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Event furniture lights up the party
December 1st, 2009
Looking for a unique way to light up an event? The new Luna Lighting collection from CORT features a functional lighted bar with curved or rectangular top; bold architectural lighted columns; round and rectangular bar, café and cocktail tables; and illuminated cubes and pedestals. The rechargeable, battery-operated LED lighting lasts up to eight hours on […]
Growing your business with good media relations
December 1st, 2009
By Pam Lontos Learning to leverage the power of the media can help you stand out from the competition without expending your resources. If you are new or inexperienced in dealing with editors or reporters, you might feel intimidated. But you don’t need to be. People interview people they like. Media professionals, like everyone else, […]
Cutting costs with care
December 1st, 2009
Think like your customers before making cost management decisions. By Marc Hequet Getting a grip on how to emerge from difficult economic times is challenging even for the most seasoned business people. It may be tempting to fiddle with prices and expend significant resources in scrounging for new business, but experts advise a different path. […]
The coming solar revolution in tents
December 1st, 2009
Photovoltaic fabrics are on the frontier of technologies that will revolutionize the tent rental industry. By Joanna Baymiller Almost 50 years ago, Bob Dylan sang that the future is blowin’ in the wind. Today, that wind has blown in a solar revolution that, when fully implemented, will create expanded opportunities for the tent rental industry […]
Top trends for 2010
December 1st, 2009
It’s time to take stock of inventory and anticipate what your clients will want in the 2010 season. InTents asked tented event pros to predict what trends will come on strong in 2010 and what will be left behind in 2009. Becky Harris, CSEP, director of sales Event Lab LLC, Minneapolis, Minn. Ring in the […]
Landing and managing big events
December 1st, 2009
Knowing how to take on the ‘big jobs’ helps smaller companies stay in the game. By Maura Keller For many companies, handling large projects is the classic sticky wicket. If you handle the projects right, you will thrive. If not, they can make you fail—at least in earning “big client” referrals. And for many tent […]
Crew works to install 2010 Winter Olympics tents before bad weather hits
December 1st, 2009
Timing is crucial not only for Olympic athletes, but also for those preparing for the 2010 Winter Games. By Janice Kleinschmidt If there’s one thing the folks behind the 2010 Winter Olympics want, it’s snow. If there’s one thing the folks installing tents for the 2010 Winter Olympics don’t want, it’s snow. “Beating the weather […]
Tent shelters trees at fundraising event
December 1st, 2009
A party, a purpose and a plan come together to raise funds in Virginia. Each year, the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) hosts a fundraising event, which features cocktails, a seated dinner, a benefit auction and dancing, at a different historic property in the Piedmont region of Virginia. For the past several years, Skyline Tent Co., […]
New York bar mitzvah embodies tradition and elegance
December 1st, 2009
An extensive backyard—and front yard—party helps a family celebrate a time-honored religious rite. Take a historic New York City neighborhood with strict guidelines for licensing and permitting, a narrow lot with elaborate landscaping, a family planning to celebrate its son’s bar mitzvah by hosting six events over a two-day period, for up to 800 people […]
Camelot Party Rentals holds to high standards and customer service
December 1st, 2009
Camelot Party Rentals began as a small party equipment renter with a few tiny tents. But along with the northern Nevada population, the company—and its tent inventory—has boomed. In 2007, a group of employees purchased Camelot from its retiring owner. With tenting now at the forefront, Camelot is led by president Ken Stebbins, general manager […]