Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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Despite rising costs and inflation, 76% of event professionals plan to increase their total volume of events in 2023, highlighting critical importance of face-to-face experiences to drive business Â
July 14, 2023
Back in 2020 I declared that if anything, the overall government response to COVID proved once and for all that the Australian Federation is fucked. Essentially Australia has eight different jurisdictions (the feds, six states and two territories) doing things in different ways. This is most apparent in health in regards to data collection, analysing and reporting. During 2020 and 21 we were getting lots of data regarding the …
October 14, 2022
My favourite marketer has another great post this week and I think this line should be writ large on the wall of every event manager… “How do you get these ideas? Question everything.” To my mind every event is either marketing or tourism, or both. So if you want your event to be a success you need great ideas, and great ideas are found when you – question everything. …
August 24, 2022
It’s been interesting to see the Queensland and NSW governments played off against each other by NRL boss Peter V’landys. The Courier Mail reported the NRL would make $10 million in revenue if the Grand Final was played at Suncorp Stadium, compared to $7 million if it was held in Sydney. The NSW government also offered a last ditch offer of $8 million a year for Accor Stadium to …
August 23, 2022
Tourism Australia’s latest research confirms the levels of confidence and comfort for event planning across Australia continues to grow. With 84 per cent of business decision makers now planning events within the next 6 to 12 months (up 13 percent from February 2022), the confidence of Australia’s domestic business events sector is the highest it has been since the pandemic began. Decision makers are showing a clear desire to …
July 28, 2022
Is now the right time to come together? Once upon a time, when the world was a very different place, when marketing budgets meant that if a company wanted to spend a million dollars on a gala dinner without being scrutinized for it and did, we could afford to be working in an industry with so many disparate parts. Donna Kessler This was a time when attending an exhibition …
July 18, 2022
OK we need it on the recovery table. We can win the battle but loose the war and if the major stand builders and furniture suppliers continue down the current path of what seems to be opportunistic pricing and profit direction whilst blaming the price rises on staff shortages. For now show organisers are compromised on price increases as most have rolled their contracts from 2020-21 into this year …
March 10, 2022
Two mice and two small people can probably help us, or can they? International borders have reopened, even WA is reconnecting to the mainland despite them now having increasing cases (seems he is now OK spreading the love to the East), QR codes being dropped, masks being relaxed, density limits dropped, a singing Queensland Premier who seems to have received the memo and stayed on track. If you are …
March 4, 2022
The events sector across Australia has experienced considerable collateral damage as a result of COVID-19. However, with high vaccination rates being reached across the country and with borders opening up we can look forward to resumption in demand for face-to-face meetings. This will provide a much needed boost to the industry in 2022. State borders will hopefully all be opened up in early 2022 and the domestic market will …
November 23, 2021
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Has 2022 been too good to be true, and can it continue?
A new report from the USA exhibition industry may support growing concern that the industry could face significant challenges and could go backwards over the next 18 months compared to 2022. The demand for in-person experiences has been skyrocketing as we emerged out of covid lock downs, and many shows made remarkable comebacks beating where they were at in 2019. People craved the tangible interactions, the excitement of exploring …