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We are moving to a larger venue for 2017. We have implemented a risk-management manual to our events and we have purchased more event insurance for better protection. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. •Focused on non-dues revenue. • Lowered meeting costs.
Another event-planning pain point is moving attendees throughout a venue or experience, whether it’s for check-in at the entrance, or for moving around a city for a multi-venue conference (like CES). Wi-Fi hacking is a real vulnerability at conferences and should always be part of riskmanagement planning.
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We spoke with Julie Mauer, vice president of marketing for Silverado Resort and Spa , which evacuated during the Wine Country fires in October for insights into how to keep everyone in your group safe and calm during an emergency at a venue. Conduct regular riskmanagement evaluations. In the Line of Fire.
Attendance at professional sports events in the United Kingdom exceeded seventy-four million in 2017 – the highest outside of 2012. It is difficult to see public interest declining, so, here, we will think about risk. A destructive cyber attack is such a threat because of its implications for dealing with other risks.
In 2017, YouGov reported that 53% of women experience sexual harassment in a pub, club or bar. It’s an initiative designed to assist promoters, venues and event managers, giving them the tools to keep attendees safe and learn more about the issues that women face on nights out. One word: community.
Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Where to find him? Where to find him?
Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Where to find him? Where to find him?
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