Hire Space Blog
Ideas, guidance and inspiration for your virtual & in-person events. Brought to you from the creators of Hire Space, the UK's leading event booking platform.
Virtual Events
Ideas for Fun Virtual Entertainment Features
We all understand the importance of entertainment at an in-person event. From drinks and nibbles after a panel discussion to tons of breakout space at a conference, there’s always a need to give your attendees a chance to relax and let their hair down. But how does that translate to virtual events?
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Virtual Events
Beat the Uncertainty with Covid Cover
Covid Cover helps you plan confidently and efficiently by allowing you to effortlessly switch between virtual, hybrid and in-person events as required.
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Virtual Events
Supplier Spotlight: Our Top Virtual Suppliers Of The Month
Check out our top virtual entertainment suppliers of the month.
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How To Guide
Your Guide To Planning Your 2021 Event Strategy
We've been given a roadmap out of lockdown and a start date for live events. So what now? We share our top tips for planning your 2021 event strategy.
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Virtual Events
The Value of Team Building in 2021
With most of us still working from home, how can we keep our teams clued up, motivated and productive? Here’s why you should make virtual team building a central part of your event strategy this year.
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Virtual Events
Top Tips For Successful Virtual Event Networking
Virtual events bring new opportunities for networking with peers and customers. Here are some top tips for facilitating this and get your attendees interacting.
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Virtual Events
8 Top Tips For Successful Virtual Audience Engagement
To make your virtual event stand out from the crowd, bring your audience into the event conversation. Here's 8 top tips for getting your attendees involved and engaged.
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Virtual Events
8 Of The Best Virtual Audience Engagement Tools On The Market
It's important to get your audience interacting and engaging with your virtual event. Here are the best tools to help you do it!
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Safer Events
The #Eventprofs Guide to COVID Testing
As an events industry, investing in testing can demonstrate that our events (once they’re allowed to resume) are really and truly safe. But what kind of tests should you invest in? Is there anything you should watch out for? We’ve laid it all out here.
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Virtual Events
What Technology Do I Need To Host My Virtual Event?
It's important to make sure you're using the best possible tech for your virtual event, so we've compiled a handy list of what you'll need to get started.
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Virtual Events
The Best ‘All-in-One’ Virtual Event Platforms and What to Use Them For
Your virtual event is only as good as the platform you're using. But with tons of virtual event platforms out there, it can be hard to know where to start searching. To make things easier, we've listed 9 of the best.
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Virtual Events
11 Types of Virtual Event Formats To Consider for Your Event Strategy
In this saturated market, it's important to create a great virtual event that people will remember. To help you get started, here's 11 virtual event formats for you to consider for your event strategy.
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Virtual Events
Tips For Making A Virtual Conference Memorable On A Budget
In these unprecedented times, virtual events are a great option for communicating with your customers. Here are our top tips on organising a virtual event on a budget.
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Virtual Events
10 of the Best Virtual Experience Suppliers on the Market
We’ll all remember 2020 as the year the world went virtual and brought us a ton of virtual experience suppliers to rival even the most excellent in-person event suppliers on the market.
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Virtual Events
Introduction to Virtual Event Design
Event design has always been a key consideration for event planners organising a face-to-face event. But it’s no less important for virtual events. So, how does it fit in?
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Hybrid Events
Is Now The Time To Invest In Covid-Proof Tech?
Nicola Macdonald, Content Director at Collaborative Creations, features on our blog this week and shares her wisdom on making venues more Covid-secure with technology.
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Virtual Events
11 Virtual Team Building Ideas For A Quarantined World
Maintaining a strong company culture and team morale during these uncertain times doesn’t have to be a drag. Get creative, and inject some fun into the workday with these team building activities.
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Virtual Events
9 Festive & Fun Virtual Christmas Party Ideas for Every Team
Chances are this Christmas could look a little different, with chances of second waves and continued social distancing. So, we've pulled together some great virtual Christmas party ideas for your team, so you can stay safe while celebrating like you deserve.
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Virtual Events
Your Virtual Event Planning Checklist
We've prepared this handy checklist so you can get on top of planning your virtual event and ensure it runs without a hitch.
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Virtual Events
5 of The Best Virtual Event Examples of 2020
There have been some great virtual events this year. In this piece, we shine a spotlight on our top 5.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
How To Facilitate Networking At Your Virtual or Hybrid Event
The first discussion of EventLAB Online Part 2 explored hybrid event networking with some expert eventprofs on the panel.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
Case Study: How To Step Up Your Virtual Events With Gamification
Matt Margetson walks us through a case study of a virtual experience Smyle created for Samsung for a new product launch.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
Safer Events - Getting Prepared For The Return To Live
The final session of EventLAB Online Part 2 explored event safety and what event professionals should be thinking about to prepare for the return of face-to-face events.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
How To Take Immersive Experiences Into 2021
The penultimate discussion of the morning was about the impact coronavirus has had on immersive events, as well as trend forecasts for 2021.
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