Our thoughts and musings
Plan Your Conference by the SeasideBlog by: Aurelia; posted: 16 May 2013;
The sun is shining, the waves are tumbling onto the beach and the smell of grilling is coming in through the office windows. Reputed for hosting many successful conferences, it goes without saying that Brighton is an ideal location for a corporate meeting, away from the hustle and bustle of the Capital.
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Our Top Venues for this Christmas
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 15 May 2013;
Although summer has yet to pierce through the British clouds, we always have Christmas parties on the brain. Seeing as key dates and venues are already booking up quickly, we've put together our list of the top venues for this Christmas.
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We want you to attend...
British Grand Prix
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 03 May 2013;
For all Formula 1 and motor racing fans, I would imagine that attending the British Grand Prix represents a dream-come-true, especially when part of a luxurious live hospitality package. Nevertheless, we are aware that many can be put off by the prices they see attached to these packages, often esteeming that they are too high.
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Our Venue Crushes of the Day
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 01 May 2013;
We love it when we get wind of exciting, upcoming venues! Being in events, here at the office, we all love an opportunity to discover the new best place in town for a bit of dining or an evening cocktail. Here's a list of a few venues, inspired by the May 2013 issue of Conference News, which we've read up on today and daydream about trying out ...
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Why We Love Twitter...
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 30 April 2013;
The dominant belief today is that for a company to succeed
it must possess and demonstrate detailed knowledge of all top social media
platforms, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. In our case, over the recent months, we have developed a love for Twitter.
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Top Ten Summer Venues for a...
Sunny Day
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 26 April 2013;
The sun is shining bright and we’re all getting the urge to celebrate around a good old barbecue...
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Summer parties...
Is there any value in theming?
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 24 April 2013;
One of the most frequently asked questions we receive from our clients is whether theming a summer party would increase its success.
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Christmas Parties...
Frequently Asked Questions
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 22 April 2013;
What is bowl food?
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Make your events stand out this summer with these...
FAB party ideas!
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 17 April 2013;
For most of us, when the warm weather begins to blow in, all we want to do is plan an event, which will lead us outside to soak up some well-deserved Vitamin D. Hosting a summer party is an ideal opportunity to boost networking and productivity amongst partners and employees. To make your upcoming summer party, and correspondingly, your brand stand out, we’ve listed our top party ideas below.
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Flavorsome Friday...
Fight the Flu with one healthy recipe!
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 12 April 2013;
Oatmeal, Cranberry and Peanut Butter Cookies
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I'd like to try...
Adrenaline-inducing team building activities
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 09 April 2013;
Nothing like filling your lungs with fresh air and (fingers crossed) feeling the sun to get those creative juices flowing! Although the traditional outdoor activities, such as canoeing/kayaking make for a fun day out with the team, below are some perhaps more original ideas for team building…
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10 Christmas party themes...
you may not have thought about
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 08 April 2013;
1. Breakfast with Santa
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New Findings From Go Ape Survey...
Team building beneficial to corporate productivity
Blog by: Aurelia; posted: 02 April 2013;
A recent survey conducted by Go Ape, the UK's top forest adventure company, affirms what we've long suspected – corporate days out are beneficial to a company's overall wellbeing and productivity. Corporate employees are now craving adventure, with 91% testifying to the benefit of a day out and 41% preferring that a fun day be followed by a brief company update.
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Here's one we made earlier...
Something delicious for a Monday
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 11 March 2013;
With the return of this chilly weather it is important to keep warm and I say… eat through it! So get baking this amazing Carrot Cake and enjoy with a nice hot tea or coffee!
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Current Vacancies...
Events Executive
Blog by: Rachel; posted: 26 February 2013;
We have a vacancy for an Events Executive.
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Here's our thoughts on the best venues in town...
The Vivid Event Group Venue Awards
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 20 February 2013;
Since it is coming up to the awards season here in the office we have decided to debut our own 'Vivid Event Group' Venue awards…. Creatively abbreviated to 'The V.E.G Venue Awards!'
