Trying to develop next year's budget or marketing plan? Looking for new clients in your target market? Don't waste precious time by guessing. Special Events has developed detailed industry research that can help guide your important business decisions.

Created by the Special Events editorial team and the expert research department of parent company Penton Media, our research arsenal includes the highly popular "50 Top Event Planning Companies" and "30 Top Event Rental Companies" lists as well as detailed industry surveys pinpointing the event marketplace and growth opportunities in such critical sectors as corporate events, hotel/resort events and event rental. Also available are past surveys, which provide important perspective.

All the information is available as PDFs that can be downloaded immediately for only a nominal fee. For more information, visit our Research Store by clicking here.

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