddly, that’s a question I’ve heard three times in the last week. There’s no absolute right answer. Events, audiences and organisations will all vary. That said, telling a membership group about an event 14 days beforehand is probably too late. People are busy, they have family, social…
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Your view on event management
I will soon be talking to some students about events and event management. If you have a moment, please could you help me? What I would like is brief comments from you about the good and the bad of events. If you work in event management, feel free to join in. My core content is…
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Music fans give thumbs up to contactless
Festival-goers put MasterCard prepaid contactless-enabled wristbands to the test during the UK’s 2011 Isle of Wight Festival and a resounding 100% said they would use the technology at future events. The vast majority of those using the PayPass prepaid wristbands to pay for food and drinks said they were quicker (96%) and easier to use…
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Things that are making me smile today
From the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) events guide: Shape the Agenda – Marketing and the Olympics – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED I want to know if this is the seminar or the Olympics! And from the same source: Innovation in times of uncertainty – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED and: Celebration evening –…
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