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How to increase incentive engagement and ROI
The Collective by BCD Meetings & Events explains why hyper-personalising your incentive experiences is the key to increased engagement.
Find your incentive inspiration in Melbourne, Australia
Holly Patrick recently visited Melbourne, Victoria’s capital, to take part in the Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Event (AIME). She was fortunate enough to participate in a one-day incentive-inspired tour of the city before waltzing onto AIME’s show floor. Here’s what she wants to share with you…
Final week of voting for M&IT Awards 2023
This week is the final week of voting for this year’s M&IT Awards. You have until Friday 28 April to cast your votes in categories such as Best Intermediary Agency, Best Overseas Conference Centre and Best Technology Provider, and celebrate the suppliers that you think deserve to be recognised. Plus, everyone who votes will be entered into a prize draw to win an incredible luxury trip to Switzerland.
Stop Food Waste Day: Three top tips to avoid food waste
ith Stop Food Waste Day taking place on 26 April, Fitzroy Hutchinson, energy and sustainability manager at ICC Wales and The Celtic Collection, gives his advice on how event professionals can reduce food waste.
EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL WRAPS UP ITS LET’S EXPERIMENT! 2023 EDITION AND ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR NEXT YEAR’S FESTIVAL
This year’s edition engaged with 31 fantastic partner organisations from Scotland and wider UK and gave a platform to a range of inspiring speakers, 60% of whom were women.
British GQ’s event planner discusses glamorous events and partying with Stormzy
C&IT spoke with British GQ’s freelance event planner about high-end sustainability, outrageous party bags and her favourite celebs to party with.
How different generations deal with snippy emails
Conveying tone over email is an age-old struggle, but how do Gen Z and Millennials deal with passive aggressive emails?
FITWISE MANAGEMENT LTD RUNS FIRST NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS EVENT
At the end of September, Professional Conference Organiser Fitwise Management Ltd held Infection 360 in Birmingham. This inaugural 2-day event featured renowned speakers within infection prevention who discussed technology and its part in combatting new and existing pathogens. Infection 360 was the first event to go through the Fitwise sustainability initiative; Your event’s route to net zero.
M&IT Agency Challenge 2023 opens for registration
Registration for the 2023 M&IT Agency Challenge is now open. M&IT is inviting you to unlock your potential and celebrate the Agency Challenge’s 10th anniversary on 3-4 October 2023 at an all-new venue. Attendees will enjoy a two-day networking extravaganza at the Park Regis Birmingham, where they’ll experience an exciting line up of brand new challenges, educational sessions and excellent hospitality.
LISTEN: ‘It’s a lot harder to make money in this industry nowadays.’
“It’s an awful lot harder to make money in this industry nowadays.” High-end experiential agency Noble Events has appointed a new managing director, as founder and current MD Penny Noble moves into a newly-created CEO role. Sarah Cox, the current deputy MD, moves up to take on the MD role, leading the business across both strategic office locations in the UK and Dubai. M&IT editor Paul Harvey caught up with Noble and Cox to discover what the changes mean for Noble Events, how the company will be evolving, and just how Penny Noble sees the state of the sector at the moment, after having been – in her own words – “launching cars for 35 years”.
The Meetings Show encourages eventprofs to #takethetime
The Meetings Show is aiming to help eventprofs feeling tired and overwhelmed by the demands of the industry with its new #takethetime campaign. With the sector facing challenges such as staff shortages, rising costs and budget constraints, The Meetings Show is encouraging event professionals to find space in their diaries to attend the show and tackle these issues head-on.
Istoria Group launches support for female-owned micro businesses
Creative business collective Istoria Group has launched a competition to find a regional, women-owned Micro Business to support as part of its Incubator Hub programme, to houses and helps guide fledgling businesses.
WIL ASK FOR A GLOBAL GATHERING OF INFORMATION THIS IWD
Women in Lighting are asking everyone to fill out a global gathering of information.
WEMBLEY STADIUM: NO PLANS TO HOST LIVE AID-STYLE UKRAINE BENEFIT GIG
A televised fund-raising concert at Wembley Stadium in aid of Ukraine will reportedly take place on 24 June, clashing with the Glastonbury Festival and BST Hyde Park.
ExCeL becomes first UK venue to offer isla’s carbon measurement platform
ExCeL London has announced a new collaboration with leading industry body isla to offer the TRACE platform to event organisers. Formed in 2020, isla is an independent non-profit organisation focusing on a sustainable future for events.
Opera, trains and submarines to star in EuroFest, the Eurovision-inspired cultural festival
The first details of a two-week cultural festival – EuroFest – which will take over Liverpool in the lead up to The Eurovision Song Contest have been unveiled.
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