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Beyond Decor: Event Design That Feels Like Your Brand
Most events look fine. The florals are nice. The signage is on-brand. The stage is clean. And then it is over, and two weeks later, no one can tell you what they took away from it. That is an event design problem. Not a decor problem. Event design at the strategic level is not about how a room looks. It is about how a room makes people feel, and whether that feeling maps back to something true about your brand, your culture, or your team. When it does, the event lands differe
Anna Rembold, CMP, CSEP
Apr 134 min read
Executive Offsite Planning That Actually Drives Decisions in Changing Times
Executive offsite planning is often misunderstood. To some stakeholders, it looks like an expensive leadership retreat. A few days away from the office, nice dinners, maybe a golf outing. Helpful, perhaps. But optional. In reality, the opposite is usually true.
Anna Rembold
Mar 264 min read
Event Planning Is a Relationship Business
Corporate event planning services succeed when built on trust, communication, and partnership long before the run of show.
Anna Rembold
Feb 134 min read
2026 Sales Kickoff Destinations: How to Choose Based on Goals, Team, and Budget
How to choose 2026 sales kickoff destinations based on goals, team makeup, and budget, and why early SKO planning decisions shape agenda, attendance, and energy.
Anna Rembold
Feb 65 min read
Your 2026 Corporate Event Planning Timeline: What to Lock In Now (and What Gets Risky If You Wait)
If you are planning a corporate event in 2026, the reality is simple: some doors are already closed, but many critical decisions are still very much in play. You are not in this alone, let us be your subject matter partner. A smart corporate event planning timeline is not about perfection. It is about understanding which decisions still offer leverage and which ones become more expensive, more constrained, or more stressful the longer they are delayed.
Anna Rembold
Jan 236 min read
6 Ways Event Experts Win Clients over at Cocktail Hour
Cocktail hour is an opportunity to build rapport with clients and colleagues alike. And us event professionals know it's so much more than just rapport. Cocktail hour’s a great time for networking, forging connections, and building meaningful relationships that endure. Making it vitally important your clients feel at ease and comfortable in your company and the bar you choose. Here are the key strategies that events industry insiders use to help impress clients during cocktai
Anna Rembold
May 5, 20243 min read
8 Event Ideas for a Successful Deal Closing Party
Have you recently closed a new venture round? Completed a merger? Inked a new relationship with a major business partner? Whatever the deal, it’s cause for rallying your team and CELEBRATING! But you’re an expert at closing deals, not throwing parties, so here are some helpful hints on what to do next...
Anna Rembold
May 5, 20243 min read
3 Ideas for All-Hands Meetings They Won't Soon Forget
Cookie-cutter all-hands meetings are relics of the past. In this new normal of fast-paced, ever-evolving business landscapes, your team craves more than updates and announcements. They’re looking for connection. Inspiration. A shared vision that transcends the mundane. Plus some fun, too. From an all-hands meeting? Why not? We get all that and more from ours. You can, too. Here are our tried and tested ways of getting your team on target with all-hands that truly resonate.
Anna Rembold
May 5, 20244 min read
Going Global: Keeping Your Corporate Training Events Consistently Excellent – Everywhere
As more and more companies operate their events virtually, locally and regionally, one of their key challenges is keeping the caliber of these separate events consistent across locales. While saving precious dollars on travel and hospitality expenses, the risk of an event getting executed inconsistently from office to office puts the ROI from this investment in jeopardy. Nowhere is this more evident than with training events. Ensuring consistency in planning, preparation, and
Anna Rembold
May 4, 20243 min read
The Right Way to Cancel Events: Leverage Proactive Leadership and Events Expertise
As your company navigates the complexities of managing through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, you might be contemplating the cancellation or rescheduling of upcoming events. From large conferences to internal meetings, it's crucial to address multiple objectives such as attendee safety, business continuity, and financial implications. Here are four essential strategies for developing a robust game plan in these unprecedented times.
Anna Rembold
May 4, 20242 min read
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