Judy Allen: 20 books
Event Planning
The Ultimate Guide To Successful Meetings, Corporate Events, Fundraising Galas, Conferences, Conventions, Incentives and Other Special Events
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
This bestselling all-in-one guide to the event planning business is back and better than ever, fully updated and revised to reflect the very latest trends and best practices in the industry. This handy, comprehensive guide includes forms, checklists, and tips for managing events, as well as examples...
The Business of Event Planning
Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Successful Special Events
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2010
Practical tools and expert advice for professional event planners
Before planning an event, there is much that must be done behind the scenes to make the event successful. Before any thought is even given to timing or location of the event, before the menus are selected and the decor designed,...
Confessions of an Event Planner
Case Studies from the Real World of Events--How to Handle the Unexpected and How to Be a Master of Discretion
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
For anyone planning events—student, novice, or experienced professional—Confessions of an Event Planner is an “apprenticeship in a book.” This insider’s guide takes you on a narrative journey, following a fictional event planning company that stages various types of events around the world...
by Judy Allen
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Our Millie used to say that she lived in the hairy armpit of life, but I didn’t know what she meant until I met her Ma, Big Mil. Big Mil stood almost six feet tall with muscles built from hard work and harder play. She could scare the bull out of the pit bull, the rattle off the snake and make any...
by Judy Allen
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Our Millie stories recounts an innocent and simple time when the important things in life were family, friends, helping people, animals, giving and living with nature and seeing life in a clearer and more honest way. The stories are amusing, fun to read, and sometimes rather sad, but they reflect...
by Judy Allen
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Etta’s husband George died, and if George could die anything could happen. Etta is overwhelmed with feelings of panic – unable to breathe, to think, to move. Wanting to run home, but there is no home any more, only a house. That’s when Etta decides to visit her last surviving relation, a woman...
Marketing Your Event Planning Business
A Creative Approach to Gaining the Competitive Edge
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2010
Practical, prescriptive advice on successfully marketing your event planning business
Recent years have been tough on the event planning industry. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, economic downturns, wars, and SARS have all negatively impacted the business. There are fewer corporate...
by Judy Allen
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
By day, graveyards are often peaceful places. When night falls, though, things change. The moonlight casts an eerie glow on the headstones. Trees make creepy shapes and shadows. What looks like a human shape drifts among the sea of cold, gray stones. Could it be a restless spirit? Among the 11 ghostly...
The Executive's Guide to Corporate Events and Business Entertaining
How to Choose and Use Corporate Functions to Increase Brand Awareness, Develop New Business, Nurture Customer Loyalty and Drive Growth
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
An industry expert shows readers how to get the best return on investment from corporate events
Corporate events and business entertaining are a major part of a company's communication, marketing and public relations strategy. They are used by businesses of all sizes to solicit new business,...
Event Planning Ethics and Etiquette
A Principled Approach to the Business of Special Event Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
The world of event planning can be alluring and dangerous at once-exotic locales, wining and dining, and people traveling without their spouses. In such situations the line between business and pleasure blurs and the nature of relationships gets cloudy. With a thoughtless act or a less-than-tactful...
Time Management for Event Planners
Expert Techniques and Time-Saving Tips for Organizing Your Workload, Prioritizing Your Day, and Taking Control of Your Schedule
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
Event planning never stops. This industry goes 24/7, 365 days a year. Planners work evenings, weekends, and holidays, often far away from their home base, organizing and running events that simply must go on, and go smoothly. Missing a critical deadline is not an option in the event planning field....
by Judy Allen
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Peter, Michael and Emma are strangers, each despatched by their parents for a week's holiday with the Myers in their cottage at the foot of a Welsh mountain. Coincidence? Or has the strange neighbour, Mrs White, somehow lured them to enact an awesome quest?
They are an uneasy trio, uncomfortable...
by Judy Allen
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Jo’s secret haven is the beautiful garden of the big house nearby – until it is sold to a property developer who plans to cover it with houses and flats. In her efforts to save it she finds herself tangling with a very mixed collection of neighbours, struggling to find her way around the unreasonably...
by Judy Allen
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
The label on the bottle reads 'There be a witch in here. Let her out and there be a peck of trouble'. But Mike is always trying to emulate his impulsive sister or his responsible brother. Then his friend Lee swears he sees something fly out of the bottle, and Mike decides to open it again. Out flows...
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