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WATERLOO, Ontario, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Eventastic, a new online event planning solution announced today takes direct aim at the hundred thousand plus event planners working in North America today, offering these professional party planners a suite of tools that take an event from start to finish, with brand new features never before seen on the online event planning landscape.
Event spending worldwide is close to $500 billion, and 90% of non-profits indicate that events are extremely important to the success of their campaigns, and yet 59% of event planners do not today use social media to promote their events, Eventastic harnesses this for them.
Eventastic, which launches today after nearly a year of beta testing, takes event planning to the next level with such capabilities as:
- Video Invitations: proven to increase open rates for email distribution, Eventastic’s video invitation feature allows event planners to keep the entire event process paper-free and green, while transforming the invitation process into a unique interactive experience for guests.
- Online Ticketing: Using the Eventastic platform, event planners and organizers can handle all ticketing online to drive the best revenue returns.
- Photo Sharing: Using Eventastic’s photo sharing feature, event attendees and party guests can upload and share candid snaps taken with their smartphones and live stream them at the venue.
- Cash Gifting: Gift pooling has never been easier for guests. Using Eventastic’s cash gifting feature, guests celebrating special events such as birthdays, anniversaries or Mitzva’s can contribute a specific dollar toward a larger group gift with payment processed safely through PayPal.
- Cash Donations: Event organizers planning charity or other fundraising events can collect donations and meet financial goals more easily through Eventastic’s cash donation feature, again processed through PayPal.
- Video thank you’s: At the close of an event, event organizers can tap into the video feature again to send out thank you videos to attendees, and remind them of upcoming events.
- Social Media: Eventastic is completely wired into all popular social media, allowing event organizers to promote events through channels such as Facebook and Twitter.
“Any event planner would agree that staying organized is probably the single most important aspect of planning a successful event and the use of technology can alleviate stress from an organizational standpoint. Eventastic can help manage any event of any size – from a small family reunion to the largest of charity galas, this platform was designed to meet every events need,” says Eventastic founder, Randy Bird.
Eventastic offers a free sign up and is free to use for all non-cash generating events. For more information or to register today visit the site at www.eventastic.com
Additional Social Media Links:
Twitter: @EventasticMe
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Eventastic/487978684591977
For more information contact:
Randy Bird
Email
255 Hagey Boulevard
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
N2L 6R5
1-877-318-0066
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The 7,000-square-foot event space at the Revere Hotel should have dripped with Bacchanalian decadence last Saturday night. A massive party, planned by bigger-than-life New York night life magnate Susanne Bartsch, called for a room of rotating disco balls, DJs, glittering drag queens, and dramatic red lighting.
Instead, the space sat empty and dark.
After the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, and the subsequent manhunt, Bartsch, who is well known in New York for these carnivalesque fetes, called off the event she had been planning for months. She felt her party was simply too frivolous and too jubilant for Boston’s current mood. She has rescheduled for May 11.
“There’s two sides of the coin,” Bartsch said. “Some say celebrations are needed more than ever, while others think the party should not go on. I think Bostonians need some time to reflect, grieve, and collect themselves.”
It was a dilemma faced by many. Across the city, organizations and party planners were forced to wrestle with the question of what to do with their lighthearted and celebratory affairs while memorial services were taking place across the region.
‘There’s two sides of the coin. Some say celebra-tions are needed more than ever, while others think the party should not go on. I think Bostonians need some time to reflect, grieve, and collect themselves.’
Cancel and allow the city to catch its collective breath from the events that captured international headlines? Or continue with parties and give residents of a wounded city the opportunity to be among friends and, at least for a few hours, try and set aside the nonstop cycle of bombing news?
Party planners and board members of some of the city’s largest arts organizations are still grappling with the question more than a week after the tragedy, and the decisions haven’t been easy — or cheap.
Initially, Boston Ballet planned to go ahead with its annual gala, a black-tie evening of dinner and dancing that was scheduled for last Saturday. Even at $750 per person — or $10,000 for a table — tickets to the lavish fund-raiser, called the Balanchine Ball, were sold out.
However, the program needed to be tweaked to reflect the mood of the city after the bombings. Organizers decided George Balanchine’s ballet “Serenade” still would be performed, but the rest of the event was “toned down,” said Boston Ballet executive director Barry Hughson.
Then Friday’s massive manhunt forced Boston Ballet to reconsider its decision.
