With New York-based client Lancome Paris calling for an awards gala of exceptional dazzle in spite of a tightened budget, Kevin Verronneau gathered his colleagues to take up the task. The five-member staff of New York...
SOMETIMES CREATING the perfect event is all about getting creative with what you've already got. That lesson was driven home full force for the design team at Vancouver, British Columbia-based Rare Indigo, assigned a...
In the universe of corporate event entertainment, the folks on stage aren't the only stars. Ask event pros and they'll tell you — the greatest act in the world won't win applause from guests or clients if it isn't...
HAVING GUESTS REMEMBER a specific event is terrific — as long as the event is not remembered for being uncomfortably hot or cold,” says Chris Smith, marketing specialist for Onalaska, Wis.-based heating and cooling...
WHEN JIM “SMITTY” Smith says he'll be on the golf course, he doesn't mean working the kinks out of his swing. “I spend probably 60 percent of my days out of the office on site at events,” says the man who shares...
FOR SOMEONE WHO never intended to specialize in special events, ISES international president David Spear has certainly embraced his industry wholeheartedly. The association leader and owner of Mandeville, La.-based...
WHILE CHRIS YEAGER admits he might have “refined some of the details” if he'd had more than a mere month to create a launch party for hit TV miniseries “Dinotopia,” he says the time crunch forced him to go for “the...
IN A MEETINGS and events market marked by restricted travel and tight budgets, there's no question that incentives still sell. According to results of a recent SITE study, the $27 billion incentive industry continues...
LOOKING TO RUN a lean and mean event business? Better think about the business software you're running. With a tight economy and a market growing more competitive by the day, smart software can mean the difference...
The second time was a charm for a $130,000 incentive event produced for a major pharmaceutical industry client by DMC Pacific Agenda, San Francisco. Originally scheduled for Sept. 15, 2001, the event was rescheduled...
