Planning Pod

AUGUST 8, 2022

For 25+ years, the event venue, catering business, and Inn operated under manual processes and paper filing systems that were outdated, time-consuming, and chaotic. Missing even the smallest details can lead to a food shortage, menu mix-ups, or missed orders. Challenge: Chaotic communication and missing information.

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TicketBud

JUNE 2, 2015

Real-time event management software that plugs into your favorite registration system. EventHero offers real-time alerts, on-site badge printing, a lead retrieval system for exhibitors, and access control management. Contracts, invoices, marketing plans, schedules. What is it? Productivity Boost. Productivity Boost. What is it?

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Sponsorships 78

Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Sales Documents & Tools (Proposals, Contracts, etc.). Food & Beverage Management (Menus, BEOs, etc.). And you can also capture electronic signatures for both proposals and contracts, turning a manual process into an automated one that saves time. Additional Fee. Additional Fee ($24/month).

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Management Venues Food and Beverage Contracts 78

Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

We also provide at-a-glance dashboards and reports so that you can always have a 30,000 foot view of everything going on with your leads and event bookings, from unsigned contracts and overdue tasks to new incoming leads and recent payments. Or to add updated food-and-beverage items to both an invoice and a BEO.

Food and Beverage 148

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

That’s right – by reading insights shared by industry experts on their blogs, of course! After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. We’re bringing you 40 of the best event industry blogs from across the globe. Eventbrite.

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Trade Shows Food and Beverage Tech Education 133

Planning Pod

JANUARY 10, 2021

Whether they’re responding to new prospects, following up with them for contract signatures or chasing down clients for payments or vital input for their event, there is rarely any free time in their schedule. Everything is there—invoicing, contracts, floorplans, BEOs, you name it,” Olivia said. “It Planning Pod is a one-stop-shop.

Hotels 148

Hotels Event Management Management Contracts 148

Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

Most events can be effectively executed by having one or a few primary event planners and then supporting staff that is either in-house or contracted out. Successful events hinge on many things , but having a responsive, dedicated team is right at the top.

Food and Beverage 206

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 28, 2021

This inevitably led to hiring additional event professionals to manage her disparate systems, costing the venue more money and eating away at profit margins. Planning Pod absolutely allowed me to run all this in one system. We had an event management system. We had a separate venue CRM system. We had an accounting system.

Food and Beverage 88

Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Management 88

Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

Research and Vendor Contracting Research potential venues to come up with a shortlist. Look into associated costs like food and beverage, AV, and parking – are these included, where can you negotiate? Check their availability and start working on a contract. What is the cue system? Is it a ticketed event?

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance 78

Planning Pod

MARCH 24, 2021

Food-and-Beverage Management. Proposals & Contracts. And you can have unlimited leads, proposals, contracts and invoices in your account at all times. Guest List w/ Seating Arrangements. Timeline & Itinerary w/ Notifications. Event Budget Management. Event Registration & RSVPs. Event Vendor Management.

Management 78

Management Food and Beverage Contracts Venues 78

Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Food-and-Beverage Management. Proposals & Contracts. You can also send emails from inside many tools, including proposals, contracts, invoices, and questionnaires. With this tool, the best way to start is by creating a contract template with your standard terms and conditions. BEOs and Menu Management.

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Management 78

Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Planning Pod’s all-in-one platform gives new event facilities 20+ easy-to-use tools to set up systems for managing booking calendars, sales, client communications, contracts, billing, payments and more. A full service kitchen ideally would be my preference because you get the freshest food,” Michael adds. “If

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Venues Food and Beverage Social Media Marketing 148

Planning Pod

JULY 6, 2023

Have multiple signers on your proposals/contracts? We offer Financial, Food & Beverage , Booking, Activity, and Account reports that allow you to maintain a 360 view of your business at all times. Their system appears to be designed for integration with other platforms, rather than being all-in-one.

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Venues Event Management Management Food and Beverage 78

Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Still, even if you are consummately prepared and organized, promising the same booking date to more than one person does happen, usually when venue and facility managers are relying on an outdated or disconnected event booking system or some sort of manual process or paper trail. Controlled access to this event booking software system.

