PyeongChang 2018 strife Korean reports suggesting that a deadlock over funding, especially with regard to the Olympic stadium, threatens the future of the event. The government is reported to have decided to cover only 50 per cent of the cost of the new Olympic stadium. Gangwon Province and the organising(continue)
Doha, Qatar…so much activity in sporting events and… As Qatar unveiled the design for the Qatar Foundation Stadium and Health & Wellness Precinct, a proposed 40,000 seat host venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, so a different branch of the ruling family launched a bid to further expand the(continue)
Business events – millions and billions, the hard data The Australian business events sector, worth more than $13 billion a year… Business events visitors in Australia are down overall to 19.2 million in the year to September, from 20.4 million in 2013…and down across all categories. Domestic overnight business events visitors(continue)
Just few days ago, Bernadette Jiwa, writing in The Story of Telling, said “Most businesses, whatever their size are focused on growth. We want more leads, more fans, readers or subscribers, who will become more customers, resulting in more sales and more profits. We usually have a plan to get(continue)
Lots of talk about digital disruption. Deloitte has published “Harnessing the bang – stories from the digital frontline”. (Repeated since it was partly lost last time – and it is valuable.) They asked four market-leading and very different organisations on the frontline of digital disruption in the Short fuse, big(continue)
