When talking about food and wine festivals I always feel a sense of over doing the adjectives, yet words still don’t seem enough to describe what an absolute corker it is walking, drinking, eating and taking it all in at a food and wine festival.

With summer fast approaching and the festival season nearly here, festivals are a great way to get the community together for all things summer, music and a whole lot of fun. It can also be a bit stressful if this is your first time planning one.

If you’re thinking of becoming an event planner, there are a few things you should know first. A job as an event planner or wedding planner always looks like lots of fun in movies, after all your work revolves around planning and attending parties, what’s not to love? The thing is, like most jobs it can be a lot of fun, but it’s also a lot of work.

Todays’ technology has created consumer monsters and because of this technology consumers can get anything instantaneously, on-demand and all without leaving the comfort of their home.

The most common reason to have a meeting is to discuss something face to face. These days we skip the face-to-face part and go straight to the phone, email, social media, newsletters, company websites, intranets and extranets.