“We were dealing with the reality of a terrorist suspect, perhaps strapped with a bomb, running around Boston,” said Hughson. “And an event like this is a huge logistical effort and there were no truck deliveries at all on Friday.”
When it was clear the gala would have to be postponed, the Ballet put the word out to its patrons, and made arrangements to donate food prepared for the event to the Women’s Lunch Place
. Hughson acknowledged his organization lost money by postponing, but he said that was trivial.
“It was a devastating day in the history of the city,” he said. “This is an event that will be rescheduled. It pales in comparison to what happened.”
Many of the parties that haven’t been canceled have become fund-raisers for the victims of the bombings. Local fashion designer Lori Kyler Christensen decided to go ahead with Thursday night’s show at the Liberty Hotel
. She created Marathon-themed merchandise with half the proceeds going to The One Fund Boston, the charity set up by the city to help the families of bombing victims.
“I was a little wary of going through with it because I thought this wouldn’t be the most respectful time to have an event,” Christensen said. “But I don’t think it’s wise to stop doing things the way that we normally do. I thought this would be a night of completely mindless, lighthearted fun for anyone who just needed a night off.”
Real estate agent and man-about-town Ricardo Rodriguez decided to hold his event on Tuesday for the organization Youth Design
because he felt the benefit was not disrespectful of the city’s mood.
“It’s the intention of the event and the vibe of the event that’s important,” said Rodriguez. “I don’t think we’re ready for big, debaucherous, and super lux parties. It just feels wrong. But if it’s an event to support something local, I think that’s energizing.”
Boston-based event planner A.J. Williams said she’s trying to strike a balance between getting back to work and being sensitive to the profound shock and sadness felt by so many. For example, she said her company is currently planning the Ad Club’s centennial party.
“We’ve delayed the invitations,” said Williams, who lives in Copley Square but is staying outside the city while she struggles with her feelings after the bombing. “This is a party that’s going to be under a tent and be very celebratory. The timing is just not right to be sending out the invitation.”
The instinct to cocoon after such a traumatic event is understandable, according to Dr. Stuart Goldman, a psychiatrist at Children’s Hospital Boston. But he predicts that the sadness or insecurity will pass.
“There’s a temporary sense of unreality. Like, did that really just happen? People are trying to figure out the impact on the city and on their lives,” Goldman said. “People will be more mindful and cautious, but over the coming weeks and months, that decays and life returns to normal.”
That sense of sadness is even keeping some of Boston’s most seasoned party mavens out of circulation. Marilyn Riseman, a fixture on the social circuit in Boston who is out and about several nights a week, has decided to set aside her stack of invitations. She was at a party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel
just a few hours before the bombings, and Riseman is still shaken.
“I’ve postponed every single thing I had,” said Riseman, still spry at 85. “To be honest with you, I can usually jump back from most things, but I really haven’t jumped back from this. It’s almost a feeling of, like, leave me alone, don’t invite me, I don’t want to go out.”
This is the busy season for party planner Bryan Rafanelli, whose company organizes annual spring fund-raisers for some of the city’s largest nonprofit groups. If Rafanelli has anything to say about it — and he does — the tragic events of last week will be acknowledged at every one of those events.
“This is not over for a lot of people,” he said. “As someone who advises my clients, we need to create a place during these events to acknowledge the victims and the first responders. It’s incredibly important. It’s about the character of the organizations.”
Rafanelli handled the arrangements for the Huntington Theatre Company’s spring gala, which was held at the Castle this week. As soon as the 500 guests were seated, the Huntington’s managing director, Michael Maso, made it clear that the theater company was not oblivious to the city’s pain.
“Our job is to bring people together to celebrate our common humanity,” he said. “Tonight we celebrate this value with passion and commitment and artistry, and joy. . . . By coming here tonight, you are celebrating the strength and resilience of this great city.”
WATERLOO, Ontario, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Eventastic, a new online event planning solution announced today takes direct aim at the hundred thousand plus event planners working in North America today, offering these professional party planners a suite of tools that take an event from start to finish, with brand new features never before seen on the online event planning landscape.
Event spending worldwide is close to $500 billion, and 90% of non-profits indicate that events are extremely important to the success of their campaigns, and yet 59% of event planners do not today use social media to promote their events, Eventastic harnesses this for them.
