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		<title>Tips for Event Success &#8211; South China Morning Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed YY Ng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a 'Tips for Event Success' was contributed to the September MICE Biz supplement of the South China Morning Post - the premier English language newspaper of Hong Kong. And before we forget - a big shout out of thanks to FACTOR168 fan Pru at Sinclair Communications for the editorial opportunity. Your fab!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently a<strong><em> &#8216;Tips for Event Success&#8217;</em></strong> was contributed to the September MICE Biz supplement of the South China Morning Post &#8211; the premier English language newspaper of Hong Kong. And before we forget &#8211; a big shout out of thanks to FACTOR168 fan Pru at Sinclair Communications for the editorial opportunity. Your fab! <span id="more-6574"></span></p>
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<p>A strong live communications experience is driven by clear event marketing which is packaged and presented in a theatrical manner. <strong><em>This is where professional event agencies and studios play a critical role.</em></strong></p>
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<li><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Identify the most important message you want to share with guests and focus all the event elements at each sensory level.</strong></span> This will ensure your message is communicated at an intellectual and emotional level.</li>
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<li><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Plenty of events have failed with ill-prepared presenters fumbling about on stage, while a black-clad production crew desperately try to second guess their intentions.</span></strong> The solution is to set aside a block of time, say two to three hours, for rehearsal time to see the event run through from start to finish. Care should be taken to physically rehearse presenters (and entertainment on stage with technology. The full complement of event production crew should be in attendance. <strong><em>No event has failed because it was rehearsed too much.</em></strong></li>
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<p><strong>Darren Kerr, Partner and Producer of the FACTOR168 Creative Event Company </strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Source Notes:</strong></span></p>
<p>The above published in the South China Morning Post. Strangely this September &#8216;MICE BIZ&#8217; supplement it featured in is not available <a title="MICE Biz but not the actual detail... odd" href="http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.fbb9378714106e9733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=813b45cf8e492110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&amp;ss=Specials&amp;s=Home&amp;channelManagedId=06e477f6a48fb210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&amp;specName=Mice+Biz+(September+2010)" target="_blank">online</a>&#8230; so the source material snapshot is below along with the Chinese character version alongside it.</p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-6575 alignnone" title="South China Morning Post - Tips for Event Success by Darren Kerr, FACTOR168 Creative Event Company" src="http://www.factor168.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/tips-for-event-success.png" alt="tips for event success Tips for Event Success   South China Morning Post " width="443" height="255" /></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Sensational Events through Powerful Experiences.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">FACTOR168 Creative Event Company delivers creative, strategic, and tactical event management and event production services across Australia and throughout Asia.</span></strong></p>
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		<title>Five Fundamentals for Event Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosemary Stamford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Events, like personal relationships, need five key elements to ensure that they are a memorable, meaningful and enjoyable experience – they are balance, focus, magic, practice, and respect. 
With that in mind – here are our five key fundamentals to ensure event success.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Events, like personal relationships, need five key elements to ensure that they are a memorable, meaningful and enjoyable experience – they are balance, focus, magic, practice, and respect.<br />
With that in mind – here are our five key fundamentals to ensure event success.</strong><span id="more-6605"></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Business Theatre. Strike the Balance.</span></strong><br />
<strong> Events often fail because they are too extreme. </strong>They are so fully focused on the business objectives that, let’s be frank – they run the risk of boring even the most committed attendees into a coma. No-one ever got excited about attending a boardroom meeting or worse still – a droning talkfest with no opportunity to interact and contribute. <strong><em>Don’t do it.</em></strong></p>
<p>On the flipside, some events are so social, so very theatrical, that it is almost impossible to identify and address any commercial objectives other than perhaps everyone had a good time and they kinda recalled seeing the host’s logo here and there. We often call these parties. Not corporate events.</p>
<p>Seriously, an effective corporate event needs to strike a balance between the two. A strong business event is driven by clear event marketing objectives and is packaged and presented in an appealingly theatrical manner. This is where professional event agencies and studios play a mission critical role – they bring business and theatre together in the same room. As one client told me &#8211; we put the special into events and ensure that the Yin and Yang of business and theatre is well balanced. Get the balance right and you ensure the event will be far more engaging and effective at a personal and an organisational level.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Keep it Simple, Keep it Focused</span></strong><br />
<strong> This is the harsh truth. No one will ever know as much about or love your product, service or company as much as you.</strong> Sure, they may well enjoy your passion and perhaps admire your Wikipedia knowledge, but please, ultimately what they really want to know is how your company/product/service is going to improve or add value at some level to their own professional and personal needs. That’s business and that’s okay.<br />
You’ll achieve this mutual satisfaction in an event setting by ensuring that your event messaging is simple, focused and consistent.<br />
