With the christening of Royal baby Archie in just under a week’s time, all eyes will be focused on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Details of the Royal christening are scarce at the moment, but if you are organising one for your own baby, you might be feeling as overwhelmed as the Royal couple. [...]
It’s funny how when we are planning an event we don’t use that one basic tool we all have at our disposal – the fact we are all humans and we experience the world using the same senses. So when it comes to event first impressions, we’ll spend hours and weeks poring over the finer [...]
Whether it’s understanding client expectations or getting the logistics right, there is definitely an art to staging live shows. There are lots of pressures when it comes to putting on a live show. For example, what if your live show is being recorded for later broadcasts? How do you get the balance right between pleasing [...]
Pop-up events are becoming more popular, but what separates a successful one from one that fails miserably? The USP of pop-up events is the element of surprise and the fact they are only around for a short time. As a result, there’s an air of excitement about them. Build on this anticipation and you’ll create [...]
Food trucks are a great way to offer guests delicious catering options for your event. They turn up, open their hatches and everyone gets fed. It sounds easy, right? Well, it can be, so long as you have an idea of how many food trucks to hire, and what they will be expecting from the [...]
Some people can look at a blank canvas venue and be filled with inspiration. For others their mind goes, well, a bit blank. A blank canvas venue is basically four walls, a floor and a ceiling. And in the harsh light of day, it can be really uninspiring. But it also offers a great opportunity [...]
If you want your event to be a success you have to make it Instagram-worthy. But what exactly is an Instagram-worthy event and how do you create one? Just swap ‘Instagram-worthy’ for amazing pictures and you get the idea. Basically, Instagram-worthy is anything that gets guests snapping away with their phones and posting the pictures [...]
Any event manager knows outdoor events come with their own set of unique challenges. However, if you are organised and follow a checklist you won’t come across any nasty surprises along the way. If you are in charge of organising outdoor events it’s very easy to get overwhelmed. There is a multitude of different issues [...]
Festivals get a lot of criticism for generating plastic waste and leaving rubbish at the site. But it is possible to host a plastic-free festival. We use plastic for so many things. You might think it is practically impossible to organise a plastic-free festival. I mean, plastic is certainly handy when it comes to travelling [...]
A good event manager knows that a successful event targets the right audience and them keeps them engaged throughout. But what about millennial events? Millennials are the generation born between 1980 and 2000. They are tech-savvy with a larger percentage attending college or higher education than baby boomers. This generation is not going to sit [...]
