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Week 8 (of 26) – 1000km UK Hospitality bike ride: Training/donation update.
This week’s blog is simple. It’s a massive “Thank You” to everyone who has donated, helped, supported and encouraged me in my 26 week quest. THANK YOU, you’re amazing. Please donate for…
February 26, 2021 -
Week 7 (of 26) – 1000km UK Hospitality bike ride: Training/donation update.
Back on target | – 3lbs | Training Partners | Feeling great Please donate for Hospitality Action DONATE HERE Peter’s Strava page – follow my training and progress. Spotify shout-out page. Place…
February 19, 2021 -
Week 6 (of 26) – 1000km UK Hospitality bike ride: Training/donation update.
Fails | Feeling grumpy | falling off the wagon | 4 random shout-outs Staying on target | FTP for the events industry | More shout-outs (whilst training/sweating/in pain). Please donate for Hospitality…
February 11, 2021 -
Measuring Productivity – with David Lund, The Hotel Financial Coach.
A key area that any business should focus on is Productivity. In this video, we take quite a deep look at how any business, especially hospitality businesses should go about measuring productivity.…
February 9, 2021 -
Week 5 (of 26) – 1000km UK Hospitality bike ride: Training/donation update.
Staying on target | FTP for the events industry | More shout-outs (whilst training/sweating/in pain). Please donate for Hospitality Action DONATE HERE Peter’s Strava page – follow my training and progress. Spotify…
February 4, 2021 -
Why Venue Performance? Paul Jackson. MD, Searcys
Paul Jackson, MD of Searcys explains why he sees “great value” from Venue Performance and why our benchmarking platform is “absolutely fundamental” in helping his business plan for the years ahead.
February 2, 2021 -
Week 4 (of 26) – 1000km UK Hospitality bike ride: Training/donation update.
Staying on target | FTP for the events industry | More shout-outs (whilst training/sweating/in pain). Please donate for Hospitality Action DONATE HERE Peter’s Strava page – follow my training and progress. Spotify…
January 29, 2021 -
Venue Performance – Podcast 9. Building a culture based on people, SEARCYS.
Paul Jackson, MD of SEARCYS talks about key learnings from 2020, his focus for 2021 and how he’s putting people at the heart of SEARCYS’s growth plans. Check out more of our…
January 27, 2021 -
Week 3 (of 26) – 1000km UK Hospitality bike ride: Training/donation update.
Staying on target | Consistency is king/queen | First of many shout-outs (whilst training/sweating). Please donate for Hospitality Action DONATE HERE Peter’s Strava page – follow my training and progress. Spotify shout-out…
January 22, 2021 -
1000km UK Hospitality bike ride – Week 2 (of 26).
This week’s blog looks at progress made on fitness KPIs as well as a crazy idea to get everyone joining in. Watch now. Please donate for Hospitality Action DONATE HERE Peter’s Strava…
January 15, 2021 -
1000km UK Hospitality bike ride – Week 1 (of 26).
Watch the video to find out more about why I’ve decided to ride the length of Britain in aid of our hospitality sector and specifically the Hospitality Action charity. If you’d like…
January 7, 2021 -
Venue Performance Podcast 8 – Hybrid/Virtual, Brandfuel.
David Ball, CEO of Brandfuel, a £33mil creative events agency discusses how he and his clients are embracing hybrid and virtual and why there are opportunities for events venues.
December 16, 2020 -
Don’t use benchmarking…
Today, whilst on my daily dog walk, which also takes in my lunch (under a tree) and some downtime away from emails and to-do lists, I was listening to a pod. It…
November 27, 2020 -
Venue Performance Podcast 7 (snippet) – How are venues adapting to hybrid & virtual?
Luis Desouza of NFS Technology Group and Peter Heath get together again to discuss the movement in the events venues market since they last spoke in July. This snippet from their conversation…
November 17, 2020 -
Venue Performance Podcast 6 – How is the Swedish events industry dealing with the pandemic?
This is a fascinating watch/listen for everyone in the events industry. A few month’s back, I wrote an article “Where are our leaders?’. Sweden seems to be doing a great job of…
November 5, 2020 -
“Our research says”
Yesterday morning I was listening to the radio (my media of choice) and getting a fix on where things are at with Covid and the hospitality industry.Firstly (and this is not the…
October 23, 2020 -
Venue Performance Podcast 5 with Martin Fullard, Editorial Director at Mash Media
In this, our 5th Podcast, we talk to Martin Fullard, Editor in chief at Mash Media who has become the industry champion when fighting for the reopening of our events industry during…
October 20, 2020 -
Martin Fullard of Conference News explains why he is backing Venue Performance’s benchmarking platform.
Martin Fullard, edition in Chief at Conference News explains in this short video why he’s getting behind a campaign for the events industry to come together and share data. Venue Performance has…
October 16, 2020 -
Use this time to build a culture that future employees will want to be part of.
These are testing times….to put it mildly. Many businesses, certainly in our beloved events sector have been brutally slashed in terms of revenues and therefore the necessary and unfortunately inevitable people cull.…
October 16, 2020 -
Venue Performance and Conference News form strategic partnership.
Today, Venue Performance & Conference News launch a strategic partnership that will encourage all London events venues to use Venue Performance’s unique, revolutionary and ground-breaking benchmarking platform. Martin Fullard, editorial Director at…
October 14, 2020 -
Interview with Anna Fenten, Searcys.
