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Trends & Ideas FOOD IDEAS Meeting Treats: 6 Sources for Cupcakes and Coffee The Seaquarium's Last-Minute Picnic Package Baker's New Line of Sweets Includes Customized Cookies Summer Barbecue to Go Fancy, Customizable Cupcakes Deep-Fried Goodies, Made to Order In-Office Meal Options From Morning to Night The Sweetest Thing   DECOR AND RENTAL IDEAS A Brighter, Reusable (and Submersible) LED for Decorative Effects Build-Your-Own Sofas Plates That Keep Small Portions and Sauces Separate A New Line of Eco-Conscious Trade Show Signage Decor and Entertainment in One Combined Service   TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES Relaxing and Action-Packed Options at New Design District Spa A Sailing Expedition With a Pirate Twist The Biltmore's New Culinary Programs for Small Groups   GET INSPIRED Helicopter Tours With Downtown Departures A New Source for Invitations With a Handcrafted Feel Planner Launches New Full-Service Floral and Event Design Company     ASK BIZBASH    11.16.09 9:00 AM How Do You Make Staffers Feel Appreciated—at Little or No Cost? Leo Burnett's employee art gallery Photo: Courtesy of Leo Burnett In a year of cutbacks and salary freezes, perhaps now more than ever, hard-working employees need to feel valued, even in small ways. Jennifer Savica, TD Bank’s vice president of event management, rewards her staff with little perks throughout the year, like taking everyone out for ice cream in the summer, treating people to their favorite drinks at Starbucks on a cold day, and occasionally allowing casual Fridays. “I try to show appreciation for my team every day by creating a true democracy—asking their opinions, including them in many of the department decisions, and empowering them to do their job,” she says. Boston Beer Company has a gift policy that prevents employees from keeping items valued over $10 given to them by clients and event sponsors. “If someone gets something over that amount, we raffle it off to the office as a thank you,” says Kristen Smith, the company’s travel and event planner. Past items have included tickets to charity events the company has sponsored, movie screenings, and Red Sox tickets. “It’s nice to raffle these things off and make them available to anyone—and at no cost to the company,” says Smith. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Leo Burnett, Publix, TD Bank, Boston Beer Company, Warner Brothers THE SCOUT    11.11.09 9:00 AM 3 New Ideas for Outdoor Events in South Florida Tents N Events' new black tents Photo: Courtesy of Tents N Events Looking for ways to jazz up outdoor events? Here are three new options that fit the bill. 1. Tents N Events recently added a line of black tents to its inventory. Similar to a traditional clearspan temporary structure, this version has black vinyl panels on the top and sides of the tent, giving an event an indoor feel. The tents can also be custom-designed with clear, white, and black panels, including combinations such as a clear ceiling and black walls. The structures range in size from 10 by 10 feet to 50 by 100 feet. Rental prices start at $125. MORE >> THE SCOUT    11.09.09 2:33 PM 8 Tabletop Looks From ISES's Design Competition Designs from the ISES tabletop competition Photo: Jessica Torossian for BizBash FROM NEW YORK On Friday evening, eight designers participated in the metro New York chapter of the International Special Events Society's 2009 tabletop design competition, held at La.Venue as part of the three-day "Cook. Eat. Drink. Live." expo. Members of the events industry including internal planners and owners of design and planning firms (as well as this editor) gathered to judge the tables, which were created with rental items from Broadway Party Rentals. Because the designers did not have to follow a theme, the looks ran the gamut from a sparkly winter-inspired setting by Marc Wilson Design to a table draped with woven palm fronds by Flora New York. Neuman's was awarded two round-trip airline tickets from Delta Airlines for the winning entry, a cornucopia-style design with a bounty of fresh produce, mossy accents, and an earthy color scheme. Blade Floral and Event Designs took home the second place award, and Floral Icon Events won third place. Here's a closer look at all of the participants. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS International Special Events Society TREND SPOTTED    11.09.09 9:00 AM A New Spin: 5 Cool DJ Booths A DJ station from the Bacardi B-Live music tour Photo: Rob Loud Photography MORE >> RELATED TOPICS DJ Booths, Bacardi, Target, Black Eyed Peas, Red Bull, Funny People, Luminato Toronto Festival of Arts + Creativity, Armani FRESH FACE    11.04.09 9:00 AM Miami Planner Opens Green-Focused Planning Firm Jessica Welle, president of Green Planet Events Photo: Gary James for BizBash After 13 years at Maritime Telecommunications Network, Jessica Welle left her post as the satellite communications company’s director of purchasing and logistics in January to pursue a career in the event business—an interest she’d cultivated working on parties for friends and