Event or Evade?
If you aren’t targeting clear business outcomes for your events, you may be “putting a bird on it.” (Or for you classic movie fans: “Let’s put on a show.”)

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If you aren’t targeting clear business outcomes for your events, you may be “putting a bird on it.” (Or for you classic movie fans: “Let’s put on a show.”)
Events have the special power of building excitement, unifying a community, and rallying individuals around a greater cause.
Three key ingredients are necessary for your anniversary event’s success
Annual events and festivals are like love relationships. Easy to take for granted, impossible to control, magic when they work, and sometimes baffling without a decoder ring when they don’t.