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Why AI could usher in a golden age for business events

July 2, 2026Why AI could usher in a golden age for business eventsAs artificial intelligence transforms the way we work, it is also reshaping why people attend events. According to the team behind nCino’s annual nSight conference, AI is making face-to-face conversations more valuable than ever – creating a new era where human connection, not content, becomes the industry's greatest asset.Read More

Record high rates at UK venues - up 38 per cent since 2019

February 13, 2024Record high rates at UK venues - up 38 per cent since 2019Compared with Q4 2019 London rates have increased by 33 per cent, the UK 38 per cent and the provinces by 41 per cent, says BVA BDRC

DRPG aquire USA company

January 25, 2024DRPG acquires The Special Event Company to ‘accelerate global growth’Creative communications agency DRPG has acquired The Special Event Company, a live and virtual event agency based in North Carolina, USA.

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January 10, 2024Costs rose for 83 per cent of organisers in 2023, survey finds83 per cent of organisers saw an increase in event costs last year, according to a survey by Birmingham venue The Eastside Rooms.

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January 3, 2024Revenue up 18 per cent as Strata invests in peopleStrata saw an 18 per cent growth in revenue in 2023 and a 42 per cent increase in its workforce as the agency invested in people and developed new offerings.

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December 12, 2023Net Zero Carbon Events launches 'vital' best practice documents, unveils next stepsNet Zero Carbon Events has published seven best practice guidance and methodology documents providing insights and strategies for the industry to achieve net zero.

November 30, 2023Last chance to take our screen time and social media surveyFinal chance to be part of new research that aims to uncover the extent to which screen time and social media use is having an adverse effect on the mental health and wellbeing of event professionals.

OneTwo rebrand

October 26, 2023OneTwo: Event agency rebrand inspired by classic sound checkThe event management agency, Glasgows, has rebranded to OneTwo following its most successful year of trading in it's four-decade history.

TMS at ExCeL for another three years

October 26, 2023The Meetings Show signs multi-year deal with ExCeLThe Meetings Show – the UK’s leading exhibition for the meetings, events, and incentives community – has signed a three-year deal to remain at ExCeL London until 2026.

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October 13, 2023Inflation, pricing and staffing top UK challenges, says BCD M&EHelen McCabe, UK MD of BCD M&E, reveals her take on the UK sector in BCD M&E’s annual global trends report, What's Trending 2024.

Convention Edinburgh launches new Ambassador Programme for Edinburgh

October 10, 2023Convention Edinburgh revives its Ambassador ProgrammeConvention Edinburgh, Edinburgh’s convention bureau, has relaunched its Ambassador Programme, bringing together academics and event professionals with the ambition of attracting events to the city.Show More

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