Medieval Meets Modern at Bedern Hall York - New Release                            19th February 2013

‘Medieval meets Modern’ Hybrid Meeting Event at Bedern Hall York.
- Event Speaker will present live from London
Great Potential the York-based Business Tourism Consultancy has teamed up with Saville AV and client venue Bedern Hall to bring together a FREE special event about Hybrid Meetings.
On 21st February between 2pm and 4pm guests will learn how Hybrid Meetings can boost business, increase attendance and create a buzz that will make events more special.
Paul Cook is director of the Hybrid Event Centre and will deliver his presentation from London into the historic and medieval Bedern Hall, York using Saville AV's latest Hybrid Meetings technology.
Guests will hear Paul's presentation and have the opportunity to ask questions live as if he is in the room. This technology is growing in popularity has advantages for both meeting planners and venues and is surprisingly inexpensive. Guests will learn how and why on the day.
“The meetings and events industry is worth £36b to the UK economy and this technology is helping to create new opportunities to stage live events and include people from around the world without them having to travel. Demonstrating how this works at Bedern Hall one of York’s smaller medieval venues and with York-based Saville AV providing the equipment seemed most appropriate. comments Great Potential director, John Gallery.
The event is open to all meeting and event planners; venue operators; hoteliers, media and professional communicators. Great Potential has organised a familiarisation visit to York for a group of professional event bookers who will be attending the event to see the technology in action. Local business and event organisers are also welcome and can book their free place via http://medievalmeetsmodern.eventbrite.co.uk/
Great Potential’s sister video production company Little Genie Media will be recording the event for distribution afterwards.
For more information please contact John Gallery
Tel: 07967 032623 Email: johngallery@greatpotential.co.uk
Notes for Editors:
Saville AV and the Great Potential Consultancy are both York-based businesses collaborating with Bedern Hall to stage this event. Both companies are involved in delivering services for meetings and conferences at venues and events throughout the UK and overseas. 
Saville AV is the UK's largest specialist supplier of audiovisual, multimedia and videoconferencing technology, with over 250 personnel in fourteen locations.
Great Potential provides consultancy and marketing services to hotels, venues and tourism businesses and specialises in business tourism and events.
Bedern Hall is owned by the Guilds of York and operated and managed by Roger Lee of Time and Place Catering.

Little Genie Media -  News Release                        14th February 2013

High-end digital video production service launched with business results promise….

A new high quality video production service, Little Genie Media, has been launched to provide high definition digital business video at 'analogue' prices.

"The right kind of video grabs people's attention and holds them longer but tells your story in less time. It also can bring your ideas and products to life, creates a buzz and makes your website more 'sticky'. " comments creative director Graham Gallery.

The new business has already won business in several sectors including clothing, hotels, food and creative events. The service also helps internal business communication and motivation for organizations that recognize the importance of distribution of their values, aims and objectives through online media, intranets and smartphone apps.

"Business and commercial video production should be high quality and creative and at the same time deliver a return on the investment. Our service is designed to do just that. We help to increase website exposure and search results at sensible rates." adds Gallery
Little Genie Media News Release cont…

For further information please contact:
Graham Gallery, Little Genie Media Tel: 0844 414 2841
Mobile: 07791 267468 Email: graham@thelittlegenie.com
www.littlegeniemedia.com

Note for Editors:
Leeds-based Little Genie Media is owned and managed by Graham Gallery, (28) a multi-media graduate of Leeds Metropolitan University and most recently online digital editor for Lime Studios, the production company of 'The Only Way is Essex'. Example show reels of Little Genie Media are available at www.littlegeniemedia.com