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    Social

    Galas, weddings, and the politics of who sits where.

    The Social section is purposefully satire — every person, company and price is invented

    Gala Guest Promotes Herself to Table 47; Planners to Prosecute Placecard Tampering

    Gala Guest Promotes Herself to Table 47; Planners to Prosecute Placecard Tampering

    Her new seat offers an unobstructed view of the service door and absolutely no access to power.

    Mother of Groom Opens Unauthorized Second Wedding Command Center

    Mother of Groom Opens Unauthorized Second Wedding Command Center

    The bride's approved plan now competes with a group chat called 'Just a Few Tweaks.'

    Next section · Business as Usual

    B2B →

    Procurement, pitches, and meetings about meetings.

    Agency Bills Client for Meeting About Reducing Billable Meetings

    Efficiency workshop runs 40% over scope.

    RFP Requests Full Creative, Strategy, and Budget 'Just to See Your Thinking'

    Winner to be selected by procurement on price alone.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere in the industry

    New Survey Sets Maximum Size for Hors d'Oeuvres: One Bite, Two ChewsEmployee’s Agent Studies Holiday Party Invitation, Reports Back on Who to Suck Up ToIndustry Board Finds All 40 Event Jobs Are Unlicensed Talk TherapySeven in 10 Event Designers Say Mischief Belongs in the Strategy
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