The Events Raccoon

02/04/2024

Hello April 👋🏼 You’ve arrived with a bang 💥

Today saw our name go up in lights 💡 and our newest Raccoon join the family 🦝

Welcome Estelle who has chosen “Experience Alchemist” as her job title ✨

We are so excited to welcome Estelle to The Events Raccoon Ltd & when someone ends a bio with “buckle up, and get ready for some serious event awesomeness. We are about to make some memories!”…. you know you’ve made a good choice 😉

Read more about Estelle on our website & keep an eye out for more exciting news to come 🥳 🦝 🦝🦝🦝🦝

https://lnkd.in/d8tGZNu

12/02/2024

We're growing & we're hiring****

Event Manager – Full time

Key Objectives and Purpose:
To support and work closely with the Chief Amazement Officer to ensure the business is supported in all areas and to ensure it continues to be efficient, popular with its clients, maintains growth and profitability.

ROLE
Reporting to the Chief Amazement Officer, this Event Manager will see you taking on the day-to-day responsibility of a range of corporate events.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Managing events from brief to delivery.
• Maintaining client communication throughout each project.
• Developing event programmes and managing timelines.
• Contracting and negotiating with key suppliers.
• Managing relationships with suppliers such as venues, DMCs, caterers, AV suppliers, etc.
• Ensuring smooth delegate registration process including delegate logistics.
• Overseeing an Event Executive in a project basis.
• Delivering projects onsite and internationally.
• Managing and reconciling event budgets.
• Being accountable for each event ROI.
• Using your strong questioning and listening skills to deeply understand client needs, spot opportunities and close deals.
Key Behaviours:
• Ensure outstanding operational excellence
• Compliance with all company policies
• Attention to detail
• Ability to demonstrate integrity and discretion, flexibility and efficiency
• Well organised and pro-active thought processes
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain a sense of humour throughout
• Self-motivated
• Calm and confident
• Initiative and a can-do attitude
• Approachable

Essential
• Previous administration experience
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Excellent technology proficiency including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Comfortable with MAC based systems
• Ability to understand and work to deadlines
• A proven track record in event management.
• The ability to plan, manage projects and prioritise conflicting deadlines and to deal effectively with changing requirements.
• The ability to build up client and supplier relationships, and negotiate the best possible prices.
• Knowledge of a CRM data base is preferred but not essential.
• A consultative, open approach, and experience in new business generation.
• Experience of navigating your way through large and small corporate structures to establish and nurture new client relationships.
• A good understanding of general marketing and business development principals.
• Strong numeracy skills and proven ability to manage budgets, identify savings and provide value for money.
• Exceptionally strong communication, presentation, negotiation, writing and closing skills.
• Experience of working with cross-functional teams to deliver complex client business solutions.
• Experience of navigating your way through large and small corporate structures to establish and nurture new client relationships

Weeks Hours and Benefits
• Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm. Please note this role requires travel which may incorporate an earlier start or a later finish (Flexible working can be offered to the right candidate)
• 25 days holiday excluding birthday & bank holiday’s
• Company laptop
• Company mobile phone
• Competitive salary dependant on experience
• Uncapped, performance related bonus
• FAM trips both UK and overseas
• 35 flexible working hours that complement the business needs
• Pension scheme

18/09/2022

What a week, what a team 🙌🏻

4 events over 5 days with 5 of the best!

- 3 day custom build exhibition & stand at the NEC

- 2 conference at IET London Savoy Place with drones & a hologram

- 1 day conference in Liverpool

- 3 day build & hospitality at Goodwood Revival ….including 17 bottles of hair spray & 20 1950’s hair appointments

Everything was done with dignity & respect to our beloved majesty 👑🖤

Thank you to all of our partners & to each & every venue who worked with us to adapt the programmes in light of last weeks news.

08/09/2022

Ma’Am!

Your smile, your dedication, your fight, your honour & your grace is nothing short of a legacy we can all only dream to walk in the path of

RIP your Majesty 👸🏼 ❤️

25/07/2022

“How big it too big??”

I’m pleased to say at The Events Raccoon Ltd we haven’t found that out yet but we are still bouncing from the epic event we smashed last week for The Access Group across the globe 🌎 🙌🏻 🎉

The week was INSANE with a live event in the UK, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Romania as well as streaming further across the globe 🌎 In total over 4,000 employees joined for some epic content & speakers 🙌🏻

We were also joined by:

🔹Joe Wicks for Q&A & a PT session 💪🏼
🔹Baroness Karren Brady who shared her journey to success 🤩
🔹Katie Piper who shared her outstandingly brave storey ❤️

AS IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH…….

