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8 Ways to Supercharge Your Event Marketing With Social Media 05 Aug 2015 Organising an event can be a big undertaking, but it’s only half of the challenge. Once the venue is booked, it’s time to spread the word and garner interest from your target audience. Then, of course, there’s the small matter of actually selling tickets. So how can social media help with event marketing? If you’re... Read More about 8 Ways to Supercharge Your Event Marketing With Social Media
Star Wars at Madame Tussauds – The Launch 03 Jun 2015 A Star Wars party in a Star Wars attraction… take a look at how it was pulled together. On Wednesday May 13th (sadly not May the 4th!) Madame Tussauds played host to the world’s media and a handful of celebs to launch the all new Star Wars attraction space.  Armed with a brief from the... Read More about Star Wars at Madame Tussauds – The Launch
Out with the old and in with the new 16 Dec 2014 2014 has been an eventful year – a year that’s brought us the Ebola virus, the Russians flexing their geographical muscles and the recession was over – and then it wasn’t, and then it was, and now it seems to have loomed its ugly head over the economic trenches once again. How does the events... Read More about Out with the old and in with the new
The 10 Biggest Parties Around The World 25 Nov 2014 We love a good party, whatever our style, and whatever the weather. When that party was so good that you want to recapture it year after year it can take on a life of its own and begin to draw followers from far and wide. Food fights, full-moon parties and festivals; these grand-scale events have... Read More about The 10 Biggest Parties Around The World
The perfect seating strategy for your event 20 Oct 2014 With Awards Dinner season well under way and Christmas parties on the horizon, many event planners often spend hours or even days tearing their hair out over the perfect seating plan. Here are out top tips in creating the perfect seating plan: 1 – Think about the presenters and award winners first If you have... Read More about The perfect seating strategy for your event
Mobile friendly event apps that we learnt about at social media week 29 Sep 2014 Guidebook – a must for all events Founded 3 years ago in Silicon Valley (of course), this is one seriously cool event app that will transform your attendee’s experience of your event. Event attendees can be frustrated when they cannot find the information they need before, during and after the event. As event organisers, it... Read More about Mobile friendly event apps that we learnt about at social media week
Should we have a Christmas party? 16 Sep 2014 Christmas parties are understandably dreaded by some employers – after all, who wants to remember how last Christmas your secretary tried to mount the photocopying machine, and your second in command fell asleep in the stationary cupboard? It may have put you off ever having one again. The chance of someone making a fool of... Read More about Should we have a Christmas party?
Creating a unique Christmas party experience at the London Dungeon 08 Aug 2014 When you think of a holiday/party experience, the London Dungeons probably is not the first attraction that comes to mind.  We also have the additional challenge of selling a product that is an unusual concept (promenade theatre one might say).  The challenge for 2014 was for the Merlin Events team to utilise the Dungeon in... Read More about Creating a unique Christmas party experience at the London Dungeon
Fabulous festival theming and styling for a corporate event! 25 Jun 2014 Everyone visits a festival at one time or another – from the glamorous Goodwood Festival of Speed and the classic ‘Vintage’ (by Wayne Hemingway) or music festivals such as Bestial, Glastonbury and Reading. To notorious festivals with celebrity attendance such as Coachella or the crazy creative atmosphere of Burning Man as well as the young and... Read More about Fabulous festival theming and styling for a corporate event!
Top 10 tips on how to organise a great Dinner Dance event! 05 Jun 2014 1. Decide on an exciting venue. If you’re spending money wowing guests with dinner and dancing, you may as well find a venue that will impress your guests as well. Try Merlin for a Unique London Venue and see our whole range of interesting options available in the city. 2. Organise the guest list. No... Read More about Top 10 tips on how to organise a great Dinner Dance event!