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September 15, 2026Beyond ROI: can we measure what an event does to people?A new festival is asking attendees whether exposure to different ideas and perspectives has changed their outlook. Should we follow its lead?Read More

Dr Virtual answers your questions - this month: ROI

September 16, 2020Dr Virtual answers your questions - this month: ROIIn the first of a monthly series, Dr Virtual @ Cvent answers your questions on digital events...

Agency pitch: How TRO is earning a seat at the table

September 9, 2020Agency pitch: How TRO is earning a seat at the tableTRO’s creative approach has seen it flourish – and now the experiential agency wants a place at the top table. Paul Harvey meets MD Amelia Shepherd.

‘Let’s meet out to help out’ says Michael Begley, MD of Venue Directory

August 31, 2020‘Let’s meet out to help out’ says Michael Begley, MD of Venue DirectoryFollowing Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, Michael Begley, managing director of VenueDirectory.com is calling for a similar government boost for the events industry.

Meeting Needs helps young talent to prosper in Tanzania

August 19, 2020Meeting Needs helps young talent to prosper in TanzaniaIn 2019, event industry charity, Meeting Needs, raised funds for the Tanzania-based charity, Street Children Iringa.

The pros and cons of using the UK’s thriving academic venues

August 18, 2020The pros and cons of using the UK’s thriving academic venuesAcademic venues make for a markedly different option to standard hotel meeting spaces.

Be honest about time frames and prices, says M&IT's secret supplier

August 17, 2020Be honest about time frames and prices, says M&IT's secret supplierHere’s a question posed recently on LinkedIn by the head of events commercial for Gray Dawes: “Response times....Discussion for a Saturday morning.... response times for event enquiries? It would appear that venues are asking for business yet do not seem to be able to respond to enquiries within a given time scale? What are the issues? Is it skill set? Is it the enquiry process? How can we work smarter and increase efficiency? Thoughts welcome…”

Do not disturb: could hotel rooms be the offices of the future?

August 14, 2020Do not disturb: could hotel rooms be the offices of the future?The revolution in the world of work continues apace. Accor has just launched a new ‘Hotel Office’ concept, enabling people to book their own hotel rooms for an uninterrupted, premium remote working experience.

Influencer marketing set to be the next big thing, apparently

August 12, 2020Influencer marketing set to be the next big thing, apparentlyInfluencer marketing is set to be the Next Big Thing for the meetings and incentive sector. But what is it, and where do you start? Jonathan Reed finds out more.

'Community is the way forward': we chat to ABPCO's new chairs

August 7, 2020'Community is the way forward': we chat to ABPCO's new chairsThe Association of British Professional Conference Organisers' (ABPCO's) new chairs, Barbara Calderwood and Michael Smith, are developing a roadmap for the association.

'It felt good!': The reality of getting face to face again

August 7, 2020'It felt good!': The reality of getting face to face againDavid Taylor, non-executive director at BCD M&E and the Exclusive Collection, gives an account of his first face to face meeting post-lockdown...Show More

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