Why Your Employee Engagement Event Felt Like Work (And How to Actually Engage People)

12 hours ago
Tammy Perkins

The Day After Sarah and Mike sit in the break room, coffee in hand. The company's big employee engagement event…

The Q4 Vendor Crunch: Why Smart Planners Book in July

1 month ago

Your holiday party is five months away. Feels early, right? It's not. By the time most planners start vendor outreach…

I Read 200+ Comments From Event Planners on Reddit. Here’s What Actually Keeps Guests Engaged.

2 months ago

I came across a thread in r/EventPlanners last week while researching corporate event engagement ideas for 2026 that started with…

Why 90% of Event Swag Ends Up in Hotel Trash Bins (And the Business Case for Giving Nothing at All)

2 months ago

Key Takeaway 40% of corporate gifts are thrown away immediately. Only 21% of promotional items are kept long-term. Meanwhile, businesses…

Why Event Planners Burn Out (And the One Vendor Choice That Actually Helps)

3 months ago

TL;DR Event planner burnout is driven by the burden of vendor coordination, not workload. Every vendor you add brings hidden…

The Line Is the Activation: What Smart Corporate Event Planners Know That Others Don’t

3 months ago

You've seen it happen. The activation area is set up. The signage looks great. The vendor showed up on time.…

The Corporate Event Planner’s 2026 Field Guide: Vendors, ROI, and Everything That Can Go Wrong

5 months ago

The event industry changed faster in the last three years than it did in the previous ten. Budgets got scrutinized…

Building Brand Awareness With Promotional Gifts

5 months ago

Corporate planners spend thousands on swag that ends up in the trash by Monday. The problem isn't the budget. It's…