Identify the single most important key message you want to share with your guests, and then focus all the event elements, like a laser, into ensuring that this message is effectively delivered. This will not only ensure greater message penetration but will contribute to ensuring that whatever the desired post-event action, such as buying the product or service or elevating the organisation’s profile, is actioned by your guests.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Know Your Audience. Know Your Magic Moments.</span></strong><br />
<strong> Although they may appear so, audiences are never the same and with that, the challenge is always to know them better. To know them is to love them.</strong><br />
This applied market knowledge ensures that a bespoke event experience will be better designed to resonate more effectively with your target audience. This is the business element of business theatre. The good theatre part is ensuring that your event has a number of identifiable “magic” moments that will enchant or thrill or engage. Maybe all three.<br />
Invariably these are moments that connect with people on a more emotional level &#8211; part of the human condition. Perhaps it was an impressive product launch mechanism, an unexpected guest speaker, a popular star, a new product range… the list can potentially be endless.<br />
These are the moments that really stick with guests, the moments revisited around the proverbial water cooler, the moments that may well go viral, and in doing so promoting and championing your business, product or service. This is ideally what you want. It’s good business and extends on the event experience well after the event has closed.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">The single greatest element that ensures successful event experience</span></strong><br />
You wouldn’t be far off the mark if you declared that it’s planning. And without question if an event is not well planned and considered you’ll certainly come unstuck.<br />
Yes, but let’s drill down a little further. We’ve all witnessed seemingly well planned events that have suddenly come apart spectacularly like a dropped glass on a tiled floor. Invariably it comes in the form of nervous ill-prepared presenters stumbling about on stage while a team of black clad production crew desperately try to support and second guess the intentions of these presenters.<br />
<strong> Take the time to rehearse. Mark it down as a mission critical item. It is.</strong><br />
This will mean ensuring that there is a mandatory block of time set aside between the event installation window and event doors opening to your guests. As a general rule, we’d recommend at least two to three hours minimum for this.<br />
This rehearsal window should see the event flow stepped through from start to finish and specific care and attention placed on physically rehearsing presenters along with any and all entertainment cast with the full complement of production crew and event producers in attendance.<br />
<strong> Trust us, this will be good money and good time well spent. No event ever failed because it was rehearsed too much. Ever.</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Respect Your Audience</span></strong><br />
Your guests, your clients, those that form your audience, are incredibly time poor as we arm-wrestle an equitable work-family balance. And let’s be honest – with an increase in our daily electronic chatter, we’ve all developed social media-inspired short attention spans.<br />
The net result is that your potential guests have become much more discerning with their time, how it’s used and for how long, and in doing so have become extremely unforgiving with those that fritter it away wastefully on their behalf.<br />
So with that in mind, your event invitation is going to have to be really appealing to cut through this clutter and stake out a claim on a packed schedule. And of course your prospective guest will also be wading through a deluge of other competing event invitations for the same time and headspace.<br />
<strong> So if you do manage to entice your guest to your event, then it had better be memorable, meaningful and engaging or you’ll fall short of achieving your event specific business objectives. </strong>Respect for your guests and their time is crucial in ensuring the event works. Worse still – it may well consign your next event invitation straight to the trashcan. And without guests, the live communication platform of events is mute to say the least.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Summary</strong></span><br />
Respect your audience, respect their time – you rarely get a second chance so commit to delivering an event that will translate into a sensational experience that delivers on clear business objectives and “magic” moments.<br />
To do this, the event needs to strike an artful balance between business and theatre with a brand message that is simple and focused. And of course rehearse like your professional life depends on it. Ultimately, long term, it does.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-6607" title="MICENET Australia (October Issue) - FACTOR168 Creative Event Company" src="http://www.factor168.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/micenet-october.png" alt="micenet october Five Fundamentals for Event Success" width="153" height="214" /><strong>Darren Kerr is a partner and producer at FACTOR168 Creative Event Company. </strong>He has been delivering creative, strategic, and tactical event services throughout Asia and across Australia for almost two decades for clients as diverse as Amway, Westfields, NCR, The Walt Disney Company, EMC Corporation, Swire, and Oracle. Visit <a href="http://www.factor168.com/" target="_blank">www.factor168.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Source Notes:</span></strong></p>
<p>The original published story can be found in the micenet Australia October Issue<a title="MICENET Australia October " href="http://www.btp.net.au/243/section.aspx/category/9/catalog/58/page/1594" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Sensational Events through Powerful Experiences.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">FACTOR168 Creative Event Company delivers creative, strategic, and tactical event services across Australia and throughout Asia. </span></strong></p>
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		<title>More Best iPhone Apps for Event Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Gung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a previous post we listed some of the really cool and handy Apps for iPhones that we reckon most Event Professionals would fine immensely helpful. Now it's time for some creative fun...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a previous post we listed some of the really cool and handy Apps for iPhones that we reckon most Event Professionals would fine immensely helpful. Now it&#8217;s time for some creative fun&#8230;</p>
<p>Anyone working in events knows &#8211; it is a business of <em>hurry hurry wait wait wait hurry hurry hurry oh dear lord hurry and&#8230; wait. </em>It&#8217;s the nature of the beast.</p>
