- By: David O'Beirne
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When it comes to making a sale, there are usually multiple steps that need to be taken or gone through before a sale is finally agreed and signed. The diagram at the top of this article shows a very simplified version of the sales process. If only sales and life were this simple!
- By: Kate Hughes
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One constant throughout the event industry is the clock – it’s always ticking down, and the closer it gets to ‘blast-off’ the longer things seem to take. Temporary structures always seem like an instant fix for inclement weather risks, unexpectedly high visitor numbers or other needs, but when there’s a mismatch between expectation and delivery, it will cost you precious time.
- By: David O'Beirne
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If your marketing spend isn't producing revenue for you then why are you doing it? It should be a paying proposition for your business.
- By: David O'Beirne
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Content, there's so much out there and it's filling our screens large and small. Heck, you can't move for the stuff and if it was all great high-quality information then the world would be a much more knowledgeable and better-connected place.
- By: Simon Garrett
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A government review into fire legislation by Dame Judith Hackitt has called for ‘simplified and unambiguous’ regulations and guidance on fire safety. When the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO) came into force in 2015 it was designed to achieve just that and it did sweep away a complex system of overlapping legislation. Examination of the legal position following the Grenfell fire, however, has highlighted a number of flaws. The events industry needs to ensure that its voice is heard in any future reviews and is worth briefly considering where we currently stand:
- By: David O'Beirne
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What happens when the target market that you serve decides that they don’t like the product that your business depends on?