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Vivid Event Group evaluates client feedback from 2012...
What our clients think
Blog by: Rachel; posted: 12 February 2013;
Understanding what your clients thought about their event and how they rated every element is absolutely vital. We carry out post event research for every event we help our clients to plan and manage from the enquiry and booking process through to the event itself including the catering, location, entertainment, on-site event manager, etc. Every element has a scoring.
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My top 10 types of foods at events…
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 21 January 2013;
Food is an intristic part of any event, from a lunch bag for a conference to a seated dinner for a Christmas or summer party. There are as many different types of food as there are events - here's just a few of my favourites.
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2012… What a year! How is 2013 going to top it?
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 14 January 2013;
Firstly, I have to say Happy New Year, if only because I'm not really sure when to stop saying it!
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Press Release
Blog by: Rachel; posted: 10 January 2013;
VIVID EVENT GROUP EXPAND TO TAKE ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
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New venues from D&D London
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 23 November 2012;
After speaking to the team at D&D events and seeing numerous pictures of all of their lovely venues, I was very excited to go up to London, meet the team and see the venues for myself… And I must say the evening didn't disappoint.
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What I really want for Christmas...
My Top 10 things to do in London this Christmas
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 16 November 2012;
Here are a few ideas of how to spend your spare time in London this Christmas…. In between all your partying and preparations for the big day!
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How our client raised funds whilst having fun...
Team building for Charity
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 18 October 2012;
Team building and interactive games are a great add on to corporate conferences and retreats. When our client, Starcom Mediavest, opted to add a corporate team building session onto their annual retreat we knew it would be a perfect project for our established supplier CCC Events.
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A girlie day out - that's great for the guys too...
Glorious Goodwood
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 14 August 2012;
Amelia and I were so excited to go to the Horse Racing at Glorious Goodwood- it seemed like a lovely way to end a busy week of work and events! After discussing and picking the perfect outfits we were good to go!
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Why use a specialist when a generalist 'will do'...
What are our USPs?
Blog by: Simon; posted: 03 August 2012;
We were recently asked why a client should book with Motorracinghospitality.com over one of our competitors, a substantially larger 'high street' rival who offer a range of sports and travel packages including motorsport. In the case of the potential client he was specifically interested in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Something of a Revolution...
We experience the Vaults
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 01 August 2012;
As event agents we are always looking for new spaces and ideas to explore and pitch to our clients. The Vault at Revolution Bar Leadenhall didn't disappoint.
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My top 10 things to do in London this summer
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 23 July 2012;
1) Swim in Hampstead Heath Ponds
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Day out with the kids...
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Blog by: Rachel; posted: 16 July 2012;
Before spending the day at Goodwood Festival of Speed, I have to say my pre-conception was that this type of event was for all those ‘over-grown boys' out there who never grew up!
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Wet weekend in Northamptonshire...
2012 British Grand Prix
Blog by: Simon; posted: 10 July 2012;
Being asked to write a blog post about the British Grand Prix gets the same response from me as the marketing department asking if they can promote a sold out event... Why? OK, here goes at an attempt to tell you about the atmosphere at Silverstone - even if the weather was doing it's best to drown everyone!
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A fishy experience...
Bentleys Seafood Masterclass
Blog by: Victoria; posted: 10 July 2012;
I was very excited to be offered the opportunity to go on a seafood master class at the famous Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill! Despite my love for seafood and… well… food in general my cooking skills are let's say lacking which made me a little bit nervous!... Not to mention tasting my first ever oyster!
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What is a blog?
Blog by: Rachel; posted: 03 July 2012;
When recently asked by one of the team “can we have a blog”, the instant answer was “yes great – let's go for it”. Most of the team were fairly enthusiastic and started coming up with ideas along the lines of…'let's talk about recent events/hospitality' and ‘can we talk about our clients' to ‘can we push this event and that event'…and so on. So I embarked on a bit of research, I then started to find out more about what we shouldn't be doing rather than direction on what is the right approach.
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