Christmas is coming – ideas to make Christmas great this year!

Christmas is coming – ideas to make Christmas great this year!

It’s the time of year when venues are finalising their Christmas Party Ideas. The Eventologists specialists are here to support you in one of the most important calendar events of the year! So if you’ve been searching for #Christmasthemingideas or #Christmastablecentres? With our range of festive decorations, you need search no further.

Last week in our newsletter we featured lots of theming ideas including table centres, so if you’re planning a themed Christmas Party, its important to start planning the Christmas party early so that you can start to create invitations and promotional material to market it early. Decide on a realistic budget you would like to spend on the event and this will determine what styling ideas, props and dressing we can use to bring the theme to life. If budget is an option then at least ensure that the centrepiece makes a statement and is suited to the rest of the decorations.

If you’re looking for a #traditionalChristmastheme there are so many great ways to dress a venue from a fully themed event such as a #winterwonderlandparty to just touches around the venue to give a festive feel such as garlands, Christmas trees and small accessories. As night falls and the parties get into full swing, there are so many different party ideas to create the Christmas atmosphere from chair covers, table centres, mood lighting to a #santasgrotto. If budget is the dictator, what about a range of great looking table centres that scream Christmas. We present just some ideas that you can use!

For more ideas and options call Eventologists today!

Themed Events – Hints and Tips

Themed Events – Hints and Tips

Hosting any type of Corporate event is a very important part of any company’s strategy whether that be the AGM for employees or a showcase for customers. Corporate Events help to promote the business internally and externally, as well as reinforcing brand values and corporate messages.

They can reinforce internal communications amongst employees, they help to raise awareness amongst existing and potential clients and raise the profile amongst suppliers. A lot can hinge on the success of a corporate event – be it an Awards Dinner, exhibition, conference, showcase or just a party.
There are many aspects to hosting a great corporate event such as Venue, theme or styling of event, content, food, atmosphere and entertainment. Each week, we will give hints and tips about some of these aspects.

This week we talk about themed events

Themed events can be a brilliant ice breaker as guests can be instantly transported to another world, space or era. A themed event can be based on a film theme, an era, an occurrence but themed events can also be colour based. Good themed events can leave guests with a memorable experience and reinforce a company’s image, brand and corporate message. Great themes with amazing visual props, installations can even attract publicity and today’s age of social media, it will filter through all sorts of communications and could become viral.

Choosing the Right Theme

Corporate event specialists will first have to take a few factors into consideration when ensuring that theme is suitable for the event:

• Understand the age, social background and sex, and choose the theme accordingly. A Frozen Theme or Alice in Wonderland theme may be suitable for a corporate family day event, but not for a serious dinner where maybe a colour based theme would be more suitable.
• Venue size and location is critical to understand so that the appropriate quantity and size of installations, theming and props are selected. For example in an area with tall ceilings and vast space, it’s important to look at features that will fill the vacant air space to get real impact as people enter the room.
• Themed events are not just about putting props out. In fact doing this at an event can sometimes look out of place because thought has not been put to creating a theme that is seamless and in line with the rest of the room. The position and placement of products is paramount to getting the impact.
• Cost. Do you have a strict budget that you have to work within, or is money not a problem? The amount of money a company is prepared to spend on theming will determine how and where we prioritize the theming. For instance the Gatsby theme has been a big hit, as it encompasses catering, theming, fancy dress entertainment etc . However with a smaller budget we would recommend focusing on table centres and chair covers only.

How to Get the Most Out of Your Corporate Entertainment

There are plenty of themes which work really well for corporate events and if it’s a Christmas Party the themes can be more fun as people want to let their hair down! To get the most out of your corporate event you must make sure that:

• You pursue a wow factor or bespoke themed idea that will impress guests and ensure that the event is talked about.
• The themed event could be in line with a corporate message and in which case we recommend working closely on a bespoke themed event
• You are aware of the latest film, interiors and entertainment trends to select a theme that is relevant and accessible to the audience. Enhance this further with entertainment and catering to create a seamless flowing theme.

Top tips

Corporate event planners must keep a few key points in mind to ensure that their event is a success.

