January 2012
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How Do You Rent Concert Production Equipment?
If you’re going to plan an event that incorporates entertainers, which are never cheap, then you might as well spring for the cost of good audio production. While you’re at it, don’t skimp on the visuals either. You had a great idea, providing live entertainment, now make sure you set aside enough of the budget to make the most of your expensive talent!
Your talent will...
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How I Created A Trade Show Booth In 24 Hours
I am the marketing director for Gilley’s Dallas and G Texas Catering (sister companies) which host and cater (respectively) some of the largest and most impressive events in Dallas each year. In my job, I am responsible for brand managing, creative design, advertising and promotions.
Our biggest business, for both companies, is always corporate events in the Dallas area. Corporate events...
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Ten Things Anyone Planning An Event Should...
So you’re planning an event… there’s lots to do and everything costs money. You’ve probably got important goals for your event; things that you need to happen a particular way. Getting those critical details worked out perfectly can sometimes distract party planners from the big picture, causing them to miss important details that can have a huge impact on the...
December 2011
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Getting Started Selling Event Tickets Online
Some parties are just for fun (holiday parties, celebrations, etc…) and others are just for accomplishing some business (corporate events, meetings, trade shows, etc…). Certain events, while fun or otherwise valuable for attendees, are all about making a profit, generally by selling tickets to the event.
Concerts, comedy shows, conferences/speaker events, theater, dance,...
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How To Book A Dallas Venue
When planning an event, one of the first steps is booking a venue. Because the venue will inevitably change some part of your party plans due its size and layout, you can save yourself a lot of time and trouble by designing your event around the venue you select.
I also highly recommend working directly with the venue of your choice, without involving an intermediary. Event planners can be very...
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Which Dallas Venue Is Right For My Party?
Picking the right venue is one of the most important steps in planning an event. There’s a lot to consider and each venue is going to represent itself as the best solution in the community. Trust me when I say that there are unique features in most of the event venues in Dallas and that each of them have limitations as well.
The most important thing to remember is that by the time your...
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Dallas' Booming Special Event Industry, 2011 In...
Mostly based on my experience at Gilley’s Dallas (I am the marketing director for Gilley’s), it seems like 2011 was a much busier year with better parties and bigger budgets. Though not as busy as the Gilley’s team recalls being from 2006 to 2008, the general consensus among our staff was that parties were confirming more often and the purse strings seemed a little looser than...