Light It Up- The Latest Event Trend
Let’s Light It Up! If you follow us on Twitter and Facebook, you may have seen that recently we’ve been using large illuminated letters to brand events. Last month we installed LED letters at a gala dinner in Madrid and awards ceremonies in Solihull and London. This new event trend has become increasingly popular over the […]
Getting from A to Z
We spend our life on the road. Venue to venue setting up AV kit. We’ve been doing it for years. In fact we’ve been working in some venues for over 30 years. So you’d think we’d know how to get there…. In the good old days we’d have an A-Z. Blimey, do you remember them? […]
When Opportunities Come Knocking
A Blog Post from Managing Director Neil Sayer: All you ever want when running a business is new opportunities. If you’re good at what you do for a living then the delivery should be straightforward. Getting a new opportunity is the hard bit, so when opportunities come knocking… I’m currently looking for a tradesmen to […]
Behind the Scenes at TBNS 2016
Behind the Scenes If you follow us on Facebook and Twitter you would have seen that we recently delivered ‘The Business Networking Show (TBNS) 2016‘ at Wolverhampton Racecourse. TBNS is the UK’s largest networking event and this year’s event was the biggest ever. If there’s always something you can rely on as an attendee at this […]
Conference Music- Making the Right Choice
You should never underestimate the power of music at your event. Choosing the right songs will create energy at your event and memories that your audience will have forever. Here are some of our favourite tunes we’ve played at our events over the years. Back in 2001 HSBC chose ‘Basement Jaxx ‘Bingo Bango’ as the theme […]
Top 20 Songs Used at Awards Ceremonies
Awards Ceremonies For many companies, an awards ceremony is the highlight of the year. It is a time to recognise individual and industry achievements and essentially award people where credit is due. Gone are the days a presenter will walk up to ‘Simply the Best’, although sometimes it does still happen. Sigh. So we created […]
The Istead Way- 10 Golden Rules of an Istead Technician
The Istead Way We have this thing. It’s the thing that keeps our clients returning year on year. It’s the thing that helps our events run smooth technically. That thing is The Istead Way. It’s the way we conduct ourselves throughout everything we do. From the way we behave, to the way we think. Here […]
7 Problems at an Event to Avoid
7 Problems at an Event to Avoid There will always be unexpected and unforeseeable issues that can crop up last minute whilst planning your event. It’s always important for event planners to think on their feet and have a plan B and C in place. However, expect the unexpected as the unexpected often happens. Some […]
EU Referendum – How Brexit Impacts Us
EU Referendum Being part of the EU was a great thing for us. We deliver a number of events throughout Europe with us already working at 4 European events this year in Cannes, Prague, Paris and Frankfurt. There were worries for small business owners that if the UK voted to leave the EU in the referendum, […]
7 Best Event Venues in the West Midlands
West Midlands 7 Best Event Venues Providing audio visual equipment at conferences and events in the UK and Europe, we visit a number of different venues. We see the good, the bad and the damn right ugly! We could tell you a few stories but we’ll save that for another post! In the meantime, here […]