<p>Well the following Apps may help you to pass some time, refresh yourself and keep you focused, sharp and not bored. We present the top gaming and creativity apps for Event Professionals as certified by the FACTOR168 Creative Event Company crew. <span id="more-5480"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gaming</span></strong></p>
<p>Entertainment in the form of &#8216;games&#8217; on smartphones is pretty optimistic when compared to the sensational experiences delivered by the consoles such as PS3 and XBOX360 but there are some games that have proven handy while sitting in a taxi, or at the airport, or even in the waiting room of a CEO who has incredibly poor time management skills (or is just plain rude). Settle&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5901" title="iPhone 4.0 is something that FACTOR168 Creative Event Company would love to own." src="http://www.factor168.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/iphone-firmware-4.0-120x90.jpg" alt="iphone firmware 4.0 120x90 More Best iPhone Apps for Event Professionals" width="120" height="90" />Unlike other iPhone Apps, there is a wide scope of games sitting on phones but these four seemed to have rated highly with the team. Interestingly enough of the four only one is free &#8211; and two of them are in fact the most expensive Apps purchased.</p>
<p>Perhaps in terms of moneterizing smartphones there is something in this after all!</p>
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<li><a title="Apps Store Link" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/facefighter/id318542965?mt=8" target="_blank">FaceFighter</a> &#8211; The cool thing about this little game is that you can photograph a colleague (face straight on is best) and simple then place his or her face within your &#8216;foes&#8217; face. Then proceed to kick and punch 8 different types of fluids out of them. Personally I haven&#8217;t felt compelled to change the face of one of our more annoying vendors for some time and at $1.99 has proven to be a bargain!</li>
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<li><a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bubblewrap/id284945681?mt=8" target="_blank">Bubblewrap</a> &#8211; This really is what you think it is. Just sit back and pop bubble wrap to your heart&#8217;s content. Oh and it&#8217;s free&#8230; the only thing we&#8217;d recommend is to throw your phone to mute as the sound of popping will eventually turn someone in the office into a ball of fury&#8230; and talking of fury&#8230;</li>
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<p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-5472 alignleft" title="Street Fighter IV played by FACTOR168 Creative Event Company" src="http://www.factor168.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/sf-iv-120x90.png" alt="sf iv 120x90 More Best iPhone Apps for Event Professionals" width="120" height="90" /><a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/street-fighter-iv/id354655665?mt=8" target="_blank">SF IV</a> (StreetFighter) &#8211; This is game is an extension of that old classic from Capcom. You fight against one opponent after another in various &#8216;exotic&#8217; scenes. It was advertised as having had a make ovr but I can&#8217;t see it.</p>
<p>Same characters, same scenes, and most of the controls and special moves are same same. For $9.99 it&#8217;s pretty overpriced but it does deliver on providing instant entertainment while commuting so whaddya&#8217; want? The little angst ridden dialogue pieces in between challenges are pretty funny.</p>
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<li><a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/real-racing/id318366258?mt=8" target="_blank">Real Racing</a> &#8211; Of all the Apps, this is the second highest in cost &#8211; $4.99. Unlike SF IV it delivers and then some. I have to confess when I was shown this app I dismissed it as being kinda dumb for a smartphone but it actually really works in this medium. The nice thing is that if you have WiFi access, you can compete against others and yourself in leagues&#8230; kinda cool although at the end of the day it is a car racing around and around the same series of tracks. I suspect the love affair with this app will drop away quicker than others but until then vroom vroom!</li>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Some kinda cool Creative Apps</span></strong></p>
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<li><a title="Apps Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/idea-stimulator/id352573654?mt=8" target="_blank">Idea Stimulator </a> &#8211; The Idea Stimulator was developed by a leading creative evangelist in Australia, Nigel Collin. A friend and fan of the FACTOR168 team.  Nigel started many many moons ago as an actor, found himself in demand as a corporate events master of ceremonies before attending The Disney Institute&#8217;s Organizational Creativity course (the same one that one of our founding partners Darren Kerr also attended), found the mouse, and from there developed some seriously effective, inspirational, and powerful creativity tools. This is the iPhone App version of one of his popular business management books and it works really well. And priced at $1.19, yeah I know it&#8217;s a kinda strange number, it is really great value from Australia&#8217;s guru of creativity and recent<a title="Nigel Collin in Action!" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BpIfnERxCg&amp;feature=related" target="_blank"> TED star</a>.</li>
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<li><a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/thought-leaders/id372344944?mt=8" target="_blank">Thought Leaders </a>- This is super interesting&#8230; not sure as an App&#8230; but do check out their website.</li>
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<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5495" title="Jac Bowie Burlesque loved by FACTOR168 Creative Event Company" src="http://www.factor168.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/jac-bowie-120x90.png" alt="jac bowie 120x90 More Best iPhone Apps for Event Professionals" width="120" height="90" /><a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/jac-bowie-burlesque/id353466590?mt=8" target="_blank">Jac Bowie Burlesque</a> &#8211; Despite the overt advertorial nature of this App, we just like it. This stylish lady is a smart cookie who has transformed herself from a flight attendant to the Queen of Burlesque in Australia and by all reports is in the process of taking over the world through her business endeavours. If nothing else, it serves as an interesting example of monetizing a business. And let&#8217;s face it&#8230; a little burlesque in a show is always good fun if it&#8217;s the right audience.</p>
