The event industry is one of the most competitive niche industries in the business world where established and experienced entrepreneurs take the lion’s share of the billions of dollars made each year. Statistics show that 70.8% of clients with upcoming events would rather use an event professional with experience, preferably those recommended to them by.. read more →
Joe has worked in Events since the early 1990’s, initially running interactive keypad conferences and meetings whilst based in Spain. Responding to client requests he began to develop add-ons for the software, eventually replacing it completely with his own. This led to a move back to the UK in 2003 to take over the software.. read more →
Tragedies have united and separated people since time immemorial. Manmade or natural, tragedies are always devastating. The magnitude of devastation may vary. The modern world is plagued more with manmade tragedies than natural. More people die on the roads than in floods and more innocent people die in terrorist attacks than in wars. At a.. read more →
Marie Lacey has over 13 years’ event experience across a variety of sectors and delivered a multitude of events, from product launches, large conferences both in the UK and overseas. Currently, an account manager at drp, Marie works to support some of drps’ key financial sector clients on their full service of their live events… read more →
Developing universal content is a daunting challenge. Most niches cannot have universal content because the audiences will always have different learning styles. The same automaker comes up with two different advertisements for, say North America and South Asia, because of the vast difference in cultures and sensibilities. Learning styles will vary, so would the emotional.. read more →
Can you gauge the personality of a person without them uttering a single word? The body gives off certain nonverbal cues that make all the difference between how people relate to us. It is the reason that in less than 10 seconds of walking into a room, the occupants of the room already have a.. read more →
At the start of this new year, I think we find ourselves right in the midst of a coming-of-age era for our industry. If you look back to the 1960’s, it’s a period that is now synonymous with Mad Men, Don Draper and Madison Avenue. This was a significant time and represents, for me, the.. read more →
Born in a small village in South Malaysia, Evon and her sister were raised by their grandmother following their parents’ divorce. Evon did not have the opportunity of higher education. Determined to become a professional dancer, she spent most of her teenage training. By 17, she was a professional dancer and dance teacher. At 19,.. read more →
Debra Roth is telling the truth when she says she learned about stretch-fabric from the inside-out. Beginning in the heyday of the 80’s performance art movement, Debra created art in motion by the live animation of abstract, sculptural forms and costumes made of stretch-fabric that she, literally, performed within. And to enhance the theatrical experience, she designed and sewed.. read more →
Susan is an innovation expert, speaker, facilitator and trainer. She teaches a popular course in creative thinking at Harvard University, as well as being a senior faculty member at the annual Creative Problem Solving Institute, the largest and longest-running innovative thinking conference in the world. She was a keynote speaker at the NASA John F… read more →
