Helen Brewer | Oct 7, 2014
The MICE industry stands on the cusp of a new era with professional planners assisting the potential client on how to get the best from distributing a series of quotations/RFPs for the type of event envisaged. Effective communications in which...
Helen Brewer | Sep 30, 2014
Despite Treasury pleas for cut-backs in government spend on conferences and similar undertakings that bear limited justifiable results – a number of government agencies continue to spend on MICE activities. The MICE Academy has information from...
Helen Brewer | Sep 30, 2014
With the year rapidly winding-down towards the year-end recess, corporates in particular are shopping around for the best MICE deals for their various requirements. Be it year-end appreciations, wrap-up sales achievements, final training courses...
Helen Brewer | Sep 23, 2014
A large attentive delegation discovered just what it takes to put an incentive programme together. Consisting of two panel discussions plus a few stand-alone presentations, within a well-orchestrated venue such as the Hyatt in Rosebank, the morning...
Helen Brewer | Sep 23, 2014
All MICE gatherings create great waste especially within the exhibition industry. Take Electra Mining Africa 2014 for example. Held every second year at the purpose-built Expo Centre. Over a week to set-up, 100,000 visitors with more than 800...
Helen Brewer | Sep 22, 2014
Adding further benefits to their successful day conference/training venue, Hackle Brooke now boasts a full service hotel in close proximity to their day venue as well as the Hyde Park Shopping precinct. Included is shuttle transportation...
Helen Brewer | Sep 15, 2014
Madonsela to speak in a good cause A special lady held in high regard – Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela will be the lunch presenter at Gallagher Convention Centre on Wednesday 15 October 12h30 to 15h00. The cause is in aid of the...
Helen Brewer | Sep 9, 2014
The champagne flowed, the sweet and savoury food displays enticed the large gathering of the who’s who in the MICE trade of suppliers and services to let their hair down and enjoy the splendid entertainment. What a morning it was for the Meetings...
Helen Brewer | Sep 9, 2014
PCO’s CHANGE FOCUS With commissions being questioned and management fees scrutinised, it is interesting to note the number of PCO’s that have become event registration managers at an easy-to-control per delegate rate – while encouraging the...
Helen Brewer | Sep 2, 2014
Without resting on their increasing bookings schedule, Hackle Brooke Conference Centre has ensured the most up-to-date video conferencing technology is installed to meet client requirements. Now that fibre optics are in place at Hackle Brooke – the...
Helen Brewer | Sep 2, 2014
No matter how much technology is out there – people still want to interact with people. The gathering of people, for whatever the purpose, has developed into a highly sophisticated industry. With information overload, it takes great skill to retain...
Helen Brewer | Aug 26, 2014
ZD marketing prize winner at Markex 2014 announced The prize-draw at the prominent MICE stand designed by Scan Display during Markex for the Academy’s strategic partner ZD Marketing was by a senior marketing department member from Zurich Insurance...
