HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S TIME TO FIND A NEW EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY?

SO YOU THROW LOTS OF EVENTS. THE COMPANY YOU USE FOR EVENT PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT IS DOING A GOOD ENOUGH JOB. DEADLINES ARE MET, GOOD WORK IS REASONABLY PRODUCED AND ALL OF YOUR REQUESTS ARE USUALLY FULFILLED. YOU HAVE NO COMPLAINTS FROM YOUR EVENT CLIENTS, PARTNERS, OR ATTENDEES, AND PRICES SEEM COMPETITIVE.

BASED ON ALL THAT, IT’S DEFINITELY TIME FOR A CHANGE. WHAT’S THAT WE JUST SAID? CHANGE? WHY? BECAUSE IN THIS BUSINESS, GOOD ENOUGH SIMPLY ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH. WE THINK YOU DESERVE BETTER THAN OKAY AND HERE’S WHY.

Tony PateteMarch 21, 2017resources, blackstone productions, event managementComment

EVENT REVIEW: THE GOLDEN GLOBES

THERE ISN'T A PLACE ON EARTH THAT LOVES, OR HAS MORE EVENTS PER YEAR THAN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. MOST NOTABLY, HOLLYWOOD-CENTRIC EVENTS THAT GET BROADCAST ACROSS THE WORLD, LIKE LAST NIGHT'S GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS. SERIOUSLY--THERE ARE AT LEAST TWENTY (20!)-PLUS RELATED EVENTS BEFORE AND AFTER JUST THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS. THAT'S A BUSY WEEKEND FOR EVENT COMPANIES IN LA LA LAND. WE GAVE YOU A RUN-DOWN OF THE EMMYS LAST YEAR AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO LOOK IN DEPTH AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES, TOO. MOST REPORTAGE WILL FOCUS ON THE NOMINEES AND WINNERS, THE FASHION AND STYLE, AND THE MERIT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT. HERE, HOWEVER, WE LIKE TO GEEK OUT ON THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST: LIGHTING ELEMENTS, MENUS, THEMES, STAGE DESIGN, AND SO MUCH MORE.

Karen AlgerJanuary 9, 2017award shows, learning, event management, event production, large scale events, reviewsComment

2017: FIVE EASY STEPS TO PLAN THE YEAR AHEAD

WE HOPE YOU TOOK ALL OF OUR ASTUTE ADVICE ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR AND RECOVER FROM YOUR NEW YEARS FETE. WE ARE TRYING TO FINISH UP THE LAST OF THE BUBBLY AND CAKE BEFORE OUR RESOLUTIONS KICK IN. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YEAR AHEAD OF US. WE ARE ROLLING OUT SOME EXCITING NEW THINGS FOR THE BLOG THIS YEAR BUT FIRST, WE WANTED TO HELP YOU THINK THROUGH YOUR EVENTS FOR 2017 WITH CLARITY. SO WE ARE TAKING A DEEP-DIVE INTO ONE TOPIC TO START THIS YEAR: EVENT PLANNING. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING HOW TO DO IT BEST, HELPFUL TOOLS, AND WE ARE ALSO HARD AT WORK ON A TOP SECRET SPECIAL SURPRISE JUST FOR YOU!

HAVE A SEAT, GRAB A PEN (OR OPEN YOUR GOOGLE DOCS) AND GET READY TO TAKE SOME NOTES. HERE ARE OUR FIVE EASY STEPS FOR SETTING A GREAT FOUNDATION FOR YOUR EVENTS FOR THIS YEAR.