Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 28, 2022
Flock Eventing Platform presents a useful resource to include in your events with top poll questions for you to consider. Polls give event managers the opportunity to get inside the minds of their attendees in real time. We consider polls to be one...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 3, 2022
Organising and hosting an event is a costly and resource-intensive affair; during a time when budgets are much tighter, unnecessary expenditure isn’t an option. Join theplanner.guru as we navigate through what essentials and add-ons can be...
Scott Langley | Jun 25, 2022
Tapping into exponential productivity isn’t a trade secret kept under wraps by the world’s most successful people, but it takes a degree of focus, writes Scott Langley. Let me ask you a question. How long is your to-do list? What I mean is, how...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 10, 2022
We hear from two experts within leadership as to how we can better align our leadership strategies within the workplace for the now. On 19 May 2022, Queen Ramotsehoa together with 3S Media hosted a panel discussion centred on leadership within the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 6, 2022
Many events follow very similar formats and are becoming indistinguishable from each other. theplanner.guru offers just a few tips and tools for you to switch up the pace and create impactful experiences for your attendees. Events...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 20, 2022
Do event organisers understand attendees’ needs, wants and desires? Liz Lathan, CMP, CMO, and a co-founder of Haute Companies, took it upon herself to identify attendees’ pet peeves to create The Attendee Bill of Rights: A Guide to...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 8, 2022
theplanner.guru learns why micro events are an important strategy on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic. Events are an important driver in creating awareness around brands, people and initiatives. The reason for this is that they are designed around...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 29, 2022
A convention bureau is a fundamental aspect of every established MICE market. theplanner.guru delivers an overview of some of the offerings provided by convention bureaus – both locally and internationally – to understand the role they play. Kenya...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 8, 2022
theplanner.guru unpacks the African Perspectives on the MICE Industry Report’s MICE Industry Maturity Index to understand where the top five MICE markets are on the continent. EGYPT Based on the World Economic Forum’s 2019 stats, tourism...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 21, 2022
Creating a standard for outcome-based events should be a no-brainer. theplanner.guru makes a case for why this matters now more than ever. Given the financial outlay and effort required to bring together each event, it is time that the MICE and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 14, 2022
Analytics are a means to establishing event outcomes and understanding what delegates want. theplanner.guru learns how far we can push these parameters. The meetings and events industry has rapidly evolved over the past two years, with Covid-19...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 6, 2022
Beyond swaying opinions, theplanner.guru understands how a group of collaborators are banding together to create a shift in policy towards building a remote working community. The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it some critical shifts not just in...
