The Insiders Event Planning Guide To Beating Conference Fatigue

Ask yourself: Have your audiences experienced conference fatigue and can’t bear to see one more PowerPoint presentation or worse still participate in a dry monthly hour long conference call?

Have they had enough travelling all the way to a venue three hrs away when they feel that they could have learnt more reading a memo and would have preferred the option to watch the presentation on-line?

The 7 commandments to an engaging event…

1. Know Your Audience – Do research and ensure that your event adds value. Why not ask the audience when they register for the top 3 topics they want covered throughout the day or any burning questions? Most events cover this in the feedback post event when it’s already too late!  It is helpful and advantageous to know the mind set of the audience in advance. It is better to face any issues and address this from the opening speech. Issues raised, such as de-motivation amongst staff due to recent redundancies, can be opened up from the outset with a pre-emptive positive response by the chief executive.

 2. Set clear objectives and goals for your event within the wider scope of your communications strategy. Think! What would people miss out on if it never took place? Never have a meeting just for the sake of it – this really is bad publicity. Choose another avenue of conveying the message and break the routine!

 
 

3. What is the best platform to communicate and engage? A plethora exists! Be it an event, video or on-line forum to name but a few.  Read more >>

See The Bigger Picture In HD – Recycling Plastic Packaging

In the UK we throw away over 1.5 million tonnes of plastic packaging from households every year.
Many of us are well used to recycling plastic bottles, but few of us have the luxury of a mixed plastics recycling collection service. The norm is for the majority of pots, tubs and trays such as yogurt pots to end up in landfill or to be exported.

Comshows is extremely passionate about protecting our environment and in particular an exciting new venture by BIFFA Polymer and WRAP which is about to change all this!  The new mixed plastics recycling facility in Redcar, UK is the first of its kind and is a step in the right direction for the industry. Through production of this film in HD and through social media, we are bringing to life these new opportunities and in pure cinema capacity.

Be a part of the revolution – spread the word about this exciting new mixed plastics facility.

Watch the film below for an insiders view of this sophisticated technology and how plastic packaging can be recycled into new products

[youtube width=”670″ height=”407″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBf9r74eKKs[/youtube]

Comshows- Live Events And Video Production Agency On The Move To North London

Comshows after a successful decade at Power Road Studios in Chiswick, West London has relocated to join its growing force of suppliers in the creative hub of North London.

Comshows moves into the area with a wealth of experience spanning 21 years in delivering event strategy, strategic marketing and creative / technical input for all of your event and video management requirements.

Linda Carroll, Director of Comshows, “We are very much looking forward to the opportunity of meeting up with local businesses in the area and beyond… Comshows is providing  a free consultation meeting to include creative ideas,  creative audience profiling and analysis of your social media presence by our web experts. “

We have loaded up the trucks or should we say the sledge? and found a new home in Mill Hill – ho ho ho!

Our new contact details are:

Churchill House

120 Bunns Lane

London, NW7 2AP

NB: Please note all e-mail addresses and phone numbers remain the same

Info@ comshows.com            +44 (0) 208 747 4300

Virtual Events

With the onset of the current economic and political climate, event agencies are challenged once again, and not unhappily, to re-evaluate the approach we take with our audiences. This shake-up happens every once in a while, and does wonders for encouraging creativity, innovation and creating a whole new approach within the events industry. We’ve heard time and time again, clients asking “we have a message to get out, but how do we do it?” One key solution is VIRTUAL EVENTS.

What Are Virtual Events?

Virtual events are an interactive portal used to deliver presentations and events across the web, featuring synchronised video and slides. They will never be as effective, or replace face-to-face communication, however, they are a great means of communicating with an audience.

They typically feature: Read more >>

Comshows Runs Master Classes On Top Tips For Planning Web Broadcasts For The Communication Industry

Comshows ran live demos in the heart of Westminster, utilising live equipment and archived examples to highlight benefits and tips of how to incorporate web broadcasting as part of companies event strategies.

Comshows, nicknamed “v communicator” delivered by our expert web suppliers provides a highly interactive portal and presentation software capture used to broadcast presentations and events across the web – featuring fully synchronised videos & slides. Easy to use interaction / options are available for web audience through ask the panel live questions and voting / opinion polls. Ability to capture presentation live and/or on-demand viewing with optional pay per view to generate extra revenue.

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Comshows Hits The Big 2-1

Comshows celebrated and entertained clients and suppliers with an evening drinks reception at the spectular setting at Mary Ward House, London.

“ It is lovely to see so many old and new faces here today to celebrate the wide ranging projects spanning 21 years both in UK and internationally. There have recently  been tremendous changes in the events industry due to economic and political setting which Comshows see as an opportunity to be more creative, innovative and use e-technology in collaboration with live events to present a more eco friendly and wider participation for client events strategies. Here’s to many more prosperous years so have a lovely evening.” Linda Carroll, Director, Comshows