The Red Wagon

I Love it When a Plan Comes Together

Way back in grade six I was a huge fan of the A-Team... so big in fact that I even had the lunch box. Watching Faceman and B.A. Baracus mess-up those bad guys was a great way to unwind from a stressful day in the classroom and the pressure of practicing my Corey Hart lip sink act for the all-school air band competition. However, it was Hannibal (Col. John Smith) who made that show one of my all-time favorites (Knight Rider and Air Wolf were #2 and #3). What inspired me about his character was th...

All Aboard!

If you're in the hotel biz then cover your eyes. The truth be told is, if I go to another event in a hotel banquet room I think I'm going to lose my mind. I realize they have their benefits, the least of which is the convenience for out-town guests, but I really don't think event producers should put them on their venue A-list for locally attended events. When it comes down to it, I'm a big fan of alternate venues... I love seeing a unique space turned into an amazing event destination. For e...

The Emperor’s Planner

Don't worry - this is NOT a techy post. Though a Microsoft logo usually scares the creative spirit out of most of us I wanted to make sure that I gave credit to the application that has made my life easier. SharePoint is a program that works like a secure blog for your event project. For each client (or project) you can have a dedicated landing page, post comments, host discussions, create calendar items, upload images and documents, assign tasks, you name it! It's really a virtual office for yo...

Zigzag

Welcome to the Red Wagon Management blog. This blog is dedicated to those professionals who are committed to producing the most creative, strategic, and systematic event management imaginable. If this describes you then you already know that you're not travelling in the same direction as so many other event planners out there. There seems to be a common practice of simply helping making events "happen" instead of creating a memorable experience for attendees and remarkableresults for the clie...