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One week until the big day!! Here's something to quench your thirst and dream about until next week Thursday at Resurgence. P.S. Did you get your ticket yet? You CAN get your ticket at the door, but here's a list of reasons to purchase your ticket ahead of time: 1. Secure your attendance - space is limited! 🎟️ 2. Getting in faster at the event = also getting to the beer & wine and Lloyd treats faster 🌮🍷🍻 3. Every time a registration email comes in, the event organizers' hearts grow a size bigger 💗 Register here: lu.ma/fundingfutures

Last month, I was the party pooper. The photo shows me giving a talk at a conference in Slovenia a few weeks back. At the conference, there were 130 entrepreneurs sitting in front of me, eager to have a good time. They were excited about partying, drinking, eating whatever food they liked. (Not sure during my speech, but generally sleep wasn't on their minds either.) Then I took the stage, delivering a talk about why focusing on good food, having fewer drinks and better sleep is the best way to boost your business longterm. Bummer! I became the party pooper. I didn't dictate anyone's choices, but I shared my story, and the underlying message was clear: "It's better to do a lot less of what you're planning to do in the next couple of days." But I wasn't bothered. My mission was to influence 2-3 people in the audience to start thinking. Ideally, those 2-3 people, who need to hear it most. Every journey begins that way. The first time I considered changing my lifestyle was when I reconnected with a friend after a long time. I realized that he hadn't aged a day in the 10 years I hadn't seen him. Learning about his lifestyle made me realize why. That initial spark needed more years and more interactions, but it eventually led me down this path. It was a start. So, if I could plant a seed with just one person in that audience, then enduring being the party pooper for a night was completely worthwhile. Interestingly, the lunch buffet after my talk had plenty of meat, vegetables, and sweets, and the vegetables were the first to be finished. I'd never seen that before on a conference. Of course, for many, that night still involved lots of beers or gin-tonics, or even both. A lot of them went for pizza and ice cream for dinner. And that's okay. I just hope that a few years from now, 1 person will approach me and say, "Tim, what you shared on stage back then... it was one of the stepping stones that led me to change." That is worth being the party pooper for many more times to come. 😅 - Of course, the term "party pooper" is intentionally exaggerated here. After all, you can also have really good parties in a healthy way. 🙃

I experienced this first hand the other day, with a meal out. I’d never been to Flat Iron before, but they clearly understand the Peak End Rule. Well, they also know the importance of first impressions; with a tasty bowl of popcorn served up as soon as we sat down. But fast forward to the bill, and accompanying it came some mini cleavers, which turned out to be tokens for free (and really good) ice-cream. Yeah, I remember the highlight - the steak. But that ice-cream finish also stands out, and sure did help shape the way I (positively) remembered the overall experience I had! The lesson for festivals and events? You may not be able to shape and influence everyones peak ‘most intense’ points (the highlights), but you sure can try and do something when the time comes for them to leave. And what with the importance of immediately selling tickets for next year's event to this year's customer, the Peak End Rule is something you need to give some attention to. #Festivals #Events #FestivalMarketing #EventMarketing

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What’s yours?? 👀 🍺 It can be hard enough to decide what you want to drink sometimes … but how do you decide what your team of 370 are going to want to drink tonight … before they even place their orders?? That’s where we come in. We’ve got decades of experience of event bar planning, so if you need a hand to plan out the drinks order for your event – the right range, the right mix, the right quantity – we’re here to help. Drop us a line now and let’s start planning your next corporate drinks order. 🍷 🍸 🥂 🍻 🍹 🥃 🍺 #mobilebar #specialevents #eventplanning

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Second venue in one location opened last month , on the same street 🚀 Footfall, is one of the most important elements when selecting location of your business. Questions to ask yourself: ☑️ Will you naturally generate customers based on your location? ☑️ What can you do different to stand out from the other bars and restaurants within walking distance from your location? ☑️ How can those bars and restaurants compliment what you offer and your menu? We have partnered with others bars within a stone throw away. Why? Because they offer something we can’t. We don’t do kitchens, or food. The overheads are too expensive and within this market it’s quite risky. We partner with other local business owners close by to provide our customers top quality food while they’re enjoying the best drinks on the street. This helps us have sell out Bottomless brunches, without having to worry about the food! How do we do this? Join our group in the bio!

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Another little website completed this week for Casa de Salsa, a guest list only series of events coming to London this summer. If you need help bringing your event to life online, get in touch. All sites can easily be built with our sign up system to collect essential customer data for your events. #webdesign #events #nightclubs #festivals #data

Looking forward to seeing old friends and colleagues in #Atlanta for ICSC this week! In between your deal making there are going to be some great content sessions for participants to learn the latest as to who is growing, shrinking, changing and evolving… Retail is always on the move and it moves faster now than ever. So make the most of your ICSC experience; work your current pipelines with meetings and coveted evening socializing time, but don’t forget to check out a few sessions to start thinking about tomorrow’s pipeline. On Tuesday I am proud to emcee the State of the States session between 2 PM and 5 PM at the Show Floor Theater, where experts from every state in the Southeast will share the latest and greatest—attend and learn of the brands that may need space in your locality soon. And for those of you looking bigger term, please join me Wednesday morning at 11:10 for me sharing my comprehensive studies of what to expect from #genz; what the data suggests about the brands and concepts that will thrive as they edge out millennials into the prime consumer years ahead. But there are dozens of other fantastic topics to explore; don’t overlook the Research Lightning Wednesday morning (or their data integration session on Tuesday), the Hybridization of Lifestyles and Real Estate Sectors and Beyond Demographics sessions Tuesday are also going to be chock full of critical information for professionals to understand what is coming down the retail escalator. If you have some downtime between meetings, don’t forget these valuable sessions. They could provide you with the light bulb moments that might mean the difference between being ahead or behind of the curve in the coming years. See y’all in Atlanta!