Event Industry News Roundup
How tech has changed the face of events
From sales director at Mentor Direct Marketing to vice president, European sales, at software solutions giant Cvent, nearly 30 years later, Jamie Vaughan has been in the thick of event technology.??
In this episode, a fast, informative 35 minutes, Jamie takes host James Dickson back to the days, the trials of analogue registration, through the impact of digitising the process, and beyond.
Event Tech Live Partners with Fenix Event Tech to Elevate Event Experience
Event Tech Live (ETL) London 2024 is thrilled to announce its partnership with Fenix Event Tech, a leader in innovative event solutions. This collaboration aims to enhance the attendee experience through cutting-edge technology and seamless integration at this year’s highly anticipated event.
ETL is committed to showcasing the latest advancements in the industry. The partnership with Fenix and registration provider Entegy will enable attendees to experience a seamless registration and check in at the show.
Ensure everyone?has the best line of sight with Grandstand Seating from GL events UK
We offer temporary demountable grandstands and flat floor seating. Our seating is versatile and fully adaptable so can work for any type of event. The self-tipping seats are interchangeable for use on our grandstand or floor track, so audiences have the same viewing experience, wherever they’re sitting.
All our seating is designed to Olympic standards, so is wider and more comfortable than some of the seating offered by other suppliers and it meets all the recommended best design criteria of the Green Guide, which is the guide to safety at sports grounds.
The power of real-time data in event budgeting
In the fast-paced world of event planning, staying on top of budgets is crucial for success. Gone are the days of static spreadsheets and after-the-fact financial reviews. Today, real-time data is revolutionising how event professionals approach budgeting, offering unprecedented control and insight into financial decisions.
Real-time data in event budgeting means having instant access to up-to-the-minute financial information. This includes current expenses, revenue streams, and budget allocations across all aspects of an event. The power of this immediate information cannot be overstated.
The Stage Bus at ESL 2024
Revolutionising Stage Hire with Solar Power!
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The Stage Bus team are excited to be exhibiting again at Event Sustainability Live this year - bringing with them a wealth of knowledge about how to make your outdoor events more eco- friendly and spreading the word about their innovative solar-powered mobile stages.
Established in 2007, The Stage Bus has gone from strength to strength, thanks to more events and event planners seeking to meet green targets and looking for sustainable suppliers. Starting the business with just one stage - converted from a vintage double decker bus - The Stage Bus now boasts a ?eet of eight stages with options ranging from the cute and quirky to polished and powerful. These solar-powered stages are perfect for all kinds of events, from sporting events, festivals, road shows, brand activations and good old live music concerts with PA systems covering from 500 up to 10,000.
Nuweb Group expands white label solutions with ePOS product
UK Software company Nuweb Group is to expand its product offering with the launch of ePOS, designed to run your onsite sales.
Nuweb Group, known for its white label technology, is taking another step toward expanding its reach in the event management space.
Explore d&b SustainSymphony at Event Sustainability Live
As sustainability becomes an increasing priority worldwide, the live event industry faces unique challenges. While many other industries have embraced sustainable practices, event organisers must navigate varying regulations, regional requirements and growing demands from sponsors and attendees for environmentally responsible solutions.
Live events such as festivals, sporting events, trade shows and concerts have a significant impact on the environment. Visitors are increasingly aware of this and are demanding practical sustainability measures. Event organisers now face the challenge of balancing environmental responsibility with delivering exceptional experiences.
How Leap Mobile Apps elevates events through innovative engagement and technology
As smartphones have become ubiquitous in our day-to-day life, it makes sense that event organizers would want to capitalize on their attendees’ usage. Dedicated event apps have grown in popularity over the course of the past decade, and from smaller gatherings to massive events, event organizers across the world want to tap into their attendees’ mobile devices. Leap Mobile Apps’ ability to provide organizers with unique engagement technology and popular app features has made it easier than ever to entertain fans and empower them to craft the perfect event day at their fingertips. That’s why Australia-based clients like Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming, Southeast Field Days, and global leaders in the entertainment and sports industry choose to work with Leap.
Leap’s mobile app solution allows organizers to easily connect to their attendees, collect valuable customer data and information, as well as push engagement through onsite activities and push notifications in-app. With our unified data platform and reporting dashboard, organizers can combine their first-party and third-party data, giving them more opportunities to draw insights from and a more streamlined view for analysis. Plus, with our OneTrust integration, users are notified about what data you’re collecting based on specific regional laws and regulations.
Glownet unveils new Marketplace management feature to revolutionize revenue control
Glownet, a global leader in event technology solutions, is proud to introduce its newest feature,?Marketplace, designed to empower event promoters and their vendors by providing unparalleled control over sales and revenue management. This innovative feature streamlines the complex processes involved in vendor management, allowing both promoters and vendors to manage their finances more efficiently and transparently.
