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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

AUGUST CULTURE DROP 2025

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.

The Conference Conundrum

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

INSIDE THE ELX SUMMIT

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

Part 1: Where Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Rehearse—Inside the Secret Town Powering the Global Event Industry

The $80 Million Mistake: How America Just Defunded Its Own Influence

What Not to Do: 25 Event Ideas That Should Never Be Repeated

The Event Industry Idea Vault

A 4th of July Special: Could The Hors d’Oeuvre Tray Be the Most Powerful Platform at Your Event?

100 Experiential Visionaries Shaping How We Gather, Sell, Protest, Perform, and Belong Released By XP Land Today

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

Jack Morton Talks Again

Culture Drop for July 2025

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

Culture Drop

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 Saturday Culture Drop

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

David Adler Bangs His Spoon: If They’re Complaining About the Loud Sound, You’re Running an Amateur Event

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

The 1985 Senate Lions- Heroes, Bad Habits, Favorite Restaurants, Snack Foods and Even How They Took Their Coffee

Why Recognition Matters: Lessons from the Medal of Freedom Ceremony