Special Events

Corporate Event Market Looking Up in 2010 and 2011, Special Events Survey Says

By Lisa Hurley

The mood in the corporate special event community is definitely picking up, according to the annual Special Events Corporate Event Marketplace study, which will be released next month....

Gulf Oil Spill Threatens Special Event Business

By Lisa Hurley

The April 20 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico is not only spoiling local special events but shaking the confidence of event professionals miles away from threatened beaches....

Grab Your Partner: Partnerships Protect Profits in Special Events

By Lisa Hurley

In the face of a sluggish market, some special event professionals are finding it pays to partner. ...

Gala Awards 2010 Competition Opens Today

Starting today, Special Events Magazine is accepting entries for its 2010 Gala Awards competition, which honors the finest work in special events. ...

The Good News: Philanthrophic Projects from Special Event Professionals

By Special Events Staff

Special events professionals share their own company's commitment to social betterment....

Social Conscience Marks Corporate Special Events Today

By Lisa Hurley

With top managers eager to burnish their corporate image with a cynical public, many event professionals are adding an altruistic element to the special event programs they create....

Big Caterers Foresee Soft Sales for 2010, Special Events' Survey Shows

By Lisa Hurley

Big catering companies expect their revenues to decline 4 percent this year compared with last. The findings come from the latest edition of Special Events' "25 Great, Big Caterers" study....

Big DMCs Stabilize in 2010

By Lisa Hurley

According to revenue forecasts from the biggest destination management companies, business in 2010 should stabilize after a rough year in 2009....

Tight Budgets Forcing Children's Event Planners to Emphasize the Essentials

By Natasha Garber

In the latest online poll from Special Events, 57 percent of respondents say their children's party business—bar and bat mitzvahs, Sweet 16s, quinceaneras and the like—is worse this year than last. ...

The New Day for Corporate Special Events: Part II

By Lisa Hurley

Independent event professionals discuss how heir world has changed since the economy crashed. Overall, clients expect more work in less time....

The New Day for Corporate Special Events

By Lisa Hurley

With scant exceptions, the way special event professionals are doing their jobs today is very different from five years ago--and it might never go back again....

Are Blogs Really Good for Special Event Businesses?

By Lisa Hurley

According to a recent online poll from Special Events, half of respondents now have a blog--but are they really good for business?...

Newbie "Wedding Planners" Plague the Professionals

By Lisa Hurley

Along with price-shopping brides who haggle over every penny in the wedding budget, veteran wedding professionals face another headache these days: the newbie wedding planner. ...

The Myth of "Day of" Wedding Planning

By Jenne Hohn

One of the biggest illusions in the wedding industry is entitled "day of" wedding planning. ...

Classic Party Rentals Names Mata President, CEO

By Special Events Staff

Los Angeles-based event rental powerhouse Classic Party Rentals announced today that Pedro Mata has taken the post of president and chief executive officer. ...

Wedding Planners Develop New Strategies to Handle Price-shopping Brides

By Lisa Hurley

To fight against bargaining brides and the sour economy, many wedding planners have developed new ways to package their talents. ...

Wedding Planners Battle Price-Shopping Brides

By Lisa Hurley

Armed with a wealth of online data about wedding options and pricing, brides today are challenging professional planners to justify every penny of the bridal budget....

Social Media Stays Strong in Special Events, Survey Says

By Lisa Hurley

With their links, friendings and tweets, special events professionals are using social media more than ever. ...

2010 Showing Better Event Business, Special Events Survey Says

By Lisa Hurley

After a wrenching year, the special event business is perking up, the latest online survey from Special Events says....

1930s Hollywood Glamour Sets Tone for 2010 Oscar Ball

A sleek, saucy 1930s look will mark the Academy Awards Governors Ball next month....

Oscar Winner: 1930s Hollywood Sets Tone of 2010 Oscar Ball

The sleek, saucy glamour of 1930s Hollywood will set the tone at the 2010 Academy Awards Governors Ball....

TBA Sells U.S. DMCs to Kuoni

By Special Events Staff

TBA sells U.S. DMCs to Kuoni, caterer liable for egg-related death....

Alive and Thriving: Tips from Veteran Event Pros on Staying in Business

By Lisa Hurley

Five veteran event professionals shared how they have thrived....

Top Events Worldwide Honored at The Special Event 2010 Gala Awards

By Lisa Hurley

Special event professionals from throughout the world gathered in New Orleans last night for the Gala Awards ceremony....

New Orleans CVB Head Perry Honored at The Special Event

By Special Events Staff

New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau president and CEO J. Stephen Perry was honored today at The Special Event conference and trade show. ...