Kelvin Newman

Interactive sessions are the future, be they roundtable, creative Q&A, or other novel formats. Learn how they can bring a breath of fresh air to your event and successfully engage attendees.

Google Docs (or Drive as it was lately renamed) is a great suite of software that’s completely free to use. At first glance it might seem to just be a cost free alternative to Microsoft Office. It is. But there’s a lot more to the suite of tools than just knocking up a few basic […]

Events were the origin of social media. They bring people together with similar interests to meet, share knowledge and help each other learn. A lot like social media. Despite these similarities it’s easy to launch an event and end up with social media regrets. Most event managers I know are wise to the importance of […]

Twitter can be powerful at generating event sign ups or enquiries. I wanted to share with you some ingenious ways to give your Twitter efforts a little boost. Sign up for Ads for sneaky access to Twitter Analytics. Have you ever wondered which of your tweets was getting the most attention or traction with your […]

There’s no getting away from it, organising a conference, is complicated. There are lots of moving parts. So many things to consider and often not a lot of time. We know it’s the details that make an event great though. Those areas where you’ve concentrated on making something perfect for your attendees. I wanted to […]

Whether you’re hosting a trade conference, wedding show or even charity event there’s a good chance that, in order to be profitable, you will have to get sponsors involved in proceedings. However, in many cases, that’s significantly easier said than done.

For pretty much any conference or event you’re organising, one of the most important things to get right is your speakers. If you get a line-up of who can deliver excellent content for your audience, then you’re likely to have a very successful event. Many conferences or exhibitions have a “Call for Papers” or similar; […]