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Celebrity Event Planner Colin Cowie On How ‘Hospertainment’ Can Save The Events Business

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It hasn’t been a good year for hospitality and events, with the pandemic shutting down travel, large gatherings, venues and the desire to be physically close to other people. Celebrity Event Planner Colin Cowie of Colin Cowie Lifestyle said the industry has to pivot to survive. Social events, he noted, are a different animal entirely.

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eCommerce May Save Fashion Week Events In 2020

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It just might turn out to be the saving grace for many events as the COVID-19 virus scatters plans and people. It joins other events forced to postpone or cancel, including fashion weeks in Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Bologna and Geneva. This season, Shibata will place orders from Japanese brands online.

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Beautycounter Embraces D2C Innovation With Purpose

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No matter how innovative they are, companies still need to get paid. And not many companies this year have combined business model creativity with payments innovation more than Beautycounter. While all the innovations and the business awards are nice to have, Renfrew is most proud of her work as a beauty industry activist.

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Perficient to Present at Fintech Generations 2021

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Perficient is excited to announce that Fintech Generations 2021 , a global fintech thought leadership event that takes place June 7-11, will feature Scott Albahary, chief strategist, financial services. To register for the event, click here. The presentation will occur on June 10 at 4:00 p.m. Blair Halliday, Head of UK, Gemini.

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Forget Twitter And Instagram, Big Brands Are Moving To TikTok

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“We are investing in our digital channels and are always looking for innovative ways to engage with guests,” the company said in a statement. To dance their way to deliciousness, users must follow the BK brand on TikTok and post their dance/order video on the social media app using a specialized BK soundtrack and #WhopperDance hashtag.

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Banking Automation Summit registration opens with fresh agenda

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Bank Innovation is proud to announce a brand-new event — 2020 Banking Automation Summit — designed to provide industry professionals with the necessary platform to share insights, trends, strategies and practices to automate back-office functions. The premiere industry event will take place June 1-2 at the Conrad Miami.

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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

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But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.