A staggering 96% of business events - conferences, awards, exhibitions and road shows - scheduled for 2020 have now been cancelled. Sadly, this statistic fro...

Events-related businesses in Australia’s regional areas will be in for a MUCH tougher time than their metro cousins if what played out post GFC occurs again ...

There are almost as many advantages to taking your awards online as there are awards software companies shouting about those benefits. Some of the biggest ad...

You have been charged with the task of keeping your annual awards alive during the COVID-19 crisis. How are you going to achieve this? ______________________...

These winners are stopping world hunger. So who's winning now? One of the things I love so much about running a company that manages awards programs and help...

My blog “SurveyMonkey and a Shocking Tale of Misadventure” stirred up some questions last week with one young woman entrepreneur ringing me out of the blue t...

I’m itching to tell you about a faux par… a wasted innovation… a shocking tale of misadventure, and what I learnt from it. Last week I received a call from a...

I've often pondered ways for charities and NGOs to get a better "bang for their buck" when it comes to fundraising and profile building. Generosity at a rece...

That is what we’re being told. Blame the envelope for the biggest stuff-up in Academy Awards history. There are two sets of identical envelopes kept on stage...

Do you want more people to come along and cheer for the finalists at your prestigious awards? Here’s five tips on how to make that happen. 1. Invest proporti...

My post last week about women asking what they need to know about being on the winner’s stage at an awards ceremony has prompted questions about makeup. So h...

Women finalists often ask me “What do I need to know before going to an awards night?” With the first state Telstra Business Women's Award dinner kicking off...

After speaking last week at the #Ausevents Australian Events Symposium I was asked what is the favorite brand event that I've attended recently and why. To t...