Friday saw us delivering the Acces Festival “Making it Happen Live” with the JAXX, RPJ Band with Rick Parfitt Jnr, BASTILLE and DJ Scott Mills 🎤 🤘🏼🎉

Camping, Funfair rides, stilt walkers, well-being tents, fire breathers, food stalls, bars, photo booths, a DJ in a campervan, glitter usherettes……WOW!🏕🎡🍜🍻🔥✨📸🥳

Thank you to my ‘work husband’ Chris Northcote for delivering this event with me but most of all thank you to my ‘work family’ (AKA clients) for trusting us with the event and being the BEST team to work with year after year!! Kate Hassler Kate Bowyer Peter Salmon Robert Dale Claire Scott Laura Featherstone Sue Murray Karl Boshell Chris Bayne Jonathan Jorgensen Gursaran Marjara Rachel Benton

Bring on FY24KO 🎉 🎉 When you love your job, you never work a day in your life 🙌🏻 🙌🏻

31/10/2021

Happy 5th birthday The Events Raccoon Ltd 🎉🎈🙌🏻🥂 🎂 🦝

What a 5 years it’s been!!

I’ve learnt so much & still have a hell of a lot to learn but my biggest 5 takeaways from the last 5 years I’d like to share with you are;

❤️ When you chose to work with a small business, a small business owner does the biggest happy dance you’ve ever seen - True Story.

🙏🏼 Learn as much as you can and share everything you know. Many people will do what you do, no one will do it they way you do it.

😘 Kindness costs nothing. There will always be people that will get through life driven by what they can get from you. It is not your job to judge them, simply to make sure you do not become them.

🌎 You can plan for us much as possible but every now & again, someone will throw a global pandemic in your way just to make sure you are keeping it real.

💃🏼 If you’re not enjoying the road trip, you’re in the wrong car. Love. Laugh. Learn. Evolve. Breath.

Thank you to EVERYONE who has been a part of the last 5 years, whether you have worked for us, been a client of ours, a partner of ours, a friend or family member, a kind stranger who has picked us up when on the floor in a million pieces, a mentor, a coach or just one of those legendary people that takes the time to smile back at someone who smiled at you.

24/09/2021

It’s been a while since we’ve been able to do this for one of our clients!!
The feet know about it after 3 days but my god it was worth it 🙌🏻

19/07/2021

A live event….A real life live event….Oh yes we did!!!!

Last week we delivered a week long, hybrid event to over 3,000 employees across 9 countries.

- Each day started with HiiT or Yoga 🧘🏼‍♀️

- The week delivered 47 content sessions 🧠

- 6 product demos 🔧

- Guest appearances from MICHAEL JOHNSON and RUBY WAX 🤩

- Evening entertainment including Dino Girl 🦕 & a posh pub quiz 🍺

- All wrapped up with a virtual DJ & secret after party

We were able to kick off the week & close the week with a live audience socially distanced & it felt amazing 🙌🏻 🙌🏻

15/06/2021

Would you know what to do in each of these situations?

We're speaking to our clients today following the announcement yesterday that step 4 will now take place on 19th July to look at what this means for each of them over the next month.

Below is a snap shot of the responses we've had:

"We are going ahead with this event as planned, what guidance do we follow giving you will be running the event in our offices?"

"Can the delegates stand up while they have a coffee break for 10 minutes?"

"Where do we stand if we chose to push this event back to September?"

"Will the local council allow us to have this event in their constituency if the numbers are increasing & our delegates will be traveling?"

"I'm running our travel data now for the last 3 months & that will determine if we need to close the offices again, where do i even start?"

Are you trying to find the answers to similar questions and need a light shining into the darkness?

Let us help you, it's what we do!!

09/06/2021

Oh how we have missed checking in to a beautiful hotel with a lovely room!!

Thank you so much Macdonald Windsor Hotel.

Looking forward to a lovely evening this evening & a great face to face meeting tomorrow ❤️

03/06/2021

Surviving Lockdown.......Did you?

Grab yourself a coffee, sit back and listen to what Beckie Towle, our Chief Amazement Officer & Founder had to say a couple months back when speaking with Mark from Mark Ryes Voiceovers

The questions put to Beckie were:

1. Did you manage to stay positive through the original lockdown and how does it feel now?

2. What was your business model before Covid?

3. How did Lockdown 1 affect your trading, and were you able to bounce back at all after the summer?

4. What have you had to change to combat the effects of lockdown in your business?

5. How effective do you think the government has been? Are you annoyed by all the U-turns?

6. How quickly will you get a vaccine... and what do you think of the rollout of the vaccination programme?

7. What would be the one thing you'd like most help with from the government or community at this point?

8. When do you think business might pick up again to pre Covid levels?

9. What tip would you give to other businesses struggling at this time?

Listen here....