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<li><a title="iStore Link" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phototropedelic/id350292007?mt=8" target="_blank">PhotoTropedelic</a> &#8211; This is sheer indulgence and was a recommendation by a pal through a pal via Facebook (welcome to 2010!) and on a whim we purchased it and it&#8217;s turned out to be our all time top App. Priced at $1.99 it&#8217;s well priced and we recommend this to anyone who has a passion or even a passing aesthetic interest in POPart style of design. Some quick examples of what it can do are below&#8230;. cool huh?</li>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Source Notes:</span></strong></p>
<p>if you&#8217;d like to read the original Best iPhone Apps for Event Professionals &#8211; click <a title="iPhone Apps for Event Pros" href="http://factor168.com/2010/best-iphone-apps-for-event-professionals/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<p>All these Apps can be found at iTunes and we are sorry to all the Blackberry and Nokia users&#8230; but it seems we are an iPhone business by individual choice.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">FACTOR168 Creative Event Company</span></strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Gung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most event professionals these days are armed with a smartphone. These phones have morphed into virtual swiss army knives with a huge array of Apps. Now we are not sure about the Blackberry, as we don't pack this, but for the iPhone - there are some Apps that we believe are more mission critical for special event professionals than others.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Most event professionals these days are armed with a smartphone.</strong> These phones have morphed into virtual swiss army knives with a huge array of Apps. Now we are not sure about the Blackberry, as we don&#8217;t pack this, but for the iPhone &#8211; there are some Apps that we believe are more <strong>mission critical for special event professionals</strong> than others.<span id="more-5466"></span></p>
<p><strong>The top of the pop Apps that all iPhones should ship with are, in no particular order of preference, the following: </strong></p>
<p><a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accuweather-com/id300048137?mt=8" target="_blank">AccuWeather</a> (wet weather contingency), <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/twitterrific/id284540316?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D6" target="_blank">Twitterific</a> (keep up to date in bite size data packets), <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/facebook/id284882215?mt=8" target="_blank">Facebook</a> (check out whats up with your people), <a title="Developers Website" href="http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-mobile/download/iphone-for-skype/" target="_blank">Skype</a> (for talking to your people long distance), <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/linkedin/id288429040?mt=8" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> (keeping your professional profile in the minds-eye), <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foursquare/id306934924?mt=8" target="_blank">FourSquare</a> (where is everyone else right now), and the electronic ideas scrap book in the form of <a title="Developers Website" href="http://www.evernote.com/about/download/iphone/" target="_blank">Evernote</a></p>
<p><strong>All the other Apps that most iPhone users should have on-board.</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5476" title="Alarm Clock has gone all Pro" src="http://www.factor168.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/alarm-clock-pro-120x90.png" alt="alarm clock pro 120x90 Best iPhone Apps for Event Professionals" width="108" height="81" /></p>
<p>In no particular order we also recommend <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/alarm-clock-pro/id335678373?mt=8" target="_blank">Alarm Clock</a>, the News gathering at one spot portal of <a title="Developers Website" href="http://appstore.modmyi.com/newsonelite-iphone-79342/app" target="_blank">NewsOneLite</a> &#8211; you&#8217;ll quickly realize like us that most &#8216;newspapers&#8217; run the same news just under slightly different slug-lines.</p>
<p>We also like &#8216;Studio 54&#8242; inspired <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/battery-led/id332499063?mt=8" target="_blank">Battery LED</a> app which tells you in a trippy visual way how much power your phone has got in it depending on your future use.</p>
<p>The app <a title="Developers Website" href="http://bu.mp/" target="_blank">Bump</a> is a really cool idea although we have to confess that we know of NO ONE who has actually used it.</p>
<p>However almost everyone who works within the international environment seems to use <a title="Developers Website" href="http://www.xe.com/iphone/" target="_blank">XE Currency</a> which is really good. The desktop version also has a tool for calculating overseas expenses which is mana from heaven.</p>
<p>Another handy app is <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-wi-fi-finder/id307217005?mt=8" target="_blank">Free Wi-Fi</a> &#8211; a quick email sync at no or little costs. Bless.</p>
<p>All these Apps are Free with the exception of the Alarm Clock that has gone Pro. This Pro version will set you back a whole .99c but in return you can wake up to The Steve Miller Band&#8217;s &#8216;Fly Like An Eagle&#8217; (or a song of your choice that you&#8217;ve pre-loaded) which is much more civilized than the BLEEP BLEEP BLEEPing version.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kinda handy tools</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5475" title="wikiHow - What any Creative Events Professional should be armed with" src="http://www.factor168.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wikihow-120x90.png" alt="wikihow 120x90 Best iPhone Apps for Event Professionals" width="108" height="81" /></strong></p>
<p>These four Apps are free although we suspect that the sensational <a title="Developers Site" href="https://www.dropbox.com/iphoneapp" target="_blank">Dropbox</a> will be the first to start charging a fee for their services. Really hand app for anyone who comes across lots of stuff in their day on the web but doesn&#8217;t have the time to read or review right there and then &#8211; easy, just drop it into your box. Probably better suited for your laptop but still you never know, and it will sync.</p>
<p>The other three are just plain handy. Ever wondered what to do if bitten by a snake? Before passing out from the shock, click on your <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wikihow-how-to-diy-survival/id309209200?mt=8" target="_blank">wikiHow</a> app and all things will be revealed.</p>
