Why All Festivals Need a Messenger Bot
Thomas Van Orshaegen is the co-founder and CRO at BeatSwitch, the leading festival management software that powers more than 125 festivals worldwide. His passion lies where music, technology, marketing and customer centric problem solving...
The Key Things Investors Look for in the Live Entertainment Sector
Lisa Boden is a partner at Edition Capital. The Edition Capital team has invested over £120m of funds into live entertainment and media businesses over the past 15 years, including the Impresario Festivals portfolio...
The Future Tech of Music Festivals
Marino Fresch is Eventbrite's Marketing Director for the UK and Ireland. He is an experienced online marketer and e-commerce professional with over 15 years' experience defining marketing and web strategies, and executing strong online...
Promoting the Experience: How WiFi Can Boost Influencer Marketing at Festivals
Will Evans is a Director of Performance Networks, a UK based specialist WiFi and communications provider for businesses. He has more than 20 years' experience in communications and has worked at Performance Networks for seven...
A forced but necessary change in the Festival Industry
During a busy summer that saw GMC Events involved in the production of shows such as Shambala, Arcadia, Somerset House sessions, Shindig and Bristol Pride, director Ryan Wilmott took time to reflect on the...
How to Use Your Live Music Data to Turn a Profit
Janneke van Egmond is an editor and marketer at Eventbrite Benelux. With years of experience as an account manager in the event industry she knows what makes organisers tick (and what keeps them awake...
How Can Big Festivals Better Serve Small Bands?
John Bownas is Editor-in-Chief at VirtualFestivals.com and has been a lead contributor to the site since it started in 1999. During that time he also helped establish the foundation of the UK Festival Awards....
North America May Have Found Its Own Ibiza
Julian Prince is a DJ / producer and hospitality industry professional from Montreal. He's one of the co-founders of SXM Festival, which will take place on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin from March...
A Better Way to Provide Festival Essentials
Jodie Boyd is the Founder of Pic ‘n’ Mix Festival Kit. Spurred by a passion for music combined with experience working within the industry, she launched Pic ‘n’ Mix Festival Kit earlier this year...
The Important Features of Festival Security
Mark Peck is the Managing Director at Stage Event Security, a specialist SIA-accredited security firm in Ipswich that delivers a range of services throughout the Suffolk region, including security for festivals, venues, and events.
Festivals...