2021 PANTONE Color of the Year

Jan 8, 2021

Choosing the 2021 PANTONE Color of the Year Each year Pantone releases their PANTONE color of the year. The Pantone color of the year selection process requires thoughtful consideration and trend analysis. To arrive at the selection each year, Pantone’s color experts...

CO-VID Virtual Holiday Parties

Dec 21, 2020

Planning Your Upcoming Virtual Holiday Parties On Tuesday, December 21, 2020 Mankiran From Spice Radio based in Vancouver BC interviewed Sharon Bonner, CEO & Founder of Bright Ideas Event Agency to learn what it’s like to plan virtual Holiday Parties during...

CBC Radio Interviews

Dec 7, 2020

Party Like You Can In Person If you are an early bird, I will be on CBC/Radio-Canada tomorrow morning, so grab your coffee and see you there! Really looking forward to a fun and informative interview with Stephen Quinn and others on the CBC Early Edition...

Remembrance Day Etiquette

Nov 6, 2020

1. Did the centre of the poppy lapel colour change? Poppy Etiquette is something we should all be aware of. Although poppies were originally distributed with a black centre, the colour changed to green more than 20 years ago. In order to reflect the colours of poppies...

Virtual Attendee Engagement

Oct 9, 2020

by Colleen Bottorff, ePly.com When planning an in-person or virtual event, attendee engagement should always be top-of-mind. Any activities you plan should be a little bit strategic, moving you closer to the goal for hosting the event in the first place —...

Podcasts for Event Planners

Sep 18, 2020

What are podcasts? For those unfamiliar with the term, podcasts are recorded audio files produced and distributed online for free. Think of them as on-demand talk radio shows. We’ve compiled the list of 15 fantastic podcasts, or vidcasts (podcasts featuring a...