<p>The <a title="Developers Website" href="http://www.sitorsquat.com/sitorsquat/home/map" target="_blank">SitorSquat</a> app is very American-centric but then it&#8217;s development was &#8216;sponsored&#8217; by Charmin who are huge in the States when it comes to toilet paper&#8230; nice synergy there. The future usefullness of this sort of app is dependent in part by the data that users contribute to and certainly within Australia and Hong Kong it is&#8230; well spotty at best. Still&#8230; if your travelling and can&#8217;t find a restroom, it certainly couldn&#8217;t hurt to have this on hand.</p>
<p>The last handy tools app should really just come loaded on with the iPhone and perhaps with the new model it will. Some really nice <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/backgrounds/id295785957?mt=8" target="_blank">Backgrounds</a> for your iPhone can be found here. Oh and it&#8217;s free which is a good price.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Communications</span></strong></p>
<p><a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/a-fake-caller-free-prank-calls/id296199545?mt=8" target="_blank">FakeCaller</a> &#8211; Free and yet Priceless. This App is often referred to as the Dating Parachute and employed as part of one&#8217;s Meeting Exit strategy&#8230; come on &#8211; like you never wished you&#8217;d had this at one of those hideous committee meetings where everything needs to be debated. Bam! That&#8217;y my man Tommy White &#8211; must take it!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-5474" title="FakeCaller - a polite way of moving a meeting onwards." src="http://www.factor168.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/fakecaller-415x297.png" alt="fakecaller 415x297 Best iPhone Apps for Event Professionals" width="415" height="297" /></p>
<p>The two other communications Apps that are popular are <a title="App Store" href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/meebo/id351727311" target="_blank">Meebo</a> and another free app called <a title="Developers Website" href="http://www.whatsapp.com/" target="_blank">WhatsApp</a> To be honest we are not 100% sold into either but we are run them for different reasons.</p>
<p>We use Meebo as a instant messaging dashboard of choice off our PC&#8217;s. It&#8217;s big drawcards is that it allows you to IM with people regardless of their own messaging preference provider. One person could be on yahoo, another on gmail, other son hotmail or even meebo itself &#8211; and you can chat across these proprietry domains. Cool.</p>
<p>WhatsApp was recommended to us as a handy way of IMing over iPhone&#8230; seems to be replicating the IM element of Skype and some people we&#8217;ve invited to communicate via this app have been successful and others not. Hmmm&#8230; this app may not be long for our phones me thinks.</p>
<p>Hope you&#8217;ve found this list and quasi reviews handy &#8211; if you have any you can recommend please let us know.</p>
<p><em><strong><a title="Part 2 of Event Professional Apps" href="http://factor168.com/2010/more-best-iphone-apps-for-event-professionals/" target="_blank">The second part of this post can be viewed here. </a></strong></em></p>
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		<title>One Rose is nice, 999 is probably over the top</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Seltz</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK ok we don&#8217;t want this to become a floral portal but we came across the meanings that some people attached to the number of roses presented in a bouquet and we just simply couldn&#8217;t resist sharing.</p>
<p>No one in the office has ever recieved more than 25 roses ever &#8211; and 108 means marry me, so we were wondering what 168 would mean?</p>
<p>A single bloom of red rose    love at first sight or &#8220;I still love you&#8221;</p>
<p>A single rose in any colour    indicates simplicity and gratitude<br />
2 roses           mutual feelings<br />
3 roses           &#8220;I love you&#8221;<br />
7 roses           &#8220;I&#8217;m infatuated with you&#8221;<br />
9 roses           &#8220;We&#8217;ll be together forever&#8221;<br />
10 roses         &#8220;You are perfect&#8221;<br />
11 roses         &#8220;You are My Treasured One&#8221;<br />
12 roses         &#8220;Be mine!&#8221;<br />
13 roses        &#8220;Friends forever&#8221;<br />
15 roses         &#8220;I&#8217;m truly sorry&#8221;<br />
20 roses         &#8220;I&#8217;m truly sincere towards you&#8221;<br />
21 roses         &#8220;I&#8217;m dedicated to you&#8221;<br />
24 roses         &#8220;Forever yours&#8221;<br />
25 roses         Congratulations<br />
36 roses         &#8220;Remembering our romantic times&#8221;<br />
40 roses         &#8220;My genuine love for you&#8221;<br />
50 roses         Unconditional love<br />
99 roses         &#8220;I will love you all the days of my life&#8221;<br />
101 roses       &#8220;I&#8217;m completely devoted to you&#8221;<br />
108 roses       &#8220;Will you marry me?&#8221;<br />
999 roses       &#8220;I love you till the end of time&#8221;</p>
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		<title>&#8220;More than Meets the Eye&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosemary Stamford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Just in case any of your webstronauts are wondering, if you’d like to put cool little pic next to your comments here on FACTOR168's 'The Muse', it’s so easy it keeps us up at night wondering why everyone is not already doing this. INsanity... or personal preference. But I digress, not so long ago, we updated the site to use the simple and convenient, widely recognized avatar solution that is known as… (cue dramatic drum roll.. and go drum roll)... GRAVATAR!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Just in case any of your <em>webstronauts</em> are wondering, if you’d like to put cool little pic next to your comments here on FACTOR168&#8242;s &#8216;The Muse&#8217;, it’s so easy it keeps us up at night wondering why everyone is not already doing this. INsanity&#8230; or personal preference. But I digress, not so long ago, we updated the site to use the simple and convenient, widely recognized <strong>avatar solution</strong> that is known as… (cue dramatic drum roll.. and go drum roll)&#8230; <em><strong><span style="color: #800080;">GRAVATAR!</span></strong></em></p>
<p>Sure.. though this sounds like the name of some long-defeated Decepticon, I assure you fine people (and Autobots) that it’s something far less diabolical.</p>
<p>Simply visit  the <a title="Cool Comments &amp; Posting Tool" href="http://www.gravatar.com" target="_blank">Gravatar website</a> , sign up for the free account, upload the photo you’d like to use, and you’re all set. Your newly-created avatar will now show up here along with a plethera of other website and blogs.</p>
<p><em>Well, as long as you put the electronic mailing address you used to sign up to gravatar.com in the e-mail field when adding your comment.</em></p>
<p>That’s it. Easy. So do it.</p>
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		<title>The Meaning of Flower (S-Z)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the final installment in our meaning of flowers tip sheet.

