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How to organise a quiz evening in FOUR easy steps
Welcome to the complete guide to organising a quiz night. Organising a quiz night is a popular event and can be a great way to engage with friends and family or to help a service business or charity. Pubs and bars host quizzes as a means of entertainment on a quiet night to boost trade. They are great at building community events and…
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How do you set up a stall at a Festival?
Finding a starting point to attend any event can be daunting, especially when you are going somewhere where there is likely to be heavy competition. Below I’ve set out an array of tips and suggestions to help you effortlessly prepare and set up a stall at a festival based on my own experience of running…
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How Can I Get A Free Venue? Six Top Tips
Events can be expensive if you’re on a budget or just starting. You will be shocked to see some of the rental or hire costs of some venues so anything you can do to the venue for free or at a discount is going to massively help you. There are six steps to follow to…
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Is owning an event venue profitable?
Starting an event venue business is no small undertaking. It requires a lot of work and dedication. Many of the people who chose to open a venue do so for a passion. The profitability of an event venue is dependent on factors such as reputation, customer spending power, customer acquisition and retention, marketing and sound…
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What does an event management company do?
I’ve been working in events for over 20 years and teaching events management for nearly 10. It’s a common question that I get asked regularly, and while the answer is simple, it also has many different facets depending on the various sectors within the industry. An event management company oversees the project management of an…
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How often should you promote an event on social media?
It’s certainly a given that you should be using social media to promote your event online, but are you posting too much or too little? Does this even matter? Posting too little could mean a lack of traction for your event and no one sees your posts, while over-posting could be spammy and equally a…
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How to make an event site plan
With any event, you need an effective site plan for several reasons. For landowners, local authorities, licensing, staff, your contractors and of course for your customers. You may require different versions of a site plan for each of them. Event site plans are created using professional design software on a computer to show all of…
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What does event insurance cover?
If you are planning a small local event or a large festival, you will want to consider event insurance. Having worked in several event safety roles at events, I’ve seen countless insurance documents of my own, from venues and suppliers. Event insurance covers several different areas, depending on the policy it can include Public Liability…
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How to organise a food festival
Food festivals are a great way to bring a host of people together with one common shared passion, food and drink. Despite the recent pandemic, food festivals have gained a pace in popularity lately with people’s ever-growing love for food. In this post, I will set out a simple outline to help you kick start…
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What Are The Legal Requirements For Festivals?
If you’re asking this question, I’m going to guess that you have serious interest in running or promoting a festival. After 20 years in the events industry, we’ve had to deal with almost every type of legal requirement. But what type of festival and what are the legal requirements? In this short post, we explain…
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