Event Planner Blog

Super Bowl LV: Differences in the Era of Covid

For Super Bowl LV, the Covid-19 pandemic caused the NFL to adopt unprecedented practices, rules, and procedures. BLME watched this year’s game from event professionals’ eyes and noted Super Bowl LV’s differences in the era of Covid. Check out our list of the most prominent pivots, absences, and tweaks.

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Coronavirus, COVID 19, Creating Community Beth Lawrence Coronavirus, COVID 19, Creating Community Beth Lawrence

Covid-Friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas 

Given the unprecedented circumstances of the world brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of traditional Valentine’s Day activities are not currently safe to do. While we feel like we are on the brink of returning to some semblance of normalcy, this year’s day of love will have to look different. Want to make the day special but aren’t sure how with all of the current restrictions? Check out BLME’s Covid-friendly Valentine’s Day ideas below!

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Tech Platform Review Series: Virbela

In today’s environment of Covid-19, many aspects of life have moved to a virtual format. However through innovative platforms, “virtual” doesn’t have to mean “disconnected.” In fact, our selected tech platform this week prides itself on creating remote work and experiences as “liberating, not exhausting.” For this installment of the series, we are diving into the remote collaboration platform, Virbela.

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COVID 19, Event Innovation, Event Planning Beth Lawrence COVID 19, Event Innovation, Event Planning Beth Lawrence

Safely Returning to Live Events

We know the transition back to in-person events won’t happen at the snap of a finger, magically turning everything back to the way it was pre-pandemic. Instead, we anticipate a slower transition back to in-person formats, with events having to implement various health precautions. What exactly will that look like? Of course we cannot predict the future, but BLME has some suggestions for safely returning to live events.

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Tech Platform Review Series: Auction Frogs

Given the recent shift to virtual and hybrid events brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, BLME is creating a series of tech platform reviews. We hope these help others in the hospitality industry ease their transition to online events. First up: the online auction platform called Auction Frogs.

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