SPOTIFY LAUNCHES COLLABORATIVE PLAYLIST FEATURE FOR EVENTS
SPOTIFY LAUNCHES COLLABORATIVE PLAYLIST FEATURE FOR EVENTS: Music-streaming service Spotify has debuted “Playlist Potluck,” a new collaborative playlist feature that will allow users to invite friends to an event by sharing a playlist in which guests can add their own songs. TechCrunch: “Collaborative playlists are an older Spotify feature, but one that’s sometimes a bit […]
Why You Need to Break Your Event Assumptions
Why You Need to Break Your Event Assumptions. As a professional speaker, I have the opportunity to attend a lot of events and conferences. While they all differ in scale, audience, locations, and cultures, they almost all share certain elements. For example, the flow is the same at most events. Attendees arrive at a certain […]
SPECIAL EVENTS BLOG How to Tap Into Your Creativity for Special Events
SPECIAL EVENTS BLOG How to Tap Into Your Creativity for Special Events Working in the creative business naturally comes with some lulls. So having periods of feeling uninspired can be inevitable. However, a great creative person doesn’t focus on the rut. Rather, they put their focus on getting out of it and finding their next dose […]
Big Event Companies Share Trends in Latest Special Events “50 Top Event Companies”
Big Event Companies Share Trends in Latest Special Events “50 Top Event Companies” First of all new technologies–such as virtual and augmented reality—and the continued role of social media are two of the major trends shaping special events this year. These insights appear in the 15th annual “50 Top Event Companies” article, featured in the […]
Avoid These Biggest Production Mistakes Planners Make
Avoid These Biggest Production Mistakes Planners Make. The June 30 #Eventprofs Happy Hour, “Ask Me Anything About Event Production,” showcased more than just today’s hottest AV and production trends. Led by Adrian Segar, participant-led-conferences advocate, author, and facilitator extraordinaire, and featuring Brandt Krueger (owner, Event Technology Consulting), Christopher DeArmond (managing director, Freedom Event Services), and professional conference […]
How to Work with Eccentric, Disorganized Creatives
Let’s face it, designers can be wacky. As a meeting planner, you’ve probably encountered your fair share of eccentric, opinionated, and disorganized designers—especially when they’re outside contractors. Yet if you want to make your event a success, you know you need them. So what can you do? Here’s the good news: With a few tweaks […]
TARGET DEBUTS NEW CLOTHING LINE WITH A POP-UP PLAYGROUND
TARGET DEBUTS NEW CLOTHING LINE POP UP PLAYGROUND, To celebrate the launch of Cat & Jack, its new clothing line for kids and babies. Target from July 23-24 transformed a vacant lot at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park into a family-friendly pop-up playground. The event kicked off July 21 with an evening fashion show. […]
9 Meeting Breaks You’ve Got to Try
9 Meeting Breaks You’ve Got to Try Get Peppy Peppermint is known to help concentration and aid digestion. When at the Hilton West Palm Beach, try a Peppermint Bar for a mid-afternoon meeting break when energy is flagging. The Peppermint Bar menu includes peppermint-infused tea. As well dark chocolate, mints, hot chocolate, aroma spray, and more. […]
