August 25, 2022August 30, 2022

The rising costs of meetings and events

Blog, MICE Industry

Soaring supply chain prices are pushing up the cost per attendee for meetings and events. Mike Fletcher assesses the global impact. The cost per attendee for in-person meetings and events ... Read more

August 23, 2022August 25, 2022

IBTM World 2022 focuses on culture creation

IBTM World, Press Releases

Face-to-face event launches with emphasis on cultural connections IBTM has announced the first details of IBTM World 2022 which will focus on ‘culture creation’ as the business events world adapts ... Read more

August 16, 2022

How CMOs view ‘NextGen’ events

Blog, MICE Industry

A survey of chief marketing officers by the CMO Council has revealed what they really think about virtual, hybrid and in-person events. Chief marketing officers (CMOs) are ‘champing at the ... Read more

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Don’t let a return to live be at the expense of sustainability

Blog, MICE Industry

A recent ICCA survey of its Association Community reveals a welcome return to large in-person global congresses. However, with an apparent fatigue for virtual event elements and not enough interest ... Read more

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

The Power of Starting with ‘Why’

Blog, Career Development

Written by Angie Harms, Shocklogic As humans, our individual values shape everything we do. Whether we realise it or not, we speak from our values in every conversation we have ... Read more

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

What last year’s venue bookings tell us about UK conference and meetings recovery

Blog, MICE Industry

Conference and meetings activity is not likely to bounce-back to 2019 levels until next year or beyond, says UKCAMS report. Mike Fletcher looks at the data. Around 440,000 conferences and ... Read more

July 12, 2022July 14, 2022

What does the future hold for event venue sourcing?

Blog, MICE Industry

Following the acquisition of VenueDirectory, Cvent’s Vice President of International Sales, Graham Pope talks to Mike Fletcher about the digital transformation of venue sourcing In June, event technology supplier Cvent ... Read more

July 5, 2022July 14, 2022

Recruit & Retain: The Battle for Event Management Talent

Blog, MICE Industry

Corporate in-house event organisers pinpoint a shortfall in talent and challenges in recruiting, according to C&IT’s annual State of the Industry report. Mike Fletcher looks at the findings. The competition ... Read more

June 21, 2022August 9, 2022

Virtually in Vegas: The Virtual Experience Economy in Practice

Blog, Tech

In my post – “Your guide to the Virtual Experience Economy” I looked at what the term, Virtual Experience Economy actually means. It is far from straightforward. And then it ... Read more

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Your guide to the Virtual Experience Economy

Blog, Tech

The events sector has its own language. It is probably because of the technicalities, the contracting and the large array of suppliers that talk in their own code. It is ... Read more