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IndyCar Meets Music City 2022
The first weekend of August brought IndyCar back to Nashville for another thilling race through the downtown streets. It really is amazing to watch all the IndyCars race over the Korean Vets Bridge and take the various tight turns along the way. I'm sure locals aren't...
Bourbon & Barbeque in Louisville
I got the call on a Sunday. My friend Grace Fitzmorris & I hadn't spoken in quite some time. She was working on a brand new BBL "Bourbon Barbeque Louisville" event that was consuming her time and I was on my way to Nashville for the upcoming IndyCar race...
The Long Beach Boardwalk #Experience… My Happy Place
A month of my summer, for the past few years, is all about my Long Beach, NY boardwalk experience.It’s not about a plan, or trying something new, or luxury… it’s about how being here, doing what I do every August, and how it makes me feel. It's about what this...
A Day In the Life of An Event Planner
"Oh, you're an event planner? What a fun job!"To which anyone who knows what it's really like to be an event planner takes a deep breath and just says "yep" while screaming inside "IF YOU ONLY KNEW..." What is it REALLY like to be an event planner? A great planner is...
Clandestine Events + Experiences Embraces a ‘Return on Relationship’ Mindset
ROR: Return on Relationship, #RonR, simply put, is the value that is accrued by a person or brand due to nurturing a relationship. ROI is simple dollars and cents, ROR is the value (both perceived and real) that will accrue over time through connection, trust,...
A Superlative Retail Experience at Harrods
For years now, retailers have long lamented the death of brick and mortar as more and more customers choose the ease of online shopping. I certainly have opted for the simplicity of Googling what I am looking for, selecting my size, and hitting the Buy Now button....
Airbnb, Can We Talk?
Using Airbnb for business travel As a brand activation agency in the world of sports marketing, our team travels frequently on behalf of our clients with stays that can be as short as a weekend or as long as a month. For our extended stays, we will often times rent an...
Event Activations: Dare to be Different
It is our belief that anyone who is great at their job, tends to be a bit obsessive about their work. While I don't want to be too presumptive, I can confidently say that our team also leans toward obsessive. How does one obsess about event design experiences and...
Implicit Trust is key between the Brand and their Event Planning Company
If you’re looking to create the best relationship with your event planning - activation agency; the #1 key ingredient is trust. The clients that we work with on a regular basis trust that we will be great stewards of their brand and their budget. We aren’t a team that...
PARTYSLATE listed Clandestine #1 out of 18 Unique 50th Birthday Party Themes
PARTYSLATE Features "The Best of Birthdays" It was an absolute honor to be featured on PARTYSLATE's March 31st post - "18 Unique 50th Birthday Party Themes that Guests will remember" Listed below is a callout of what they based their list off of. 50th birthday party...