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
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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EventLAB 2020 Online
Smaller Teams and Smaller Budgets - How To Adapt To Doing More With Less
For this panel discussion on event ROI, we welcomed Amy Kobelis from WWF, Kate Davey from London Metal Exchange and our very own Eliot Sargeant.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
How To Become An Event Design Pro
This workshop explored how we can create purpose-led events with experience design, allowing us to keep up with the changing world around us.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
Organising Hybrid Events - The Venue Perspective
This fireside chat at EventLAB Online explored the experiences of organising a hybrid event, through the eyes of a venue.
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Virtual Events
89% of companies to go virtual for Christmas this year
In a new trend for the events industry, 89% of companies will be going virtual for their Christmas parties this year.
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Virtual Events
Your Virtual and Hybrid Event Strategy Checklist
If you’re new to online events, you might not yet have had a chance to build out a robust virtual and hybrid event strategy. To help you out, we’ve listed the key elements that should be on any event planner’s checklist.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
Ensuring Equal Opportunities Through The Hiring And Training Process
The final discussion of EventLAB Online Part 2 discussed inclusive hiring and training.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
How To Make Your Workplace And Events More Inclusive
Co-founders of Diversity Ally, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue and Gabrielle Austen-Browne, held a workshop on how to create more inclusive environments at EventLAB Part 1.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
How To Nail Remote Leadership
This discussion was all about the effect remote working may have on productivity, new practices businesses are adopting and barriers to progress.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
How To Develop A Strategy For Event Sustainability Into 2021
This workshop at EventLAB Part 1 was led by Anna Abdelnoor and Ben Quarrell, co-founders of isla. Read our key takeaways.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
Post-Covid Project Management - What Does The Future Hold?
Watch this fireside chat with Lizzy Eaton, Director of Oddity Events & Marketing and Karolina Daniuk, Senior Events Manager at Digital Catapult.
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EventLAB 2020 Online
Get Creative And Make Your Events More Sustainable
The first session of EventLAB 2020 Online Part 1 was 'Creative Problem Solving For More Sustainable Events'.
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Hybrid Events
Hybrid 101: An Introduction To Hybrid Events
Offering hybrid experiences will be commonplace in no time and we, as event professionals, need to adapt. This article will give you the basic knowledge to get started on your first hybrid brief.
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Coronavirus Updates
Hire Space Joins Shadow Business Minister Roundtable on Events Sector
Hire Space joined a roundtable hosted by Lucy Powell MP, Shadow Business Minister, called to inform the opposition’s campaigning in support of the events industry.
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Safer Events
Case Study: COVID-Safe Wedding at RSA House
RSA House, a Hire Space Accredited Safer Venue, recently held its first physically distanced, COVID-safe wedding. Here, we’ll take a look at what measures were put in place to make sure the event was safe, as well as fun and memorable for the couple and their guests.
5 min read
Virtual Events
How To Create An Awesome Virtual Away Day
Away days are a great way to bring the team together and have some fun too. Read our top tips for planning an engaging away day - online.
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Back to Business Live Stream Series
Back to Business: Case Study of a Real Life Event
Episode 3 tackled the challenges, compromises, highs, lows and joys of actively planning a live event again. Speaking on the panel was Chetan Shah and Frances Green.
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Safer Events
NHS QR Codes: What Are They and Why do I Need Them?
Ahead of the launch of the new NHS COVID-19 app, find out how you can set your venue up for the check-in feature, how it works, and how to use it for your events.
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Safer Events
How To Make Your Safer Events More Appealing
In this era, it can be daunting to attend events which seem clinical and isolating from the outside. We sat down with Kim Myhre, Founder of Experience Designed, to learn how we can make our safer events more appealing.
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Back to Business Live Stream Series
Back to Business: Re-Establishing The Value of Live Events
Episode 2 of our live stream series 'Back To Business' discussed the value of in-person events and asked what we need to do to turn heads again.
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