Budgeting for an event isn’t easy. As well as the initial venue costs there are many more additional costs to consider, including catering and entertainment and the scramble to make savings or minimize contingency pay-outs, among other things! Careful and calculated planning is an absolute...

Below is a review of and suggestions for 10 apple apps you can find at the iTunes App Store to help you increase productivity as an event manager. This review was originally found on EventManagersBlog and edited to better suit the United States’ use of the English language, as well as...

  Thinking Of Hiring An Entertainment Agency For Your Event? When it comes to event planning, one of the major challenges faced by the event planner is deciding on which forms of entertainment is best suited for their event. As with a majority of events, especially corporate events,...

  Many companies host a night for their VIPs to get new feet in the doors and just say “thanks” to their customers. Here’s how to put on an event to impress for your business any time of year.   A VIP night night for your business involves opening shop after-hours for regular...

  Hosting events is a great way for your business to engage your clients, connect with prospects, and get your name in the news. Here are 15 different types of events your business could host.   1.     Business dinners – One of the most traditional business events, business...

  Muted laughter. Polite applause. People shifting in their seats, stealing the occasional glance at their watches. This is not the scenario you want for the entertainment portion of your corporate event. It may happen, however, if you’re not careful about choosing the entertainer....

  Getting funding for an event can be one of the most challenging aspects of managing an event, but it is also one of the most important.   Funding for events can be in the form of cash or contra. Finding these opportunities is a matter of thinking both inside and outside of the...

  There are a lot of reasons to have a company picnic.   They build company morale. They show appreciation for employees and their efforts. They show commitment to employees and their families. They strengthen teamwork.   But the Number 1 reason to have a company picnic is...

  Have you ever considered hiring a celebrity impersonator for your next party or special event? If you haven’t, you are missing out on one of the hottest trends in event planning right now. Hiring celebrity lookalikes and impersonators can help take your next event to the next...

  Have an urge for a wedding splurge?   The season of “I do” is upon us, and couples everywhere are gearing up to seal the deal — romantically and financially.   According to online wedding planning resource TheKnot.com, the average amount spent on weddings,...

  Choosing a theme for your corporate event can be a wonderful idea and can really capture the imagination of your attendees. More and more event planners are working with themes when orchestrating a social occasion, and they can help you to put on an event that really stands out from...

  When trying to come up with a unique and profitable summer event, don’t forget that music festivals are all the rage. Gathering in droves to sit and listen to artists singing their favorite songs or just trying to find that new sound is what people love to do at these...

  “America’s Got Talent” and Radio City Music Hall have a madhouse on their hands.   The popular NBC variety show kicked off season eight’s live shows by bringing the showdown to one of the nation’s most prized theaters Tuesday — and even the show’s judges admit the...

Vibronic Music Systems “Synthesizers?” half-page black and white advertisement version #2 from page 37 in the March/April 1976 issue of Contemporary Keyboard.   This third and final advertisement from Vibronic only seems to have appeared once in the March/April 1976 issue of...

  Vibronic Music Systems “Synthesizers?” half-page black and white advertisement from page 30 in the January/February 1976 issue of Contemporary Keyboard Magazine.   Another gooder from Vibronic.   Where that first “What a combination” Vibronic ad was a...

Vibronic Music Service “What a combination!” half-page black and white advertisement from page 23 in the September/October 1975 issue of Contemporary Keyboard. Have you ever been flipping through a magazine you have read dozens of times (backwards and forwards), only to...

If you’ve ever presented an idea, concept, solution, proposal or credentials to a potential client, you’ve pitched. What’s unfortunate is that most pitches are mediocre at best. Enter the new AMC show The Pitch.   If you haven’t yet watched The Pitch, you’ve been missing out. Every...

  In Hollywood, talent agents act as the middlemen between the actors and the studios. Talent agents came into existence because actors had many financial and legal disputes with the big studios and needed someone to represent them. Today, major studios are still a dominant force in the...

The hall is booked, the invitations have gone out, the cake is ordered and the tuxes and gowns are getting their final nips and tucks. It’s wedding season again, and it’s no secret that the music couples choose can make or break a wedding. You want to play what you like, but you want to...

  The world-renowned corporate entertainment act, “The Three Waiters”, have recently performed their 4,000th show, worldwide. The private event took place in Manhattan at a favorite restaurant of guest of honor former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani. Opera and Musical...