IT was The Special Event conference that brought Will Holditch, CSEP, CERP, of Austin, Texas-based Austin RentAll Party, together with Hersey Cao of Across China, a 14-year-old event marketing agency based in Beijing. At the 2005 conference in Mi...
CLEVER caterers know: One of the best ways to get event guests up and interacting is not to bring the food to them, but to bring them to the food. That's why the food and beverage experts at busy event properties are serving up stations...
IT started with an heirloom — in this case, “an exquisite antique pearl necklace in shades of deep pink, purple and copper,” says event designer Marina Birch, of Chicago-based Birch Design Studio. This gift, bequeathed to Birch's bridal client by...
WHEN it came to work, my father was old school. While other teenagers hungry for part-time jobs always seemed to land comfortable posts at their father's office, my dad never would give me a job. “You'll learn more if you find a job yourself,” he...
SPECIAL EVENTS MAGAZINE: When we interviewed Fred in 2002, we talked about how the party rental business was perceived by the investment community as a fragmented moneymaker with no clear-cut leaders. How would you describe it now...
The Philadelphia-based company 4mula offers a line of bath and body products made of 100 percent pure essential oils and natural ingredients. The Barbox, with an unusual design to keep soap dry, is one piece in this environmentally friendly line ...
SPECIAL special events call for special entertainment. And no acts pack more glamour than headline performers. With their name recognition and pop-culture cachet, celebrity singers, comedians and speakers can titillate — and motivate — as no othe...
TO up the ante for interaction at its newly opened retail store in Chicago on the eve of a major kitchen and bath fixture exhibition, fixture manufacturer Kohler Co. invited 175 guests, primarily members of the media, to two hours of spa-inspired...
GALA entries are due Sept. 8, and here, Gala judges weigh in on the good — and bad — ways to get your entry noticed. All Gala entries represent hard work; read on to get insider info that will make your Gala entry a Gala winner!
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