We hope you've enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed compiling it and if there are any flowers that we have missed, please drop us an email with your suggestions. A Sunflower for you all.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the final installment in our meaning of flowers tip sheet.</p>
<p>We hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed compiling it and if there are any flowers that we have missed, please drop us an email with your suggestions. A Sunflower for you all.</p>
<p><strong>Scabiosa</strong> Admiration<br />
Scilla                            Forgive &amp; forget<br />
Snapdragon                  Please don&#8217;t misunderstand<br />
Snowball/Viburnum     Commitment<br />
Spider Flower               Elope with Me<br />
Stock                           Lasting beauty<br />
Sunflower                    Adoration<br />
Sweet Pea                    Delicate pleasures<br />
Smilax                         Loveliness<br />
Snapdragon                 Deception; Gracious Lady<br />
Stephanotis                 Happiness in Marriage; Desire to Travel<br />
Stock                          Bonds of Affection; Promptness; You&#8217;ll Always Be Beautiful to Me<br />
Sweetpea                    Good-bye; Departure; Blissful Pleasure; Thank You for a Lovely Time</p>
<p><strong>Tulip, Cream </strong> I will love you forever<br />
Tulip, Red                   Declaration of love; Believe Me; Declaration of Love<br />
Tulip, Yellow               I am hopelessly in love; There&#8217;s Sunshine in Your Smile<br />
Tulip, General             Perfect Lover; Frame; Flower Emblem of Holland<br />
Tulip, Variegated        Beautiful Eyes</p>
<p><strong>Veronica </strong> Fidelity<br />
Violet                          Modesty<br />
Violet, Blue                 Watchfulness; Faithfulness; I&#8217;ll Always Be True<br />
Violet, White               Let&#8217;s Take a Chance</p>
<p><strong>Waratah </strong> Prosperity<br />
Willow                         Bravery &amp; humanity Zinnia Thoughts of absent friends</p>
<p><strong>Zinnia, Magenta </strong> Lasting Affection<br />
Zinnia, Mixed            Thinking (or In Memory) of an Absent Friend<br />
Zinnia, Scarlet           Constancy<br />
Zinnia, White             Goodness<br />
Zinnia, Yellow            Daily Remembrance</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve delivered a huge number of projects in Sydney Australia and the state of Sydney is New South Wales. The state flower is the Waratah. Nice.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third installment of our wonderful world of flowers. M through to R.

We like Nasturtium, we just find it hard to pronounce. And rosebud is a gem as a flower, even Citizen Kane loved it... the flower and as a decorative finish on snow sleds.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The third installment of our wonderful world of flowers. M through to R.</p>
<p>We like Nasturtium, we just find it hard to pronounce. And rosebud is a gem as a flower, even Citizen Kane loved it&#8230; the flower and as a decorative finish on snow sleds.<br />
<strong>Magnolia</strong> Nobility<br />
Marigold                    Cruelty; Grief; Jealousy<br />
Mistletoe                   Kiss me; Affection; To Surmount Difficulties;Sacred Plant of India<br />
Monkshood               Beware; A Deadly Foe is Near<br />
Moss                         Maternal Love; Charity<br />
Myrtle                        Love; Hebrew Emblem of Marriage</p>
<p><strong>Narcissus </strong> Egotism; Formality; Stay as Sweet as You Are</p>
<p>Nasturtium                Conquest; Victory in Battle<br />
<strong>Oleander </strong> Caution<br />
Orange Blossom         Innocence; Eternal Love; Marriage and Fruitfulness<br />
Orange Mock              Deceit<br />
Orchid                        Love; Beauty; Refinement; Beautiful Lady; Chinese Symbol for Many Children<br />
Orchid, Cattleya         Mature Charm<br />
<strong>Paeonia </strong> Bashful<br />
Palm leaves               Victory and Success<br />
Peony                        Shame; Happy Life; Happy Marriage<br />
Petunia                      Resentment; Anger; Your Presence Sooths Me<br />
Phlox                         A good partnership; harmony<br />
Pine                           Hope; Pity<br />
Poppy, Oriental         Silence is golden<br />
Poppy, Red                Consolation; Pleasure<br />
Poppy, Scarlet           Extravagance<br />
Poppy, White             Tranquility; Consolation<br />
Poppy, General          Eternal Sleep; Oblivion; Imagination<br />
Poppy, Yellow           Wealth; Success<br />
Primrose                   I Can&#8217;t Live Without You<br />
Primrose, Evening     Inconstancy<br />
<strong>Ranunculus </strong> You are very attractive<br />
Rose, Black                You are my obsession<br />
Rose, Champagne      You are tender &amp; loving<br />
Rose, Leonidas          Sweet love<br />
Rose, Nicole              You are graceful &amp; elegant; aristocratic<br />
Rose, Orange             You are my secret love<br />
Rose, Pink                  Brilliant Complexion; the glow of your smile; Perfect Happiness; Please Believe Me<br />
