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Fresh thinking needed on flexible working

by Julia Gallagher, head of sales, VisitBrighton Convention Bureau. Scanning the most recent blogs posted on Conference News stimulated a light bulb moment for

Let there be light

By Stephanie Ellrott, head of venues at RIBA Venues, London We’ve all been subjected to that awful conference nightmare when we are stuck in

The changing face of award ceremonies

By Jodie Guilford, event sales manager at London’s Science Museum The face of corporate award ceremonies has changed a lot in the modern climate,

The importance of the brand of ‘you’

By meetings industry consultant and professional speaker, Michael J. Lyons In the past year, since I decided to go out on my own as

How to brief a live events agency

By Nik Moore, Creative Director, Mindset Communications Writing a great brief is a learned skill. When you’re working with live events agencies, knowing how to

Chicago on my mind

Hopefully I’m not alone in remembering former British foreign secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe complaining of having his bat broken before being sent into play

How to turn your home into a conference centre

by Rob Davidson It was only a matter of time before the ‘sharing economy’ hit the meetings and events market. The sharing economy is

If you don’t ask…

by Richard John, trainer and consultant Chutzpah, I think, is the Jewish word for ‘cheek’. And Emma Cartmell, the young MD of the CHS

How should hotels market themselves?

by Robert Bloxham, managing director MD of branding agency ORB Hotels deal directly with people. Marketing hotels these days isn’t about big-budget ads and

Seeing the bigger picture: what does a Conservative government mean for the events sector?

By Kate Davis, head of business development for campus and residential services at Leeds Beckett University No-one could have predicted the Conservative majority that

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