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FLOP No. 33 – The Nyköping Banquet (1317)
FLOP No. 7 – Miss Universe Mix-Up (2015)
FLOP No. 11 – Trump Tulsa Rally (2020)
FLOP No. 13 – Biden–Trump Debate (2024)
FLOP No. 18 – Hillary Clinton’s Javits Center Party (2016)
FLOP No. 22 – Ford Edsel Launch (1957)
FLOP No. 31 – Iroquois Theatre Fire (1903)
FLOP No. 20 – German-American Bund Rally (1939)
FLOP No. 8 – Oscars ‘La La Land’ Mix-Up (2017)
FLOP No. 21 – Tesla Cybertruck Demo Fail (2019)
FLOP No. 12 – Charlottesville 'Fine People' Remarks (2017)
FLOP No. 32 – Munich Olympics Massacre (1972)
FLOP No. 43 – Google Glass Skydive Reveal (2012)
Stop Gambling on Attracting The Right Attendees To Your Events
Next-Generation Thinking for Event Leaders.
FLOP No. 2 – Woodstock ’99 (1999)
FLOP No. 1 – Fyre Festival (2017)
How Eventfluencers Are Rewriting the Rules of Live Events
The Ballroom That Wasn’t: When Architecture Becomes a Stage for Power
Events Are Cities. Organizers Are Mayors
August 8, 2025: Clipboard Confidential
Stablecon: The Little Conference That Could Reprogram the Dollar
The Brat Wedding Blueprint: How Charli XCX Redefined the Gathering of the Summer
The Pentagon Just Declared War on Convening
The First to Vanish: When the Pig in a Blanket Continues to Go High Society
INCENTIVE TRAVEL: THE MOMENT YOU STEP OFF THAT PLANE
WEEKEND WISDOM BANK: Carina Bauer
Behind the Curtain, Braver Than You Know: The Hidden Heroism of Event Pros
The First to Vanish: When the Pig in a Blanket Continues to Go High Society
The Architecture of Serendipity
The Campaign for Better Events Starts at the Top
The Woman Who Walks Into a Room and Fixes It With Her Wingman Protocol
Dispatches from Eventlandia- July 18, 2025
LONDON CALLING: SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THE LUXURY-OBSESSED
Obituary: The Sizzle Reel (1998–2025)
Rise of the Robochef (and His Cocktail-Slinging Cousin)
A Refresher Course: The Forgotten Power in the Room
Powder Room Wars: The FOMO Edition
The Report Everyone in Tech Read. The Story the Event World Needed.
Event Marketer's 2025 It List: The 100 Event Agencies You Need to Know Now
WEEKEND WISDOM BANK: J.B. Miller & The Empire State of Design
The Event Fiasco:A Comedic Take on Event Nightmares
Clipboard Confidential: Inside the Hall, Behind the Curtain, Ahead of the Curve
THE INFLECTION POINT IS INDIANAPOLIS
Germany Treats Trade Shows Like Infrastructure. Why Don’t We?
What Beyoncé’s Rehearsal Town Taught Me About the Future of Events
Part 2-Future Event Ideas: Before the Event Begins: The Infrastructure We Forgot to Build
The $80 Million Mistake: How America Just Defunded Its Own Influence
What Not to Do: 25 Event Ideas That Should Never Be Repeated
A 4th of July Special: Could The Hors d’Oeuvre Tray Be the Most Powerful Platform at Your Event?
Global Citizen NOW Lands in Detroit
Sky High Stakes: What Event Organizers Need to Know About Fireworks in 2025”
Behind the New White House Ballroom
The Exhibition Superpower Rising—Again
Chosen by Bezos, Trusted by Principals: The Quiet Strategists Behind High‑Stakes Events
Neuroscience Cheat Sheet For Events
The Platinum Standard: How Engage! Turned Hospitality into Cultural Currency
Holly Peterson’s Dinner Party Doctrine
The New, Old Way, of Thinking About Events: Operated Assisted Conferences
Generational Shade: How Each Age Group in the Events Industry Judges the Others
Three Days. $250K. Straight to the Dumpster.
Here’s What Last Night’s James Beard Awards Might Be Telling Us About Events
Create Your Next Event Idea- From Concept to Investor Deck in 2 Hours
Prompt Drop #001: Using Prompts to Create Hors d'oeuvres
The Power and Responsibility of the Parade
Cannes Lions Awarded First Platinum Gathering™ Medal
Cannes Lions 2025: The Creative Industry’s Hottest Ticket (Sorry, Film Festival)
Happy 35th, CEMA, The Corporate Event Marketing Association — The Agenda That Says It All
The Weekly Load-In for June 11, 2025
CVENT Connect 2025 and the Rising Fortunes of Corporate Events
The Synthetic Experience: A Personal Essay on Why Events Look Better Than Ever—But Feel Worse
Weekend Wisdom Bank: Philip Dufour, Washington’s Global Host of Influence
The Neuroscience of a Great Event Opening Moments ?
The Event Industry Clipboard #2
Weekend Wisdom 2: Leading the Events Industry’s Rarest Gem
Burned Out and Budget-Cut: The Emotional Infrastructure of Event Organizing Is Cracking
The Event Industry Clipboard #1
The Weekend Wisdom Bank: Richard Attias, Learning from the Architects of Gathering
I Turned an Event Industry Book Review Into a Song. Here’s Why It Might Be the Future of Inspiration
The Event Designer's Misunderstood Journey: From Wedding Aisle to Boardroom Brilliance
The Future of Experience Design: Where the Magic Really Happens
The Neuroscience of Experience Design: Creating Transformational Moments
It's Worth It to Spend on Experiences.
From Backdrop to Backbone: How Venues Are Reshaping the Future of Events
Coffee at Events: Why It’s Fueling Your Costs — and Not Always Your Connections
When the Ice Cream Turns Sour: The Neuroscience of Experience Fatigue
So You Want to Organize a Protest? Welcome to the Event Industry.
Passion, Charisma, and the Goosebumps Business: Why Events Thrive on Energy, Not Just Infrastructure
The Near-Science of the Goodie Bag: Why Some Swag Fails and Others Make History
Warning to Event Organizers: Your Attendees Are Quietly Disengaging—And That’s Worse Than Conflict
Your Event’s Biggest Blind Spot: Why You’re Ignoring Real Feedback
The Electric Magic of First Events: Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Start One
The Dark Side of Events: 9 Predatory Personas Every Event Professional Must Know
The Real Reasons People Attend Events (It’s Not Just the Content!)
“Just Good Enough” is Killing Events—And the Events Industry Must Wake Up
Why Recognition Matters: Lessons from the Medal of Freedom Ceremony