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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.

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Setting Measurable Sustainability Objectives For Event Projects

Sustainability expert Abena Poku-Awuah offers her practical tips and frameworks that will get you ready to initiate your own sustainability objectives for your next event.

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6 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Steps To Becoming An Accredited Green Mark Venue

Interested in taking your venue's sustainability efforts up a level? This session explores the steps to becoming a Green Mark Accredited Venue and the experience of a venue already accredited.

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6 min read

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Virtual Events

10 Simple Steps to Planning a Virtual Event

Virtual events are a growing trend in the events industry. But with the recent outbreak of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever for events organisers to learn how to put on virtual events in place of face-to-face ones.

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12 min read

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Virtual Events

New to Virtual? First Things to Consider When Planning a Virtual Event

Virtual and hybrid events are likely to play a major role in the ‘new normal’. But if you don’t have any experience in them, don’t worry. We’re here to share the top things to consider so you can plan a professional virtual event to be proud of.

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9 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

The Fortnight In Review Episode 4

Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX, and Simon Hughes, Chair of BVEP, discuss the latest government negotiations over the last fortnight and preparing to return to work.

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1 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Virtual Events - Where Do We Go From Here?

The final session of 'Business And Events In A Post-Pandemic World - Part 2' considered the shape of the virtual events landscape moving forward.

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7 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Must-Have Tech Skills Of The Post-Pandemic Events Professional

In the 3rd session, Carla Hallmark Jones, Sanj Surati and Martin Fullard explore essential skills event professionals must possess in order to succeed in the post-pandemic events industry.

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6 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Hybrid Events In Action - A Window Into The Planning Process

This session with Alex Gilbert, Louise Broni-Mensah and William Swannell provided an in-depth insight into the planning process of hybrid events.

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7 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Is There Potential For Designing New Experiences With Hybrid Events?

In the first session of 'Business And Events In A Post-Pandemic World - Part 2', we delved into the challenges and opportunities of hybrid events.

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8 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Frequent Flyer Phase-Out? COVID-19’s Long Term Effects On Business & Events Travel

For the final session of 'Business And Events In A Post-Pandemic World - Part 1', we were joined by Aurélie Krau (Festive Road), Stephen Harris (ClearView) and Samme Allen (Professional MC).

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6 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: The International Viewpoint: What Can the UK Learn As Countries Begin To Open Up For International Business?

Christian Badenhop (Lindner Hotels) and Lidia Sakarapani (Principal. Global Events) joined the 5th session of our virtual event, with Paul Colston (Mash Media) moderating.

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9 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Event Professionals As The New Corporate Communicators

We welcomed Valerija Slavina (Moody's Analytics), Abigail Wilkes (Eversheds Sutherland) and Eliot Sargeant (Hire Space), for the 4th session of our virtual event (Part 1).

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6 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: Planning Safer Meetings & Events After COVID-19

As we emerge from lockdown we must have an understanding and framework on how to execute safer events. Christina Warren (58VE), Natalie Shattock (Morningstar) and Jake Bolton (Hire Space) discuss what this would look like and how we can prepare.

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8 min read

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Safer Events

Safer Venues Accreditation: How to Restore Confidence in Events At Your Venue

With our Safer Events Accreditation programme, we can help you restore delegate confidence so that your venue's events calendar is once again jam-packed.

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5 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: What Specific Actions Will Boost The Economy Of The Events Sector And Ensure Future Opportunities?

Sarah Donnelly (Blick Rothenberg) and Paul Hutton (Amplified Hotels) joined us for the 2nd session of our virtual event. Moderating the session was Juliet Tripp (Chemical Watch).

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6 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

The Fortnight In Review Episode 3

This fortnight, we were joined by Simon Hughes, the new Chair of the BVEP, and Richard Groves, Director at SMART Group, to discuss latest government guidelines and what they mean for the events sector.

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2 min read

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Safer Events

Organising Safer Events: Understanding Delegate Confidence As We Emerge From Lockdown (Infographic)

Understanding delegate confidence is key to organising successful events as we emerge from lockdown. We conducted a survey to understand if an individual would feel confident in attending an event that adhered to our Safer Events Framework.

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2 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

Hire Space Presents: The ‘New Normal’ Landscape Of Business & Event Strategy Beyond Coronavirus

We delve into what the 'New Normal' landscape of business & events will look like in this insightful discussion with Carina Bauer from IMEX Group & Paul Black from London & Partners.

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8 min read

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Hire Space 360

How Hire Space 360 Will Help You Navigate The New Normal in Events

We take a look at what the new landscape of the events industry may look like and how you can navigate it with our premium service, Hire Space 360.

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4 min read

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Hire Space Virtual Events

The Fortnight In Review Episode 2

This fortnight, we welcomed back Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX, and Simon Hughes, Vice-Chair of BVEP, to discuss the latest coronavirus news and events industry responses.

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2 min read

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Virtual Events

How To Monetise Your Virtual Events

Virtual events are essential for maintaining human connection during this time and for building your brand. Here's our guide on ensuring ROI from your virtual events whilst adding value for your attendees.

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8 min read

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Venue Marketing

Top Tips For Venue Marketing In a Crisis

Here are some top tips on how to keep your venue top of mind and come out of this crisis strong.

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Coronavirus Updates

5 Excellent Brand Partnerships Born Out of Crisis

We catch up with Kieran Morris, Sponsorship Director at Slingshot Partnership, to identify some notable brand partnerships born as a result of a crisis.

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5 min read

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Venues

3D Virtual Venue Tours Will Be Essential In The New Normal

The new normal will bring about an entirely new expectation of the site visit experience. Be prepared with 3D Virtual Venue Tours.

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3 min read