DMCs See Programs, Budgets Growing in 2012

By Lisa Hurley

While no one claims to enjoy booming business, many DMCs say both bookings and budgets are showing a rebound over the past year....

Outrageously Alice: EventWorks and Kuoni Scottsdale Dream Up a Dramatic Alice in Wonderland Gala

For the client's gala awards dinner, EventWorks and Kuoni Destination Management Scottsdale dream up an "Alice in Wonderland" theme party for grownups with spooky, Tim Burton-esque flair. Snakeskin chairs and black calla lilies, anyone?...

Event Entertainment Experts Note Hit Trends in Corporate Acts

By Lisa Hurley

As the economy gets better and audiences grow bigger, event entertainment experts in three big markets take a look at what acts are hits and which are exiting stage left....

High-end Camp: Welcome Event Marketing Revamps an Executive Retreat

By Susan Cuadrado

After the pioneering CEO of the client company said surprise me for a three-day business meeting for his top 60 executives, Welcome Event Marketing did just that....

Business Leads: What Event Segments will Drive Business in 2012?

By Natasha Garber

Incentives? Consumer events? Big weddings? Event pros in Houston, Chicago, L.A. and New York tell us where event demand is spiking and slacking in 2012....

The Last Word: Sally Webb on Building an International Special Events Business

By Natasha Garber

I never grew up wanting to work as an event producer, says Sally Webb, CSEP, founder of The Special Event Company, which celebrates its 26th anniversary....

Frostbite: Alison Silcoff Events Creates Winter in July for a Corporate Client

Playing on Canada's rep as the Great White North, Alison Silcoff Events creates a winter wonderland in July for a prominent corporate client....

AlliedPRA Founder Hensley Leaves Firm

By Special Events Staff

AlliedPRA Destination Management, a London-based global leader in the DMC market, announced today that James Hensley, its European founder, has resigned from the company. ...

Hargrove Wins 2012 DNC Event Services Contract

By Special Events Staff

Event and exhibit services company Hargrove announced yesterday that it has been awarded contracts to provide services for the 2012 Democratic National Convention....

Senior Execs from Global Events Launch Sequence Agency

By Special Events Staff

Adam Sloyer, formerly CEO North America for international events firm Global Events in New York, announced yesterday that he has left the company to launch event agency Sequence....