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14 Academic Conference Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

Academic conferences are an essential part of academia. They remain the primary means for academics to exchange ideas, share new…

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Film Screening: How to Organise a Film Screening

There are many reasons to organise a film screening or community cinema event; from gaining exposure for the film and…

8 Ways to Cut Event Costs

Budgets are increasingly tight for event planners. It’s something we are all struggling with. Rather than feeling pressured into cutting…

Surviving Short Lead Times in Events & Conferencing

Time management for event planners As an event planner you’ll be well aware that most clients underestimate the…

Using LinkedIn for Event Marketing

If you’re organising a business conference or networking event, disregarding LinkedIn for event marketing could be a big mistake, especially…

How to Run a Successful Meetup at Scale

Do you run a successful meetup group that you’re keen to grow into a larger event? Perhaps you started yours in…

How to run a comedy night

With the comedy scene more popular than ever, there is an audience hungry to spend their time and money on…

The Rise and Fall of the Unique, Unusual & Funky Venue

As event planners, we are always looking for ways to shake things up to deliver memorable events. Over the past decade,…

15 Remarkable Old Photos of London

To paraphrase Samuel Johnson: if you’re tired of London then you are tired of life. As a city, it has…

How to Choose the Best Speakers for Your Event

Selecting the right guest speaker for your event can be the difference between pats on the back and slow shakes…

10 Types of Client You will Encounter as an Event Planner

In your career as an event planner you will have come across a whole range of clients. Most will be…

How to Organise Training Events & Increase Engagement

Training is a great way to develop and enhance skills amongst employees. It also plays a vital role in engaging…

How to Deal with Exhibitors at Conferences and Events

Attracting exhibitors to your event is hard. Making sure they remain happy in the run up to and on the…

How to make your event more Green

A large event can generate huge amounts of unnecessary waste, adding to an already alarming amount produced each year in this…

Why Event Planning is the Toughest Job in the World

Event planning is a stressful job and we mean STRESSFUL. A recent study from the U.S recruitment site CareerCast agrees,…

Organising Academic Conferences

There are many reasons why you would want to organise an academic conference: you get to play a key roll…

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Corporate Event Planning Guide

Whether you’re planning an event for your employees and key partners or an external corporate event to raise the profile…

How to Run a TEDx Event

Ideas have always been pivotal to the success of an event: the exciting visions brought to life by speakers but…

How to Draw Media Attention to Third Sector Events

It’s important to have a third sector that has the power to impact social change and improve the lives of…

Using Social Media for Networking – A Guide for Event Professionals

As an event professional you will know just how important your connections and contacts are. Without them, we are nothing….

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