In case you missed it, Beth went Live today on Instagram, where she discussed the future of events with Dan Whitzer, co-founder of B. PHL and owner of Posie Productions. The idea came about because, during our time working with the B. PHL team, we inevitably always steered the conversations toward the future and how we could continue to innovate and bring this three day festival to more attendees around the globe.

Each participant brought with them three options - one option that could be incorporated on a wide scale today, one option that could be implemented in the near future on a wide scale, and one that we may not even see come to fruition in our lifetimes.

The end of the year always brings about a sense of reflection and introspection. After this especially challenging year, we have often found ourselves looking back on the journey that got us to this point. Here, Beth pens a letter to her 2017 self, right after she had been laid off and was standing at a fork in the road. With the wisdom, hindsight, and experience of 2020, read on to see Beth give her past self the encouragement she needed to take a leap of faith.

We’ve learned many things throughout this global pandemic, one of the most important of them being the positive impact virtual events have on our reach. Virtual formats allow our events to touch audiences we never could before. We consulted with Beth, founder and owner of BLME, to elaborate on how and why expanding global reach through virtual events occurs.

The Covid-19 pandemic, mixed with the digital age, has caused a plethora of virtual event hosting platforms to emerge. With all of the choices each having different offerings and features, how are you to choose a platform that best suits your event needs? To make these decisions, we ask ourselves and our clients a list of specific questions. If you are struggling with how to pick a platform for your virtual event, use our questions listed here as a guide.

The unprecedented switch from in-person events to virtual ones comes with an extremely important benefit: environmental sustainability. The environmental benefits of virtual events are vast and significant. Need some convincing? Check out BLME’s list of ways virtual events help the environment.

By now, we’ve all accepted that the holidays will be different this year. But just because we can’t gather in person, it doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the season together. To help you do so, Beth Lawrence Meetings & Events decided to ask some industry experts for their virtual holiday party ideas. We spoke with Roshni Shukla, the Head of Storytelling at Lemonade and Mark Surkin, Co-Founder/CEO of Dineable for their takes on the virtual holiday party landscape.

Eight months into this global pandemic, we have done some reflecting and realized all of the valuable lessons we were forced to learn. BLME wanted to share these lessons with the world, in hopes of helping our fellow entrepreneurs.

Something we as a company pride ourselves on is knowing the worth of the work and services that we provide. Upon reflection, we realized that our job scope is greater than it’s ever been, and that is why we have decided to raise our prices for the upcoming year.

In the midst of the greatest global public health crisis of our lifetimes, navigating the new and ever-changing event landscape has been a challenge for event planners across the world. To help alleviate some of the confusion and noise and to highlight the perks and possibilities of virtual events, BLME is hosting The State of the Event Industry on 11/16.

While event industry professionals have gone to unprecedented lengths to adjust their practices during the current global pandemic, there are just some aspects of events that seem impossible to achieve virtually. Most of these aspects involve human connection and togetherness, such as toasting the commencement of an event, small talk during a cocktail hour, and sitting together for a meal. However, through innovation and a collaboration with Dineable, PWR Philly found a way to make the last option happen virtually. As a member of PWR Philly,, BLME was honored to be able to attend the cutting-edge event.

For many, these unprecedented times caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic have elicited feelings of loneliness and isolation. These feelings have occupied not only people’s personal lives, but their professional lives as well. However, during this ongoing crisis, we need to work together, sharing ideas, solutions, and alternatives, more than ever. Read on to explore BLME’s tips and ideas for professional collaboration in the COVID-19 era.