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6 Ways Event Planners Can Maintain Client Relationships During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Event pros are staying in touch through handwritten letters, shared resources, personalized gifts, and more.

Marc Friedland is sending handwritten notes to clients and colleagues on a daily basis; the designer and branding expert recently created custom-made cards and stamps, as well as a pre-stamped 'Heart Felt Thanks' postcards so recipients can pay it forward. 'This is such a simple concept, and one that is so often dismissed because of texting, emailing, calling, and video conferencing,' says Friedland. 'But therein lies its beauty and power.'

Experiential Marketing, Activations & Sponsorships

How Brands Are Thinking Outside the Box with At-Home Events

Amazon, iHeartMedia, and The Fader recently switched up their marketing strategies with virtual concerts, delivered dinner parties, and digital festivals.

The Backstreet Boys performed “I Want It That Way” from five different locations across the country for “Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America.”

Los Angeles / Southern California

'Conversations from the Inside' Virtual Discussion: Ideas, Insights, and Resources for Los Angeles Amid COVID-19

In a new virtual discussion series dubbed "Conversations from the Inside," BizBash gives industry leaders in local markets a voice amid the COVID-19 outbreak. This week: Los Angeles.

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After COVID-19 Cancellations, This Company Found a Way to Stay Afloat—and Support Other Struggling Businesses

As its live event business dried up, a Seattle-based photo booth supplier pivoted to Keep Your City Smiling, a gifting company that showcases local small businesses.

Keep Your City Smiling sells gift boxes that benefit struggling local businesses. The boxes include goods such as chocolate, art cards, craft coffee, candles, mugs, and lotions.

Hybrid & Virtual Event Production

3 Avatar-Based Virtual Event Platforms for Planners to Consider

As event professionals seek out alternatives to canceling events, these avatar-based event platforms are entering the industry just in time.

Event Production & Fabrication

How the Event Industry is Assisting Hospitals and Medical Workers Around the Country

An increasing number of tenting companies, lighting vendors, fabrication studios, and event venues are offering their services to hard-hit areas in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Après Event Decor & Tent Rental in Minnesota is offering temperature-controlled, weather-resistant tenting for on-site medical triage, testing, and storage.

20 Times Event Bathrooms Became the Star of the Show (Yes, Really)

See How Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Transformed a Porta-Potty into a Music Festival Activation

7 Smart Ways to Beat the Heat at Outdoor Events

Cannes Lions 2025: 90+ Bold Builds and Big Ideas From the French Festival of Creativity

Inside Rosé Day LA: How This Luxe Lifestyle Event Became a Must-Attend for Brands

Industry Innovators 2025: Sephora

Opinion & Experts

Q&A: David Stark Chats About the Pandemic’s Impact on the Event Industry

New York-based event designer David Stark shares his thoughts on working from home, negotiating the uncertainty with colleagues, and "making lemonade out of it all."

'Conversations from the Inside' Virtual Discussion: Ideas, Insights, and Resources for New York Amid COVID-19

In a new virtual discussion series dubbed "Conversations from the Inside," BizBash gives industry leaders in local markets a voice amid the COVID-19 outbreak. First up: New York.

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Event Management

6 Tips for Pivoting an In-Person Event into a Virtual Experience

Find out how these event organizers successfully made the quick switch from IRL to digital.

Decor partner Syzygy scaled down the main stage set for the virtual version of the Washington Performing Arts gala.

Opinion & Experts

High Touch After No Touch: Why Face-to-Face Events Will be More Powerful Than Ever in a Post-Coronavirus World

In this guest column, event producer Austin Johnston argues that in-person, analog experiences will hold even more value when the COVID-19 crisis subsides.

At Coachella in 2019, Johnston and his team created the YSL Beauty Station. The technology-free space drew 15,000 people—which converted into 350 million digital impressions. 'The fundamentals behind gathering, touching, exploring, and playing aren’t going anywhere soon—and neither is the live events industry,' says Johnston.

How Leaders Can Use Virtual Team-Building Activities to Boost Company Morale

How one Canada-based event executive is adapting his leadership techniques amid COVID-19 restrictions to ensure employees working from home continue to feel engaged and included.

Planning a Virtual Happy Hour? Raise a Digital Toast With These To-Go Cocktails

As bars and restaurants shut down dine-in service due to the coronavirus pandemic, drink delivery is now being offered across the country. Here’s what’s on tap.

Located in Washington’s Blagden Alley, Calico is serving up “adult juice boxes” via takeout or delivery from its sister restaurants Tiger Fork and Fainting Goat, which offers cocktails (margaritas, whiskey sours, and vodka-cranberries) and wines (red and white) for $8 each or $28 for a four-pack. Tiger Fork offers its 8 O’Clock Light Show ($12) with rum, yuzu, mandarin, and natural caffeine; Nathan Road ($10) with bourbon, plum wine, hibiscus, and bitters; and Bird Market ($10) with gin, alpine liquor, and citrus. These juice boxes are also available as four-packs for $40. Order through Caviar and UberEats.

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