When it comes to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' annual Grammy Awards after-party, event producer Along Came Mary has an ace up its sleeve — its long-standing relationship with the academy. “We know them really well and they ...
As an event planner for the Greater Kansas City [Mo.] Chamber of Commerce for 18 years, Bill Svoboda learned a lot about small businesses with big aspirations. It was their successes that inspired him and John Short, CMP, to strike out on their o...
DMC pioneer Patti Roscoe, founder of the franchise system that has since grown to become industry powerhouse PRA/Allied International, looks at both good and bad developments in her business as trends change and the economy contracts. The intervi...
Baby, it's cold inside. When Dan Vazquez, CMP, president of Miami-based AOM Events, was tapped to design an 18-day holiday showcase for the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, located in Coconut Creek, Fla., his directive was to “create a holiday expe...
Some 68 percent of respondents to an online poll from Special Events last week say that recent moves by corporations to cancel incentives and other meetings are PR ploys to avoid the "AIG effect." Twenty-eight percent say the cancellations are a ...
“Show me the money” is no longer the host's call, as the sour economy makes lavish events obsolete. Today, “save me the money” is the event professional's new mantra. Here are some belt-tightening tips:
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Adobe Systems' November customer-appreciation event in San Francisco had more than one thing going for it — in fact, it had two. Staged at the new California Academy of Sciences and adjacent de Young Museum — two landmark Golden Gate Park buildin...
Los Angeles-based Corporate Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp allows co-workers to live out their rock-star dreams while strengthening teamwork and collaboration skills. Employees of all musical abilities come together to form bands and perform. All musi...
CB Wismar's resume is blue-chip all the way. After stints at some of the biggest names in the business — Carlson Marketing, PGI — he joined 40-million-member AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons) in Washington last ...
Washington-based Global Events Partners announced the results of its annual worldwide DMC partner survey today; the survey reflects economic concerns mixed with cautious optimism. According to GEP, DMCs will likely face challenges ranging from...
