|
|
Article: Making Events Outrageous.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- March 6, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 CBJ, L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Need custom-built elephants for your next corporate party? How about creating a beach setting indoors, complete with lifeguard towers? Or geisha girls on roller skates?
Whatever it is, San Diego-based Quantum Productions Inc. can handle it. Last year, Quantum attracted about $6 million in business from national companies seeking to stage local events with outlandish themes and unusual entertainment.
More and more companies are willing to pay for such elaborate affairs. A Fortune 100 firm referred to Quantum recently paid $207,000 for an event themed around popular TV shows of the past few decades. Others have requested table magicians, an Arabian Nights ...