500 delegate event in an easily accessible venue

An event with the 'wow' factor was the brief given to us by a luxury car manufacturer who were looking to hold a short motivational conference followed by an evening of entertainment for 500 guests with overnight accommodation.

Ellis Salsby Solution

Taking exclusive use of the Celtic Manor Resort near Newport, delegates attended an afternoon conference session with motivational speaker whilst their partners were offered a pamper session in the hotel Spa or could join a trip into nearby Cardiff whilst gifts were placed in each of their rooms.

Late afternoon, a children's party was arranged complete with clowns, magicians, bouncy castle and party food. The children were looked after by a troop of baby sitters when their parents attended the evening event. A lavish five course dinner was followed by an Abba Tribute Band and a Radio One DJ playing until the early hours.

The role Ellis Salsby Ltd took was to completely manage and control the event;

• we initially sourced the venue and liaised with the hotel management
• managed the rooming list and individual guest requirements
• co-ordinated the entertainment and allocations for activities
• facilitated room drops
• organised menu planning and arranged a tasting
• afterwards prepared an expenditure list including event management charges

Client Benefits

After the initial briefing and budgeting criteria were agreed 9 months prior; our client was happy for us to make decisions on their behalf and attend monthly planning meetings. The feedback received from their guests was 'the best yet'.