Mastering Market Event Management: A Guide to Successful Events
05 Aug 2025 | Economy

Mastering Market Event Management: A Guide to Successful Events

Organizing a market event—whether a weekend bazaar, night market, or seasonal fair—requires more than just gathering vendors in one place. Effective market event management ensures smooth operations, a great customer experience, and a profitable outcome for all participants.

Here are the key elements that make a market event successful:

1. Planning Ahead

Every successful event starts with detailed planning. Define your objectives—community engagement, business exposure, or sales? From there, set the date, venue, theme, and target audience. A well-thought-out plan prevents last-minute chaos.

2. Vendor Coordination

Select vendors that align with your event’s theme and offer product variety. Clear communication about booth setup, rules, and schedules builds trust and ensures professionalism on event day.

3. Marketing & Promotion

No matter how great your market is, people won’t come if they don’t know about it. Use social media, posters, local media, and partnerships with influencers or nearby businesses to promote the event and create buzz.

4. Logistics Management

Signage, security, parking, permits, waste management, and emergency plans—all these logistics matter. Having a reliable on-ground team ensures that problems are solved quickly and the event runs smoothly.

5. Post-Event Feedback

Don’t stop when the event ends. Collect feedback from vendors and visitors to learn what worked and what didn’t. This helps improve future events and builds long-term relationships with stakeholders.

Final Thoughts

Market event management is all about bringing people together in a lively, well-organized space. With creativity, structure, and community focus, your next market event can become the highlight of the season.


 

Karnataka’s Rs. 200 Ticket Cap: A Boon for Viewers, a Challenge for Big-Budget Films
16 Jul 2025 | Entertainment

Karnataka’s Rs. 200 Ticket Cap: A Boon for Viewers, a Challenge for Big-Budget Films

The Karnataka government has proposed a Rs. 200 cap on movie ticket prices across all theatres and multiplexes, regardless of language or screen format. Still in the draft stage, the rule is open to public feedback and aims to make cinema more affordable for all sections of the audience.

If implemented, this move would most benefit the average moviegoer. With multiplex prices often exceeding Rs. 300 in cities like Bengaluru, a uniform cap could make regular theatre visits more feasible, especially in smaller towns. It may also boost footfall for Kannada films and help revive struggling single-screen theatres.

For the Kannada film industry, particularly small and mid-budget filmmakers, this could mean wider reach and better box office traction. However, it poses a challenge for big-budget films that rely on high opening-day collections and premium pricing, especially pan-India projects like Kantara: Chapter 1 or Toxic. These films will now need larger audience turnout to maintain profitability.

The cap also impacts dubbed films from other languages. Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi releases, which usually enjoy higher ticket rates in Karnataka, will now be priced the same as local content. This levels the field for Kannada films but may reduce the incentive for outside industries to aggressively push dubbed versions here.

Other film industries should view Karnataka’s model with caution. Andhra Pradesh’s aggressive pricing cap led to friction with theatre owners and producers, while states like Telangana follow a more balanced, tiered approach. A flat rate may not suit all markets — flexibility will be key.

Karnataka’s move signals a shift toward audience-friendly cinema policy, aiming to make theatrical viewing more inclusive. However, its long-term success will depend on how well it balances affordability with the practical needs of exhibitors, producers, and distributors. As the proposal moves forward, open dialogue and adaptive implementation will be essential to ensure that both viewers and the industry benefit without compromise.

 

Vaibhav Suryavanshi creates history again, this time with the ball, follows it with quickfire 44-ball 56 in Youth Test
16 Jul 2025 | Sports

Vaibhav Suryavanshi creates history again, this time with the ball, follows it with quickfire 44-ball 56 in Youth Test

Teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi is showing no signs of slowing down. He continues to rewrite the record books, and at this stage, it seems like the sky is the limit for the southpaw batter. After setting the ODI series against England U19 ablaze with his big-hitting heroics, the left-handed batter is continuing with his form in the first Youth Test against England. After failing to get going in the first innings, where he managed just 14 runs off 13 balls, the 14-year-old smashed a half-century in the second innings, consolidating India's position in the four-day contest.

Teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi is showing no signs of slowing down. He continues to rewrite the record books, and at this stage, it seems like the sky is the limit for the southpaw batter. After setting the ODI series against England U19 ablaze with his big-hitting heroics, the left-handed batter is continuing with his form in the first Youth Test against England. After failing to get going in the first innings, where he managed just 14 runs off 13 balls, the 14-year-old smashed a half-century in the second innings, consolidating India's position in the four-day contest.

Suryavanshi was eventually dismissed by Archie Vaughan, the son of former England captain Michael Vaughan.

Earlier in the contest, Suryavanshi had written history by becoming the youngest player to take a wicket in a Youth Test match. He completed the feat aged 14 years and 107 days. He brought another record to his name when he dismissed England captain Hamza Shaikh.

The England captain eventually walked back after scoring 84 runs off 134 balls. After picking up his first wicket, the youngster was ecstatic, and he celebrated in style. This was not his lone wicket, as he also dismissed Thomas Rew for 34.

Suryavanshi finished with figures of 2/35 in 12 overs. His effort helped India gain a 101-run lead. India had posted 540 runs on the board in the first innings owing to a century by captain Ayush Mhatre. England were then bowled out for 439.

Suryavanshi's blitz in ODI series

After making a name for himself by registering the fastest century by an Indian in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Suryavanshi made England take notice of his talent as he smashed the England U19 bowlers all around the park in the five-match Youth ODI series.

He also smashed a century in the fourth ODI at Worcester. In the entire series, he aggregated 355 runs, with his highest score being 143 in the fourth ODI. His form was the major reason behind India's 3-2 series win.

Suryavanshi had earlier become a household name after scoring a century for Rajasthan Royals against Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025 season. He eventually scored 101 runs off 38 balls helping Royals register a victory at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. 

Indian stock market: 8 key things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty, Nasdaq at record high to US inflation

Indian stock market: 8 key things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty, Nasdaq at record high to US inflation

Indian stock market: The domestic equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open lower on Wednesday, following weak global market cues.

Asian markets traded lower, while the US stock market ended mixed overnight, with the Nasdaq posting its record close.

On Tuesday, the Indian stock market indices ended with decent gains, snapping their four-day losing streak.

The Sensex rose 317.45 points, or 0.39%, to close at 82,570.91, while the Nifty 50 settled 113.50 points, or 0.45%, higher at 25,195.80.

“All eyes are on the India-US trade deal as a dedicated team from India’s Commerce Ministry has reached Washington for negotiations. Overall, we expect the market to continue its consolidation in the near term; with stock-specific movements driven by Q1FY26 earnings outcomes and guidance from the management,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

 

Here are key global market cues for Sensex today:

Asian Markets

Asian markets traded lower after US inflation data made investors less hopeful about interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.2%, while the Topix declined 0.11%. South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.8% and the Kosdaq dropped 0.56% lower. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures indicated a stronger opening.

Gift Nifty Today

Gift Nifty was trading around 25,174 level, a discount of nearly 91 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a negative start for the Indian stock market indices.

Wall Street

US stock market ended mixed on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite closing at record high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 436.36 points, or 0.98%, to 44,023.29, while the S&P 500 declined 24.80 points, or 0.40%, to 6,243.76. The Nasdaq Composite closed 37.47 points, or 0.18%, higher at 20,677.80.