EVENTS 10/04/2008 11:00 BEST ON SHOW: The MCCA Awards celebrates the brightest marketing stars (video)
Ian Whiteling and Pete Roythorne catch up with the cream of the UK's marketing talent during this year's Marketing Communication Consultants Association (MCCA) Best Awards at the Brewery in Central London.
EVENTS 03/04/2008 11:00 LIFE OF RILEY: Conference planning from an agency perspective (video)
Corporate event organiser Simon Bracewell of agency Euro RSCG Riley talks to Pete Roythorne about the latest issues facing the industry, from economic uncertainty to sustainability, and explains why networking is so important.
BUSINESS 03/04/2008 11:00 GENERATION Y: Engaging with the younger breed of delegate (video)
Global hotel company IHG’s Andy Besent talks to Ian Whiteling about how the meetings, conference and incentive travel industry should be reaching out to the new generation of businesspeople and what factors need to be taken into account to create a successful event aimed at this demographic.
EVENTS 27/03/2008 11:10 Howard's Way: Raising awareness of Pancreatic Cancer (video)
James Latham talks to freelance logistics manager Howard Kerr about discovering Pancreatic Cancer and the walk he is doing to raise awareness of the disease.
VENUES 27/03/2008 11:00 SPORTING CHANCE: Arsenal’s Stadium joins the elite (video)
The Emirate’s Stadium’s triumph as best venue at the Visit London Awards shows how sporting venues are increasingly being used for a whole host of events. On receiving the accolade, Steve Brice tells Ian Whiteling why sports stadia are giving more traditional venues a run for their money.
TECHNOLOGY 27/03/2008 11:00 DIGITAL DARWINISM: Survival of the technologically fittest (video)
US events innovation expert Corbin Ball tells Ian Whiteling how web-focused digital technology is improving meetings and conferences globally by helping to engage delegates more effectively, and why organisers need to embrace the latest trends to stay competitive.
DESTINATIONS 20/03/2008 11:00 SECOND TO NONE: Putting Birmingham firmly on the destinations map (video)
Transforming the image of a major city is no easy task, but it's one that Ian Taylor of Marketing Birmingham has enthusiastically embraced with vim, vigour and creativity. Ian Whiteling talks to the man who's making the world sit up and take notice of England's rejuvenated second city.
BUSINESS 20/03/2008 11:00 NETWORK PREMIERE: Behind the scenes with the Buyers Networking Club (video)
EVENTS:review editors Pete Roythorne and Ian Whiteling talked to Kim Paulden, head of the Buyers Networking Club, and some his guests at a recent BNC event at the Threadneedles Hotel in the City of London to find out what the group has to offer its members.
EVENTS 13/03/2008 09:00 LEARNING LAUNCH: Inside the MPI’s revamped educational forum (video)
The Meetings Professionals International’s education conference PEC will be unveiled this year as the European Meetings & Events Conference. The new event has been created through a unique partnership between the MPI, the destination and the venue. Ian Whiteling finds out how it all came together and what delegates can expect.
EVENTS 13/03/2008 09:01 GULF DREAM: GIBTM and meetings in the Middle East (video)
Reed Exhibition’s Paul Kennedy MBE sets the scene for the upcoming Middle East meetings, conference and incentive travel show GIBTM, and tells Ian Whiteling about the growing importance of the region.
Ian Whiteling catches up with event director Duncan Reid and a number of exhibitors on the final day of the recent International Confex show at London's Earls Court to gauge the success of this year's event.
Events, meetings and conference organisations are pulling together to make sure businesses holding events during the London 2012 Olympics don't suffer from exhorbitant rates. Visit London's David Hornby talks to Ian Whiteling about proposals that could have implications for destinations globally hosting major events.
Brian Nolk, vice president of DMG World Media`s Energy Division, explains to James Latham how the hike in price of gas and oil has led to a dramatic thirst among government and corporate stakeholders to gather at events, such as Adipec Week in Abu Dhabi, to formulate strategy and the necessary institutional investment for energy supply in the not too distant future.
Duncan Reid, event director at the Confex Group, talks to Ian Whiteling about why his team is creating Event UK out of the National Venue Show.
BUSINESS 21/02/2008 10:17 THE BIG SQUEEZE: Why have agency rates become dangerously low? (video)
Marketing agency rates, including experiential, have been dropping to a point where profitability is becoming an issue. Pete Roythorne talks to MCCA managing director and EVENTS:review columnist Scott Knox about the ramifications and what can be done to keep agencies afloat.
EVENTS 21/02/2008 10:16 WORLDBEATERS: EVENTS:review at the Eventia International Awards (video)
A host of industry glitterati gathered recently at Grosvenor House on London’s Park Lane to celebrate excellence in international corporate events. EVENTS:review was they to set the scene and talk to the winners.
EVENTS 14/02/2008 11:23 ALL ABOARD: London's boat show rivalry heightens (video)
The UK capital now has two major marine, events one in the west and another in the east. The latter is the Collins Stewart London Boat Show at ExCeL, and its managing director Andy Williams talks to James Latham about why his event is different.
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