Mike Fletcher is a freelance writer, digital content provider, professional photographer, editor and journalist. He owns Slippy Media, providing content solutions for a wide range of clients.
New in Events episode two talks mentoring and is available now!
New in Events is a new podcast by IBTM, which brings you new episodes every fortnight. For episode two, hosts Mike Fletcher and Paul Cook discuss mentoring with Fast Forward 15 founder, Fay Sharpe.
Exhibition News Spring 2024
March 2024. Contributing Editor of Exhibition News. TV’s disability inclusion and accessibility expert, Shani Dhanda talks to Mike Fletcher about joining ROAR B2B and her lived experiences speaking at and attending exhibitions as the UK’s most influential disabled person. We’ve also got venue interviews with Harrogate International Convention Centre and Coventry Building Society Arena. Plus Alison Jackson, group MD of Nineteen Group sits down with EN to talk tenacity and a career spanning 35 years in exhibitions.
Top 10 Event Industry Trends to Watch for 2024
March 2024. Drawing on extensive industry research, Cvent data, and interviews, Mike Fletcher reveals the key trends shaping the meetings and events industry in 2024. Whether you’re an event or hospitality professional, read on to discover how you can shape your event programmes, attract more business to your venue or hotel, and future-proof your strategies.
7 Expert Ideas to Make Your Networking Events Stand Out
March 2024. Mike Fletcher shares the key elements that make a networking event successful plus seven expert tips to ensure your networking events stand out.
New in Events, a podcast by IBTM launches and episode one is available now!
February 2024. New in Events is a new podcast by IBTM, which brings you new episodes every fortnight. For episode one, hosts Mike Fletcher and Paul Cook visit Cvent’s European headquarters to chat with the technology firm’s European Marketing Director, Felicia Asiedu.
Be the change
February 2024. Mike Fletcher learns how ROAR B2B is going the extra mile to ensure its exhibitions are accessible and inclusive for all by partnering with Shani Dhanda, recognised as the UK’s most influential disabled person.
The best times are here
February 2024. Mike Fletcher sits down with Paul Michael, the MD of Coventry Building Society Arena to hear how the venue has flourished since coming under new ownership and what lies ahead.
How To Improve Your Event Experience With Onsite Badge Printing
February 2024. The solution to putting your event attendees in the right frame of mind from the outset? On-demand badge printing. Mike Fletcher reports.
Four design and technology-led event trends for 2024
January 2024. Cvent presented its annual webinar to share the key trends shaping events in the year ahead. Mike Fletcher listened in and here, he details four of the discussed trends for 2024.
Meet a Mindbeat coach: Dr Colleen Lightbody, in the library with the mind control device
January 2024. Mike Fletcher discusses neuroscience, books and cycling accidents with Dr Colleen Lightbody, who lives in Johannesburg.
Meet a Mindbeat coach: Anita Sauvage
December 2023. Mike Fletcher discusses mental fitness, emotional intelligence and men in kilts with Anita Sauvage, who lives in Bordeaux.
That was the year that was….
December 2023. Mike Fletcher reflects on some of the key moments from his 2023 ibtm blog articles and what’s happened since they were published.
Speaker Insights from IBTM World: Part Two
December 2023. In the second part of this look back at some of the key insights provided by IBTM World speakers when they were interviewed before taking to the stage, Mike Fletcher covers thoughts on creativity, innovation and the new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
Speaker insights from IBTM World
December 2023. Read on for a look back at some of the key insights provided by IBTM World speakers when they were interviewed before taking to the stage.
Six ways to get mentally fit and take on 2024
December 2023. With 2023 drawing to a close, Mindbeat’s head of client and product development, Jessica Bellwood sources six techniques to improve mental fitness in 2024 from our network of coaches. Ghost-written on behalf of Mindbeat.