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Writing on major events

Programme planning, host city bidding, economic retention and the structures that keep large events on track. Written from 25 years of running them.

Tools & systems

Replacing fragile spreadsheets with small, honest tools that do one job each.

Programme & project planning

How major events are structured: programmes, projects, task groups and tasks.

Economic impact & retention

Stop asking how much people spent. Start asking how much stayed.

Event bidding

What host cities decide before the bid book is opened.

Leadership & priorities

Why capable teams still end up planning the same thing three times.

Customer experience

Grouping the audience before designing anything for them.

Event planning fundamentals

The basics, written for people who run events for a living.

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