Jun 28, 2023 | Event Management, Teamwork, Workplace
How do we attract and retain event staff? What can we do to improve the service delivery, job prospects, retention, quality and respect of event staff; both new to the industry and those established within it? Fuller and Ramen in their Harvard Business Review article...
Jan 11, 2023 | Crowd Management, Event Management, Festivals
Professor Chris Kemp (CEO of MOM) shares his thoughts on the challenges being faced by events and festivals, and considers if we need a new approach. “My experience this summer showed that the festival industry is not just feeling the effects inside its own bubble but...
Dec 8, 2022 | Crowd Behaviour, Event Management, Event Security
Key event security experts gauge how the events industry is coping with current challenges in the latest edition of Access All Areas magazine (Winter edition, pages 16-22). In the cover feature entitled ‘Securing The Future of Events’, the main...
Oct 6, 2022 | Crowd Behaviour, Crowd Management, Crowd Safety, Event Management, Festivals
How many times have we been told over the last four decades that the world of festivals and events is out of control? It seems that over the last century, most of the lessons learnt have been adopted by the industry. Unfortunately sometimes, we do fail to learn from...
Dec 14, 2021 | Crowd Behaviour, Event Management
What’s going on with fan behaviour? Join the IIFX’s free, live stream event on Wednesday 15th December at 5pm (UK time) which discusses just that. Learn from event experts about how to create a safe and secure experience which increases fan participation...
Aug 12, 2021 | Courses, Crowd Safety, Event Management, Risk Assessment
Back in May 2021, MOM was involved in a very successful virtual event by the IIFX looking at managing events in uncertain times. It was called “Risk in Today’s Volatile and Uncertain World: Conversations, Ideas, and Innovations to Create a Safer World.” This...