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Connecting through Events: How vital is the right supplier?
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012. How vital is the right supplier? Unlike most of my blogs I'll answer the question posed straight away.extremely vital. Get the right supplier(s) on board and an event will be a walk in the park, however select inapprorpriate or poor suppliers and the opposite is true. Not all 'suppliers' are like that. A recent event experience has made me appreciate our suppliers importance even more.I won't go into too many details but it ended up with our team ( Connect. So how vital is the right ...
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Connecting through Events: February 2012
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Thursday, 23 February 2012. Academic vs Commercial Venues. Having always focused on commercial venues it was a bit of a culture shock when in a recent venue search we had to target Further Education Colleges ahead of commercially driven properties. To say we were pleasantly surprised by the standard of college event space would be an understatement. Part of the City of Bristol College. And The Learning Exchange. Part of Liverpool Community College. Are two that particularly impressed me. Having another a...
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Connecting through Events: Financial restraints still exist - do hotels realise this?!
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Tuesday, 22 March 2011. Financial restraints still exist - do hotels realise this? I’m sure I am not the only person who has thought (or perhaps even blogged) about this but after a recent bout of hotel negotiations for a forthcoming event it got me thinking about the topic.again! Brands (clients) have reduced budgets causing agencies / organiser’s to cut spending, which in turn has resulted in suppliers from AV through to stands to cut their costs. This rule / condition is still. I appreciate they requi...
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Connecting through Events: Two years and counting...
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Wednesday, 9 January 2013. Two years and counting. You may have noticed that the number of posts on this blog site had dwindled over the past year or so. Why I hear you ask.basically it's been fantastically busy and as a result writing my thoughts on a blog site is the first thing to get cut. I'm sure you're all very disappointed. That's not all we've learnt/experienced in our two years of trading:. Running your own business is fantastic but not easy. Support staff (freelance or otherwise) are invaluable.
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Connecting through Events: Academic vs Commercial Venues
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Thursday, 23 February 2012. Academic vs Commercial Venues. Having always focused on commercial venues it was a bit of a culture shock when in a recent venue search we had to target Further Education Colleges ahead of commercially driven properties. To say we were pleasantly surprised by the standard of college event space would be an understatement. Part of the City of Bristol College. And The Learning Exchange. Part of Liverpool Community College. Are two that particularly impressed me. Having another a...
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Connecting through Events: May 2012
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012. How vital is the right supplier? Unlike most of my blogs I'll answer the question posed straight away.extremely vital. Get the right supplier(s) on board and an event will be a walk in the park, however select inapprorpriate or poor suppliers and the opposite is true. Not all 'suppliers' are like that. A recent event experience has made me appreciate our suppliers importance even more.I won't go into too many details but it ended up with our team ( Connect. So how vital is the right ...
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Connecting through Events: April 2012
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012. Student Placements - the new core workforce? Despite the recession, shrinking level of work for companies and reduced employment opportunities for all (especially the young) the amount of work we. Are a fantastic choice. Over the last couple of years we have employed a couple of placement. Students and to be honest we could not have operated or performed to our usual high level without them. Without being too blunt one of the major positives of placement students is the low c...
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Connecting through Events: January 2013
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Wednesday, 9 January 2013. Two years and counting. You may have noticed that the number of posts on this blog site had dwindled over the past year or so. Why I hear you ask.basically it's been fantastically busy and as a result writing my thoughts on a blog site is the first thing to get cut. I'm sure you're all very disappointed. That's not all we've learnt/experienced in our two years of trading:. Running your own business is fantastic but not easy. Support staff (freelance or otherwise) are invaluable.
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Connecting through Events: November 2011
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Monday, 28 November 2011. Gary Speed - a legend in life and sport. I tried to write this blog yesterday.couldn't; my thoughts would not fall into place - it is strange how hard the death of someone you don't really know can impact you so much. Gary Speed's tragic passing yesterday. Was not met with the usual standard sorrow but with almost nationwide upset, numbness and a sense of loss. That is a sign of the man. When you see the reaction. As a Newcastle fan I hold a special place in the my heart for Gar...
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Connecting through Events: December 2011
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011. The customer is always right.or are they? I’m currently sat on the Brussels to Ebbsfleet Eurostar returning from organising a successful. Whilst pleased with the events outcome I’m only just calming down from, and starting to actually believe, the ‘customer service’ on offer at a prestigious (and expensive). 4 star Brussels Hotel. To put it politely they had a ‘different’ approach to customer service than most hotels and venues I have had the pleasure of working in. It’...
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