Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 17, 2020
In the wake of the global pandemic, new ideas have been put forward to make gatherings and events safer, so that they can proceed while providing a high level of safety for both guests and staff. But how effective are they? The Planner explores...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 17, 2020
Reigniting Africa is a new award category for the inaugural WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Awards. It will acknowledge the most impactful, story-driven COVID-19 campaign executed between 01 January 2020 and 31 January 2021. “It will stand as...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 17, 2020
IBTM, the leading global event brand for the conference, meetings, incentive and events industry, and davies tanner, a PR and brand communications agency, have collaborated to launch the Destination Marketing Post-COVID-19 Survey. The global survey...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 10, 2020
Proven best practice used to guide most decisions when drawing up legal contracts for events. Since COVID-19 spread to our shores, it has introduced a new set of criteria that has to be accommodated – while also introducing huge amounts of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 10, 2020
Certain provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2008 (‘POPI’ or ‘POPIA’) came into effect as far back as 11 April 2014. Then, in June of this year it was announced that the balance of requirements...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 4, 2020
If you’re trying to keep your business costs down, you might be doing your marketing in-house. This can be a whole lot of fun, but it can also be a slow learning experience. Save time and get better results with these simple tips to craft...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 3, 2020
Working remotely and communicating with our clients and business partners through video calls has become the new normal, after nearly eight months in lockdown. Which means taking that first business trip flight can feel a little daunting. However...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 27, 2020
With technology becoming increasingly central to our lives and livelihoods, this is spotlighting the role this plays in both corporate and citizen safety. It also formed the basis of the discussions that took place during the Uber Tech for Safety...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 27, 2020
Payal Raina, Founder FinTech Marketing Although the coronavirus pandemic is becoming more manageable, it continues to plague us and is somewhat a double-edged sword as we also face dwindling revenues and skyrocketing unemployment numbers in the...
Louis Nel | Oct 27, 2020
Advocate Louis Nel A question that often arises is whether an exchange of e-mails constitutes an agreement. The answer is yes, but it is not ideal as the contractual requirement of ‘offer and acceptance’ must be met. This means that if...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 21, 2020
The International Federation of Exhibition & Event Services – or IFES as most of us know it – has released the results of a survey it ran among its members on the impact their businesses have felt due to COVID-19. The survey ran...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 20, 2020
The results of a global study on live exhibitions, which gathered more than 9 000 responses from exhibitors and exhibition visitors in 30 countries, reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has not caused a shift away from live events. In fact, both...