Eventastic, which launches today after nearly a year of beta testing, takes event planning to the next level with such capabilities as:
- Video Invitations: proven to increase open rates for email distribution, Eventastic’s video invitation feature allows event planners to keep the entire event process paper-free and green, while transforming the invitation process into a unique interactive experience for guests.
- Online Ticketing: Using the Eventastic platform, event planners and organizers can handle all ticketing online to drive the best revenue returns.
- Photo Sharing: Using Eventastic’s photo sharing feature, event attendees and party guests can upload and share candid snaps taken with their smartphones and live stream them at the venue.
- Cash Gifting: Gift pooling has never been easier for guests. Using Eventastic’s cash gifting feature, guests celebrating special events such as birthdays, anniversaries or Mitzva’s can contribute a specific dollar toward a larger group gift with payment processed safely through PayPal.
- Cash Donations: Event organizers planning charity or other fundraising events can collect donations and meet financial goals more easily through Eventastic’s cash donation feature, again processed through PayPal.
- Video thank you’s: At the close of an event, event organizers can tap into the video feature again to send out thank you videos to attendees, and remind them of upcoming events.
- Social Media: Eventastic is completely wired into all popular social media, allowing event organizers to promote events through channels such as Facebook and Twitter.
“Any event planner would agree that staying organized is probably the single most important aspect of planning a successful event and the use of technology can alleviate stress from an organizational standpoint. Eventastic can help manage any event of any size – from a small family reunion to the largest of charity galas, this platform was designed to meet every events need,” says Eventastic founder, Randy Bird .
Eventastic offers a free sign up and is free to use for all non-cash generating events. For more information or to register today visit the site at www.eventastic.com
Additional Social Media Links:
Twitter: @EventasticMe
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Eventastic/487978684591977
For more information contact:
Randy Bird
Email
255 Hagey Boulevard
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
N2L 6R5
1-877-318-0066
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Creating a luxury cabana fit for an heiress, designers Dwayne Ridgaway and Jordan Carbotti of Perfect Surroundings used a chaise lounge, tufted ottoman, and dining chairs from CORT’s new Napoleon collection for a regal feel. A contemporary illuminated OvalGlo Dining Table, rustic basket shades with Edison bulbs, and crystal chandeliers finished the over-the-top look. Photo: André Maier Photography
Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) April 04, 2013
GigMasters.com (http://www.gigmasters.com/), the web’s leading event booking service, today announced it has broadened its’ service to help event planners and hosts book limousines, party buses, antique cars and more.
With 26 new transportation categories, this marks a significant expansion for the sixteen year old company best known for booking live entertainment. To date GigMasters has provided entertainers and vendors of all kinds for over 190,000 weddings, proms, birthday parties, corporate events and more.
“Transportation is a natural step for us, as we become the one-stop source for finding the best event service providers and vendors.” says Marissa Latshaw, GigMasters’ VP of Marketing. “With our seamless technology and our hands-on service, we make it easy to book a fabulous band, a photo booth and a party bus, all in one place.”
A new contest, titled ‘GigMasters Fuels Your Business,’ has been launched to help spread the word about this new venture. GigMasters will give away a $500 gas card to one lucky winner. With no purchase necessary, the contest is open to transportation rental companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. Details may be found at info.gigmasters.com/transportation.
GigMasters.com is the web’s number one event booking service, guiding party planners and hosts to the right entertainment and vendors for every event. By combining the efficiency of the web with the personal touch of a private event planner, GigMasters has helped facilitate more than 190,000 event bookings: weddings, birthday parties, corporate functions and more. With the largest nationwide database of client-rated vendors and entertainers, GigMasters boasts 10,000+ members including live bands, DJs, wedding musicians, event photographers, celebrity impersonators, balloon twisters, stand-up comedians, jazz trios, photo booths, string quartets, soloists, limousines and more. The site, founded in 1997 by Kevin Kinyon and Michael Caldwell, attracts over 30,000 daily visits* throughout North America. GigMasters is a proud member of the Better Business Bureau, TRUSTe, and is also a DigiCert secured website. For more information, please visit http://www.gigmasters.com.
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The organizers of the RH opening bash that the Twittersphere has now dubbed “Restoration Nightmare” apologized yesterday after fire officials pulled the plug on Wednesday night’s overcrowded fete, leaving hundreds of would-be partygoers out in the cold.
