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The Event Industry Idea Vault

An Editorial Column from GatheringPoint.news

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David Adler
Jul 06, 2025
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There’s a particular kind of silence that descends in the middle of a planning meeting—the mood board is full, the color palette has been declared, and someone, usually with the confidence of a man who’s never been to his own event, leans back and says:

“Let’s just do what we did last year.”

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