by Amelia Brown | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog
In January, we welcomed Helen Moon (EventWell) to host our first campfire session of 2020, which looked at mental health in the creative industries. Following on from the campfire she’s supplied us with some fantastic resources to support individual and team mental...
by EVAdmin | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog
Mark McKenna, Executive Producer at MerchantCantos looks at the bits in between America’s biggest annual TV event. I was asked to write something this month and, as the film lead in the US, it made sense to review or rank the commercials at America’s sporting...
by EVAdmin | Feb 11, 2020 | Blog
Ken Loach’s passionate and excoriating film Sorry We Missed You exposed the exploitation and human cost to a debt-laden family where Mum Abby and husband Ricky toil, like latter day serfs, in a service-economy based on zero-hours contracts. The premise for Loach’s...
by EVAdmin | Feb 6, 2020 | Blog
By Jermaine Allen, MerchantCantos (EVCOM Member) Many of us have experienced that moment of absolute dread when we’ve accidentally deleted documents we’ve been labouring over for hours. In this digital age, it’s become just as easy to do even worse with personal...
by Amelia Brown | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog
Ranked as the fifth most stressful job role, event planning is known for taking a toll on the mental health of the people within the sector. Outside our industry, 1 in 4 people experience mental health issues each year, and the way that people cope with mental health...
by Amelia Brown | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog
Christmas is just around the corner, fairy lights wind through the branches of trees and pantomimes are advertised on every street corner. So to celebrate the festive season, the last member feature article of 2019 showcases work from our members on the theme of...