Finding a Niche and Nailing It
Craig Mathie is Managing Director at Bournemouth 7s Festival. A Sports Management graduate and Prince 2 qualified Project Manager, Craig has a growing reputation within the live events industry. A hugely passionate events man,...
Why Brands Shouldn’t be the Headline Act at Festivals
Tim Collett is Head of Live Events at WRG. A graduate of Event Management, Tim has over 15 years’ experience in the live events industry, including over 11 years at Jack Morton as an...
The Ins and Outs of Temporary Structures for Music Events
Mark Guirard is the Managing Director of Scaffold Tower, a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of bespoke scaffold towers for several UK festivals, music events and more. Here he provides details on the ins and...
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...
How to Keep Your Festival’s Data Secure
Darren Gallop is the CEO and co-founder of live event management software firm, Marcato, which specialises in the creation and development of web-based logistics management solutions for live events. Darren and his team serve...
The UK Festival Market Report 2017
Festival Insights and the UK Festival Awards are proud to release the UK Festival Market Report 2017, an in-depth examination of consumer demographics, preferences and behaviour based on research undertaken from October - November...
Organisers Should Choose Their RFID Cashless Payments Supplier Wisely
Aidan Pawson is the Head of Operations at Ticket Arena and Event Genius, a primary ticket seller and event technology supplier based in Leeds, UK. His role includes developing strategic partnerships, programme management, event...
From Club Night to Festival
Fred Letts founded Percolate in 2012 with a group of his best friends. He ran the club nights on the side of his advertising job until 2014, when he left to pursue a career...
Advice for Running an Effective Lost Property Service
Penny Mellor has worked in the events sector for over 45 years, mainly concerned with the wellbeing of attendees and others at outdoor music events. This includes advising on, organising and managing welfare services...
Five Steps to Make Your Festival More Accessible
Paul Hawkins is the Festival Project Manager for Attitude is Everything, a charity that works with audiences, artists and the live events industry to improve access to live music for deaf and disabled customers....