Visits in total: 224028
Visits this month: 726
Visits in total: 224028
Visits this month: 726
EventServiceCheck.com may strike you as a new product for event service suppliers and event venues, however, you may like to know, we probably have more event industry and marketing experience behind us than most event service providers in the UK today.
Here’s the proof!
Jon has worked within the events industry for over 30 years, in both operations and sales environments. After leaving Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies he started working as a chef at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto, before returning back to the UK to manage the De Vere The Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth, which at the time was one of the UK’s leading 5 star hotels outside of London.
After learning the management ropes there, Jon moved into his first sales co-ordination role with the brand new at the time De Vere Swindon Hotel, co-ordinating corporate events and weddings. After several years here honing his sales skills Jon moved to his first agency role with Conference Co-ordination. This involved venue finding and organising corporate events for organisations all over the world. Jon returned to venues sometime later as Regional Manager for Hanover International Hotels (now Barcelo Hotels) and then Regional Manager for Marston Hotels (now Q Hotels).
In 2001 Jon joined new business Chordiem (known as Aspect Event Management back then) as Sales Director, building the business from zero to a six figure turnover within 2 years and decided to buy the company outright in 2009. Chordiem still thrives as one of the most reliable and consistent event service providers in the UK today.
Over the years, Jon realised that the events were very ungoverned with many ‘cowboys’ operating who could spoil the reputation of similar providers, so in 2018 Jon started to focus on an ethical, transparent, online product which would focus an assisting two markets – Event Service Suppliers and Event Organisers.
Jon Says:
“Event Service Check is used by event organisers from major businesses and agencies as a portal to find the best suppliers in the location where their event is to be held so as to gain the most cost effective quote for event services. The portal allows users to search by service required and shortlist by the area they want the supplier to be in. They then simply contact the suppliers they think are best matched to their specification through any channel available on the supplier’s page. This includes telephone, email, social media or the suppliers on website as we know everyone has different preferences for communication.”
Sara is the owner of Evil empire marketing and events, an agency that gives businesses all the benefits of having a marketing department at their convenience. Backed by a career of over 20 years in the events and marketing space, Sara helps to oversee the overall brand strategy and development, website, social and PR elements, as well as online and offline marketing campaigns.
She has the added advantage of being able to bring her years of experience organising events into play with the platform too. Having organised everything from Christmas parties and conferences right up to black tie events and festivals, Sara understands the concept of EventServiceCheck.com from both a supplier and organiser stance.
Sara Says:
“‘I’ve known Jon professionally for many years now and when he approached me to work with Event Service Check it instantly resonated with me as something, I could really do with myself! I loved the idea of having everything in one place backed by a pre-check system so you know the supplier is reputable. Add to that the reviews and the fact that you can get in touch direct and it is also extremely ethical which was another plus for me. All too often on directory sites you and the supplier get charged over the odds in commission or simply get spammed all day which can be off putting. Everything we have in place for the users and suppliers has been extremely carefully thought out, so the process is seamless. I’m very much looking forward to seeing Event Service Check grow into the most used online platform for event planners in the UK.”
As well as vast experience in social media management, Connor also specialises in videography and photography. Connor produces the day to day posts and blogs for all our social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn, as well as planning future video projects for our forthcoming YouTube channel.
Connor Says:
“It’s great to be working with such an experienced team and having many services to cover ensures we can be really creative with fun, informative and interesting content”
Gel Studios are a top level, full-service creative agency with over 7 years’ experience in creating highly bespoke, user-focused, digital experiences.
They have helped businesses large and small create highly effective solutions that not only raise awareness of their business’s offerings, but to also solve real business challenges through the power of the web and automation. They ensure that they marry the very best of their working experience, with the client's niched expertise, resulting in unique solutions.
Director - Graeme Leighfield Says:
“Working on EventServiceCheck.com has been a truly enjoyable experience for both myself and my team. We have been able to build a website that is all-encompassing and provides a large amount of automation in the day to day administration of the business, by means of empowering subscribers to self-manage their profiles, details, and subscription details. Updates by suppliers are immediately reflected upon the website, ensuring that they feel in true control of their listing.”
Gel will be supporting, maintaining and updating the technical elements of the website throughout its global journey.
Smarter Media are our professional SEO partner with over 6 years’ experience. They work to drive visitors to EventServiceCheck.com using organic Search Engine Optimisation as well as Local SEO techniques. They gain quality traffic through the search engines for us through proven, honest, and trusted techniques.
Their Search Engine Optimisation practices help us optimise visitor traffic through ethical and cost-effective means.
Applying industry expertise and knowledge, they improve the volume and quality of traffic and help stabilise online identity.
Operations Director – Rob Curtis says:
“We’ve been part of Jon’s team from the very beginning, through the planning stages and before the site was built! Our focus is simple; we provide EventServiceCheck.com with an industry leading SEO service backed by results”
Their role within the EventServiceCheck.com team is to help generate quality traffic to the site, giving event service suppliers the prime opportunity to show off their business' to targeted leads.
In 2018 Jon began working on EventServiceCheck.com which would a become a luxury level ‘Checkatrade’ for the event service industry.Only Event Service Suppliers that meet a certain criteria are able to come on board. This means users can be sure that they are looking a bona fide supplier and not ‘cowboys’. The suppliers are encouraged to gain score ratings and reviews through the site to reinforce the reputation of the good services they offer.
The site was launched softly in early 2020.
Following the launch Jon said:
“It’s crucial for suppliers who join us to see how the platform is performing for them and their investment, therefore the site has a unique tracking page where the supplier can see everything from how many people have viewed their page to how many times they have been contacted through each channel available. They can look at this at any time through their personal and private account page.
The site is transparent in the way it works so suppliers who do subscribe can see everything. Even a counter to show how many visits the site is getting in real time.
This site is ethical in the way that it focusses purely on the services a supplier offers rather than the size or budget available. It is one huge, expertly designed page per subscription, only the content the suppliers add including video, pictures and text changes. We have a one price for all policy throughout.
For our suppliers, the site even offers a brand guarantee to show that we are committed to ensuring leads have the best chance to come your way. If a supplier doesn’t see any communication figures within their years’ subscription, they get the next year subscription for free. We also work with you constantly to ensure that you are making the most of all the content on your profile.
For our targeted users – PA’s Secretaries and other Corporate Event and Party Organisers, EventServiceCheck.com offers the very best choice of event service suppliers and venues within the UK, which can be found simply, in seconds, thanks to the technology and simple design of the platform. It’s also important to know that our users will never be contacted by any suppliers unless requested to do so, with the user always contacting a selected supplier first. Users then simply liaise directly with the selected suppliers for a specific service quote.”