With this revolutionary update,?Glownet?continues its mission to provide industry-leading solutions that enable seamless event operations, giving promoters more time to focus on creating memorable experiences.
Guy Horner, CEO of TBA Group, named one of the UK’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2024
As seen in The Times this morning, Guy Horner, CEO of TBA Group has been recognised as one of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2024. Created by trusted investment partner LDC – part of Lloyds Banking Group, The Top 50 celebrates entrepreneurs demonstrating remarkable ambition.
With over 700 nominations, the business leaders featured in The LDC Top 50 for 2024 are making a real impact by creating jobs, promoting social equality, championing sustainability, expanding internationally and integrating purpose into their business practices. They operate from 39 towns and cities across the UK and span every sector of the economy, whilst collectively they employ 5,146 people and generate revenues of more than ￡1.1bn.
AEV conference co-headline sponsors revealed.
The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has revealed the co-headline sponsors for its annual conference at the ICC Birmingham, on Thursday 14 November 2024.
Rachel Parker, director, AEV, said, “We are excited to announce that G4S and Iventis will be co- headline sponsors for our main event this year. We are extremely grateful for their support.”
GES expands its Middle East presence with new Qatar division
GES has launched a new division in Qatar aimed at expanding its capacity to deliver localised, in-region support for its clients. Organisers in the area will be able to benefit from faster, high quality and a more personalised service for their events and exhibitions, with a range of GES services on offer including its event management platform, Visit.
GES has had a presence in the Middle East for some time and has been a trusted partner within the UAE exhibitions market for more than 15 years. The Qatar launch forms part of the business’ continued growth in the region, having most recently opened an office in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
UK Festival Awards 2024: Voting Now Open as the Ceremony Moves to Bristol for the First Time
The UK Festival Awards, the ultimate celebration of the UK’s vibrant festival industry, is set to return on December 3rd. This year’s event marks a significant milestone – over 200 festivals have been included in the long list for the first time ever.
Hosted at Document in Bristol, the awards ceremony will bring together the best and brightest from the industry to recognise and celebrate excellence across the full spectrum of UK festivals. With categories ranging from Best Major Festival to Best Family Festival and Best Green Festival, the UK Festival Awards 2024 will spotlight the incredible diversity, creativity, and dedication that makes the UK’s festival scene one of the best in the world. From large-scale iconic events like Parklife and Boomtown to boutique and niche festivals such as Stowaway Festival and 2000 Trees, the awards provide recognition for festivals of all sizes and genres.
RainFocus Launches New Self-Guided Assessment for Event Professionals
RainFocus?, provider of the next-generation event marketing platform, today launched the Event?Benchmark Assessment, a new industry resource for organizations to discover how their events measure up to others of the same size and delivery format. Each year, RainFocus analyzes thousands of events to identify industry benchmarks. Event professionals can now take a self-guided assessment to compare unique event metrics with those across the industry.
“Events are an extremely valuable resource for zero- and first-party data critical to the success of sales and marketing teams post-event,” said Brian Gates, SVP of industry strategy at RainFocus. “Working on best-in-class event programs for some of the world’s leading and most innovative organizations, including Adobe, Cisco, and Oracle, has created vast amounts of data. We’ve leveraged that data to create a resource for event professionals and leaders who want to understand how their events stack up against industry standards, what event success looks like, and how to iterate and improve on their events in the future.”
The Royal College of Physicians, in partnership with Company of Cooks, appoints a new Group General Manager for catering and venue operations at RCP London Events and Spaces at the Spine
The Royal College of Physicians today announces the appointment of Jo Stafford as the new Group? General Manager for catering and venue operations at its London and Liverpool venues: RCP London Events and Spaces at the Spine.?
With over 15 years of diverse experience in the hospitality industry, Jo brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to the Company of Cooks team based at the Royal College of Physicians venues, having worked in boutique hotels in Dublin to large chains in Scotland. She has also managed high-profile events for the military in Southeast England and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her leadership and passion for exceptional service, alongside a focus on sustainability and innovation, position her perfectly to lead RCP London Events and its sister venue, Spaces at the Spine in Liverpool.
FFAIR and CrowdComms strengthen ties with new partnership
CrowdComms and FFAIR have announced a strategic partnership that strengthens the services both companies offer to event organisers. This collaboration brings together CrowdComms’ innovative onsite registration technology with FFAIR’s comprehensive exhibitor management platform, delivering a seamless experience for events of all sizes.
Discussions around the partnership began at Event Tech Live US & Canada in May, with a formal agreement finalised over the summer. The partnership reflects the shared commitment of both companies to enhancing the overall streamlined experience for exhibitors, sponsors, attendees, and event teams.
FCM Meetings & Events targets global expansion as landmark survey reveals more than 25% of businesses spend over half their budget on MICE
Today, FCM Meetings & Events (FCM M&E), revealed that more than a quarter of customers allocate half their travel budgets to the MICE sector, according to its landmark global State of the Market* survey. The results of this survey come as FCM M&E announced a $20 million global investment to target worldwide growth for this segment of the business.
