Welcome to another week and
a very Happy Cloud 9 New Year to one and all.
We hope everyone had an amazing
festive break and that you have come back to work fully rested and ready to
tackle the year ahead.
What’s in store for 2017 we
hear you ask, and the answer is – lots!
Firstly is our Ambassador
Programme which continues to expand and we’re delighted to announce that in
addition to the fantastic team here at Cloud 9 Towers, the first six of our
nine amazing Ambassadors are up and running.
We have Fiona in Essex, Liz
in Bristol, Nick in the West Midlands, Simon in Lincolnshire, Jacqueline in the
North East and Cristina in Northern Ireland, all of whom are flying the flag
for Cloud 9 with new clients for our venue finding service.
Our search continues in the
North West, Scotland and in Wales and we look forward to introducing you to
some additional members of our team soon.
New for 2017 is the AIEA, an
initiative that Cloud 9 is backing all of the way and we’re pleased to announce
we’ve been instrumental in its conception.
The AIEA is an Alliance of
independent and privately owned event agencies working in the meetings,
incentives, conference and events (MICE) sector. We are a group of unique and
individual companies and as members of the AIEA we network and share our
knowledge, experience and resource to enable us to provide the best quality
service to our clients.
There are a large number of
small to medium sized independent event agencies in the UK who are responsible
for a significant proportion of the business generated in the MICE sector.
Working closely with our own select client base we create very little threat to
each other. Indeed, many of us have become close friends and associates. We
have a great deal of knowledge and experience between us and when shared
enables our individual businesses to operate more efficiently and profitably.
As membership increases we believe the Alliance as a whole will quickly become
one of the top 10 MICE buyers in the UK market.
The Alliance is not a competitor
to any other existing association or society. We are happy to work with and
alongside other organisations that benefit our industry as long as they share
the same values and aims as we do.
Our suppliers are hotels and
other unique venues that offer first class meeting and event space. The
relationships we have with them are vitally important as they provide us,
through meetings, forums, exhibitions and fam trips, the information we need
and to keep our clients up to date.
The main criteria for choosing a
supplier is that they fit our client brief. We are completely independent and
do not favour or exclude any venue based on prearranged override or fulfilment
contracts. Our suppliers also understand the value we add to the booking
process and work closely with us to make sure our client’s expectations and
needs are fulfilled.
You may already be working with a
small independent event agent to help you find that perfect venue for your next
meeting or event. You’ll know the benefits of having a very professional and
personal relationship with them and having a single point of contact from start
to finish. If you don’t, then why not contact one of us today and find out how
we can help you.
You may not know that as small
independent companies we actually talk and share our knowledge and experience
on the venues we use. The AIEA has been created to help independent agents
share information in order to provide you our clients with the very best
service.
A new year offers a great
opportunity to forward plan so if you are unwrapping your shiny new calendar,
or updating your online diary, there are a few key dates we thought we would
share – especially for those in the event industry.
- 12 Jan 2017 Meetings Morroco
- 18 Jan 2017 Conventa, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 23 Jan 2017 DBF Be Our Guest at Goodwood
- 30 Jan 2017 CHS Independent Venue Showcase, Manchester
- 02 Feb 2017 CONFEC Red Venice
- 08 Feb 2017 Convene, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 15 Feb 2017 BNC Show London
- 22 Feb 2017 ACE of M.I.C.E., Istanbul, Turkey
- 23 Feb 2017 Meetings Space Copenhagen
- 01 Mar 2017 Confex Olympia London
- 13 Mar 2017 DBF Be Our Guest Chewton Glen
- 24 Mar 2017 DBF All About People & Awards Malta
- 27 Mar 2017 Tianguis Turistico, Acapulco, Mexico
- 28 Mar 2017 M&I Forum Disneyland Paris
- 04 Apr 2017 Conference & Hospitality Show Leeds
- 12 Apr 2017 Venue Expo Edinburgh
- 02 May 2017 Private MICE Spring Forum Ibiza
- 07 May 2017 The Americas Cancun Mexico
- 11 May 2017 CHS Awards, Royal Armouries, Leeds
- 16 May 2017 IMEX, Frankfurt, Germany
- 12 Jun 2017, DBF Be Our Guest
- 13 Jun 2017 The Meeting Show London
- 18 Jun 2017 We are Connections, Quito, Ecuador
- 27 Jun 2017 M&I Summer Forum Seville
- 09 Jul 2017 Emerging Markets Helsinki
- 29 Aug 2017 Private MICE Forum Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 30 Oct 2017 M&I Europe Forum Dubai
- 10 Dec 2017 Transatlantic M&I Forum Canada
We’ve lots more to report
so please check back with us as we have some great news on some brilliant new
events, lots of new venue and hotel news and of course our own continued plans
for world domination (okay well maybe a little bit of the world!)
Have an amazing week and
once again, from all of the Cloud 9 Team, Happy New Year.
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