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Gemma Baker

Gemma loves all things social media and keeps busy by creating lots of Hire Space content. When she’s not creating content, you'll find her shopping, exploring or at the gym!

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How To Guide

7 Ways to Stay Productive in 2025

Staying productive has become more challenging and yet more crucial than ever. Here are seven effective ways to stay productive this year, ensuring you not only meet your goals but exceed them.

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How to Find & Book Winning Corporate Event Venues Every Time

Planning a corporate event can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to finding the perfect venue. The right venue not only sets the tone for your event but also plays a critical role in its success. Whether you're organizing a conference, team-building retreat, or awards ceremony, selecting a venue that aligns with your goals is essential. This guide will walk you through the key considerations and strategies for finding and booking winning corporate event venues every time, with insight

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7 Powerful Venue Finding Hacks for Stellar Corporate Events

Corporate events are under more pressure than ever to deliver value, engagement, and a memorable experience. According to a 2024 survey by EventMB, 78% of event planners say that venue selection is the single most influential factor in attendee satisfaction. Yet, with thousands of options for conference venues in London, hotel event spaces, and unique locations across the UK, finding the right fit can feel overwhelming. Hire Space has helped thousands of companies—from global brands to fast-gro

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Meetings

The Top Sustainable Meeting Venues in London

Although meetings are often small-scale, they can have a significant environmental footprint. To help you meet your green goals, we've put together a list of venues that are making the grade when it comes to sustainability.

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Event Catering

The Top Sustainable Caterers For Greener Events

Check out some of the caterers who are serving up a sustainable change in the industry, from cutting down on packaging, to finding creative ways to use commonly wasted parts of ingredients.

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Sustainability

The Best Sustainability Tools for Event Professionals

To keep up with the sustainability curve, it’s essential that event organisers adopt the technology and resources to help them in the transition. We’ve put together a list of some of the best tools available to eventprofs to help them integrate sustainability in events.

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Sustainability

How CSRD Affects Event Professionals in 2025 and How to Prepare

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) introduces new sustainability reporting standards. This blog explores what CSRD entails, the challenges it poses, and how event professionals can prepare and measure their compliance effectively.

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Beer Gardens

6 Brilliant Beer Gardens For Summer 2025

From green sanctuaries in the bustling city to hidden rooftops, these brilliant beer gardens are must-visit spots for your summer escapades. Grab your colleagues, raise your glasses, and let's dive in. Cheers!

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Summer Parties

How To Plan A Sizzling Summer Party

The hot weather's approaching, which means it's time to start planning this year's out-of-this-world summer party! Here's our guide.

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Event Tech

AI-Powered Event Measurement: Revolutionising How We Track Success

Tired of frustrating manual event measurement? Discover how AI is revolutionising the industry, offering real-time insights, automated feedback and predictive analytics. Learn how to drive data-driven decisions and improve event sustainability.

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Away Days

Creating Truly Engaging Experiences to Motivate Your Team

It's more important than ever that businesses invest in making their work culture genuinely engaging and supportive. Here, we've shared our insights on creating experiences to inspire, motivate, and lift up your team.

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How To Guide

Do More With Less: A Guide To Scaling Your Events Programmes

It's no secret that events teams are stretched far beyond their means. To help release the pressure valve, we discuss how to do more with less so that you can scale your events programmes long-term.

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Venues

The Top Questions To Ask On Your Venue Site Visit

There is so much to consider when hunting for the perfect venue for your event, so we've put together a checklist for the important things to consider when heading on a site visit.

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Corporate Events

Corporate Event Planning in 2025: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

Discover the key challenges and opportunities shaping corporate event planning in 2025. Insights from International Confex 2025’s Let’s Do London panel with industry experts on budgets, AI, data and the evolving role of event professionals.

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International Women's Day

Inspiring Inclusion this International Women's Day

Honouring International Women's Day, we're highlighting the transformative impact of inclusivity across the globe and events industry.

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International Women's Day

How To Celebrate International Women's Day In 2025

Here are ten ways you can celebrate this year's International Women's Day.

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Birthday Inspiration

7 Fun and Spacious Bars Perfect for Activities

Whether you're trying to get to know your colleagues, entertain clients or just have a laugh with some pals, these venues are perfect for a spot of competition and a fun-filled night out!

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Product Launches

Top 3 Pop-Up Venues In London

Looking to rocket boost your brand into the public eye? A successful pop-up requires a savvy location to do the legwork in bringing in the footfall. If you're looking to burst onto the scene, check out three of our favourite venues below.

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Digital Marketing

Experientialism to Transformationalism in Events: 2025 Trends & Predictions

Explore the future of events in 2025, from AI adoption to the surprising return of "dumb." Learn how technology and human connection are shaping transformational event experiences.

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Digital Marketing

Where Do Events Fit into Your Marketing Strategy in 2025?

Events should be a core part of your marketing strategy. Whether you're focusing on maximising ROI or driving long-term engagement, discover how to make your events more impactful and measurable for your brand.

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How To Guide

7 Decadent Dessert Canapés

Indulge in elegance with our 7 Decadent Dessert Canapés, perfect for adding a touch of sophistication to any gathering.

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How To Guide

Leadership and Management Strategies for Event Leaders

Dive into our latest blog on what it takes to be a successful leader in events from some of the best in the industry.

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Corporate Events

Key Challenges for Corporate Event Planners and How to Overcome Them

The events landscape has transformed significantly in recent years, bringing new challenges and opportunities for planners. This article explores the most pressing obstacles event professionals face—along with expert solutions from a panel of seasoned industry leaders.

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Weddings

5 Unforgettable London Wedding Venues

If you're looking to break away from the usual cookie-cutter white wedding, you're looking for an alternative to a church or you want something totally out of the box, then these venues are for you.

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