Deck 3: The Events Business: Supply and Suppliers

Question 1

The benefit of having an event management company is its:

A)range of expertise and experience.
B)highly-focused set of skills.
C)cost-focused approach.
D)time-saving.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

An example of a venue service organisation would be:

A)car hire services.
B)party planners.
C)costume hire services.
D)technical support.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Is the following statement true or false?
Distribution channels are the mechanism by which the logistics of an event are delivered.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Is the following statement true or false?
Logistics is the discipline of planning and organising the flow of goods, equipment and people.

Question 5

Charity events are:

A)unimportant.
B)amateurish.
C)particularly important.
D)small in scale.

Question 6

A convention is:

A)a small event with only a few attendees.
B)a religious event.
C)a pop up event.
D)a large event focused on a shared interest or expertise.

Question 7

An example of an ancillary services organisation would be:

A)marquee hire services.
B)business support services.
C)education and training.
D)ticketing agencies.

Question 8

Is the following statement true or false?
The events sector is wholly driven by the need to make money.

Question 9

The number of associations within the events sector is:

A)tiny with limited scope.
B)small and consolidated.
C)small and unconsolidated.
D)surprisingly large but rather unconsolidated.

Question 10

Regional and national tourist organisations collate information on events in order to:

A)promote and support the events.
B)promote only large events.
C)Promote their own agenda.
D)Use in marketing materials.

Question 11

Is the following statement true or false?
Corporate hospitality is focused on inviting groups of people to public events for fun.

Question 12

An example of a production organisation would be:

A)an event management company.
B)social media provider.
C)accommodation provider.
D)print services.

Question 13

Indirectly related services might include:

A)guiding service.
B)provision of hospitality.
C)provision of security.
D)set designers.

Question 14

Is the following statement true or false?
Event management companies have often grown out of historic guilds.

Question 15

Event catering is:

A)a significant and specialist resource for an event.
B)not a necessity for events.
C)the responsibility of the event professional to perform.
D)far too expensive and not essential.

Question 16

Is the following statement true or false?
A brief is a document which provides scant information on an event, hence the term 'brief'.