| EVENTS & COMPANY has
organized customized events around art, culture
and gastronomy for several years for Fortune 500
companies coming to France and the United Kingdom.
We have organized both receptions and multi-day
events for an English-speaking and international
public. We work regularly with both meeting planners
and corporate marketing departments. |
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Here
are some examples:
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For
Trek Travel & Lance Armstrong's Live Strong Foundation’s guests in Paris, we organized a visit to an art gallery where the group met an important contemporary French artist. This was followed by a private tour of the Fauchon gourmet food store and wine vendor that included a lunch at Fauchon’s new restaurant. Afterwards the guests attended a presentation by the style bureau of a major French department store where they learned about the major trends for the new fall and winter men’s and women’s collections. The program also included special discount shopping cards and welcome gifts.
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For
Merrill Lynch’s guests at Wimbledon, we organized
a city tour of London, following by a private
tour of the sumptuous Wallace Collection, the
largest private collection ever given to the
British state:
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For RSM International, we arranged a private
tour out to the Chateau of Chantilly with both
Spanish and English-speaking guides, a luncheon
reception in the kitchens of the castle, followed
by a private shopping and walking tour in Senlis
with a VIP welcome from different artisans and
boutiques.
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For Condé Nast
Magazines, we organized
two years in a row, “Lucky Shops Paris,” for
their high-profile advertisers and spouses. We
not only arranged customized receptions complete
with bilingual menus, but also organized private
shopping tours with select discounts to different
designer boutiques in Paris, as well as private
tours of the Paris Flea Market.
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For Bristol-Myers
Squibb, we arranged a team-building
cooking course featuring hot and cold appetizers
and desserts, coupled with blind wine-tasting
in a copper cookware factory in the Marais district.
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For Buena
Vista Pictures, we arranged a two-day
internal meeting for the European sales directors
of video games connected to the movie “Ratatouille”,
that was topped off by a cooking class centered
around the recipe for ratatouille.
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For Acorn
Stair-lifts’ French dealers, we arranged
a private tour and luncheon on an elegant yacht
with an open-air deck; following the meal, guests
were able to watch the Formula One on a wide-screen
television that benefitted from excellent reception
by docking next to the Eiffel Tower.
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For Sidaplax’s board of directors’ meeting in
Paris, we arranged a day and a half of tours
and receptions that provided an indepth introduction
to the French capital and an excellent opportunity
for informal brainstorming.
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For Eurogroup, we arrange a private guided tour
in English for the company employees at a different
Parisian museum or institution, followed by a
wine reception.
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| Conclusion: These companies chose to work with us because we
are a Creative Turnkey Operation. You can count
on us to organize, supervise, and personalize your
entire event from the moment we go to contract
to the moment of your guests’ departure. |
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| The Services that we offer include:
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| Transportation |
| We provide limousines, minivans, buses,
chartered planes, helicopters and yachts. We are
able to coordinate all transportation from arrival
to departure and everything else in between. |
| Hotels |
| Our excellent relationships with hotels
in and outside of Paris means that we can negotiate
very attractive rates on behalf of your group. All
rates are transparent because we don’t take a commission
from hotels. |
| Customized Receptions |
| We organize—often in
record time—cocktails, breakfasts, lunches and
dinners in unusual venues
in private mansions, châteaux, wine cellars,
museums and yachts, as well as in the hotel venue. |
| Speakers and Entertainment |
| Whether you need an expert speaker
or some type of entertainment, we can address your
programming needs. We have access to speakers who
are leaders in their field, be it in sports, business
or entertainment. We can also fulfil your entertainment
needs, whether it’s for classical music or jazz or
opera. |
| Décor |
| Themed décor,
centrepieces and flowers for dinners and receptions
at the hotel or
other venues can be tailored to your budget and corporate
image. |
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Photography
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| We can arrange for on-site and off-site
photography or videos of your event, which you can
then use for internal purposes. We can also arrange
framed photo gifts for individual guests. |
| Hospitality Desk Staffing |
| We can adapt accordingly, making sure
that you have bilingual hostesses for your guests
providing a friendly, efficient welcome. |
| Off-site Activities for Attendees and
Spouses |
| Executives, employees and spouses can
choose from a wide range of off-site activities listed
on our Website or created specifically for the needs
of your group. |
| Customized Corporate Communications |
| Because we are a bilingual company,
we can provide written materials in both French and
English, as well as in other languages upon special
request. If you wish to communicate a specific message
on company letterhead, print up a menu or arrange
for other promotional material, we can create these
in record time. |
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