Stylish Staffing
Having run her own event planning company for several years, Tara Jeffries felt that staffing was an event component that was often overlooked and completely…
Uber Moves Events
How do you transport guests from A to B? Let us count the ways: Limos. Taxis. Buses. Vans … and Uber. Yes, Uber now has…
Event-Planning, Planning & Logistics
Event Speak 2017
Experiential. Interactive. Visual. Virtual. These are the buzzwords for 2017’s event landscape according to our pros-in-the-know. Read on for a snapshot of what our industry…
Staff Your Brand
Engaging event goers requires staffing teams with personnel that exude professionalism, personality and poise. At Cotton Candy Event Staffing, it also means having frontline individuals…
Contributing Bloggers, Planning & Logistics
Membership Matters
PLEASE NOTE: This is not your normal post from me. As of July 2016, I became the president of ILEA Toronto. So this month, I’m going…
Contributing Bloggers, Planning & Logistics, TSEvents.com
How to Negotiate like a Professional Meeting Planner
Meeting and event planners across North America understand all too well the cringe-worthy hidden fees and questionable clauses in some event contracts. Yet knowing how…
Be Prepared
Safety first applies to all event-planning details, from choosing structurally sound venues and ensuring all equipment and cables are securely affixed to keeping capacity at…
AV & Communication, Event Marketing, Event-Planning, Planning & Logistics
Future Tech Now
One thing you can say about technology is that it doesn’t stand still. Which is a good thing in the event industry where engaging audiences…
Grow An Invite
In this age of e-vites often languishing in computer inboxes, receiving a printed, personalized snail-mail invite once again stands out. Invitation Twist creates invite impact…
Event Marketing, Planning & Logistics
New Staffing Agency
After spending 15 years collectively working for large staffing agencies, both as temporary event help and as recruiters, Renée Laviolette and Rina Schaefer had the…
Contributing Bloggers, Event-Planning, Planning & Logistics, TSEvents.com
5 Tips To Keep Your Emails from Being Marked as Spam
Contrary to what others may say, email is still a powerhouse in communicating information to a mass audience. Unfortunately, email spam has always been present…