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EVENT REPORT 09.15.09 12:22 PM

Nikki Beach Creates All-White Rooftop Pop-Up Lounge for TIFF

Nikki Beach at the Park Hyatt
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After seven years hosting V.I.P. lounges and parties at the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals, hospitality brand Nikki Beach has arrived in Toronto with its first pop-up lounge for the Toronto International Film Festival. The company, which operates hotels and resorts in places such as New York, Miami, Marbella, and Marrakech, brought in a team from Nikki Beach destinations around the globe—including DJs and chef Antoine Fouchard from St. Tropez—to host a lounge on the 18th floor of the Park Hyatt for eight of the festival's 10 days.

"The reason why we came to Toronto is because the film festival itself is a traveling show, and we have relationships with our customers that we've established over the course of the last seven years by having our operations in Cannes during the film festival," said Peter Higney, director of operations for Nikki Beach. "We've also heard over the course of the last three or four years that the Toronto film festival is gaining notoriety internationally, and I think it rivals Cannes to some degree. But what really brought us here was the fact that our customer base comes here, too, and I think they feel at home being at Nikki Beach." MORE >>

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EVENT REPORT 04.21.09 3:33 PM

Sixth Annual Buy Design Fund-Raiser Draws Guests With Social Media Campaign, Promises of Swag

A space suit on display at Buy Design
Photo: Stephanie Cloutier for BizBash

In a time of economic uncertainty, Windfall Clothing Service event manager Kelly Carmichael wanted to emphasize the return on investment for guests attending (or considering attending) the clothing bank’s "Buy Design 6: In Space" fund-raiser, held Saturday at the Fermenting Cellar. “We really wanted people to know it was worth it to come,” said Carmichael, who worked with Faulhaber PR to launch a social media campaign and Web site promoting the benefit’s purpose and perks.

“Facebook and Twitter are great ways to get a dialogue going with people about the event and our organization, which is especially important in times like these," Carmichael said. The face of the Twitter campaign, BuyBarella, a character inspired by the Jane Fonda movie Barbarella, tweeted about everything from outfit ideas for the space-themed event to hints about the night’s hors d’oeuvres (like herb-crusted lamb chops), and the gift bag (stuffed with full-size beauty products from sponsor Proctor & Gamble). BuyBarella's 477 Twitter followers had a chance to win one of three sets of tickets to the benefit. MORE >>

Windfall Clothing Service, Procter & Gamble, Smashbox, L'Oréal, Hugo Boss, Stonegate, TD Bank Financial Group, BMO Financial Group, Alterna Savings, Ontario Credit Union Charitable Foundation, Davis + Henderson, Mill Street Brewery, XOXO Wine, Skyy Vodka, Evian, Fashion Magazine, Now, The Globe and Mail, blogTO, She Does the City

EVENT REPORT 09.16.08 1:39 PM

Hospital Fund-Raiser Pairs Donors With Celebrities for Scavenger Hunt

The starting line for the Scavenger Cup
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Twenty-five luxury-car owners paired up with celebrity navigators for the inaugural Rally for Kids With Cancer Scavenger Cup this past weekend, the final weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival. The fund-raiser, chaired by actress Goldie Hawn, and benefiting the Sick Kids Foundation at the Hospital for Sick Children, included three events created by Solutions With Impact.

"This is a Solutions With Impact event that we created for Sick Kids. We’re hoping it will become annual, and we’d like to actually take it nationwide, much like the larger runs," said Chad Brincheski, director of event marketing, who noted that Solutions has worked with the Hawn Foundation on other projects. "When we were putting the details of this event together we asked her if she would participate. She’s a huge philanthropist, so she was excited to be able to come out to Toronto and support Sick Kids." MORE >>

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