DELUXE Mallorca Magazine winter 2016/17 1.12.2016 | Page 68

DELUXE PEOPLE “It is the only way to make networking effective.” Over the past three years Port Adriano has become one of the most popular events locations in Mallorca. Since it opened in 2012, the modern central section designed by Philippe Starck has provided a stage suitable not only for concerts by world-famous stars such as Supertramp and Gloria Gaynor, but also for a classic car rally and the Best of Yachting with glamorous evening entertainments. The complete programme for 2017 has not yet been published, but initial reports indicate that organisers are already planning to use the Island’s most elegant superyacht marina as the location for their parties. In June PIXX Lounge will use the pool area in front of the Coast by East restaurant for the second time as a meeting venue for German entrepreneurs, complete with entertainment and show. Axel Kahn, CEO of the PIXX advertising agency, talked to us about future events and online marketing. Herr Kahn, in 2017 you are taking your PIXX Lounge on a tour of Germany for the first time. Where will you be going to? We start in Frankfurt in March, then in June we go to Düsseldorf, in September we are in Munich and in November – at the end of the year, as always - we will be in Baden-Baden at the world-famous casino. 68 DELUXE Your events are primarily aimed at clients of your agency, who go there to network. Who else would benefit from taking part? If we were only to invite existing clients to these networking events, it would be difficult to organise up to five of them each year. The real skill lies in continuing to attract new companies to this platform. In the past few years we have managed on average to have up to 30% of new entrepreneurs at each event. This is the only way to make networking effective. At the moment registration is open to all business men and women. Either via our newsletter, which they can order, or via social media networks. They can find all the relevant information and dates on our website. You are planning a PIXX Lounge in Port Adriano, Mallorca for the second time in 2017. What can we expect? Yes, we are organising a second PIXX Lounge in Port Adriano. The first event in 2016 was very promising and the feedback confirmed our view that mixing business and lifestyle in this kind of atmosphere is perfect for successful networking. You recently appeared as a compere at a motorsport event for the Christiane Herzog Foundation. Why did you get involved? The Christiane Herzog Foundation is one of the oldest charities in Germany. It cares for those suffering from cystic fibrosis and funds re-