Kapow Events Announces New York City Expansion: Aims To Bring Strategic, Interactive Corporate Events To Manhattan

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Jun 02, 2014, 09:00 ET

CHICAGO, June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago based Kapow Events today announced it's expanding into a second market by opening a New York City location. The new Manhattan office, which opened May 1, is at 1140 Avenue of the Americas, near the heart of Times Square. Kapow Events is headquartered in Chicago at 205 W. Wacker.

"Beginning in 2012, Kapow Events brought together the very best of the hospitality, entertainment and technology communities to serve Chicago companies looking for a more strategic, interactive and cost effective way to sell to their clients through events," said Marc Halpin, CEO and Co-Founder of Kapow Events. "We always planned to expand beyond Chicago; it was just a matter of when and where first. After two fast and furious years of working to fulfill our mission, New York City became the front-runner when so many of our existing clients began requesting similar assistance for their offices there."

"Creating and executing an event might sound fun and exciting until the first time you go through the process from beginning to end. The amount of work, time and knowledge needed to execute a great event is more than most can take on when it's not their primary job," said Sang-Woo Kim, Channel Development Manager at NetApp. "This is why we made Kapow Events our strategic partner to deliver creative, interactive, and VIP experiences that stay on budget time after time in Chicago. We look forward to deepening our partnership and reach in New York City and beyond."

Kapow hosts corporate events on a regular basis for Chicago's largest and most established public and private companies such as Accenture, HP, CDW, Google, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and many more. In the last 6 months, Kapow has executed hundreds of events for nearly 200 companies. Kapow estimates this number will increase greatly given that many of its Chicago based clients have larger offices and more clients in New York City.

"We have clients who may do 10 events in Chicago each year and 60 events in New York City, and they prefer to work with us in both markets because we have delivered for them time and again," adds Halpin.

Kapow has differentiated itself in the marketplace by offering a one-stop shop for all corporate event needs. Planners can easily browse and book event options online or consult one of Kapow's expert on-staff event planners for something customized. Companies do not pay more to use Kapow's services and can book a wide range of events from rooftop cocktail receptions to extreme racecar driving to achieve their specific business goals while staying on budget.

Kapow attributes its success to a unique understanding of its clients' needs, relationships with top venues to plan engaging and memorable events, and managing flawless execution of all event details.

About Kapow Events:
Launched in 2012, Kapow Events is quickly transforming the way companies engage with their clients, prospects and employees using the combination of an online marketplace with the expertise of a local event planner to facilitate unique events that help companies achieve specific business goals. With offices in Chicago and New York City, Kapow hosts hundreds of corporate events each month for some of the country's largest and most established public and private companies such as Accenture, HP, CDW, Google, and more. To learn more, go to http://www.kapowevents.com.

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