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Leigh Gillen, of Leigh Gillen Events. XXjob 07/08/2018 Irish Examiner. Padraig Hoare request. Leigh Gillen, of Leigh Gillen Events, at the Montenotte Hotel, Montenotte, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

It’s a whole New (Virtual) World …

Like most companies, particularly those in the Event business, the Covid-19-pandemic was devastating at first. How can an event management company operate when there are no public or private gatherings and people are limited to a 2k radius? Very quickly we adapted our business to fit the “new normal” and rolled out online and virtual event services for clients. Working with an expe犀利士
rienced Event Manager on virtual events adds a layer of professionalism and detail that is vital to keep a company’s brand strong and credible. Aside from the obvious production & event management service, there is also a level of quality required by corporate organisations to keep the standard of events high.

We also branched into the Online Moderation side of things, filling a niche for MCs and facilitators for events, panels and generally being the glue holding the event together for the client. These and other services including online consultancy and webinars as well as hybrid events, has meant that although our business model has changed significantly over the past few months, we are still in the business of produ犀利士
cing high quality events for our clients, in whatever format that might take.

 

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