Themed for corporate events need to be selected carefully to ensure it is appropriate for the key target audiences. Event specialists dealing with corporate theming can assist to scale the event and select the most appropriate theming that fits well within budget and hits objectives. As they are striving to seek out the best theme, they will make sure that they suggest a product mix that will make lasting impression.

The more unique and immersive the event is; the better the reaction from the audience. Today the best events are memorable because they are experiential, interactive and quirky to ensure a truly theatrical experience, and this will go a long way towards creating an amazing memory for the audience as well as some great publicity on social media.

Tis the season for Pimms and Strawberries!

Tis the season for Pimms and Strawberries!

The Eventologists team were busy creating a #summer garden theme this week at Epsom Races for the Epsom Derby. A quintessential British summer themed marquee was dressed with #Vintage Bunting, rustic planers and our glorious ivory blossom trees. Cheers – enjoy the heatwave!

Your Summer starts here……Dive in, the water’s lovely…..

Your Summer starts here……Dive in, the water’s lovely…..

Strawberries and cream, croquet, manicured lawns and village fetes with Summer days filled with glorious garden parties and Pimms

An array of scintillating and stunning Summer table centre pieces awaits….from vintage to rustic, from topiary to art deco, we have all the trends for Summer 2015 covered…..

Go shopping on us – get yourself a £25.00 M&S voucher when you confirm your order with us by July 2015.

Hosting any type of Corporate events – hints and tips

Hosting any type of Corporate events – hints and tips

Hosting a Corporate event is intrinsic to the success of any company’s strategy whether that be the AGM for employees, a showcase for customers.. an Awards Dinner, a product launch or quite simply an excuse for a Company celebration…Corporate Events will always add value in terms of promoting the business internally and externally, as well as reinforcing brand values and corporate messages.
There are an incredible array of considerations, some more vital than others in hosting an amazing, memorable corporate event such as Venue, appropriate/on brand theme or styling, content, food, atmosphere and of course Audi Visual and entertainment. Each week, let us share our expertise, talent and flair in providing hints, tips and some real ‘pearls of wisdom’ about some of these aspects.
This week – let’s talk entertainment!

Entertainment can make or break a corporate event and making the most of any act, show or performer can be hugely beneficial. It can truly end up (if you wish it) to be the talking point of the entire event. Good corporate entertainment can leave guests with a memorable experience and reinforce a company’s image, brand and corporate message. Good entertainment can even attract publicity and within the Social Media world we all live in, it will filter through all sorts of communication channels and could even become viral.

Choosing the Right Entertainment

As Corporate event specialists we will first have to take a few factors into consideration when ensuring the entertainment is suitable for the event:

• Determine age, social background and sex of audience in general – naturally choose entertainment accordingly. A tribute to ‘Take That’ or ‘Michael Jackson’ may be suitable for a corporate family day event, but not for a conservative dinner!
• Venue size and location is a factor that many event planners and organisers forget. This is vital as it will play a part in deciding whether or not you can have that aerial entertainment or fire breathers or whether you just want a great set of entertainers to create atmosphere and buzz and to simply mix and mingle.
• Cost? Do you have a strict budget that you have to work within, or is money not a problem? The amount of budget a company is prepared to allocate towards entertainment will affect the options available.

How to Get the Most Out of Your Corporate Entertainment

There are plenty of acts and performers geared towards the corporate entertainment market, ensuring that businesses ‘stand out’. But to get the most out of your corporate entertainment you must ensure:
• You pursue a ‘wow’ factor or unique entertainment idea that will impress guests and guarantee your event is talked about.
• If the entertainment you require is for an exhibition or trade stand, that the acts or performers you book will increase footfall and draw guests to your stand.
• You use entertainment that reinforces the corporate identity or can be branded to showcase the logo.
• You are aware of the latest entertainment trends to appear ahead of the game/up to date.

Top tips
Corporate event planners must keep a few key points in mind to ensure that their event is a success.
The best entertainment is interactive and immersive to ensure a truly theatrical experience, and this will go a long way towards creating an amazing memory for the audience.