Increase in sales for Olympia Conference Centre

2007 sales figures to date for the Olympia Conference Centre (OCC, part of the EC&O Venues) have shown substantial year on year growth and this coupled with the venues recent nominations for the Visit London Outstanding Customer Service Award and Best Event Venue (under 500) for the Eventia Awards points to a winning year for the OCC.

A recent survey commissioned by EC&O Venues highlighted Customer Service as the key driver in booking venues and retaining business and is an area that the conference teams at Earls Court and Olympia specialise and excel in. 

Anna Golden, Events Sales Director, EC&O Venues commented: “We’re delighted at the success of the Conference Centres at Earls Court and Olympia, both are great venues – either working in conjunction with the Exhibition Centres or increasingly as stand alone Conference Centres – they provide excellent meeting spaces for 60-450 delegates. We are always thrilled when an area of our business performs so well commercially, but with the endorsement of the Visit London Award nomination and Eventia Award nomination, we know that we are not only achieving sales targets but more importantly giving our customers a great experience.”

EC&O Venues are about to launch a new marketing campaign specifically focusing on the EC&O conference centres to outline the services the conference centres can offer conference and events managers. 

Jeremy Probert, Director of Communications, EC&O Venues added: “When people think of our venues they often think of massive venue spaces and iconic special events such as the BRITs or exhibitions such as the Ideal Home Show. However we want to communicate we also have two purpose built conference centres that cater for conferences and smaller events specifically. Our award winning customer service and longstanding experience combined with our central London location and excellent transport links makes us a very attractive venue choice – we really can cater from any and every event, from 20 people right up to 20,000 people.”

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For further information on EC&O Venues:

Lynne Marie Cox, Communications Manager

lynnemarie.cox@eco.co.uk / 020 7370 8838

www.eco.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

EC&O Venues is the UK’s premier exhibition and conference venue manager. The business comprises Earls Court, Olympia and the Brewery, London’s leading venues for exhibitions, conferences and special events. The three venues hold over 1000 events each year, attracting over 3 million visitors and 30,000 exhibiting companies.