Rose, Red                   Passionate love; Love; I Love You<br />
Rose, Single Stems     Simplicity<br />
Rose, White                I am worthy of you; spiritual love; Innocence and Purity; I am Worthy of You;<br />
Rose, White &amp; Red      We are not separable; unity<br />
Rose, White &amp; Red Mixed    Unity; Flower Emblem of England<br />
Rose, White-Dried     Death is Preferable to Loss of Virtue<br />
Rose, Yellow              I am not worthy of your love; Decrease of Love; Jealousy; Try to Care<br />
Rose, Bridal               Happy Love<br />
Rose, Dark Crimson  Mourning<br />
Rose, Hibiscus          Delicate Beauty<br />
Rose, Leaf                 You May Hope<br />
Rose, Tea                  I&#8217;ll Remember Always<br />
Rose, Thornless        Love at First Sight<br />
Roses, Bouquet of Mature Blooms    Gratitude<br />
Roses, Single Full Bloom    I Love You; I Still Love You<br />
Rosebud                   Beauty and Youth; A Heart Innocent of Love<br />
Rosebud, Red           Pure and Lovely<br />
Rosebud, White        Girlhood<br />
Rosebud, Moss        Confessions of Love</p>
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		<title>The Meaning of Flowers (F-L)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following on from our last posting, we present for your consideration the wonderful world of flowers F through to L for your consideration and easy reference.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--[endif]-->Following on from our last posting, we present for your consideration the wonderful world of flowers F through to L for your consideration and easy reference.</p>
<p><strong>FERN </strong>Magic; Fascination; Confidence and Shelter<br />
FIR                                 Time<br />
FLAX                              Domestic Symbol<br />
Flowering Cabbage        Prosperity<br />
Foget-Me-Not               True Love; Memories<br />
Forsythia                       Anticipation<br />
Forget Me Not               True love</p>
<p><strong>Gardenia </strong>You&#8217;re Lovely; Secret Love<br />
Geranium                      Stupidity; Folly<br />
Gerbera                         You are the sunshine of my life<br />
Ginger, Pink                  Diversity<br />
Ginger, Red                   Unlimited Wealth<br />
Gladioli                         Give Me a Break; I&#8217;m Really Sincere; Flower of the Gladiators<br />
Gladiolus / Sword Lily   Strength of Character<br />
Gloxinia                         Love at First Sight</p>
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<p><strong>Heather, Lavender </strong>Admiration; Solitude<br />
Heather, White               Protection; Wishes Will Come True<br />
Helenium                       I miss you very much<br />
Heliconia                       Great returns<br />
Holly                              Defense; Domestic Happiness<br />
Hyacinth, General          Games and Sports; Rashness; Flower Dedicated to Apollo<br />
Hyacinth, Blue               Constancy; Predictability; reliable<br />
Hyacinth, Purple            I am Sorry; Please Forgive Me; Sorrow<br />
Hyacinth, Red Or Pink   Play<br />
Hyacinth, White             Loveliness; I&#8217;ll Pray for You; Subtle and graceful<br />
Hyacinth, Yellow           Jealousy<br />
Hyacinthus, Pink          Active; energetic<br />
Hydrangea                    Thank You for Understanding; Frigidity; Heartlessness; Arrogance; aloofness</p>
<p><strong>Iris </strong>Fleur-de-lis; Emblem of France; Your Friendship Means so Much to Me;                                                         Hope; Wisdom and Valor; My Compliments; Passion<br />
Ivy                                Wedded Love; Fidelity; Friendship; Affection; Friendship; fidelity; marriage<br />
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<p><strong>Jasmine </strong>Amiability<br />
Jonquil                          Love Me; Affection Returned; Desire; Sympathy; Desire for Affection Returned</p>
<p><strong>Larkspur, White </strong>Joyful; happy-go-lucky<br />
Larkspur, Pink               Fickleness<br />
Larkspur, Purple            Sweet disposition<br />
Lilac                              Field Humility<br />
Lilac, Purple                  You are my first love<br />
Lilac, White                   You are so pure and innocent<br />
Lily of the Valley           Return of happiness<br />
Lily, Calla                      Your voice is music to my ears<br />
Lily, Casablanca            I am in heaven when I&#8217;m with you<br />
Lily, Pink                       Romantic<br />
Lily, Stargazer               I see heaven in your eyes<br />
Lily, Yellow                   Live for the moment; nothing is forever; I&#8217;m Walking on Air; False and Gay<br />
Lily, White                    Virginity; Purity; Majesty; It&#8217;s Heavenly to be with You My love is pure and innocent<br />
Lily, Calla                     Beauty<br />
Lily, Day                       Coquetry; Chinese Emblem for Mother<br />
Lily, Eucharis               Maiden Charms<br />
Lily, Tiger                    Wealth; Pride<br />
Lily Of The Valley        Sweetness; Tears of the Virgin Mary; Return to Happiness; Humility</p>