Anna Fenten, Head of brand marketing and communications at leading caterer and from Searcys who create brilliant restaurant experiences and wonderful events shares her views on leadership and how the industry will…
October 5, 2020 -
Virtual will be “dropped like a hot t**d”.
There is no doubt that the digital ‘offer’ is an option for events, especially during the pandemic Covid. But there is also no doubt that people want, need and crave live. The…
October 5, 2020 -
Technology leaders Venue Performance & NFS Technology Group launch strategic partnership
As the UK venues industry continues to combat the corona crisis, two ground-breaking organisations – the Venue Performance benchmarking platform and NFS Technology – have today announced a strategic partnership. With more…
September 30, 2020 -
Event industry leaders, please read
Like many of my industry peers and colleagues, I have been reading, watching, waiting in the hope that the leaders in our industry do something for our perilous situation. What clout have…
September 25, 2020 -
Venue Performance Podcast 3
Phill & Peter take some long deep dives into the events industry’s data world, conspiracy theories and coming a bit close to the edge (at times). A (not so serious) look into…
September 23, 2020 -
Market Share reports
These powerful reports tell you exactly how much revenue your events venue is commanding compared to your competitors. It also compares your venue to the wider market, which in turn provides you…
September 22, 2020 -
I know I shouldn’t but I can’t help myself. I need help.
A few years ago I embarked on a nutty training programme to get me up and down the Alps on a bike. Think Tour de France’s most challenging day and that was…
September 17, 2020 -
Testimonial Montage – Venue Performance
Industry leaders explain in their own words why they believe Venue Performance’s benchmarking service/platform is so important. Contact Venue Performance – CLICK HERE
September 13, 2020 -
Consistency is King & Queen
As we head into the rule of 6, no doubt cleverly thought up by one of Dominic Cumming’s team, one of the things that is confusing and frustrating the British people at…
September 11, 2020 -
Quick (under 3 minutes) tour of the Venue Performance benchmarking platform.
We put together a very quick video to give you a taster of what our unique and ground-breaking benchmarking platform can do for your venue.With over 17 reports and unlimited comparison sets,…
September 7, 2020 -
We’ve arrived at the beginning: Hold On
Last weekend I had some panic purchasing to do. I had a (socially distanced) ‘party’ to attend and I needed to look smart (so I didn’t let my wife down. I like…
September 2, 2020 -
Venue Performance Podcast 2: Interview with the Hotel Financial Coach
In the USA they know all about hotels and events. The love a good meeting and think nothing of flying round the US of A for single meetings. It’s a bit like…
September 2, 2020 -
Bookings Report
The Bookings report is where you can track and measure activity in the market and your competitor set. The Bookings report tells you how many events are being booked and how many…
August 12, 2020 -
Side-by-Side reports
The side by side reports are probably the quickest, simplest and easiest reports that you will use. They instantly give you information on pricing which is where most venues start the data…
August 12, 2020 -
Venue Performance Podcast 1
We’re adding to our inventory of digital assets and for our first Podcast I’m interviewing the man behind the tech, the platform…..the clever stuff. Mr Phill Rodgers. Normally he doesn’t come out…
August 11, 2020 -
BMA explain why they use benchmarking
It’s always good when a client uses their own words to describe why they use your products and services. It has more resonance with prospects. Thanks Kat
July 28, 2020 -
Where are our leaders?
I get the fact that journalism needs to be balanced and I get the fact that no-one in the events industry knows when normal business will return but is everyone else becoming…
July 28, 2020 -
Events: A time for introverts?
Extrovert – an outgoing, socially confident person Introvert – a shy, reticent person Which one do you think is happier and more confident when it comes to ‘events’?Has the events industry always/mainly…
July 22, 2020 -
Booking Trends report
This report, certainly during the Covid crisis, is going to be your ‘go to’ report on a regular basis – guaranteed. In this video, we explain how it works and why it’s…
July 21, 2020 -
He should know – he’s been doing it for 30 years
Ok, maybe not 30 years but Jonathan Langston, CEO of Hotstats has been in hospitality property performance and data for 30 years and latterly heading up Hotstats’ expansion drive. What he doesn’t…
July 21, 2020 -
Why is benchmarking important?
Anna Fenten, head of brand and marketing communications at Searcys, one of the UK’s leading caterers and venue management companies explains her thoughts on why she feels benchmarking is important for her…
July 13, 2020 -
Why Venue Performance?
Mike Kershaw spent over 20 years chairing one the events industry’s most prominent brands. He nows advises venues and other hospitality businesses and helps them grow.
July 13, 2020 -
The importance of good data – from a man who knows.
Luis DeSouza knows a thing or two about venues, data and how accurate data can help them measure their success. For over 20 years, he has been running a leading hospitality and…
July 13, 2020 -
Helping clients secure brand, reputation and new business in a crisis.
Luis DeSouza, CEO of NFS Technology Group – a major tech supplier to the hospitality sector explains how a key part of his business is all about helping his clients secure their…
July 13, 2020 -
This is how you do it.
For all you aspiring venue managers out there, this interview with Kat Winfield from BMA House is a must-listen.Kat started her career at the bottom and through her vision, determination and hard…
July 13, 2020 -
Don’t go bust
Mike Kershaw spent 25 years building an event company that pretty much saw, experienced and did everything – including mistakes and plenty of them. But as he grew his £4 million business…
July 9, 2020 -
Friendships
We all know the benefits of having a good friend, but how many of you have applied the same concepts of creating, maintaining and developing those friendships to your work?During lockdown, SEARCYS…
July 1, 2020
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