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I’m Having Way Too Much Fun With This
A Tribute to "Pigs in a Blanket"
You’re Not Hearing What Your Attendees Really Think
How the Gathering Economy Actually Works
Hervé Sedky — Leading the Events Industry’s Rarest Gem
Greg Topalian and the Long Game of Instinct
Greg Topalian and the Long Game of Instinct
Cvent Buys Goldcast — and Forces the Events Industry to Ask: What Happens Next?
THE GREAT DIVIDE: HOW PCMA’S “20 IN THEIR TWENTIES” CAPTURES THE INDUSTRY’S BEFORE AND AFTER
The White House Ballroom Bet: What America Loses When a Home Tries to Become a Venue
Nicole Peck: The General of Warmth
An Essay: Events Are Growing Up
The Event Organizer's Culture Drop for December 2025
THE THANKSGIVING TABLE THEORY OF EVENTS
What’s considered the geekiest conference in the event world could soon become the sexiest.
WHY YOU WANT PERENNIALS IN THE ROOM
The Confidential: The Knit Cap That Wouldn’t Come Off
Be Part of the First Event Entrepreneur Think Tank and Accelerator On December 2
The Confidential: The Power Index Behind the Velvet Rope
The Agenda Experiment: Reading IBTM Before It Happens
The Confidential: Field Notes from Eventlandia
Events Are Being Rewritten—And You’re Probably Still Running the Old Playbook
Inside the Protest That Stole Your Event
The Power—and Peril—of Recognition
Laurie Kirby Built the Room Where Festival Creators Go to Think
The Silent Summit That’s Redefining Power: Inside YPO’s Deal-First Gathering in Los Angeles
Doug Emslie — The Marathoner of Modern Exhibitions
New Thinking: The Next Draft of the Events Industry
An Event Empire in Formation: Heather Holst-Knudsen and the Art of Reinvention
The Latest Freeman Trend Report: The End of Boomer Thinking in Events
The Archaeologist of Place: Vic Isley and the New Power of Destination Leadership
Forget Engagement at Events. Participation Is the Real Infrastructure.
From Lockdown to Boardroom: Why Event Leaders Belong in the C-Suite
Decoding Event Fashion: Eight Decades of Style, Signal, and Showing Up
Wired for Wonder: Dahlia El Gazzar and the Gospel of Curiosity
Friendship on the Public Stage Could Save Us
Advertising Week Wins Platinum Gathering Medal for Shaping the Language of Modern Marketing
The Wisdom Bank: What Is Club Ichi—and Who Is Liz Lathan?
Culture Drop for Eventlandia: Curtain Up on September
FLOP No. 19 – The White House Party Crashers (2009)
The 50 Biggest FLOPS in Event History
FLOP No. 47 – Mariah Carey NYE Meltdown (2016)
FLOP No. 29 – Howard Dean’s “Dean Scream” (2004)
FLOP No. 25 – Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Cancellation (2023)
FLOP No. 17 – Hugh Rodham Port of Miami Launch (1994)
FLOP No. 34 – The Trojan Horse Victory Feast (12th c. BCE)
FLOP No. 42 – Michael Jackson HBO Special (2003)
FLOP No. 30 – The Great Trade Show Fadeout (2000s–2010s)
FLOP No. 43 – XFL Opening Night (2001)
FLOP No. 28 – Kanye West Interrupts Taylor Swift (2009)
FLOP No. 36 – The Mississippi Bubble Gala (1720)
FLOP No. 37 – Boston Office Frenzy: Ponzi I (1920)
FLOP No. 40 – World Scout Jamboree Collapse (2023)
FLOP No. 23 – WeWork Summer Camp & IPO (2018–2019)
FLOP No. 39 – Delhi Commonwealth Games Collapse (2010)
FLOP No. 24 – The Barbie Liberation Front (1993)
FLOP No. 29 – Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock (Oscars, 2022)
FLOP No. 27 – The Astrodome Opening (1965)
FLOP No. 46 – Cannes Walkouts (2000s–2010s)
FLOP No. 50 – Carrie: The Musical (1988)
FLOP No. 5 – Cleopatra’s World Premiere (1963)
FLOP No. 26 – Dash for Dollars (2021)
FLOP No. 10- Burning Man vs. Mother Nature (2023 & 2025)
FLOP No. 3 – Altamont Free Concert (1969)
FLOP No. 49 – Netflix BAFTA Afterparty Fire (2024)
FLOP No. 9 – Super Bowl XLVII Blackout (2013)
FLOP No. 41 – Elon’s Twitter Space with DeSantis (2023)
Flop No. 48 - Michael Bay Freezes on Stage at CES (2014)
FLOP No. 15 – Bible Photo Op at St. John’s Church (2020)
FLOP No. 14 – Mission Accomplished Aircraft Carrier Speech (2003)
Inside the New Event Ops War Room
FLOP No. 11 – Trump Tulsa Rally (2020)
FLOP No. 4 – Balloonfest ’86 (1986)
FLOP No. 16 – Four Seasons Total Landscaping (2020)
FLOP No. 38 – Florida Swampland Spectacle: Ponzi, Hype & the Real Estate Collapse (1920s)
FLOP No. 35 – Willy’s Chocolate Experience (Glasgow, 2024)
FLOP No. 6 – Diana Ross Live in Central Park (1983)
FLOP No. 44 – Theranos Demo Day (2013–2015)
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. 45 – 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
The Importance of Gatherings: 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
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
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!)
More Important than Ever- “Just Good Enough” is Killing Events—And the Events Industry Must Wake Up
Why Recognition Matters: Lessons from the Medal of Freedom Ceremony