Important new products and trends for special event professionals including in FX, special effects, floral, lighting, linens, props, tabletop items, technical support and tents
NO MATTER HOW pretty its plates or chic its chairs, a party rental company is measured by its ability to get on the road and deliver the goods. Employing drivers who don't drive safely can make an entire operation crash...
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 leadership of Orlando, Fla.-based...
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 equipment manufacturer L.B...
THE GUESTS MAY coo at the chandeliers or swoon over the swags. But to many event professionals, the truly admirable accomplishment in a great tented event is how the event team got the tent there in the first place...
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 Classic Effects says it was a...
AS A CHALLENGING business year winds to a close, pleasing patrons is paramount. To see what trends are shaping the party rental business, Special Events Magazine polled nearly 120 party rental companies from throughout the world to learn what...
Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl break up, launch an event rental business together, fall in love again, and eventually marry — and incorporate. It may not be your standard startup story, but it's been a happy tale for Bob...
THEY HAVE PLENTY OF ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE CURRENT CLIMATE: CHALLENGING. TIGHT. SLOW. BUT ALL THE WORDS ADD UP TO ONE THING — A PARTY RENTAL MARKET EAGER FOR A BUSINESS REBOUND...
