Event Industry News Podcast

Media 10’s Rob Nathan joined the Talking Events podcast to discuss the growing reputation of The Cake & Bake Show. Acquired by the company in 2014 from the show’s husband and wife founders, the consumer event has already benefitted massively from Media 10’s investment in marketing and branding.  During the podcast, Rob looks at how his team are able to translate the explosion of interest in baking...

SignUpAnywhere is a brand new tool that has been designed to help event organisers capture customer information quickly and simply. In the latest episode of the Talking Events podcast, Director Jesse Baines discussed how the product works and the benefits he hopes organisers will feel from using the system. “The service is not a native app, it is a web-based service. This allows customers using an...

Back in May the Talking Events podcast welcomed International Live Events Association (ILEA) board members Kevin Jackson and Alistair Turner to talk about the handover from Kevin to Alistair of the association’s presidency.  Chatting to the podcast on the 34th floor of London’s Shard, the respected event professionals reflected on the achievements of Kevin during his tenure and the thoughts of Ali...

The demand for better quality beverages combined with the requirement to eliminate glass from event sites has seen one events business go from strength to strength. Guesting on the Talking Events podcast, Event Wine Solutions’ managing director, Paul Scaife said that his business is experiencing a ‘pull’ into more events as a result of customers demanding better quality wine. The company specialis...

Technology is now intrinsically linked to our lives and daily activities. So has the term ‘event technology’ become too broad a term to accurately describe the services available to event organisers? Jamie Vaughan from Eventbase joined the Talking Events podcast to discuss the topic and to look at how technology is being deployed in cross-genre scenarios. “The term ‘event tech’ is far too generic...

Despite only opening in summer 2015, the quintessential New York steakhouse restaurant Smith & Wollensky has already established itself on the high-end dining scene in London. However, it has also attracted a wealth of different event organisers seeking to take advantage of the art-deco styling and location within The Strand’s grade II listed Adelphi Building. In an exclusive one-on-one chat with...

Two of London’s – and indeed the world’s – most famous sporting venues have spoken the Talking Events podcast about the ways in which they have adapted and evolved to cater for the demands of modern event organsiers. Nick Kenton from Lords Cricket Ground and James Lee from Twickenham both highlighted the diversification within the events industry and how organisers are taking a far more invocative...

In a special one-on-one episode of Talking Events, James Anderson, commercial director of Arena Group, talks about the rich history of the company and the way it has evolved to become one of the biggest names in the modern event industry. From its beginnings in 1765 as a sail and rope maker – including supplying the hangman ropes for the tower of London – Arena Group now works in some of the UK’s...

There is still a long way to go before people really understand what works well as a live-streamed event and what doesn’t, according to a senior YouTube UK representative. David Thorpe was speaking on the Talking Events podcast about the ways in which organisers are turning to live streaming to enhance their events.  “The great thing about live streaming is that it’s a global medium”, said David....

On June 23rd, 2016 UK voters will go to the polls in what’s being described as the biggest political decision for a generation. Whether we stay in or out of Europe is now the subject of media campaigns by both sides of the debate, with each side offering vastly differing views of how we could be affected. However, when it comes to the events industry, the only viable decision is to remain in the E...

Consumers have become far more sophisticated with what they are prepared to receive, so simply bombarding them with email marketing is no longer a viable way to attract visitors to live events, so says a leading event industry communications expert. Kursha Woodgate spoke to the Talking Events podcast about the challenges faced by organisers in a world where people have become far more savvy about...

The question of whether the landscape of event security has changed has been discussed during the latest episode of the Talking Event podcast. Referencing the terror attacks in Brussels, podcast host James Dickson asked guests whether the communication between stakeholders at events is up to scratch and whether the attacks have prompted a change in preparations.  Joining the episode was Alex Leake...

TSG, the Sussex-based service designed to support private security teams, has hit back at suggestions of opportunism post-Bataclan. David Boswell, managing director of TSG, spoke to the Talking Events podcast, explaining his open reference to the tragic events in Paris last year and the benefits of a multi-agency response from the live events industry. Industry commentator Nic Howden – a guest on...