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1023787/7881769

25/05/2021

Do you believe what you sell??

We do. We have never been more passionate about anything and Beckie has taken some time out to make the most of it.

Working with an industry of people whose sole purpose is to make everyone feel safe, engaged & connected!

We’ve been told to stay at home.
To remain alone.
And in order to protect those we love the most, to stay away from them.

But the world is changing again and we believe that we live & work within an industry that can do & always has, operated in a safe way.

What is your why & what are you doing today to make sure you are living it as let’s be fair, you owe it to yourself!!

Be safe. Be happy.

20/05/2021

🎉WHAT A WEEK ITS BEEN🎉🎉

6 face to face meetings done ❤️
Over 700 miles driven 🚗
4 site inspections with clients 🏨
1 vaccination had 💉
2 contracts signed for live events ✅

Thank you to our partners and clients who have made it happen!!

Whittlebury Hall
Wyboston Lakes Resort
Crowne Plaza Stratford Upon Avon
Old Swan and Minster Mill
GOTO Events
Insight Presentation Systems

11/05/2021

**WE'VE JUST SIGNED A CONTRACT ON A LIVE EVENT**

There is still a long way to go but we are so pleased to announce today we signed contracts with a client and a venue for a live event in October.

The confidence venues are installing, thank you Old Swan and Minster Mill and the support we are able to give to our clients, thank you NextChapterRetreats The Executive Retreat Company
means that we can get back to what we all love in a safe & responsible manor! GET IN!

05/05/2021

**HOW GREEN ARE YOU?**

We have all gone through a lot in the last year & mitigating circumstances have meant we could not all be as sustainable as we would have liked.

But that needs to change!

Join us tomorrow to hear about the accreditation schemes available and the benefits to us all by embracing these 🌎 🌱

Speakers include...
Ben Quarrell co-founder, isla.
Scott Maclean managing director, Green Tourism
Deborah Heather director, Quality In Tourism
Andrew Perolls CEO, Greengage Solutions

The results are in! And the industry is divided...
Is this surprising? Or as expected?

30/04/2021

🎉🎉🎉 Feel good Friday 🎉🎉🎉

This is such a milestone announcement for our industry!

We cannot wait to get back to doing what we love face to face in a room with our clients.

The details need to be clear, safe & measured but that’s what we do right?!



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/04/29/socialdistancing-not-needed-big-events-boris-johnson-told/

Report to say crowds can return from June 21 after trials with fans found no increase in Covid cases

19/04/2021

It’s been a long time since that word appeared on n the top of a to do list!!

With the opening of self catering holidays across the UK, Rebecca Towle is literally skipping to the end of the week and a four day break away!

Happy sunny Monday everyone ☀️🌸 😊

08/03/2021

It’s International Women’s Day & at The Events Raccoon Ltd we are flying the flag for all the INCREDIBLE women we know & work with.

You rock ladies!!!

25/01/2021

What were you doing 3 years ago today?

3 years ago we delivered several business events across Europe as part of a CRM programme with Sabrina Khaida, then Global Head of Marketing at Trace One. On this day, we were in Paris performing sight inspections at Cercle LeBrun, Barge Liberte, and Pavillon Royal.

We had such lovely feedback from Sabrina:
“Beckie has been very insightful, hands-on and a real problem solver. And she’s lovely to work with!
She is passionate about her work and most importantly, she gives you piece of mind. She was a perfect extension of my team and she consistently helped us deliver a quality experience to our audience.
I highly recommend them.”

22/01/2021

Are your delegates across the globe? Are they missing vital business updates having not been face to face for almost a year? Lockdown didn't stop us getting 800+ delegates from 44 countries together! Read more here: https://www.theeventsraccoon.co.uk/testimonials/
Think about what messages your audience are missing while you wait to ‘get back to normal’?

19/01/2021

We have had such a busy month getting back into the swing of things post-Christmas. We know how important Kick-Offs, Launches and other corporate events are, so with our tried and tested methods it's not a question of IF your events go ahead - we will take care of the HOW for you. Whether virtual, live or hybrid, your events will be a big success and you can sit back and relax knowing that we've got everything covered for you.

To look at all the ways we can help bring events to life, email [email protected] or visit www.theeventsraccoon.co.uk