Live Event, Experiential and Brand Experience musings

In an industry where women make up 75% of the workforce yet hold less than 20% of the top-level positions, it's clear that something isn’t adding up. We often talk about how progressive our sector is, but when it comes to gender equality in leadership roles, we’re...

The traditional sales bonus system doesn’t work. We’ve been stuck in an outdated, convoluted system that doesn’t make sense anymore. It’s time we rethink how we pay salespeople because the way we’ve been doing it is not just broken; it’s damaging. For too long,...

Are we really ready for a seismic shift in how we work? As I look back on the last Events Industry Salary Survey where over 1300 people responded, it’s clear that the workplace is on the brink of transformation. We’re not just talking about minor adjustments but...

YOU Search & Select, the leading senior specialist in event and brand experience industry recruitment is pleased to share its newest quarterly report on recruitment trends for the second quarter of 2024. Drawing from extensive interactions with agency owners,...

You can’t have missed the fact that America’s iconic SXSW festival is coming to London next year; I am really excited by this announcement and I am not alone. Since its announcement a few weeks ago, I have spoken to around 40 agency owners and senior stakeholders and...

BCD Meetings & Events and ACA Live have pledged to support the scholarship initiative for the 2024 student intake at Bournemouth University Gabrielle Austen-Browne FRSA (she/her) our co-founder said: "We're so excited to have ACA Live and BCD as donors for the...