Eventprofs
From marketing to budgeting, here we include all our ideas and inspiration to help #eventprofs navigate our changing industry.
Digital Marketing
Where do events fit into your marketing strategy in 2023?
Events can be an invaluable part of an organisation's marketing mix when done right. To discuss this further, we sat down with Al Turner, CEO & MD of EightPR, to gain his expert insights.
Accessibility
Top 8 Tips for Planning Inclusive Events: An Accessibility Guide For Event Organisers
In events, inclusivity isn't just a buzzword - it's a necessity. We've worked with some of the leaders in the events industry on guidance for making events accessible: here's a comprehensive guide to help make sure every event you plan is inclusive!
Digital Marketing
Collecting Feedback on Your Event
Feedback is a crucial part of measuring the success of an event. Here are our top 5 tips on how to go about it!
Diversity & Inclusion
Promoting Inclusion in the Events Industry: In Conversation With Event First Steps
Our industry can be a tough environment to get into, and we run the risk of leaving new starters feeling overwhelmed and unhappy in events. We spoke to Caitlin Kobrak from Event First Steps about how the events industry can support new joiners in the sector.
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Attracting and retaining the best talent in the events industry: what’s the secret?
Struggling to bring on board passionate people to boost your events? We sat down with Robert Kenward to discuss how employers should go about attracting and retaining the best talent in the events industry.
Events
7 Venues That’ll Make Your Boss Think You’re Cool
You need a venue to impress your boss...stat. It's ok, take a deep breath, we've chosen some of the best for that exact situation, you can thank us later.
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White Christmas: 7 Romantic Winter Wedding Venues
'Tis the season for proposals! As an extra-special Christmas treat, we've chosen 7 of the most romantic London venues for a wedding you won't forget.
London Venues
Five Summer BBQ Party Venues
What better way to usher in the summer than a summer party in a great venue. With everything from rooftops to private gardens, discover London's best.
Events
'The Events Outlook': key takeaways on optimising business event programmes
With tighter budgets, smaller teams, and rising event costs, event planners are facing no shortage of challenges in the current environment. Here, 4 experts discuss optimising event programmes against the current events outlook.
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Industry insights: event strategy and outlook in an uncertain economic climate
With recession looming over all sectors for much of 2023, many companies are tightening their belts to protect their bottom line. So where does this leave their event programmes? Here, 4 experts share their thoughts.
Christmas
10 Cracking Christmas Party Venues
The annual Christmas do is always one to remember and reminisce over for months to come by the water cooler. To make sure the team have a cracking time here's some of our top Christmas party venues.
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Business Talk: Corporate Events And The Cost-Of-Living Crisis
With prices rising across the board, the increasing pinch on company budgets will inevitably have an effect on businesses’ ability to put on events. Hire Space spoke to experts across the business and events sectors to discuss the outlook of business events in coming months.
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Team Spotlight: a day in the life of a Hire Space events producer
Whether it's an award ceremony or conference, we plan all sorts of events for our clients. Here's the inside scoop on a day in the life of our Head of Client Delivery, Fiona Price.
Hire Space Case Studies
Hire Space Case Study: Tourism Australia’s Multi-Day Exhibition
Read on for a case study on how we delivered a successful multi-day corporate event for one of our top Hire Space 360 clients, Tourism Australia.
Diversity & Inclusion
International Women's Day: What Does DigitALL Mean In Events?
This year, the UN's theme for International Women's Day is 'DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality'. We sat down with 6 women in event tech roles to discuss their careers and advice for others in the industry.
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Industry insights: what ‘experience-first’ means for events
It’s more vital than ever to make your event stand out by curating an exceptional experience for attendees. Here, five experts share their advice on putting experience at the core of your events.
Summer Parties
Hire Space's Top 5 Summer Party Picks
From sun-soaked rooftops to sprawling manicured lawns, here are our top 5 picks for this year's summer celebration.
Hybrid Events
Common Hybrid Event Tech Hurdles and How to Overcome Them
Back in lockdown, it was revealed that 16% of event planners view confusion with technology as the main barrier to hybrid events. To help ease the anxiety, we've listed three common tech hurdles and how to overcome them.
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13 Beautiful Hanging Centrepieces For Your Event
If you want some inspiration to take your event theming to the next level, here are 13 hanging centrepieces to take your event from dull to dazzling!
3 min read
EventLAB 2021
How To Deal With Constant Change
If you’re someone who struggles with change, you’re certainly not alone. This insightful talk from founder of Stress Matters, Laura Capell-Abra, provides practical advice and guidance on coping with constant change.
Weddings
Getting hitched on a budget? Try these simple reception hacks
With these hacks, you'll be able to transform your wedding venue into the reception space of your dreams - all whilst sticking to the budget.
5 min read
Event Tech
Event Tech Live: Event Spaces Reimagined
Hire Space recently hosted a panel discussion at Event Tech Live on how UK venues are paving the way with innovative event technology. Read the takeaways!
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How to Get One Step Ahead Of A Crisis: Free Event Risk Management Resource
As an event organiser, your most important duty is to protect and safeguard your event attendees and staff. We've put together a complete guide to event risk assessment and management, to make sure you’re always one step ahead of any crisis that might come your way.
Cool Venues
13 New London Venues That Should Be On Every Eventprof's Radar
It seems like there are new spaces popping up in London every month these days, and we're here to be the first to tell you which ones are worth the wait!
Sustainability
Using Event Tech To Drive Sustainability - Reset Connect 2022
As we look to the major challenge of the next decades - the climate crisis - we need to be channelling our efforts and creativity into developing technology to help us to decarbonise. This panel from Reset Connect 2022 explored how event tech can drive forward sustainability across the sector.