Economic Impact on the Special Event Industry

Event Pros Scale Back Decor to Please Clients Oct 14, 2009 7:15 AM The majority of special event professionals today say they are scaling back decor at the events they create because their clients demand it....

Corporate Event Forecast Mixed, Latest Survey Says Oct 7, 2009 12:41 PM, By Lisa Hurley The latest online poll from Special Events shows mixed opinions from special event professionals on when corporate event business—which has fallen off sharply in the last year—will show signs of strength....

Blooming in Bad Times: Success Secrets from Top Event Planning Companies Sep 23, 2009 1:26 PM, By Lisa Hurley Some event planning companies are actually having a better year this year than last. Here are three success stories....

Targeting New Markets Takes Time and Money--and Brings Surprises, Special Event Experts Say Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Lisa Hurley Although breaking into new markets and offering new services can be vital to staying afloat in tough times, the process often takes more time and costs...

Caterers Show Cautious Optimism for 2009 Holiday Party Business Sep 9, 2009 3:49 PM, 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....

More Event Planners Expect Recovery to Start This Year May 13, 2009 7:17 AM, By Lisa Hurley Whether it's due to better news from the stock market or less-than-miserable unemployment reports, some 41 percent of special event professionals polled this week by Special Events predict that the economy will start to recover this year. ...

Editor's Page: Time for A Change May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Lisa Hurley Anyone who pays any attention to the news must be wondering, what other challenges could possibly beset the world of special events? The recession has...

10 Things You Need to Know to Ride Out the Recession May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Richard Foulkes Leaders around the world have declared their national economies in recession. Each announcement triggers consumers to cut back, employers to downsize,...

Tough Economy Dominates 2009 Event Forecast Dec 17, 2008 3:21 PM, By Lisa Hurley Predictably, the sour economy worldwide is seen by event professionals as their greatest challenge in 2009, according to the annual forecast developed by Special Events Magazine. ...

Rental Operators Vary on Keeping Fuel Surcharges Dec 10, 2008 6:01 AM Although virtually all rental companies boosted delivery fees to offset skyrocketing fuel charges this summer, they vary on keeping the higher fees in place...

Editor's Page: Economy Gives Event Industry Trial by Fire Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Lisa Hurley Half of all in-house event professionals and nearly 60 percent of independents predict they will stage more events this year than in 2007. The forecast...

GEP DMC Survey Gives Peek into Year Ahead Dec 9, 2008 4:47 PM GEP's annual DMC survey results are in...

Rental Operators Hold Line on Discounting Nov 11, 2008 4:23 PM Despite the tough economy, most event rental operators say they will not be discounting the price of their services, according to a recent online poll from Special Events. ...

Holiday Party Outlook Grim; Are You Discounting? Nov 5, 2008 6:50 AM Although yesterday's U.S. presidential election will calm some of the general uncertainty nagging at financial markets, the outlook for the corporate holiday party business remains bleak....

Fuel Prices Fall But Rental Profits Still Feel Pressure Oct 22, 2008 6:10 AM With fuel prices dropping, are event rental fleets reaping the benefit? So far, the answer is mixed....

Economy Crashes Holiday Party Business Oct 8, 2008 6:43 AM Nearly two-thirds of respondents to an online Special Events poll say that lousy economic news is cutting into their corporate holiday party business....

Editor's Page: Financial News is a Wild Ride for Special Events Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Lisa Hurley I've never flown in a stunt plane making loop-the-loops. But reading newspaper headlines last month covering America's astonishing economic news makes...

30 Top Rental Companies Note Economic Chill Oct 1, 2008 5:07 AM The respondents to Special Events Magazine's 11th annual "30 Top Event Rental Companies" list predict an 8 percent boost in revenue this year, but the forecast for 2009 is not so rosy....

Event Pros Weigh In on Financial Crisis Sep 24, 2008 7:54 AM Businesspeople are holding their breath this week as the U.S. Congress wrangles over the astonishing $700 billion bailout proposed by the Bush Administration to save the sinking financial sector....

Successful Fundraising in Tight Economy Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM Times are tight, but good causes still need money. So how do event producers work with scaled-back budgets? Read on....

Economic Effect on Meeting Planning

The Economic Impact of the Economy on Meeting Planning  Updates and information about planning meetings during uncertain economic times...