Event Industry News Podcast

In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Mike Richmond, MD of Richmond Event Management and Ben Hardy - the company’s Senior Operations Manager - about the health of the industry and the arduous procurement processes that exist within the events sector. Ben and Mike also offer invaluable advice to students that are looking to work in events.  Don’t miss next week’s podcast.  Sign up to update...

To start 2016, the Talking Events’ studio once again set up in Bristol to continue the discussion about Greener Events. Guest host Graham Brown, M.D. at Plaster, speaks to Chris Johnson (Shambala Festival) and William Richardson ( www.greenelement.co.uk) . Part 2 includes some of the certifications that are robust and others that “are mimic” and “not worth their salt”. Something that the industry...

In this episode of Talking Events guest host Graham Brown, M.D. at Plaster, speaks to Chris Johnson, Shambala Festival co-founder and Project Coordinator & Chair of Powerful Thinking; A UK festival industry group that recently launched an incisive environmental impact report, ‘The Show Must Go On. Chris is joined by Environmental Management Consultant William Richardson. William works with compani...

In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Mike Richmond, Tim Roberts and Simon James of The Event Safety Shop about event safety, the difference between a contracted audience and the audiences that are at events that are free to attend . Don’t miss next week’s podcast.  Sign up to updates here Never miss another episode by subscribing to the Talking Events podcast on iTunes here  https://itune...

In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Nigel Markey of Markey and Mark Sorrill of The Pop-Up Hotel about event hospitality a major facet of any event no matter the type. We discuss how it plays a central role within an event and also now is a secondary income for the vendors and organiser.  Don’t miss next week’s podcast.  Sign up to updates here Never miss another episode by subscribing to...

CDM has been a topic widely discussed in the industry since new regulations came into effect in April this year. Despite the changes being widely publicised, many event professionals are still asking one simple question: how will it affect me? In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Simon Garrett from X-Venture, Andrew Harrison from ESSA and Jonathan Smith from the Farnborough International...

In this episode of Talking Events, Paul Richardson of Vivid Ink, Stuart Wilson from JMT Indisplay and Paul Staples from Voyage Control discuss how to manage your carbon cost at events.  The podcast will look at how things have changed over the years and some of the practices, ensuring that events are keeping their carbon footprint to a minimum.  This episode was recorded at  iBid ’s Headquarters i...

In this episode of Talking Events, Jez Paxman of Live Union and Gareth Dimelow from George P Johnson discuss the current state of conferences and whether the conference sector is experiencing a renaissance? The podcast will look at what the industry is doing now to create engaging content and a great experience, with examples from events such as TEDx. This episode was recorded at  iBid ’s Headquar...

Following on from episode 8 - Part 1 of Why are so many of us still failing at the task of capturing data? - is a continuation of the discussion. In this final part host James Dickson talks to Maarten Westdorp from Scribe and etouches’ Steven Mackenzie about best practice for event organisers when managing their data, integrating it in to other systems such as CRM, e-marketing and lead capture.  M...

Data capture is an essential part of an event’s operations. In a typical exhibition scenario, capturing the information of visitors is as critical to the organisers as it is to the exhibitors.  So why are so many of us still failing at the task of capturing data? Whatsmore if we do capture it, what are we doing wrong when it comes to managing that data and incorporating it into our operational sys...

Are we becoming too distracted by event tech? In this episode of Talking Events, Wayne Morris from Guidebook and Jonathan Douglas from iBid discuss whether or not organisers have becoming distracted by new tech to the point where they are loosing focus on their key objectives. With so many events now embracing technology in order to improve the quality of the customer experience, are we now gettin...

Recorded at  Guidebook ’s Headquarters in London, Episode 5 is hosted by long time Event Industry News contributor James Dickson. . In this episode of Talking Events, Julius Solaris  (Event Manager Blog) and Kevin Jackson (George P Johnson and the International Special Events Society) discuss the term ‘engagement’. Is it just another buzz word picked up by the industry, or is it something that can...

Recorded at  Guidebook ’s Headquarters in London, Episode 5 is hosted by long time Event Industry News contributor James Dickson. James talks to Director of Event Tech Lab James Morgan and Katie Williams Account Director at Guidebook about gamification at events. In this episode James and Katie discuss with us the best methods to gamify an event, how to use technology to engage and the possibility...

Recorded at  Guidebook ’s Headquarters in London, Episode 4 is hosted by long time Event Industry News contributor James Dickson. James talks to Director of  BrightBull  Ricardo Molina and Co-Founder of the  Event Technology Awards  Adam Parry about marketing events. With so many strands of communication now available to event organisers, the guests highlight how the successful marketer gets it ri...

Recorded at Guidebook’s Headquarters in London, Episode 3 is hosted by long time Event Industry News contributor James Dickson. James talks to Jonathan Smith; Head of Operational Development and H&S at Farnborough International Airshow and FIVE, Nic Howden; Partner at All Access Commons, and Jonathan Anderson; Head of Technical & Investor Relations at Green Biofuels Ltd.  Is this episode you’ll le...

Do potential employers really care about event management degrees or does experience count for much more? Are universities doing event management students a disservice by not including work placements in courses?  Recorded at Guidebook’s Headquarters in London - Episode 2 is hosted by long time EIN contributor James Dickson. James talks to Clare Inkson - a senior lecturer of tourism and event mana...

In this episode we are joined by Mike Piddock from Glisser, Oojal Jhutti from iWaz,at and Jon Douglas form iBid events to discuss weather events really need event apps.  Do you have an opinion? Tweet us using @TalkingEvents