New Years Eve Amounts Offered So Far from Clients

[Ryu]

I'm happy you've been DJ'ing for 25 years but our own client research and feedback proves other wise. There are several blogs and discussion forums, and audience research throughout the web that proves when clients are booking DJ's and Presenters to play music they prefer to have somebody around the same age, or has 'proven' strong knowledge of the genre or age of the music the client wants.

And would I send a 50 or 60 year old DJ to a gig - the simple answer is NO.... Unless of course the client wants this.

Yeah you can prove all sorts of stuff on the internet can't you...

when clients are booking DJ's and Presenters to play music they prefer to have somebody around the same age - would dispute this

has 'proven' strong knowledge of the genre or age of the music the client wants - Bit obvious that one. Interested in what "Proven" means though.

[megamixevents]

I think texting out jobs to a group of DJs is a terrible way to fill bookings.

Every single client who books through us receives a feedback form via within 24 hours of the gig by an independent research company the feedback we get will then be passed back to all our team members, this feedback proves what we are doing is working and has been working since Megamix Events began over three years ago.

Not only this but we send Mystery Party guests to all our gigs booked, they will provide us 'Megamix Events' with lots of vital information to protect the brand, and notice little things such as the quality of the sound or lighting that our clients probably wouldn't.

Again this information we get back from the Mystery Guests will be fed back to that particular DJ so improvements can be made.

You may not agree with our business ways nor the creative way we operate, but it's working for us and the clients are happy. And we will continue to move forward and remain competitive and try new things, some ideas may not work but if we don't try we'll never know.

[funkymook]

It sounds wonderful that you match your clients needs so carefully with your DJ's skills - but it must cut down your options for filling gigs. What happens if your first choice DJ's aren't available (or there's no takers) - does the gig then get texted out to the next best fit? (and so on until it's filled).
Or do you advise your clients you have no one suitable for them?

And as you take bookings from NeedaDisco how does that work? Do you contact the client first to get more of an idea of what they want before offering it out?

Not only this but we send Mystery Party guests to all our gigs booked, they will provide us 'Megamix Events' with lots of vital information to protect the brand, and notice little things such as the quality of the sound or lighting that our clients probably wouldn't.

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You send people to all your gigs? How do you manage that? Doesn't anyone notice the stranger in the room?

[surround sounds]

We have a small freelance team of of DJ's who are specialised in there own right, so if a gig is booked then only the DJ's who are specialised in that type of party is accepted.

So for example if it's an 18th birthday, we would ideally send a text or call our younger DJ's who can better engage with the client and audience. They would need to have great mixing skills, all the latest new music etc.

If it's say a 40th Birthday then a DJ would be selected around the same age group, who knows all the typical party classics etc..

If we just sent a text to everyone in the team chances are the gig would be a failure and therefore the client wouldn't be impressed and risk losing future business. Some of our clients will specifically request a black DJ, female, or even a gay DJ if it was a civil partnership of the crowd is predomently a LGBT crowd.

In terms of payment our prices are openly displayed on our website which changes daily depending on demand for our services, this goes in line with how much the DJ's expect to be paid. NYE each DJ has been asked how much they would be willing to work for.

Each DJ normally will have a 1 in 4 chance of getting the job, if a particular DJ gets great feedback on many of the gigs then he/she will get a slight priority over the job. We do this as an incentive for others to provide a great service, work hard and make sure every client has a great night.

Every single client who books through us receives a feedback form via within 24 hours of the gig by an independent research company the feedback we get will then be passed back to all our team members, this feedback proves what we are doing is working and has been working since Megamix Events began over three years ago.

Not only this but we send Mystery Party guests to all our gigs booked, they will provide us 'Megamix Events' with lots of vital information to protect the brand, and notice little things such as the quality of the sound or lighting that our clients probably wouldn't.

Again this information we get back from the Mystery Guests will be fed back to that particular DJ so improvements can be made.

You may not agree with our business ways nor the creative way we operate, but it's working for us and the clients are happy. And we will continue to move forward and remain competitive and try new things, some ideas may not work but if we don't try we'll never know.

Your business ways can not be that good if from a earlier thread you was asking for work to be passed on...

[megamixevents]

It sounds wonderful that you match your clients needs so carefully with your DJ's skills - but it must cut down your options for filling gigs. What happens if your first choice DJ's aren't available (or there's no takers) - does the gig then get texted out to the next best fit? (and so on until it's filled).
Or do you advise your clients you have no one suitable for them?

