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Your customer feedback is important, we'll tell you how important

At Event Lightning, your feedback is crucial to creating better products that our clients use. If we don't have any feedback, we can't make new updates, fix problems in the system, or add new features that are not already in our product. When a product is launched for the first time to the public, companies like Apple and Google develop the next-generation products by learning what went wrong in their first gen products and then making them better. This is the same way Event Lightning develops their new software. We need to hear from you, our users, to make our programs better and faster. We fight for the users and want each one of our users to have a great experience using Event Lightning products, so leave us a comment, message, or post on our forum so we can make Event Lightning even better with every use.

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5 Businesses We Think are Interesting

1) Apple: When Apple first opened its doors, they introduced the world to a new way of computing. Since then, they brought us the OSX, IOS, iPod, iPhone, iTouch, and the iPad. Apple has opened the door to a new way of purchasing music, as well as a new way to enjoy media on a mobile platform. Apple, which started with desk-top computers, has revolutionized the way we live our lives. They have found a way to involve computing in a hand-held devices that can be take anywhere. 2) Facebook: Since Facebook launched on the web in 2004, it has changed the way the world wide web has been experienced. It has given us a way to be social while sitting at a desk or wandering the world with our mobile phones and devices. Facebook's CEO has kept Facebook moving along and pushing forward to making the web a social environmentand a place for you to stay in touch with family and friends. 3) LinkedIn: LinkedIn opened its doors in 2002, and has kept their website a home for business professionals in a social, online environment. LinkedIn is a place to build your resume and find your business contacts and stay in touch. When they launched their IPO, on May 19th 2011, they had over 47.7 million visitors globally. 4) Twitter: Twitter has been in the public eye since they opened up. A quick and easy way to update all your friends friends over your cell phone was only the beginning of what Twitter could do. For businesses, it is a way to promote their business to thousands of people with a click of one button. No more asking for email address or phone numbers! Just start following and you can start sending out to large numbers of people instantly. 5) Pandora: When we think of music, we think of iTunes and now Pandora. Pandora is another new business that has become a part of our daily lives by learning the type of music we like. Pandora stays social with Facebook and Twitter, but it also keeps us in a good mood while at work, and out on the road in the car. With Pandora, your music collection is never ending.

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Healing Effects of Laughter

A Hilaristic Approach to Life Often, how we think about the events in our lives affects how we feel about them.  What if we were the ringmaster’s instead of the servants to our moods?  Tame the lion within. The Healing Effects of Laughter Have you heard the expression, “Either we laugh or we cry.”  Of course, crying can be therapeutic to a certain extent, but research shows that laughter can actually alter the chemicals in your brain, alleviating feelings of depression.  In an online article Lynne Shaw recounts how a gentleman named Dr. Cousins was diagnosed with a debilitating inflammatory disease, but actually healed himself through the natural means of laughter.  He learned that genuine “belly laughter” gave him two free hours of painless sleep. The Perfect Medicine Nowadays, we see over the counter pills and supplements for tension relief, but wouldn’t it be better if we could find other ways to release stress?  At Headliner, we think an hour of entertainment can be just as helpful as medicine.  In fact, the memories and laughs shared at a corporate party can last after the duration of the event.  Comedy Anonymous Many of us turn to the bottle more than we’d like to admit. At Headliner, we know that work conditions have been affected by the economy.  Employees struggle to keep their heads up in light of budget cuts, lay offs, and increasing workloads.  We think that viewing work situations through the lens of comedy can be a source of renewed zeal and camaraderie. Victor Borge says it well, "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people (www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Shaw2.html)."  Instead of isolating yourself when you’re stressed, let off some steam with your colleagues and reflect on those memories later.   Poof…It’s Gone Take a mental retreat with a corporate magic show.  Our strolling performers truly enjoy dazzling their guests.  Take a little bit of the magic home with you after work. Say poof to your stresses and come home feeling renewed and refreshed.  You might even find you feel better from the common cold after one of our parties.  According to the Laughter Heals Foundation,  Laughter is supposed to relieve symptoms of sickness (laughterheals.org).  Attending a corporate party would be much more enjoyable than going to the doctor. Katie Namrevo who wrote the book Laugh it Off; Weight Loss for the Fun Of It, proposed that laughter can even produce weight loss.  Wouldn’t you like to say poof to those extra pounds?   Balloons Included At Headliner, we employ the best Balloon Artists.  They don’t just create your average balloon animals, but we enjoy interacting with our customers and making balloon hats that represent their unique personalities and interests.  We can also create sculptures related to your favorite hobbies, such as a motorcycle or sports car. The Show Must Go On No matter how much inflation explodes and businesses close, we all realize that life goes on.  Instead of calling the doctor for a case of the work blues, call Headliner for a dose of comic relief.  Relieve your stress one laugh at a time, says Patrick Duffek, owner of Headliner Productions.  Patrick has 13 years of experience in social work and a MA in Counseling.

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IPad and Business Growth

When the iPad first came out on the market, people said, "Oh its just an over sized iPhone - big deal!" Now that the second generation is out on the market, there is a different sound that has been buzzing around. People love the iPad and what it can do to help them in their daily lives, but also in their businesses. Easy Photo View There are plenty of businesses in the world that rely on showing customers what kind of products they offer and need they need it at their finger tips as soon as possible. The iPad displays photos, videos, and websites instantly, allowing all types of businesses the opportunity to wow their clientele with slick little gadget that can display product information in a easy to view environment. Business Apps The app store began with a large selection of Business Apps, such as Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and many other basic apps that focus on business productivity. Now, more and more developers are building apps that are used for organizational purposes, client databases, and other broad uses. These apps that have hit the app store are helping businesses grow and stay productive while they stay mobile at the same time. One of the most fascinating apps is called "Square", which allows users to take Credit Cards with a tiny square device. Other programs like Event Lightning are made to keep your business running smoothly with client info lists, and detailed daily agendas. Light Weight and Portable With the iPad, you no longer have to carry around a heavy 15 inch or 17 inch power horse laptop for every time you need to type a file, or have a client view a web site to sell them a product. Now you can show them on this sleek beautiful device that can be carried in your hand with no strain to your body. The iPad is great for business meetings to take notes on, or even to play games when the meeting goes on for to long! Easy for People on The Move Our businesses are always on the go! When a small art company is always on the move from home show to art festivals, it won't want to carry around a lot of equipment, and now you don't need to. You don't need a big credit card machine, or computer to take credit cards, you can use your iPad. I have seen a few businesses at the Art and Wine Festival in San Jose use iPads, and they say they love them and it's helped their business so much. IPads have cut down cost and take away hours from the initial set-up time. The iPad has been an a great new tool that all businesses can use to help them grow and save money. When the industries needed to make a change, the iPad emerged to help create a new solution for small and large businesses.

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Having a Place to Put All Incoming Information

If you are anything like me, your desk is cluttered with client information, paper work, and invoices all waiting to be entered on some hard-to-use program that you spend hours and hours forcing yourself to use. I used to be this way until I found Event Lighting! I used to have documents everywhere, on the floor, on my desk, in cabinets and none of it was in reach when I needed it the most. Worst yet, when I was out on the job - I didn't have the info I needed. I had client information in my Yahoo contacts, my iPhone, and on Quickbooks but never exactly where it needed to be. When I first found Event Lightning, I was excited to see that all my clients contact information was in once place synced in the cloud for me and my employees to access over our phones, or online at our laptops. Since then, my company has been able to get things done faster and more efficient. I always know how to find my contacts are and exactly where the appropriate documents are for my business as well. Thank you, Event Lightning for saving my business!