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EVENT PLANNING ARCHIVE

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The Day the Music Died – Don’t Forget the Music Licenses! [Meetings + Events]

By Cassie Brown There’s one major rule that everyone is breaking at events: not having a music license. This is a big mistake, as music licenses are a necessity – you can’t play copyrighted music publicly (at least not legally) without one. Copyright laws require music users to get permission from songwriters and composers, who ... Read more


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On Trend: Youth Must be Served A Great Time [Special Events]

Keeping the kids entertained.


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5 Must-Have Technologies for an Event [Meetings + Events]

Technology tips for a successful event.


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The Hidden Costs of Weddings [US News]

Unanticipated costs quickly increase a wedding budget.


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Cassie Brown of TCG Events Shares Her Top 5 Ways to Drive Event Sponsorship [Meetings Focus]

Make sponsorship packages stand out from the crowd.


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Healthy Up Your Next Event [Event Solutions]

By Cassie Brown You don’t have to look too far to see that people are paying more attention to healthy eating. General Mills just announced the removal of GMOs in Cheerios because of a Facebook campaign. Yogurt companies are doing ads announcing the removal of high fructose corn syrup and diet soft drink consumption is down. People ... Read more


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The Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make with Events [Successful Meetings]

Just because a majority of companies host events, however, doesn’t mean that they do a good job of it.


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Top 5 Holiday Party Planning Tips [MarketingProfs]

By Cassie Brown It is that time of year again, when employees are forced to attend a “morale-building event” that is typically designed in such a way that it does nothing of the sort. Rather, it is “the event that must be attended” that no one wants to attend. But if you consider the five ... Read more


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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year for Corporate Events [Sales & Marketing Management]

The best advice for planning your corporate holiday party.


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Rethinking the Dinner Gala! [NY Times]

The three-course dinners. The auctions and raffles. The speeches from sponsors. The requests for donations. These are the ingredients of many a charity event, and they have stood the test of time.