And as you take bookings from NeedaDisco how does that work? Do you contact the client first to get more of an idea of what they want before offering it out?

If we do not think 100% a particular presenter/DJ is suitable for a particular event or gig, we will simply do some talent searching or a recruitment drive and spend around 1 -2 weeks conducting auditions.

This very rarely happens though.

Your business ways can not be that good if from a earlier thread you was asking for work to be passed on...

I'm not sure what you mean by 'passed on' we don't pass on work to external companies if we've accepted a gig, if we do not have the resources on a particular date then we will simply decline the job or conduct a 'no bid'.

It sounds wonderful that you match your clients needs so carefully with your DJ's skills - but it must cut down your options for filling gigs. What happens if your first choice DJ's aren't available (or there's no takers) - does the gig then get texted out to the next best fit? (and so on until it's filled).
Or do you advise your clients you have no one suitable for them?

And as you take bookings from NeedaDisco how does that work? Do you contact the client first to get more of an idea of what they want before offering it out?



You send people to all your gigs? How do you manage that? Doesn't anyone notice the stranger in the room?

We inform the client or business that a mystery guest may appear at the gig at some point, this is written clearly into the contract and it's there to serve a purpose of improving the quality of service for everyone.

If that mystery guest appears they hold a ID card that will only be produced if questioned on the night, and they are simply from Megamix Events. Many of our contracted work to large businesses or hotels have frequent visits by mystery guests to arrive and conduct research. It is to be expected from any business operating to the general public.

In fact I am not aware of any business that does not operate a mystery shopping program?

At Megamix Events we understand the importance of offering great service and we have been using Mystery Guests as a research technique for since we first began offering entertainment. We are renowned for taking a unique approach to improving the delivery of customer service. We also help our clients to improve and compare their service quality by gathering information on our competitors. This boosts both the awareness and importance of good customer service. Our mystery guests will directly contribute to the improvement of customer service as well as getting paid to do it. After all, without happy customers there is no Megamix Events
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[funkymook]

We inform the client or business that a mystery guest may appear at the gig at some point, this is written clearly into the contract and it's there to serve a purpose of improving the quality of service for everyone.

If that mystery guest appears they hold a ID card that will only be produced if questioned on the night, and they are simply from Megamix Events. Many of our contracted work to large businesses or hotels have frequent visits by mystery guests to arrive and conduct research. It is to be expected from any business operating to the general public.

In fact I am not aware of any business that does not operate a mystery shopping program?

So do you match the mystery guests as carefully as the DJ's? Obviously a 60 year old may look out of place at an 18th and vice versa.

You now say 'may' appear - before it was 'to all our gigs' - what sort of percentage is it?

I'm just having trouble imagining a B&G agreeing to a stranger turning up at their wedding and taking notes.

[hadyn]

Does the client feedback form not give you enough information
if the client is happy at the end of the event and enjoyed the show and indeed says that in their form
then that is job done.
Surely this mystery Guest incurs a cost implication on your business.
if a Mystery guest is out at a gig for about 4 hours including getting to gig and returning home thats going to cost you about 50 pound with tax implications and national insurance contributions as well as the mystery guests wages.
also do you have a never ending supply of mystery guests otherwise the dj's will start to recoqnise them.
you would be better spending the money on increasing the dj's wages.

[megamixevents]

So do you match the mystery guests as carefully as the DJ's? Obviously a 60 year old may look out of place at an 18th and vice versa.

You now say 'may' appear - before it was 'to all our gigs' - what sort of percentage is it?

I'm just having trouble imagining a B&G agreeing to a stranger turning up at their wedding and taking notes.

We normally say 1 in 3 gigs will grant a visit.

The mystery guest will not stand there with notes and writing things down or the 'mystery' part would be obsolete.

[funkymook]

We normally say 1 in 3 gigs will grant a visit.
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You must have more than 3 gigs a night over a weekend - so every Friday and Saturday night you'll have someone out as a mystery guest.

Who does this? If they're a DJ aren't they losing out on gigs? If they're not a DJ what qualifies them? What do they get paid?

Obviously every gig can be different, some may want a chatty personality DJ, others may want no talking whatsoever, some DJ's may be given must play songs that are floor-killers, other given a completely free choice.

So plenty of things to take into account to make sure the mystery guest gives a fair appraisal, so preparation is key, it's not just a matter of turning up. On average how long do they stay? Will they do more than one gig a night if they are near to each other?

[Pe7e]

The more I read, the less I believe, and I sense I'm not the only one.