Case Study: Event Support Staff for The Events Company's Summer Fun Days The Project Summer is peak season for company fun days, and The Events Company keeps a busy calendar of them, building family fun days and team challenge events for corporate clients up and down the country. This year we supported that calendar by supplying event support staff across…
Case Study: Crowd Talent for the Turbo Tango Launch, Manchester The Project A product launch only works if the room feels alive from the first minute, and that was exactly the brief for the Turbo Tango launch in Manchester. Turbo Tango first appeared in 2011 as an aerosol powered can that turned Tango into a foamy, edible spray, and it…
Case Study: Promotional Staff for San Miguel at Wetherspoons The Project We were delighted to provide promotional staff for San Miguel's poolside-style activation across Wetherspoons venues in Birmingham, London and Manchester, working on behalf of Studio Alligator Pear Agency. The brief was to bring a slice of poolside atmosphere into a busy hospitality setting, and our teams did exactly that,…
There's a particular kind of panic that sets in around late September, when you realise your Halloween trail, half-term programme or Bonfire Night event is only a few weeks away and your usual team is nowhere near big enough to run it. You're not alone in that. Every venue, attraction, town centre and community organiser chasing the autumn crowds hits…
Conference Registration Staff: Everything You Need to Know The person at your registration desk is the first human a delegate meets on the day, and often the last thing they remember about how the event felt. In this article, we look at why conference registration is a far more skilled role than it appears, how the right staff gives your…
How to Choose the Right Event Staff for Your Event Preview: Choosing event staff is not simply about finding enough people to fill a rota, because the people working on site will directly influence how visitors experience the event, how smoothly the day runs and how confidently your brand is represented. The right choice depends on the type of event, the…
PR Stunts, Influencers and Live Activations: Creative Ways to Promote Your Event Preview: Promoting an event successfully now starts long before the doors open. A strong pre-event campaign can create curiosity, build recognition and give people something worth talking about before they arrive at the venue. Influencers, PR staff, live activations, street teams and carefully planned crowd moments can all help…
Why Temporary Kitchen, Waiting and Cleaning Staff Matter for Busy Events Autumn brings a busy run of exhibitions, awards evenings, corporate events and festive functions, and for many venues the challenge is not the event itself but having enough people to support it properly. Temporary kitchen staff, waiting staff and cleaners can give existing teams the extra capacity they need…
Why Use an Agency Instead of Recruiting Event Staff Yourself? If you are planning an exhibition, a promotional campaign or any event that needs extra hands on the day, you have probably asked yourself whether you really need an agency at all. On paper, finding your own staff looks straightforward. You post a few adverts, look through the replies, pick…
What Information Do Promotional Staff Need Before an Event? How to Get the Brief Right You might hire experienced promotional staff who fit your brand and have a great event planned, but if your team shows up without the right details, their job becomes much harder. A good staff brief doesn’t need to include everything about your company. It just…