Changing times: Pandemic forces events industry to reinvent itself
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SUBSCRIBEThese are changed times in the events industry. As the economic fallout from the pandemic continues to impact, the last 15 months have brought about a paradigm shift in the way businesses and organisations in the sector engage with clients and customers.
The old event planning model that pertained for decades has changed irrevocably as a new order of business now takes centre stage.
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