Event Industry News Podcast

Understanding Your Consumer Through Data - Talking Events Podcast Episode 22

In this episode of Talking Events we talk to James Cobb CEO of Crowd Connected and Shane Mansfield Head of Digital at Ticketscript.

Discussed topics include; how data can be used to understand event customers, how you separate useful data from interesting data, and how companies like Ticketscript have benefited from analysing customer data.

This episode was recorded at the Ticketscript offices in London.

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Founding Start-ups in the Events Industry - Talking Events Podcast Episode 21

In this episode of Talking Events we talk to start-up founders; James Morgan (Event Tech Lab), Jason Allan Scott, (VenueMe) and Jarrod Bischoff (Event Pro Finder).

Drawing from their own experiences we discuss how daunting it can be to have a start-up business in the events industry and ask, just how supportive is the industry of start-up companies and incoming technology?

This episode was recorded at the Ticketscript offices in London.

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Julius Solaris – #AskJulius Q&A session from Event Tech Live - Talking Events Podcast Episode 20 Edit

This episode was recorded at Event Tech Live with audience questions answered by Julius Solaris; Editor of eventmanagerblog.com, founder of the Event Planning and Event Management LinkedIn Group, and named one of 25 most influential individuals in the Meeting Industry in 2015*

Subjects covered include: How to convince reluctant clients to use technology when they fear reliability issues, how Europe compares to the US when it comes to event tech innovation and best practices for delivering consistent value at an event.

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*Source: by Successful Meetings Magazine.

Organising Winter Events: Talking Events Podcast Episode 19

In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Mike Richmond, MD of Richmond Event Management in a special one-to-one interview about the surge in the number of winter events and through his own experience - highlights issues to be aware of when organising such events.

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How to engage an event audience online and offline – Talking Events Podcast Episode 18

This is a special event technology edition episode of the Talking Events Podcast. 

Recorded at Event Tech Live 2015 a panel of leading industry figures discusses best practice when trying to engage an audience online and offline, where to focus efforts, the tools that are available to you in order to get your attendees to help you spread the word and the platforms that exist that are perfect to continue the conversation 365 days a year.

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Procurement, Industry Health and Students - Talking Events Podcast Episode 17

In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Mike Richmond, MD of Richmond Event Management and Ben Hardy - the company’s Senior Operations Manager - about the health of the industry and the arduous procurement processes that exist within the events sector.

Ben and Mike also offer invaluable advice to students that are looking to work in events. 

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Greener Events Part 2 – Talking Events podcast – Episode 16

To start 2016, the Talking Events’ studio once again set up in Bristol to continue the discussion about Greener Events. Guest host Graham Brown, M.D. at Plaster, speaks to Chris Johnson (Shambala Festival) and William Richardson (www.greenelement.co.uk).

Part 2 includes some of the certifications that are robust and others that “are mimic” and “not worth their salt”.

Something that the industry doesn’t seem to want to talk about is the food supply chain. Is this Elephant in the room? Should the industry consider food much more when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases and the overall carbon footprint of events? 

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Greener Events Part 1 – Talking Events podcast – Episode 15

In this episode of Talking Events guest host Graham Brown, M.D. at Plaster, speaks to Chris Johnson, Shambala Festival co-founder and Project Coordinator & Chair of Powerful Thinking; A UK festival industry group that recently launched an incisive environmental impact report, ‘The Show Must Go On.

Chris is joined by Environmental Management Consultant William Richardson. William works with companies, such as Arena Group, to reduce their environmental impact, particularly on sporting events including The Ryder Cup.

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Event Safety - Talking events podcast – episode 14

In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Mike Richmond, Tim Roberts and Simon James of The Event Safety Shop about event safety, the difference between a contracted audience and the audiences that are at events that are free to attend .

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Event Hospitality: Talking events podcast – episode 13

In this episode of Talking Events we speak to Nigel Markey of Markey and Mark Sorrill of The Pop-Up Hotel about event hospitality a major facet of any event no matter the type. We discuss how it plays a central role within an event and also now is a secondary income for the vendors and organiser. 

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