Corporate Events Ideas & Event Guides

How to Find the Perfect Internship

As a student, branching out to the real world is tough – at least it was for me. Just thinking of the word “internship” makes me want to sink into...

Attendees: Maximize Your Event Experience

FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE ATTENDEE EXPERIENCE, READ THIS NOW! Your RSVP is Yes. Your registration is in. You are taking your own time and committing it...

Are You Listening? Gathering Attendee Feedback to Improve your Event

If a conference is hosted in the woods and no one has a good time, did it even happen at all? Well, yes. It still happened. Maybe it wasn’t in the...

Keynote Speakers: Tricks of the Trade for a Seamless Speaker Experience

If you host or plan conferences and meetings, chances are you have dealt with keynote speakers. In many cases you, or a client, are paying these...

Work/Life Balance: Tips and Tricks from our Executive Producers

At Coterie Spark, our team sometimes has trouble finding a simple answer to the question: “What do you do?” The easy answer: we plan, manage and...

Event Security: Three Ways to Do it Better

When you start to wrap your mind around a large scale event, you start thinking big. Venue tours, entertainment options, food selections, room...

Guidelines for Weatherproofing an Event

Are you thinking about putting together a special outdoor event, such as a family reunion, wedding or any other type of get-together? Events held...

How to Create a Killer Budget Before the Planning Begins

So, you have this grand idea for a wonderful event or project. You are excited to get everyone on board and all to eager to start the ball rolling....

Holiday Party Planning: 5 Common Mistakes Your Company Might Be Making

Tis the season for the company holiday party. These parties bring out all kinds of emotions. Excitement, annoyance, indifference, dread…. In the...

Coterie Spark Spotlight Series – Candace Hoelscher

At Coterie Spark almost all of our time on the job is spent behind the scenes. On site we try to walk the fine line between appearing visible enough...

World Series Special: Our Favorite Spots to Watch the ‘Stros

It's World Series time and if you were wondering where our loyalties lie we are rooting for our home team: The Houston Astros! We decided to have a...