“We put the safety and comfort of guests first,” said the statement from the party planners at Rafanelli Events and Kortenhaus Communications. “We are very grateful for the support of the Boston Police Department, Boston Fire Department and the City of Boston to ensure the safety of all in attendance. We regret any inconvenience caused to guests.”
The party, to celebrate the opening of the new Restoration Hardware, an upscale furniture and fixture boutique in the old Louis Boston building, quickly became the hottest ticket of the year. More than 2,400 people, including “The Town” star Jeremy Renner and Bruins tree hugger Andrew Ference, packed the historic Berkeley Street store like sardines.
An antique reproduction elevator was not in service and guests lined up to climb a single staircase set behind glass doors. As a result, the upper floors were virtually empty while the ground floor numbers swelled. At 8:20 p.m., Boston police shut down the party, in the middle of a set by British singer/songwriter Edei.
“They exceeded their temporary occupancy permit,” District Fire Chief Dennis Keeley told the Herald. The event was permitted for 2,000 guests, and fire officials estimated the crowd exceeded the number by 300-400. Word is, more than 6,000 invites were sent out and caterers were told to prepare food for 3,500.
“The mailing list was the Boston phone book,” complained one Back Bay real estate guy who crashed the party. “It was a who-isn’t-who in Boston – and that would include me, case in point. … It was like Calcutta in there.”
Car czar Ernie Boch Jr., who said he attended the event because of the “cool invitation” that included an iPod Shuffle, waited in line for a half hour.
“When I finally got inside it was shoulder to shoulder,” he said. “It was ridiculously crowded, you couldn’t move. So I left and had a nice dinner at 29 Newbury.”
Apparently, organizers had an idea that the event was over capacity even before it began. Some invitees received an email Wednesday afternoon stating, “Due to an overwhelming response, our opening event … is currently at capacity,” with directions to a VIP entrance. The store also had cards on hand to give out to disgruntled guests apologizing for the “inconvenience” and offering 20 percent off on future purchases.
“Worst party ever,” groused Erica Corsano of The Real Real Boston via Facebook.
Sharyn Fireman, who runs an eponymous design company, said there was plenty of blame to go around.
“You don’t invite up to capacity. (And) they weren’t ready to have it,” she said, noting that the elevator wasn’t working yet and the Eiffel Tower decor was incomplete. Fireman said event planners should have had a better handle on the guests .
“Two really smart people – Lynne (Kortenhaus) and Bryan (Rafanelli) — who’ve hosted very major, major events, should have put their heads together and known better. I don’t know who gave them their marching orders,” she said.
Restoration Hardware did not respond to a request for an interview but an organizer, speaking on deep, deep background, told us the company’s event people relied on the local party planners for crowd estimates, which turned out to be way off.
“It definitely blew everyone’s mind,” said our spy. “The response was crazy.”
And that, as it turns out, may not be so terrible.
“Everyone knows Restoration Hardware is open. People will want to (see) what the rest of us were ‘excited’ about,” tweeted nightlife nabob Ed Kane. “Guessing that’s not a bad thing.”
File Under: Nightmare on Berkeley Street.
Jill Radsken contributed to today’s Track.
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The South by Southwest conference is just around the corner, and this year, city officials say they will enforce code and permit ordinances more strictly than ever before.
It’s something that will impact Carmen Valera, whose family started the Tamale House restaurants.
“Our family has been in the restaurant business since 1958, so we know our way around that,” she said.
Valera is hoping to do something special for SXSW this year. Like dozens of other party and event planners, she headed to the city’s informational meeting Wednesday about special permits for some answers.
“It does seem like a lot, a lot of hoops to run through and hitting your deadlines,” Valera said. “From people wanting to throw a party in their backyard, to doing something in a warehouse, to doing something like me in a space that already has a license, but learning what you can and can’t do.”
This year, city staff says permit regulations will be strictly enforced, but they don’t want to discourage the festivities.
“The city is concerned about a number of activities that have been going on in past years of un-permitted events and we’ll be increasing our enforcement,” Frances Hargrove, Manager of the Office of Special Events, said.
That’s why they’ve gathered all the involved departments for a one-stop permit shop to help guide event planners through the process.
“We work in a store downtown and we’re planning on having a small event during SXSW, and so we just wanted to make sure we had all our permits,” Hilary Bilhtimer with Brown Helm Boot Company said.
Under city ordinances, any gathering of more than 50 people could need permits no matter where the event is held.
City staff also says in some cases, posting party information on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter could result in permit requirements.
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