Clean & safe

We’re delighted to share that our office and team in Portugal are now certified as Clean & Safe. We are now proudly among the 16,600+ businesses in Portugal with the Clean & Safe Stamp. From airports to hotels and from conference centres to golf courses the number of businesses being certified grows every day as […]

Meet the other Diogo, AKA Castanheira

Great events are those that we remember fondly ten years later. They are unique, unrepeatable and emotionally charged. It’s this kind of goose-bump generating, tailor-made memorable experiences that Diogo Castanheira wants to create at VOQIN’. For Diogo, creating these memorable experiences starts by building fantastic working relationships with clients, not just during the event but […]

6 ways CSR activities can make events extra special

Events provide unique opportunities for team building while immersed in a different environment, and in the case of incentive travel, at an exciting destination. Adding a Corporate Social Responsibility focused activity not only enhances team building, but it also provides an opportunity to positively impact the places and people around us. Altogether, this is an […]

The Emotions of Stand Design

By Marcello Biazolli and Francisco Mistrello On paper, stand design is all about project management, and detailed schematics but the end product is much more than that. Exhibition stands can be magical places where the public can escape from reality and engage with products and brands. The best exhibition stands create moments of interaction that […]

Growing Compliance

There was a time when faith was a honest handshake and the event planner got on with the job as they had all the contacts and knowledge to make it happen. There was a sense of pioneering and unshakable belief in one’s abilities to deliver a great event because the personality of the people and […]

Team Engagement

How do you measure people engagement when you operate from 5 offices in 4 countries on 2 continents? The wrong assumption is that one approach works for all. Facebook may be global in reach but the audience is anything but global in approach. We operate a single platform, Facebook Workplace, for internal information and we […]

Wellbeing

I’m very proud of completing 3 marathons to date, not because of my pace or final ranking, but because I challenged myself to complete a task that requires substantial mental and physical effort as well as intensive training. I’m even more proud of the fact that in every single one of our VOQIN’ offices, we […]

Woman Powered

Women Powered While it may seem out of place for a male CEO to talk about women, I would like to share with you my great respect and admiration for many of the women that work with VOQIN’ and who over the years have been clients, event participants or simply an inspiration to our team. […]

The event is not the end of the story

It can be, but it can also be the beginning, or the end or just somewhere in the middle. Most events are part of a larger story, the story of a brand or the story of a team, and are part of a communication plan that uses events as well as other channels to achieve […]

How to use event technology to enhance the event experience

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should It’s true, technology can be your event’s best ally and the perfect tool to help your event provoke meaningful emotions. For example, you can use a themed mobile app to coordinate an interactive treasure hunt. Or, you can use projection mapping to tell your brand story projected […]

what the new generation expects from your event

Meet the new generation of event participants, they are looking for more than a good party. They appreciate a well-coordinated travel experience with delicious food and drink, but it’s just not enough. They expect more from your event and in ways that may surprise you. 1. Change the world The new generations want to change […]

Why active companies are successful companies

Corporate sports can take on many guises, from simple fun runs to football tournaments and all the way to team triathlon style challenges. Promoting team members to participate in any type of sporting activities representing a company, when expertly managed by professionals, brings with it many potential benefits. Added motivation to get active The competitive […]

5 unboring elements of successful brand activations

Brand activations are all about creating engaging experiences that enable participants to develop personal connections with brands. Here are five elements that are part of how we power our #unboringsolutions. 1. Focus on the business objectives Brand activations must be linked to business objectives, not necessarily drive direct sales, but they should be part of […]

No boundaries at all

Digital transformation, people behavior, globalization, countries, languages, cultures, limits etc. All these matters are changing dramatically and so fast. How all these changes will affect our industry, the way we work and our lives? There are some important factors happening today in our industry. Names like: BTL, ATL, Live Marketing, Digital are already past. So, […]

Talent VOQINience

We are currently living in a VUCA (volatile; uncertain; complex and ambiguous) era. A time with different levels of impact on social; environmental; political and economic areas and, consequently, on the business organizations themselves and on their talent management on particular. Therefore, nowadays it is increasingly important for companies to attract and retain their talents […]

Trade Shows

/SMU 2019Description: SMU International offers invaluable business connections, targeted education, and unforgettable experiences. It provides the opportunity to connect with premier international suppliers during pre-scheduled one on one business appointments and unique experiential activities. Voqers: #1Duration: 24 to 26/03/2019Local: New York, USA / APM Conference Direct 2019Description: The Conference Direct Partner Meeting is an opportunity […]

Welcome to VOQIN’. Diogo Assis, Founder & CEO

Yesterday I completed the TCS NYC City Marathon, my 3rd after Berlin in 2015 and London 2016. I have always had a strong entrepreneurial spirit and drive, built a business from scratch. The focus was too narrow and it hit me hard when back in 2010 I stood on the scales and stared at the […]