The Halloween and Party Expo, which runs February 6-9 in New Orleans, will showcase nine hours worth of educational sessions over the course of the event to address issues that keep retailers awake at night. Speakers at the Expo have spent decades working with small businesses, appeared as guests on numerous cable news channels, published […]
Archive | Issue #9
Are Gift Cards in Your Future?
While 70% of shoppers plan to but gift cards this holiday season, 92% plan to spend more on them: Stored Value Solutions Report Although Other Holiday Retail Signals Are Mixed, Gift Card Spending Is On the Rise, According to Real-Time SVS Data Tracking; And Men are the Big Spenders An interim holiday spending report released today by Stored […]
Column Club
Let’s celebrate the column! Sure, they are upright pillars, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument. But all technicalities aside, when created with balloons they sure look great don’t they? Whether alone, surrounding a dance floor, sides of a doorway or […]
10 Ways to Keep Holiday Hackers at Bay
Cyber-Security Expert Offers Tips to Safeguard Information By: Gary S. Miliefsky We’ve all lost our identity at least three times, with more than 930 million records breached, lost or stolen to hackers and cyber criminals, says consumer advocacy non-profit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. Why don’t we do all we can to stay safer online? According to StaySafeOnline.org, […]
Fast Facts for Halloween – Dracula
Few characters have captured our imagination more than Dracula. Since he was first introduced by Bram Stoker during the late 1800’s, we can’t get enough of the hemovore and, more than a hundred years later, dressing up as Dracula for Halloween still tops the most popular Halloween costume lists. Customers love facts and figures. Why […]
Pioneer Europe Receives Exhibitor Award for Spring Fair 2014
Pioneer® Europe Ltd. has been presented with the “Best Selected Exhibitor” award for the Qualatex® stand at Spring Fair International 2014. The prestigious award is bestowed by Show Review UK, one of the most respected and sought-after exhibition magazines in the UK. An impressive display of colour and creativity, the Qualatex stand was brought to […]
Rental Compare Acquires Web Rival RentStuff.com
Privately held RentalCompare ( rentalcompare.com ) acquires venture capital backed RentStuff ( rentstuff.com ) in an all cash transaction. “We look forward to offering greater search options and providing more precise search results for RentStuff’s users,” says Darryl Aken, President/CEO of RentalCompare in Los Angeles. From Chris Jaeger, President/CEO of RentStuff in Chicago, IL: “RentalCompare has a huge inventory […]
4 Ways to Make Your Wedding Guests Happy
The Perfect Wedding is the One Everyone Remembers for All the Right Reasons Brides-to-be have long checklists for planning their big day. Dress, flowers, venue, vows, will there be a sit-down dinner or hors d’oeuvres and crudités? Who will be in the wedding party? “Every bride wants her wedding to be perfect and by that, […]
Praxair unveils plans for new nitrogen facility in New Mexico
Industrial gases company Praxair, Inc. has announced plans to expand its New Mexico facility, including the construction of a new nitrogen facility. The gas provider says that demand for nitrogen is going up and this trend is the main reason behind the planned expansion. The facility in Kirtland, New Mexico, is expected to increase production capacity over […]
CSE Expo is Moving to Canada Meet Week and Partnering with Ignite Magazine
For the past 17 years canadianspecialevents.com has been providing professional development and business marketing opportunities for Canadian event planners and the companies that supply them. From social to corporate events, association to non-profit events, CSE has become a go-to resource for online and experiential event information. Our conferences, award programs and trade shows, held in Calgary, Toronto […]