Special Events

Powerful Preview: MGM MIRAGE Events Helps CityCenter in Vegas Wow VIPs

As the massive CityCenter development in Las Vegas plans its grand opening in December, MGM MIRAGE Events can at last share the dramatic four-day, eight-event extravaganza it created in 2005 to showcase the project to a VIP audience of architects, designers, engineers and urban planners....

Caterers Show Cautious Optimism for 2009 Holiday Party Business

By Lisa Hurley

Caterers and venues show cautious optimism about 2009 holiday party business, with 72 percent predicting that they will have the same or better business this year than they did in 2008....

Guest Room: Herbalife's Margaret Launzel-Pennes Still Stages Huge Corporate Events

BY LISA HURLEY

Is the corporate event pace slowing down? Not for Margaret Launzel-Pennes. As vice president of worldwide events, distributor communications and video...

Confetti: Triton Productions Creates Wizard of Oz Party Based on Stylish Shoes

Christine Landry

Forget home. There's no place like a stylish party. Triton Productions in Miami Beach, Fla., knows that. For the 70th anniversary of the release of the...

Tough Times Bring Tighter Scrutiny for RFPs

By Lisa Hurley

The work required to create and to respond to Requests for Proposals for special events is always demanding. And not surprisingly, today's lousy economy...

Targeting New Markets Takes Time, Brings Surprises, Seminar Says

By Lisa Hurley

Although breaking into new markets and offering new services can be vital to surviving a recession, the process often takes more time and costs more money than special event businesses originally planned. ...

Tough Times Bring Tighter Scrutiny for RFPs

By Lisa Hurley

The work required to create and respond to Requests for Proposals for special events is always tough. And not surprisingly, today's lousy economy is making following the rules even more important....

Onstage, Everybody! Cisco and GPJ Rock the Audience

By Lisa Hurley

Cisco Systems and George P. Johnson rock guests onstage at the final-night party....

Brand-able Portable Charger Available from Ecosol

By Special Events Staff

Suitable for corporate giveaways, the Powerstick portable charger from Ecosol can be charged on all USB ports, including those on laptop computers. ...

8th Annual Special Events Corporate Event Marketplace Study

Edited by Lisa Hurley

Yes to events, but no to big budgets. That's the reading from this year's Corporate Event Marketplace Study. Some 84 percent of respondents tell Special...