family. A self-proclaimed “green freak,” Welle opened Green Planet Events in February. “I didn’t want to be the same event planner as everyone else [in the market], and [green events] was a good niche for me,” she says. “There is so much waste produced from events that this seemed like a natural way to help the planet.” MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Maritime Telecommunications Network, Dorsch Gallery THE SCOUT    11.02.09 9:00 AM 50 Budget-Friendly Ideas for Holiday Parties: Food, Gifts, Decor, and More MoMA's pop-up centerpiece Photo: Courtesy of MoMA Design Store 1-3. Skip cupcakes for a fresh, high-quality sheet cake. Bleeding Heart Bakery in Chicago makes spice cake with apples, brown sugar frosting, and streusel; a half-sheet for $130 feeds 45. Mäni’s Bakery in Los Angeles makes an organic carrot-raisin cake, which costs $160 for a half-sheet and serves 65. Miami’s Yummy Cakes and More can make its chocolate explosion cake, with a half-sheet (enough for 65 guests) starting at $65. 4. A low-tech, high-impact way to serve shots is to create your own ice shooters with Pure Modern's Cool Shooter shot mold, available for $12.95 each. 5-6. Forgo the frat-party look and stash cold drinks in a stylish ice tub, like one from Broadway Party Rentals in New York, which rents for $30 and up. Or, to dress up a plain bin and keep things cool, Classic Party Rentals provides the 6 Velon chilling wrap (prices vary). MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Corporate Holiday Parties, iStar Financial, Paul Wilmot Communications, The Economist THE SCOUT    10.26.09 9:00 AM Cort's New Line of Glowing LED Furniture Cort's Luna Lighting collection Photo: Courtesy of Cort Event Furnishings Cort Event Furnishings recently launched a new line of LED furniture called the Luna Lighting collection. Rental items include bars, bar-height tables, and pedestals that are lit from within by battery-operated LEDs that last up to eight hours. The lights come in eight colors (red, white, blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, and purple), and can be programmed to illuminate the pieces in a solid hue, or fade or flash from color to color. Brushed stainless steel tabletops and frames give the collection a polished look and help make the pieces sturdier. The modular design of the collection offers flexibility as well. The bar can be configured in circular, serpentine, or perpendicular shapes. Pedestals can be turned into tables with round or rectangular tabletops, and can also be connected to create glowing columns. The pieces are available throughout the U.S. and the company will deliver to Canada, depending on the size of the order. Prices range from $56 to $600.   —Lisa Cericola THE SCOUT    10.22.09 4:21 PM 6 New Products Spotted at the BizBash New York Expo Cloth Connection's new overlay Photo: BizBash FROM NEW YORK More than 200 exhibitors displayed a range of products and services for events at the BizBash Expo at the Javits Center on Wednesday. Here are some new items that caught our attention on the bustling trade show floor. 1. Cloth Connection just released a line of overlays called the Artistic Braided collection. The sparkly linens are available in an array of colors, including gold, silver, black, copper, red, turquoise, and purple. The linens are available throughout the U.S. and pricing varies, as the overlays are created to order. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Bizbash New York Expo THE SCOUT    10.19.09 9:00 AM New Company Offers Affordable Video for Events or Web Sites Video stills from Your Story Everywhere projects Photo: Your Story Everywhere Recently launched video production company Your Story Everywhere specializes in affordable minute-long films for Web sites, whether viral marketing campaigns or informative documentary-style pieces. The Columbus, Ohio-based company can also handle longer projects like tribute videos or footage for award shows, which are available on DVD. For short films, typically the time from shoot to finished video is approximately 14 days. The company sends clients periodic updates as a film is being edited so they can follow the video's progress and request changes. Unlike other video production companies, prices for projects are deteremined by the length of the video. A fully produced and edited 60-second video is $1,000, a 90-second video is $2,000, and a 120-second piece is $3,000. Longer videos are priced on request. Travel costs and a la carte options like high-definition cameras and motion graphics are additional.   —Lisa Cericola THE SCOUT    10.14.09 9:00 AM 3 Fancy New Rentals Bubble Miami's lace barstools Courtesy of Bubble Miami Looking to add some fanciful decorative touches to your next event? Here are three new rental options available throughout Florida. 1. Bubble Miami introduced its new lace barstools in September. The 32-inch-tall chairs have a 10-inch decorative cut-out back and are available in black and white. The stools rent for $40 (or can be purchased for $250), and are also available in Orlando. 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