I don't know about you, but my diary seems to have filled up with events to go to every Thursday from here to Christmas. And a few Fridays too. Then there are a fair number of breakfast events, power lunches and a smattering of invitations to corporate seats at some high-profile sporting events, concerts and theatre performances. I can't go to everything and I don't have the stamina to go to as many as I'd like. It's equally important that the rest of the team at Insider gets out in the world and meets as many people as possible. It helps us to do our jobs better. Only by meeting business people, keeping a finger on the pulse of the region and trying to find new stories can we make the magazine better value for our readers. But that's equally true for anyone in business. The art of good business is being a good middleman, putting people together. That's what the perfect event should be all about. It should seek to provide a setting in which people can meet, be entertained, but above all be respected for who they are and what they want to achieve on a business night out. I don't particularly like the word "networking" but the more you can offer, the better. Bad nights out, really rotten events where things fall apart often do so because someone, somewhere forgets to keep it simple. Sponsors, paying guests and busy people who are giving up time in their lives deserve the very best. The road to chaos is littered with good intentions and invitations to people off the telly who don't know their audience. I say this from personal experience. The saving grace from the worst event I've ever been involved in - when Wayne Hemingway insulted an audience of Liverpool property people - was worse on the night because everyone was there. But I'd rather have that than attract a business D list. You'll notice in the magazine this month a number of stories that revolve around some of our own events. We hosted a lunch at the wonderful Lowry Hotel in which Kevin Roberts, chief executive of Saatchi and Saatchi Worldwide, came back to the North West to wow our specially invited audience (see page 24). What made that day so special wasn't just Kevin's awesome performance, but the buzz around the room. And at our property event at the City of Manchester stadium (see page 57), not only did Sir Howard Bernstein provide a useful snapshot of civic thinking, but our sponsors and guests had a great chance to make new acquaintances. I love meeting our readers and I'm thrilled that our readers like meeting each other. We have a highly professional, extremely thorough events team, who I adore. And I would love you all to come and see what we do. We're bringing our Economic Forum format to Liverpool and Penrith before the end of the year. And we're going to be hosting a Retail Economic Forum event at Harvey Nichols on 9 November. These are places where we discuss ideas and help you to meet more people and make more money. See you soon? Michael Taylor, editor.
North West bookmaker Betfred has won the contract to be the official bookmaker of the new Wembley Stadium. Neil Tague reports
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