Coming together regardless of restrictions – Baby Bunting Awards go fully immersive Prior to 2020, Baby Bunting would host an annual face-to-face conference and Awards celebration for their staff across the country. In 2020, amidst the height of national lockdowns, the company hosted a business update and awards event via Webex. Following this experience, it was decided… ‘never again – we need more!’.   As 2021 continued to pose challenges with lockdowns across the eastern states, the company engaged Peanut Productions to provide a dynamic and exciting online solution for their annua ..read more

If ever there was an event that spoke to our capacity to manage quick scope change, then this was it! Early in 2021, we started to see a major shift across corporate Australia with a focus to re-engage with face-to-face events. Together, with CCEP our partner of over 10 years, we began planning the for a national roadshow for over 1500 staff. This was an important roadshow as it was created to communicate the new ownership structure as the company shifted from CCA to CCEP, Coca-Cola Euro Pacific Partners.  By July, Sydney was starting to lockdown with other parts of the country to soon fo ..read more

Imagine you’re a company whose team members thrive on physical activity. You’re about to engage your team in a 2-day conference, however you’re bored of the usual online team building activities. You want to do something interactive and compelling that will set up the team for the day ahead. Enter, Peanut Productions. We arrange a morning run where guests can run together virtually, via Augmented Reality (AR). We send your employees AR glasses, which allow them to run alongside an Avatar to keep them company, whilst setting the pace. When guests return home after their run, they open up their ..read more

Traditionally this is the kick off period for the corporate sectors planning for the festive season. But the big question is, will that big ugly virus make the silly season the cancelled season or will we find new and inventive ways to celebrate and connect?  We’re in the business of bringing people together so we’re determined to continue doing so safely and innovativley regardless of the challenges and obstacles in our way. We’re going to unpack this a lot more next month but we’ve been tuning in to some novel ways from around the world on bringing people together. From a resurgence of ..read more

I’d like to take a moment to interrupt the usual broadcast around virtual events! Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being brought into an impromptu tissue session with a very smart, deep-thinking client. Wanting to hold an event for top tiered customers, our client dreads the idea of inviting anyone to another ‘webinar’ styled gathering.  Enough of this one-way, two-dimensional broadcasting. Where’s the engagement, the human touch points that help connect and intertwine us? We need to create moments that jump out from the screen that build real and authentic experiences that surprise and d ..read more

Earlier this year, all of Australia came into a unified lock-down. At that time we were effectively still one country under one system. How different it all feels today with some states returning to what could almost be a pre-pandemic normality while others go into a second lock-down and effectively become shut out from the rest of the country. As a business which  works on a national scale delivering business events and conferences for corporate clients, navigating each of the state and territory laws and guidelines, which are updated and changed regularly) is quite a challenge. A challe ..read more

Peanut Productions is closely following all Government and key industry guidelines and we’re constantly monitoring developments to establish a set of protocols we will follow for all future events. We are committed to the safe and compliant planning and delivery of all our projects and the comprehensive COVID training of all staff involved in these protocols. A COVID-19 event safety plan will be created in consultation with all key stakeholders, all suppliers, contractors, event staff, our dedicated OHS officer and our selected venue.  The safety plan will be professionally audited a ..read more

- as at 30 June In the last few months we’ve all had to rethink and reshape how we do things. As an events agency with a national presence and one that produces business events across the whole of Australia and beyond, we’ve made it our focus to ensure we stay up to date with government guidelines across all states and territories. The safe and compliant reopening of the events industry will not be easy and therefore we feel compelled in doing our part in supporting our industry and our business partners in getting there. We are closely monitoring all developments from government and key indus ..read more

We came across some BIG numbers from The Events Industry Council and although these numbers don’t directly reflect on the current COVID-19 theme of this page, what they do indicate is the scale and importance of the events industry around the world.  Over the last few months we’ve taken a very big side step and allowed some time and space to absorb the challenges to our ability to deliver on our business offering. It’s been a hard time, but understandably necessary. It’s also been a gracious lesson in humility and an opportunity to think outside of the box.  That said, it’s inspiring ..read more

In order to host safe large business gatherings in the near future, event agencies alongside venues will need to enforce safety requirements outlined by the government. We’ve been scouring online resources across multiple industry bodies and government recommendations and we’re starting to see some consistency around what these requirements may look like.  Here are the key changes we’re starting to get ready for as an industry and the things that the team at Peanut Productions are preparing for, to ensure our full support of the safe execution of events moving forward: Thermal scanning ..read more