Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 11, 2017
“Arguably, all of the factors that can contribute to poor Wi-Fi performance are under the organiser’s control,” says Gavin Burgess, Managing Director of Ultimate Data Sciences. That’s right; Wi-Fi is not sorcery or black magic, as much as it feels...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 5, 2017
Although the summer holidays feel far away, now is the time to start planning your year-end function. The more time you have for this, the better your chances of wowing your guests and ending the year on a terrific note. Year-end functions aren’t...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 5, 2017
Working in the events industry is no joke. Last year US company CareerCast ranked event coordinator as the 5th most stressful job in the world. It came in after military personnel, fire fighter, airline pilot and police officer (in that order)....
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 28, 2017
Using an app for your event can have a number of significant benefits, says Karmen Vladar from Lumi Global. For example: It can make your event more sustainable, by avoiding the need for large numbers of printed programmes, brochures and notes....
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 25, 2017
As the world’s waste generation surges and landfill availability gets increasingly stretched, a number of South African companies are taking waste reduction to heart. World Bank figures show that South Africa produces almost 54 500 tons of waste a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 23, 2017
“It is imperative that event organisers understand the many requirements of the CPA,” says Advocate Louis Nel, a lawyer who specialises in the travel, tourism, events and hospitality industries. You may also know him simply as “Louis the Lawyer”....
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 10, 2017
“Marketing spend is becoming more cautious and frugal. Money spent on events is last on the list, and the ‘nice to have’s’ that go beyond the venue and food tend to be frowned upon,” says Katja Schmidt, the MD of Potters Hand Activations. As...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 8, 2017
We reached out to find out how the 2017 Top Women in Mice Finalists are celebrating Women’s Day this year, and what the day means to them. Here’s what they had to say… “Women’s Month is a tribute not only to the thousands...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 8, 2017
The hotel and hospitality business is a tough one; it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. Why, then, do so many women opt for this as a career choice? This industry requires among many things mental strength, agility and endurance....
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 4, 2017
More than a billion people around the world use Facebook, including 13 million South Africans. This makes it an invaluable tool to reach you audience. Of course, everyone else will have the same idea, so you will need to battle through a lot of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 31, 2017
Relentless innovation is vital for conference providers to succeed in current times. So says Angela Lorimer, Spier’s Commercial Manager who was recently ranked by Meetings magazine as among the Top 40 Women in the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 5, 2017
Part III: access for those with visual impairments. Click here for Part I, which covers event access for wheelchair users, and here for Part II, which covers access for those with hearing disabilities. If you have read Part I and Part II of ‘IS...
