Throw a Fabulous Pride Month Party
As we enter Pride Month, many celebrate by hosing a party, attending a parade, or participating activism. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. As the police became violent, patrons of Stonewall along with others in the neighborhood began to fight back, finally […]
5 Simple Tips to Host a Sustainable Conference
These days if your company wants to project a positive brand image, you need to be on board with the concept of sustainability. That is, actions that reduce your carbon footprint and any negative impact on the environment. Forbes’ research reveals that 88% of consumers want brands to help them be more environmentally friendly. And […]
Using Social Media to Promote Your Event
If it’s your job to pull together an event, you may be so wrapped up in selecting a venue, creating a theme, hiring vendors, and arranging transportation, that it can be easy to overlook a very important part: publicity. Besides hitting up the local media, creating a dedicated website, sending emails, and issuing announcements, you’ll […]
How To Host a Conference That’s Unforgettable
If your company is going to host a corporate conference, you need to make sure that all the planning and expenses are worth it, not only for the attendees, but for your company’s return on its investment. To do this, you need to overcome the concept most people have of just another humdrum, tedious conference. […]
Are Hybrid Events Here to Stay?
The demands of the pandemic forced us all into new ways of living our lives, from ordering groceries online to wearing masks to attending Zoom meetings in shorts and flip-flops. One of the biggest challenges for event planners was how to hold events safely. The answer was the hybrid event: partially live and partially virtual. […]
How to Boost Attendance at Your Event
Once you’ve booked your event at Miami’s most in-demand event space, the historic Alfred I. duPont Building, you’ll want as many people as possible to attend. Here are a few ideas on how to increase attendance at your event. Generate buzz As soon as you have decided on the main outline—one or two featured guests/artists, […]
Where to Stay in Miami
If you’re planning an event in Miami, of course, you’ll want to hold it at Miami’s best event space, the Historic Alfred I. duPont Building. And if you’re bringing in guests from out of town, they’ll want to know where to stay while they’re here. Here are a few of our favorites: Luxury accommodations According […]
How To Select the Perfect Theme for Your Event
Wedding planners have been creating theme weddings for years: garden weddings, winter weddings, rustic weddings, and so forth. But have you thought about creating a perfect theme for other types of events? Conferences, baby showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, trade shows, anniversary parties, benefits . . . any type of event can be kicked up […]
The History of Miami’s Best Event Space
When we talk about Miami’s Alfred I. duPont Building being “historic,” we’d like to give you a little background to explain why we emphasize that particular term. The beginning Begun in 1937, the duPont Building was the first skyscraper built in Miami since the Dade County Courthouse in 1928. It was the first major construction […]
The Great Gatsby Party Swings into Miami
Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can! Especially when you attend the stylish Great Gatsby Party at the historic Alfred I. duPont Building this Friday and Saturday, January 14 and 15, 2022. Celebrating the dazzling world of wealth and decadence as portrayed in “The Great Gatsby,” Great Gatsby Parties aim to recreate the […]