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		<title>The Meaning of Flowers (A-D)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have to confess that when we have ever approached any form of floral elements for an event, we have always been guided by the context of how and where we were displaying a floral addition. Kinda makes sense.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--[endif]-->We have to confess that when we have ever approached any form of floral elements for an event, we have always been guided by the context of how and where we were displaying a floral addition. Kinda makes sense.</p>
<p>Naturally budget makes an impact on our selection as does the season, but above all &#8211; it is the artistry of the design of the floral work that is key. Together with our floral artists we have created some sensational creations &#8211; beautiful celebration bouquets, featured &#8216;hero&#8217; displays, table centrepieces that serve as great conversation starters and so on.</p>
<p>But sometimes that&#8217;s all not enough&#8230; <span id="more-513"></span></p>
<p>What we discovered on one high profile event for an international financial firm from Hong Kong was that flowers came with specific associations that we needed to be mindful of. We were familiar with roses but anything more than that&#8230; thankful our client guided us and the day was saved and happiness was everywhere.</p>
<p>It took us some time, a couple of missteps, but eventually we developed a quick reference list of major flowers and their possible meanings. The flowers listed from A through to L are detailed here for your consideration.</p>
<p><strong>Acacia </strong> Concealed Love; Beauty in Retirement; Chaste Love<br />
Ambrosia                            Your Love is Reciprocated<br />
Amaryllis                            Pride; Pastoral Poetry<br />
Amaryllis/Hippeastrum      I am proud of you; pride<br />
Anemone                            Forsaken<br />
Anemone/Mona Lisa           I don&#8217;t want to lose you<br />
Anthurium, Red                  You work to get where you are<br />
Anthurium, White               Think of me<br />
Arbutus                              Thee Only Do I Love<br />
Aster                                  Symbol of Love, Daintiness</p>
<p>Aster China                        Variety is the spice of life</p>
<p>Azalea                                Take Care of Yourself for Me; Temperance; Fragile Passion; Chinese Symbol of Womanhood</p>
<p><strong>Bachelor Button</strong> Single Blessedness<br />
Begonia                             Beware<br />
Bells Of Ireland                 Good Luck<br />
Bellflower / Campanula    Gratitude<br />
Bird of Paradise Flower     Freedom, Good perspective<br />
Bittersweet                       Truth<br />
Butterfly Orchid                You are always on my mind<br />
Bluebell                            Humility</p>
<p><strong>Cactus </strong> Endurance<br />
Camellia, Pink                  Longing for you<br />
Camellia, Red                   You&#8217;re a Flame in My Heart<br />
Camellia, White                You&#8217;re Adorable<br />
Carnation, General           Fascination; Woman Love<br />
Carnation, Pink                I&#8217;ll Never Forget You; Motherly love<br />
Carnation, Red                 My Heart Aches For You; Admiration; I hold you in high esteem; respect<br />
Carnation, Purple             Capriciousness<br />
Carnation, Solid Color      Yes<br />
Carnation, Striped            No; Refusal; Sorry I Can&#8217;t Be With You; Wish I Could Be With You<br />
Carnation, White              Sweet and Lovely; Innocence; Pure Love; Woman&#8217;s Good Luck Gift<br />
Carnation, Yellow             You Have Disappointed Me; Rejection; Enjoy the moment<br />
Cattail                              Peace; Prosperity<br />
Celosia                             Fortune<br />
Chrysanthemum              You&#8217;re a Wonderful Friend; Cheerfulness and Rest<br />
Chrysanthemum, White   Truth<br />
Chrysanthemum, Yellow  Slighted Love<br />
Crocus                             Cheerfulness<br />
Cyclamen                         Don&#8217;t lose faith in me<br />
Cypress                            Mourning<br />
Cyclamen                         Resignation and Good-bye</p>
<p><strong>Daffodil </strong>Regard; Unrequited Love; You&#8217;re the Only One; The Sun is Always Shining with You<br />
Daffodil Narcissus           You are an angel<br />
Dahlia                              Fickleness<br />
Daisy                               Innocence; Loyal Love; I&#8217;ll Never Tell; Purity<br />
Daisy, Garden                  I share your sentiment<br />
Daisy, Red                       Joy<br />
Daisy, White                    Innocence; truth<br />
Daisy, Yellow                  I will try hard to earn your love<br />
Dandelion                       Faithfulness; Happiness<br />
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<p>It is certainly not an exhaustive list so if a flower doesn&#8217;t feature and it should &#8211; your feedback is appreciated.</p>
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