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You know the saying: you can tell in the first 2 minutes if you’re going to get on with someone. Well, I think people make a similar decision at events – are they going to have a great experience, or not? The welcome a participant gets at an event can set the tone for their …Continue reading »
At Software Acumen, we divide the timeline of an event into before, during and after stages. Today I’ll talk about everything that happens before an event – and if you want your event to be successful, preparation is important. You’ll need to think about things like: goals for the event participants and their needs speakers …Continue reading »
Auto Trader first adopted agile ways of working in 2008. The following year it launched its mobile website, developing iPad and Android apps a couple of years after that. By 2013, the final edition of its printed magazine was published, and Auto Trader became a fully digital business. It’s now the biggest motoring digital marketplace …Continue reading »
I have blogged about wifi before: it’s as essential to tech events as water is to survival. Without it, they don’t work and you run the risk of the worst hashtag of all – #wififail – being tagged to your event (I have nightmares about this!). It’s a myth that conferences always have bad wifi, …Continue reading »
Software Acumen and CamCreatives join forces to launch a practical conference for thinkers and doers in public and private sector organisations creativeConf Cambridge 2015 will provide participants with the tools needed to develop creative skills in an entertaining and inspirational way Software Acumen, a company that specialises in running practical conferences for software practitioners, and …Continue reading »