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Daughtry
“It’s a slow climb, and it’s more and more frenzied every day. We’re all trying to do the same thing: Elect the next president.”
— Leah Daughtry, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, on planning the ’08 convention, in the Denver Business Journal
“A lot of companies in town, they’re getting clobbered right now.”
— Mark Yumkas, president, Angel City Designs,
on the effect of the writers’ strike on L.A. event companies
Adgate
“I don’t know if a press conference is something that viewers will go for. It works for a presidential address, but this is supposed to be a Hollywood awards show.”
— Brad Adgate, research director for Horizon Media, on the Golden Globes, in the Los Angeles Times
“We think decency, good sense and normal behavior will prevail in the use of in-flight Internet.”
— Jack Blumenstein, president of Aircell, to MSNBC
Warrick
“With media attention and campaign pressure at its peak, I wait for candidates to crack, go off-script and abandon the veneer their consultants train them on for months. And then I wait for the voters to react with the ballot. It’s the oldest kind of experiential marketing with instant measurement!”
— Dion Warrick, brand marketing assistant with Jack Morton Worldwide, in its blog Jack360°
“Don’t you think it’s kind of funny that our industry — which exists to bring people together — hasn’t figured out a way to harness the power of the social networking platforms?”
— Beth Penland of event production firm Digital Blue Global
Lee
“This year, Embassy Suites wants to offer guests the anti-New Year’s resolution.”
— John Lee of Embassy Suites Hotels on its newly launched business traveler resource BusinessBalance.com
“You don’t realize how much fun it can be when you start putting these restrictions on yourself.”
— Randy McManus, owner of Randy McManus Designs, on going green with the Blandwood Ball to benefit Preservation Greensboro, in The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
“What most companies and associations are beginning to realize is that there is a substantial cost benefit to producing environmentally friendly events.”
— Keith Johnston, group vice president, OnSite Events
“We try to keep our events unpretentious because good design touches everyone.”
— Ambra Medda, cofounder of design forum Design Miami, in Domino
“This is the highest-profile meeting Seattle will ever host.”
— Laura Daniel, sales manager for the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, on the Professional Convention Management Association’s annual meeting, in the Puget Sound Business Journal
“In a marketplace suffering from ‘affluent attitude fatigue,’ instant luxe or luxe for luxe’s sake is not going to be as compelling as it was even a year or two ago.”
— J. Walker Smith, consumer trends analyst with consumer research company Yankelovich