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OPINION Simon Sa’Feio: If you want to do better in Tesco, leave the shop!
0 Comment(s) 09/05/2008 -0400 GMT
The account director of Carbon Marketing looks at the effectiveness of experiential campaigns at promoting retail brands compared with the traditional product sampling approach of field marketers.

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Upswing continues for German events market
0 Comment(s) 09/05/2008 -0400 GMT
A study of the German meetings and events market has found that the industry in the country is growing significantly in terms of number of events held and delegate attendance levels.
Emirates voted England’s best venue for meetings and events
0 Comment(s) 07/05/2008 -0400 GMT
In what is turning out to be an amazing 12 months for the Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal Football club, April saw the venue officially named the best venue for meetings and events in England,...
Reed’s new digital marketing show threatens CMPi’s Internet World
0 Comment(s) 07/05/2008 -0400 GMT
A new event has been announced by Reed Exhibitions targeting the online marketing industry, which has put the company on a collision course with fellow show organiser CMPi.
Exhibitors get event insurance at the touch of a button
0 Comment(s) 06/05/2008 -0400 GMT
Event Assured has launched the first multi-currency full cycle EDI exhibitor insurance website – www.exhibitor-insurance-online.com – directly responding to client need for a service...
Construction of ADNEC Phase 2 enters final stage
0 Comment(s) 05/05/2008 -0400 GMT
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has announced that Phase 2 of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, the most modern exhibition centre in the world, has entered its final phase...
Abu Dhabi Capital Gate project proceeds on schedule
0 Comment(s) 05/05/2008 -0400 GMT
The construction of Abu Dhabi’s gravity defying feature tower, Capital Gate, which will house the executive five-star hotel Hyatt at Capital Centre, is proceeding on schedule.
BREAKING NEWS ADNEC snaps up ExCeL London for £178m
0 Comment(s) 02/05/2008 -0400 GMT
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company pslc (ADNEC) has been confirmed as the new owner of ExCeL London, after ADCG (UK) Ltd – owned by ADNEC – paid £178 million for all...
GLOBAL VISION Association Review: MPI in the Middle East
0 Comment(s) 01/05/2008 -0400 GMT
Fresh from MPI’s Middle East Meetings and Event Conference, chief executive Bruce MacMillan talks to James Latham about the challenges facing event planners in the region and beyond, how...
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Howards Way Gala Dinner tickets now available
0 Comment(s) 30/04/2008 -0400 GMT
Howard Kerr and his friends from the UK events industry completed the 87-mile walk across The Ridgeway, from Hertfordshire to Wiltshire in aid of Pancreatic cancer, despite poor weather and...

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MISSION CRITICAL: ICCA survey suggests events could weather economic storm
0 Comment(s) 08/05/2008 -0400 GMT
If we're all heading towards global economic meltdown, then recent research suggests that no one's told the meetings and events industry. Ian Whiteling reports…
ALL MEET: Experience the MPI European Meetings and Events Conference
0 Comment(s) 07/05/2008 -0400 GMT
A real melting pot of networking and learning for global events professionals, the recent inaugural MPI European Meetings and Events Conference held at ExCeL in London was a triumphant...
OPINION Mark Harding: Security and the three Rs
0 Comment(s) 01/05/2008 -0400 GMT
The Showsec managing director explains how education lies at the core of successful event security and crowd management.
WHAT'S ON THE MENU? Getting the food right at your event
0 Comment(s) 30/04/2008 -0400 GMT
Following on from last month’s look at the reasons behind the growing importance of catering at events, Ian Whiteling examines the factors that determine exactly what kind of food should...
OPINION Aileen Reuter: One Future leads the way
0 Comment(s) 25/04/2008 -0400 GMT
The head of Eventia's CSR committee tells how a passion for environmental issues has helped her to make a real difference to the industry through the association's One Future initiative.
BUILT TO LAST: Adding value to events through digital data capture
0 Comment(s) 24/04/2008 -0400 GMT
People's increasing acceptance of digital media in every walk of life has opened up a huge opportunity for brands to add value to their experiential activities. Pete Roythorne looks at how digital...
Fuel costs mount pressure on airlines
0 Comment(s) 21/04/2008 -0400 GMT
Fasten your seatbelts and expect a rough ride over the months and possibly years to come as business and, in particular, transatlantic airlines experience financial turbulence, James Latham...
OPINION Didier Scaillet: Education, Education, Education
0 Comment(s) 18/04/2008 -0400 GMT
The MPI sounds a call to action for more training in the meetings and incentives fields.
IMEX PREVIEW: International growth
0 Comment(s) 15/04/2008 -0400 GMT
The sixth IMEX will open its doors on 22 April at Messe Frankfurt. Rises in the number of exhibitors, plus hosted buyers and key German decision-makers will make this IMEX the largest and busiest...

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