The first of its kind survey, undertaken by Flight Centre Corporate, shows a substantial portion of customers allocate more than half of their travel budget to the MICE sector.
In Motion Festival 2024 finds “perfect home” at the Barbican
The Barbican will serve as the host venue for this year’s popular In Motion festival, an industry-leading event organised by Playgrounds, a platform that showcases and celebrates the creative image such as illustration, animation, film, games, digital design, and art.?
The two-day festival, set to take place on October 10-11, 2024, is expected to draw 1,000 plus attendees each day.
Singulate raises $2.3 million pre-seed to transform email marketing industry with AI
Early Hopin team announces new AI company that is using generative personalization and LLM workflows to rebuild email marketing for B2B companies
Singulate, a generative AI marketing platform, today announced it has raised a $2.3 million pre-seed round of funding from angel investors and venture capital firms. The early-stage startup sees the next era of email marketing using generative AI and LLMs to unlock far easier segmentation and better personalization in large-scale communication, beginning with email marketing.
DRPG marks 45 years with industry-wide ‘Big Build’ charity challenge
In celebration of its 45th anniversary, global communications group?DRPG is launching the ‘Big Build’ charity challenge, inviting the wider industry, clients and colleagues to come together for a unique initiative focused on making a tangible difference. This event will serve as the official kick-off to a year of milestone celebrations for the group, centred around giving back and corporate social responsibility.
The ‘Big Build’ challenge, taking place on 26 November at 2pm GMT, will broadcast live from?DRPG’s global headquarters, where participants can watch or join in remotely via their own offices. During this hour-long event,?DRPG?and those who have registered to take part in teams of four to six will attempt to assemble as many prosthetic hands as possible for charity.
Live Group Relaunch AudienceDNA Profiling Tool
Live Group has announced the relaunch of its much-lauded?AudienceDNA?profiling tool, as?the agency continues to invest in event management insights that fuse technology, audience understanding, and unique data-driven, approaches to experience design.
The relaunch will make the product more accessible to a wider audience, enabling broader understanding across event audiences, allowing delegations to embrace their differences.?AudeinceDNA?is rooted in the understanding of audience personalities, and the intelligent, psychology-based, profiling needed to create events and experiences that are directed by personal preference.
Newsweek announces new Head of Event Strategy: Industry veteran Megan Knapp, joins to lead global event initiatives and strengthen community engagement
Newsweek is excited to announce the appointment of Megan Knapp as Senior Vice President of Events. With over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, Knapp brings strategic leadership to Newsweek’s rapidly growing events portfolio.
Knapp joins Newsweek from Digiday, where she served as President of Events for nearly 10 years, overseeing a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings. Her impressive tenure at Digiday followed key roles at Informa, Business Insider, and MediaPost, where Knapp led large-scale event strategies, built strong partnerships, and managed diverse teams across industries, including financial services, media, and defense.
Cvent Partners with International Event Marketing Agency VOK DAMS to Accelerate B2B Event Success in DACH Region
Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, proudly announces a strategic partnership with renowned international event and live marketing agency, VOK DAMS. Driven by the mutual goal to elevate the B2B event landscape across Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), the collaboration enhances VOK DAMS’s extensive service offerings with an in-house team of Cvent-certified specialists. These experts will support clients in executing tech-driven events that deliver maximum business impact. For VOK DAMS clients leveraging Cvent technology, this partnership means direct access to Cvent expert support across all stages of the event lifecycle for in-person, virtual and hybrid events. Clients can also tap into Cvent-certified professionals to integrate their event data with major MarTech systems like Salesforce, SAP and HubSpot.
“We are thrilled to partner with VOK DAMS, a long-time industry leader,” said Jamie Vaughan, Cvent Vice President of European Sales. “They recognise the value of a technology-driven approach and their commitment to creativity and excellence aligns perfectly with our mission to empower organisations to deliver more impactful and engaging event experiences. An in-house team of Cvent-certified experts at VOK DAMS brings tremendous value to clients, ensuring they receive top-tier event technology support. This partnership underscores our commitment to aligning with industry leaders as we continue to expand our presence and support our customer base in the DACH region.”
Togather Revolutionises Festival & Live Event F&B Management with Togather Live 360
Togather, the UK’s leading event management platform, today announced the launch of Togather Live 360, a groundbreaking tech product that streamlines the way festivals and live event organisers manage their food and beverage concessions.
Built upon hundreds of hours of extensive research and customer feedback, Togather Live 360 represents the culmination of seven years of event analysis. This includes evaluations of diverse workflows from thousands of events managed on the Togather platform and millions of data points from events attended by over 20 million people – including Pride in London, GALA Festival and The Royal International Air Tattoo.