FMP Evaluation
Right at the beginning of this assignment, we all chose certain jobs roles by analysing and discussing who we thought would abide each role. We came across an issue, as there weren’t enough job roles per person which resulted to around 2-3 people per job. We were then told to write an essay on each job roles preference explaining why we chose the job roles and what skills would be required to carry out the responsibilities within the role.
Being one of the Events Managers for this job meant that venue bookings were organised by us as well as the organisation side such as which band plays when. I think I could have done a much better job than I did as the venue wasn’t booked by the Events Management team, We weren’t running efficiently in a team which resulted to the college taking over and booking a venue for us. The reason for this downfall would be due to a lack of communication between the Events Management team and CEO.
Our biggest success within Imerge Entertainment was the ‘Facebook’ campaign broadcasted to over 500 people, It included all vital information, such as times, ticket prices and bands playing. There were other sources of promotional materials which were created by members of the company via posters and leaflets which were also a great success. However, there was a major fault in the information provided in these promotions as we were meant to give 70% of every £3 entry towards a charity for the unfortunate disasters in Japan. However, that fell through due to the charity representatives not making an appearance which lead to free entry the whole night. This is something we need to be careful with in the future and remind the charity of the event and confirm their appearance for the night.
There were many parts of this assignment which unmotivated us as a whole due to the college continuously taking over and not allowing us to follow our job roles through to the best standard. Being an Events Manager in this company, made me feel unnecessary as we weren’t really given the time to book and confirm venues although we had a handful in line. This made the whole assignment feel false to me and I don’t think we were given the chance to actually see what it’s like to work on the business side of music.
To conclude this assignment, It was enjoyable at times and definitely gave us the some sort of insight to way events run within the music industry. Our company as a whole could have achieved a lot more without the help of college but due to the lack of communication and motivation this resulted into no booked venue hire, no charity connection run through, no profit made. However, we did manage to pull off a successful event with a crowd of 70-90 people and if we sold the tickets £3 per person we would have made £270 giving us the opportunity to give £189.50 towards Japanese Relief Fund. The performances were all up to a high standard and were enjoyable to keep an audience till after midnight.
Aspiring to be an Events Manager I’ve learnt a lot about the music industry and what happens behind the scenes and how important it is to be organised and make sure everything runs efficiently as it’s all in your hands. As an Events Manager in this company, I feel I could have booked a venue if I had worked at a faster pace. However, Overall It was a successful event.