In the second episode of a two-part discussion, podcast host James Dickson is once again joined in the studio by Tom Allan, project manager at True Staging, Matthew Blood, business development manager for Twickenham Experience Ltd, Kevin Monks, company director at Blackout Ltd, and via live feed, Robin Carlisle, managing director of Mobile Promotions Ltd. Following on from last week’s episode, the...

In the first episode of a two-part recording, podcast host James Dickson is joined by Tom Allan Project Manager at True Staging, Matthew Blood Business Development Manager for Twickenham Experience Ltd, Kevin Mark Company Director at Blackout Ltd and via live feed, Robin Carlisle managing Director of Mobile Promotions Ltd. Topics discussed include: Are event organisers pigeonholing venues less & b...

In the final episode recorded at the Ticketscript offices,we are joined by Ticketscript Access Control Manager - Toby Dier, Ross Melinn,Business Development team member from rival company Ticketea and industryveteran of 40 years, Carl AH Martin. Topics covered include: how Digital ticketing is making itmore difficult for Scalpers to profit from bulk buying tickets to popularevents by ensuring tick...

Event Industry News were on hand at Confex to help record the Podcast Challenge for the Eventice. The Eventice is an Apprentice style competition run in association with Mash Media and Bluehat, that allows final year event management students the chance to compete to win up to 2 jobs in the events industry. It can be tough for graduates in general to get their first step on the ladder, so this com...

In this episode of Talking Events, Swarm Ltd Director - Tim Manning, talks to us about; how companies are interconnecting the digital and physical sides of a business and the overall effect on their media presence. How the consumer doesn’t see a clear difference between the two mediums anymore is also discussed. This episode of Talking Events was recorded at the Ticketscript offices in London. Nev...

In this episode of Talking Events we talk to Lucy Rae of Central Hall Westminster and Kelly McGibney from Sadler’s Wells about; how historic venues are capable of catering for different types of event and why businesses are increasingly choosing venues which encourage interaction and creativity over the traditional conference venue. This episode was recorded at the ticketscript offices in London....

Hosted again at the Ticketscript offices in London, Talking Events’ host James Dickson met with Alastair Turner of Eight PR and Richard Kadri-Langford of Lime Venue Portfolio to discuss; how business meetings have become more of a positive experience through choosing unusual venues (such as sporting grounds and castles) and the reasons why businesses are increasingly looking to make meetings and c...

In this episode of Talking Events we talk to James Cobb CEO of Crowd Connected and Shane Mansfield Head of Digital at Ticketscript. Discussed topics include; how data can be used to understand event customers, how you separate useful data from interesting data, and how companies like Ticketscript have benefited from analysing customer data. This episode was recorded at the Ticketscript offices in...

In this episode of Talking Events we talk to start-up founders; James Morgan (Event Tech Lab), Jason Allan Scott, (VenueMe) and Jarrod Bischoff (Event Pro Finder). Drawing from their own experiences we discuss how daunting it can be to have a start-up business in the events industry and ask, just how supportive is the industry of start-up companies and incoming technology? This episode was recorde...

This episode was recorded at  Event Tech Live  with audience questions answered by Julius Solaris; Editor of eventmanagerblog.com, founder of the Event Planning and Event Management LinkedIn Group, and named one of 25 most influential individuals in the Meeting Industry in 2015* Subjects covered include: How to convince reluctant clients to use technology when they fear reliability issues, how Eur...

In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Mike Richmond, MD of Richmond Event Management in a special one-to-one interview about the surge in the number of winter events and through his own experience - highlights issues to be aware of when organising such events. Don’t miss next week’s podcast.  Sign up to updates here Never miss another episode by subscribing to the Talking Events podcast on...

This is a special event technology edition episode of the Talking Events Podcast.  Recorded at Event Tech Live 2015 a panel of leading industry figures discusses best practice when trying to engage an audience online and offline, where to focus efforts, the tools that are available to you in order to get your attendees to help you spread the word and the platforms that exist that are perfect to co...