by Auaha | Dec 14, 2021 | Planning
How to plan events in 2022? It’s time to think outside the square! Here’s the thing about choice. Whenever we face adversity in life, we have two options: We can either wallow in disbelieve, remain stuck in what could have been, and tell ourselves how unfortunate we...
by Auaha | Nov 23, 2021 | Top Tips
How to rock your next event, even if it’s going to be a virtual one? Get excited because we share our top tips for virtual events. The COP26 has come to an end. There’s no chance in the world you missed the image of the Tuvalu government minister telling the world “we...
by Auaha | Nov 2, 2021 | Planning
Event registration is an important tool in securing event delegates, sponsors AND potential revenue. ‘When organising an event, you shouldn’t ignore the gold at the end of the rainbow.’ I’m talking about event registrations. You may consider them boring, but...
by Auaha | Oct 12, 2021 | Planning
How much time do you need to plan an event? It’s a good question. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have a simple answer. BUT we can give you some good guidelines. Thinking about planning an event? Woo-hoo! Exciting times. Maybe it’s even your first time and you feel a bit...
by Auaha | Oct 20, 2020 | Top Tips
With events back on the cards, it’s time to think about your events for 2021. But how do you plan a COVID prepared event? Meet the ‘New Zealand Events Sector Voluntary Code’. Christmas is finally looming (Argh! The countdown clock says 65 more days until Santa says...
by Auaha | Aug 17, 2020 | Conference Planning, Oh-Ah-Ha Live, Planning
EventCover is New Zealand’s specialised event insurance professional, that serves our events industry which wasn’t being served well. EventCover was established in 2018 after recognising a gap in the insurance market. Event insurance is a unique niche market that...
by Auaha | Aug 3, 2020 | Conference Planning, Event technology, Planning
When your livelihood relies on regular business events to keep the sales funnel fed, a virtual event might be a great option in today’s world. But how do you decide whether your business needs a webinar or a virtual live event to get the results you want? Waiho i te...
by Auaha | Jul 29, 2020 | Oh-Ah-Ha Live, Top Tips
We’ve pulled the curtains on another area of the business events industry. If you don’t know much about a speaker bureau, then you’re in for a treat. Celebrity Speakers have a team of 10 dedicated members and between them they have 100 years of experience. A...
by Auaha | Jul 21, 2020 | Conference Planning, Top Tips
When you’re thinking of hosting a conference event, it’s easy to get carried away with good ideas and possibilities. However, there are core foundations that need careful attention, to be sure you’re drawing in the right audience and generating ticket sales to your...
by Auaha | Jun 15, 2020 | Top Tips
We have come a long way in the age of communication. The communication channels have evolved from the age of television, newspaper and radio advertising to a dominant and forever evolving digital social media platform. The digital communication channels we all use...
by Auaha | Apr 22, 2020 | Event technology
The world hasn’t stopped! What we’re living through right now is unprecedented, and things feel really strange. Families, schools, and businesses have done their best to find new rhythms, new ways of filling their days, and new opportunities to learn and grow in a...
by Auaha | Jul 30, 2019 | Top Tips
Start Planning Early If your goal is to just throw something together, you may technically have an “event”, but it won’t be nearly as profitable as it could have been. Amazing, profitable events, the kind that attract the best delegates, don’t come about last minute....