Top 5 Tips for finding the right venue for your event
Finding the right venue for your next event need not be a major headache if you follow our 5 Top Tips ....
It will never happen to me! Event Insurance - do I really need it?
How many people in our industry consider Event Insurance? Specialist insurer Hiscox stated that there was a predictable rise in claims for event insurance earlier this year. Despite this, most events were not insured for bad weather at all. Read on for our Top 10 insurance tips ...
The Disability Discrimination Act - Profiting from compliance
As an Event organiser, you know it is the right thing to do, you know you have to do it and you know it makes commercial sense..
10 Commercial reasons to address DDA (Disability Discrimination Act)
7 Top Tips for finding an accessible venue
10 Essential Budget Planning Tips for your Event
Preparing a definitive budget for an event is a challenging task with so many factors to consider, however with the help of our 10 Essential Budget Planning Tips, we hope that the next budget you prepare will be easier to create and pleases the purse holders!
7 Top Tips for a successful Site Inspection visit
Site inspections, or showrounds, serve only one purpose - to ascertain whether a venue is the most suitable venue for your particular event. Below we identify our 7 Top Tips for a successful Site inspection visit:
A Touch Of Sparkle... for Christmas 2009 at Ufton Park
A Touch of Sparkle for Christmas 2009, Celebrate this year at Ufton Park, Reading.Set in a beautifully restored Tithe barn in the grounds of a magnificent Elizabethan Manor House.
6 Top Tips for Hosting a Successful Corporate Golf Day
How to use the "Credit Crunch" to your advantage
How can Red Dragon Events help you benefit from the Credit Crunch? More than ever venues need to retain as much exisiting business as possible whilst continuing to attract new business. There are a number of ways in which this can be used to your advantage:
The Spying Game - How Safe is your conference?
"Eureka" moment at 10.04pm
10.04pm "Eureka" moment may spell the end of the early nights! - 4.33pm is the least creative time of the day; - The shower is found to be the most inspiring space; - Women are better at retaining their creative ideas
Conference Food and its effect on your delegates
Conference food - how does the food you serve effect your delegates?
Referral Incentive Scheme
New - Referral Incentive Scheme! Earn a minimum of £50 Bonus Bond vouchers for every successful referral you provide us over a certain booking value! Plus another £50 worth of bonus bond vouchers to the person you referred us to!
Crash Course in organising a Christmas Party 2008
Christmas parties are often the highlight of the year for many companies. Below we have listed some helpful tips to make sure you have a great time!
Early-Eager or PM Professional
A new report shows tapping into a delegate's natural human rhythms can aid productivity, concentration and retention. The Meeting Minds report by Dr Lawrence Smith, senior lecturer at the Institue of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, applies psychological theory regarding human rhythms, sleep and work scheduling to the meetings industry.
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement - incorporating new technology
Crash Course in Audio Visual
Using the latest technology can be an important tool in getting the message across at your next event. We have identified below some key points to consider when creating the maximum effect from your AV.
Top Tips for Welcoming Guests to your event
Read our Top Tips for Welcoming Guests to your event!
Top Tips for Hosting a Memorable Corporate Golf Day
Golf is considered one of the most important tools in Corporate Entertaining.
10 Top Tips for Holding Greener Meetings
1. Save Paper. Using new media and electronic technology can cut down your paper use.
Any organisation should view its Corporate Golf Day as a wonderful opportunity to spend quality time with their guests.
A primary reason to invite anyone to a golf day should be to win, retain or expand your business relationship with them.
Here are 6 key tips to help you host a memorable Corporate Golf Day:
1. Start preparing early. Popular golf courses get booked up over a year in advance and companies often host their golf day on the same day each year. Start early to make sure you get the venue you want. it is never too early to start thinking about your next golf day.
2. Choosing a venue - Who are you inviting? It is unlikely that all your key guests will be competent golfers. It is important to strike a balance between an appealing and interesting venue that golfers will find hard to refuse, with a golf course that gives all players an equal chance of enjoying their day. If you choose a golf course that is too demanding, it could potentially spoil the day for some people and they might not want to attend next year, preferring to go to your competitors golf day instead!
3. When to host your event? Does it clash with school holidays, major industry events, other sporting or cultural events? When and where are your competitors hosting their golf day? How many daylight hours will there be in the day?
4. Format for the day. Do you play 18, 27 or 36 holes of golf? What time of year are you hosting the day will have a key impact on this. Will your guests be accustomed to playing more than 18 holes of golf in a day? If you host the event at a prestigious course, playing too much golf could have a negative impact as your guests get tired and enjoyment levels fall. Do you start early so that guests have a chance of making it home before midnight, or do you start later in the day and offer overnight accommodation to those travelling from further afield?
5. Professional golfer clinic For added kudos, secure the services of a Professional Golfer for the day. They can give helpful advice, group coaching clinics, accompany your guests out on the course, conduct a video analysis of players swings and much more.
We are pleased to announce that European Tour player Sion Bebb is available for Corporate Golf days through Red Dragon Events.
Jeremy Dale's Golf Trick Show is a fascinating show for golfers and non-golfers alike. Fantastic entertainment mixed with playing tips!
6. Goodie bag and prizes! If you want people to remember your golf day long after they have left the 19th hole, carefully consider what to include in the goodie bag. Think unusual, practical or even edible! Your target audience and budget will influence your decision.
Other important considerations include:
Budget for the event Competition format On course competitions On course refreshments After dinner speaker Do you host the event in the UK or abroad
Don't forget that your guests are likely to be invited to a number of golf days throughout the year. make sure your golf day is the one they remember and look forward to receiving an invitation to more than your competitors!
To discuss how Red Dragon Events can help you host your next Corporate Golf Day , please call us today on +44 (0)845 8902904.