Management 78

Management Contracts Food and Beverage Venues 78

Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The fact that hotels use a half dozen or more software systems to manage all their operations is commonly accepted as “business as usual”. Has lower pricing (and does more of what she needs) than more expensive sales CRM systems like Salesforce. Took her only a few days to get up and running.

Hotels 148

Hotels Contracts Management Venues 148

Planning Pod

JULY 13, 2022

Prior to Planning Pod, the special event planning team relied on a complex event management system that required multiple platforms, manual transferring of information and hours of work updating event details. We had an in-house system for managing staffing and company documents.

Event Management 78

Event Management Management Contracts Venues 78

Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The fact that hotels use a half dozen or more software systems to manage all their operations is commonly accepted as “business as usual”. Has lower pricing (and does more of what she needs) than more expensive sales CRM systems like Salesforce. Took her only a few days to get up and running.

Hotels 78

Hotels Contracts Management Venues 78

Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

From missed payments and complex registration systems, most event organizers spend endless hours following outdated processes that can lead to missed details, lost ticket sales, and miscommunication between the vendors, volunteers, attendees, and other event participants. Event insurance.

Food and Beverage 103

Food and Beverage Insurance Apparel Trade Shows 103

Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Business and accounting – For tracking contacts/CRM, leads, legal contracts, proposals, invoicing, payments, revenues and ROI. Event management systems not only organize your information but they can also create timesaving workflows that streamline how you and your team manage data and move from one task to the next.

Event Management 112

Event Management Management 2019 Social Media 112

Planning Pod

MARCH 10, 2022

Another says that 59% of hospitality and food service staff won’t be coming back. Proposal, contract and invoice templates let you create documents in minutes. And it doesn’t look like things are going to improve for these industries anytime soon. Utilize templates and workflows to create easily trainable, repeatable processes.

Hospitality 88

Hospitality Technology Food and Beverage Hotels 88

Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

From missed payments and complex registration systems, most event organizers spend endless hours following outdated processes that can lead to missed details, lost ticket sales, and miscommunication between the vendors, volunteers, attendees, and other event participants. Event insurance.

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Insurance Apparel Trade Shows 78

All Seated

OCTOBER 4, 2022

“In New York, we have seen clients spend double what they spent for the exact same event pre-pandemic, and that would be inclusive of venue, food, AV, and other expenses,” says Liz King Caruso, CEO at techsytalk. We were working with a client with a straightforward A/V need: a projector, a screen, and a sound system with a single mic.

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Management Food and Beverage 2023 Negotiating 41

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2018

You can conserve your energy and resources with these tips: Use napkins instead of disposable plates for “finger foods”. Get in touch with a compostable food service for your food waste reduction. Set up a composting collection program for any food and organic waste generated. Food service.

Food and Beverage 68

Food and Beverage Contracts Education Sustainability 68

Planning Pod

AUGUST 12, 2019

This is why caterers and venues like restaurants , hotels , convention and conference centers, wedding venues, banquet halls and special event facilities invented the banquet event order many years ago and why it is a critical part of their venue management systems and processes. Food and Catering. Beverage Service.

Food and Beverage 60

Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Transportation 60

Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Both properties and planners need to create consistent systems that minimize communicative pain points, doing so through a mix of smart internal processes and innovative technologies that streamline them. Meanwhile attendees are putting more emphasis on food and beverage, forcing planners to get creative and make F&B a prime focus.

Hotels 149

Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 149

Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Business and accounting – For tracking contacts/CRM, leads, legal contracts, proposals, invoicing, payments, revenues and ROI. Event management systems not only organize your information but they can also create timesaving workflows that streamline how you and your team manage data and move from one task to the next.

Event Management 60

Event Management Management 2019 Social Media 60

Planning Pod

MAY 7, 2020

The tactics we describe below can apply to restaurants, hotel meeting and conference rooms, conference centers, reception and banquet halls and any setting where food and catered meals are served or where people are attending in-person meetings or celebrations. The 6-Foot / 2-Meter Rule (That Seems To Apply To Everything).

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