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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: Selling speaking slots should no longer be taboo
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Sunday, 2 October 2011. Selling speaking slots should no longer be taboo. I remember a quizzical look from one client when I suggested they offer slots on their programmes to companies that would pay for them. “Never”,. And then 15mins later they move onto some content. But I would like to encourage conference programmers / producers to consider this as a very viable option for your programme. And you’ll pr...Most sa...
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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: October 2011
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Monday, 17 October 2011. How to turn your website visitor to an event booker. So feeling refreshed with this thought in mind I did a quick call round of some of my past clients and a few others in the industry. I wanted to see what hit rates on their websites had been recently. I asked them one specific question: “Have you seen a 10% drop off in page views over the last 12 months? Let’s start the fight back: it...
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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: You scratch my back and I’ll turn mine
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Monday, 10 October 2011. You scratch my back and I’ll turn mine. A couple of things have happened to me recently after I’ve spoken for free, and at very short notice at two events, one for Forum Events. And one for the ICCA. And it made me wonder; do all event organisers take speakers for granted? Shouldn’t everyone receive the value from conferences? Aren’t they possibly the most important part? Oh, the carnage!
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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: November 2011
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Sunday, 13 November 2011. Why meeting design should harness the power of storytelling. Let me tell you a story. Well, actually, why don’t you tell your audience a story? So here’s a few suggestions to help your delegates remember the key messages from you day:. Tell a story and ask the delegates to come up with the ending. Do you remember those fantasy books where you decided what happened next? An exceptionally powe...
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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: Is this week the future of conferences?
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Sunday, 25 September 2011. Is this week the future of conferences? Every week I look out for news of conferences through Twitter, emails and by attending the odd event. And from each medium this week came some worrying news about the current trend in conferences. The news made me wonder if we seeing our future in the here and now? So what’s the news? The story revolves around a. Oh, interesting thought. From Eric Rym...
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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: March 2011
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Thursday, 24 March 2011. What Good Speakers Should Do. There are few things that I would profess to have done more than most people, but for better or worse, I have sat through more conference speeches than Julian Assange has had sleepless nights. Should his secretary knock up a few slides that he reviews the day before? Should he wing his 30mins; unstructured and unclear on what he wants delegates to take away?
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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: May 2011
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Monday, 30 May 2011. Why event organisers have to be involved in the staff away day. In my last Blog I discussed the huge potential Staff Away Days offer organisations, and conversely what a waste of time they can be if they are not run by event professionals. Making the most of the staff away day. Set measurable and achievable objectives for the day;. Understand that the event is only part of a process;. 8220;One of...
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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: Ensuring exhibitors see the value in social media - a practical guide
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Monday, 12 September 2011. Ensuring exhibitors see the value in social media - a practical guide. I had a very interesting meeting with a group of exhibitors last week trying to persuade them to use Social Media to promote their involvement at the exhibition they are attending. The thrust of my presentation was that we can add significant value to their attendance if they engage in Social Media. As an exhibitor YOU A...
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Gallus Events - The wonderful world of events: How to turn your website visitor to an event booker
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A lot about the world of events looking at conferences and in particular meeting design. Monday, 17 October 2011. How to turn your website visitor to an event booker. So feeling refreshed with this thought in mind I did a quick call round of some of my past clients and a few others in the industry. I wanted to see what hit rates on their websites had been recently. I asked them one specific question: “Have you seen a 10% drop off in page views over the last 12 months? Let’s start the fight back: it...