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...
Angela Barter | Jul 24, 2022
As activity within the events industry starts picking up, Angela Barter advises us on how to avoid the dangers of greenwashing. As event attendees, delegates, hosts, sponsors and partners become increasingly conscious of the environmental impact of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 10, 2022
Collaborative workspaces combat loneliness and make for happier employees according to recent research by #WorkAnywhere and Selina, a commissioned study led by top researchers at Boston University and University of Canterbury. Selina, the...
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 | 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 13, 2022
In a bid to better understand the value and role played by travel agents within the travel sector, ASATA has released the second edition of its 21st Century Travel Agent Study. The Association of Southern African Travel Agents (ASATA) has released...
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...
Scott Langley | Apr 24, 2022
Decoding your team could help you achieve maximum results. Scott Langley weighs in with some tricks of the trade. Think about your team for a minute. Nope. Not your sports team. Your other team – the one you work with. Have you ever wondered how...
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 | Apr 1, 2022
In an official media release received by theplanner.guru, Corporate Traveller says its new monthly resource covers everything from travel policies to cost savings and more. Corporate Traveller, the corporate travel brand of the Flight Centre Travel...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 28, 2022
On 15 March 2022, the SA Events Council hosted the Road to Recovery webinar together with several business events industry role-players. Here is an overview of the discussions. Exactly two years after the declaration of a State of Disaster...