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Five Ways to Sell to Millennials

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I recently had the pleasure of participating in a Panel Session with my colleagues Dianne Budlon Devitt, Sally Webb Berry, Kathy Miller, Alison J. Silcoff and Christie Teller at The Special Event Conference 2016. Our topic matter: "From Millennials to Baby Boomers". By 2025 75% of the workforce will be Millennials. I present: "Five Ways to Sell to Millennials". Google "Millennials in the Workforce" and you will find that the generation born between the late 70s and the year 2000 now constitutes the majority workforce in the USA. As any generational shift this causes friction, tension and misunderstandings. Gen Xers and Boomers tend to view millennials as self-entitled whiners. Millennials view their elders as misguided - and hold them accountable for the economic, political and environmental status quo. However, the key to a successful collaboration - and a better world at large - is COMMUNICATION and the willingness to work together for a common go...

6 Days, 6000 Miles, Canceled Red Eye: Alisa's Work Week!

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 L.A. - Ventura - Boston - San Diego - L.A.: Attending three conferences on West Coast and East Coast over 6 days in January can be a challenge. Our Director of Business Development Alisa Walsh reports. Thankfully, Alisa loves to travel and takes a few hurdles in stride. Professional women can relate: one suitcase, 6 days, weather ranging from balmy Southern California's 70s and sunshine to blizzard conditions in Massachusetts. Alisa laughs: "I packed pretty much everything I own and squeezed it into one big suitcase". First leg on the 6-day journey: Alisa hopped onto Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner to head to Ventura to attend MPI Southern California Chapter's (WE)Con at the beach fronting Crowne Plaza. "(WE)Con offered great opportunities to learn but MPI also did an outstanding job incorporating beach activities such as Yoga on the Beach in the program. I headed from Ventura straight to Boston to attend FICP's Winter Symposium, scheduled t...

Our Floral Designer Rebecca Motus featured on ABC's The Bachelor on Valentine's Day

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Love was on the air last night on ABC's 20th Anniversary Valentine's Day Special of The Bachelor; also covered by People Magazine. The floral decor was designed and created by none other than our floral designer Rebecca Fernandez Motus. We are really proud of Rebecca Motus' achievement: designing and creating all the florals for this primetime TV event! Rebecca: "I met the producers of the show through a friend who recommended me when they were looking for a designer to create the floral decor for this 20th anniversary extravaganza. It was a wonderful opportunity to show my work to millions of people. The special was filmed at the St. Regis Monarch Beach and as everything in television, it took many, many hours to produce this 2-hour special. I spent five days on set, building the floral decor. And those 5 nights were pretty much sleepless. Many days we worked until midnight and I had to get to the Downtown Flower Market by 3AM to get fresh flowers. However, des...

Wishing You Happiness, Prosperity, Longevity - 福禄寿

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Wishing our Chinese friends - and everyone! - a Happy, Lucky New Year! Los Angeles is celebrating the start of the Year of the Fire Monkey with the city's 117th Golden Dragon Parade and Chinese New Year Festival this coming Saturday, February 13th, in Chinatown. The parade will kick off at 1pm on the corner of Hill and Ord Streets and even though the American-Chinese and Chinese residential areas are for the most part located in San Gabriel Valley nowadays, the Chinatown Parade and Festival still attract tens of thousands who line the parade route. If you are in town, this colorful, public event is well worth attending! Meanwhile: Lucky greetings from the Golden Lion and the M Girls. Happy New Year! Best Wishes from Janet, Ted, Kristen, Brynne, Kate, Max and Alisa

We Are Sharing Our Very Own #Hipsterfoodie List of L.A.

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  Lifestyle magazine GQ just named Downtown Los Angeles the "New Capital of Cool" - due to the density of great new restaurants, lounges and bars! We could have told them so! Los Angeles is The Place To Be! We love our work because we often venture out to experience new places for research - such a hard job! 😎 We are happy to share our list of personal favorites.     Janet Elkins: I have to say Eatalian . It is basically the EventWorks commissary as you find us here constantly. We love everything: the flatbread pizzas, the salads, the freshly made pasta. Eatalian is the hottest culinary secret in Gardena. It is Zagat rated and the food is excellent. We have taken clients who live part time in Italy. They swore it's the most authentic and best Italian food they have found in L.A. We also heard Italians rave about the espresso. You can't leave without a treat from the homemade gelato bar!   ...