Bagitude Handbags with Attitude creates handbags from original items — photos, book jackets, playbills, record album covers — which are laminated and joined with rivets so the handbag is durable and easy to keep clean. Founder Karla Staley has tu...
The sour economy is forcing nearly two in three event rental operators to discount their rates, according to a recent online survey from Special Events, a vicious game that not only erodes profits today but can depress business down the road.
On...
It's never too early to think about Halloween, and the top costume trends for 2010 will key on pop culture, according to Party City costume merchandiser Melissa Sprich.
This year, look for "Twilight" and "True Blood"-inspired modern-day vampires...
Members of the International Special Events Society gathered last night at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront to present the Esprit Awards, the final-night gala of the Eventworld 2010 conference.
The winners (all figures are U.S. dollars):
2010 ...
ISES Eventworld 2010 opened Thursday in Baltimore at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront with an innovative program of interactive roundtables and a "connections lounge" in place of a formal social event, changes designed to reflect today's demandi...
With good news finally coming from the Gulf of Mexico after more than three miserable months of oil-disaster headlines, is the business picture brightening for special event professionals? The answer is yes and no.
Wedding planner Connie Reeder...
According to the latest online survey from Special Events, 53 percent of special event professionals use mobile apps—those inexpensive software programs that run on cell phones—in both their personal and professional lives. Here are some favorite...