SpotMe Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

With costs going up everywhere, you’d think that event budgets would be increasing too. Getting buy-in from leadership to fund events is a big challenge. And yet they expect your events to get bigger and better every time (as do your participants). What is an event budget template? They’re not.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 15, 2018

Untraditional event venues break the mold and can help you deliver an unparalleled attendee experience. Untraditional venues are spaces that were typically not created for events as their main purpose. The uniqueness of these events encourages attendees to share their experiences with others, helping to create that priceless FOMO.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Planning an event can be overwhelming with all the different moving parts and challenges. In this guide, we’ll share an event planning template you can use to easily plan your next event. Event Planning Template: Checklist and Timeline. However, even for a very simple event (i.e.,

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Guidebook

JANUARY 20, 2024

Creating an event budget can be overwhelming! With a laundry list of expenses, it can be tempting to skip the planning and jump right into signing contracts with your vendors. Let’s take a look at the 4 stages – simplifying budgeting from start through post-event! Are you hosting a cocktail reception with $10,000 to spend?

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ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. In this day and age, negotiation skills are even more essential as event professionals strive to deliver memorable experiences while staying on budget.

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Social Tables

MAY 30, 2019

Skip to content Menu Solutions Interactive Floor Plans Collaborative event sales software that increases qualified leads and drives direct revenue. Event Diagramming Collaborative event management software that saves time, boosts revenue and drives loyalty. Entertainment rentals. Party favors.

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Capterra Event Management

DECEMBER 22, 2016

I’ve listed some of the major problems facing event managers, the benefits of asset tracking software for event management , and how different these easy-to-use features will help you organize jaw-dropping events come 2017. The Importance of Event Management. Managing event equipment is a daunting task.

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Event Planning BluePrint

OCTOBER 4, 2022

If you’re an event planner or looking to get into event planning , you probably know there are two main categories: corporate event planning and social event planning. Social Event Planning. For example, if you choose social events, the more common events are: Weddings.

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ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. In this day and age, negotiation skills are even more essential as event professionals strive to deliver memorable experiences while staying on budget.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

Events and gatherings happen in all sizes, at all kinds of social and commercial environments — whether it is a Christmas party, a large scale conference or a business event. While people love spending their time in such places, the organizers do not really place sustainability as the anchor of organizing such events.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Opening an event venue comes with a long checklist of items that must be in place for a successful launch … and chances are, as a new event space entrepreneur, you’ve probably already read a dozen or so articles that have run you through the basics. Sign up for a free trial today!

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SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Running medical events is no simple task. But did you know that you can orchestrate and manage so many aspects of your events using your pharma CRM? In this article, we’ll show you exactly how you can make excellent use of your pharma CRM to manage events from start to finish. Here’s how: . #1

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 28, 2021

If you run an event venue, you know that your business can’t afford to waste time and resources with inefficient manual processes and lengthy workarounds. Every rental that comes in, every dollar that we make, whether it’s running events or renting out our venue or decor, it all goes back into the community,” said Dianne. “So

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you work in the event planning industry and have to configure and collect event registrations and ticket sales via online forms, you know how quickly things can get complicated and chaotic. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about creating, collecting and managing online event registration forms.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you work in the event planning industry and have to configure and collect registrations and ticket sales via online forms, you know how quickly things can get complicated and chaotic. Planning Pod’s forms builder and event registration software make creating smooth and intuitive registration and ticketing workflows easy.

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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. And event planners are certainly feeling the pinch of the 8.3% inflation rate. Take a Close Look at Every Budget Item.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Money in, money out. In a time where budgets are growing for some but plateauing for most, planners need to show how their efforts will drive money back into their own pockets. Start with these 7 ideas to negotiate a bigger events budget: 1.) Is your company spending more on online advertising and less on events?

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Summary: Learn about what event management software tools to look for. Evaluate features and read reviews of the top event planning apps. What is event management software? Event project management – For managing budgets, calendars, tasks/to-do’s, schedules/timelines, checklists, files, dashboards and reporting.

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InCharged

JUNE 6, 2019

It’s no secret that budgeting is one of the tasks event planners dread the most. Crunching the numbers may not be fun, but it’s a crucial step towards understanding how you spend money on your events and where you might be spending too much or too little. Look to Past Event Budgets. Reference Other Event Budgets.

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InCharged

JUNE 6, 2019

It’s no secret that budgeting is one of the tasks event planners dread the most. Crunching the numbers may not be fun, but it’s a crucial step towards understanding how you spend money on your events and where you might be spending too much or too little. Look to Past Event Budgets. Reference Other Event Budgets.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Which made us think that this is a question that almost everyone considering venue event management software asks at some point during their fact-finding and buying process. Then we will look at the key features and benefits of our venue software peers to which we most frequently get compared: Tripleseat, Event Temple and EventPro.

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InCharged

JUNE 6, 2019

It’s no secret that budgeting is one of the tasks event planners dread the most. Think about it, if you blow your budget on entertainment but have no money left to promote the event, you’ll end up with fewer attendees than expected turning up for the entertainment you paid top dollar to book. Look to Past Event Budgets.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Summary: Learn about what event management software tools to look for. Evaluate features and read reviews of the top event planning apps. What is event management software? Event project management – For managing budgets, calendars, tasks/to-do’s, schedules/timelines, checklists, files, dashboards and reporting.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 10, 2019

What is event planning? Event Planning Guide. In this guide, we talk through a basic event planning template, what it means to be a planner, and how event management software can simplify your processes. What is Event Planning? That event can range in size, complexity, and purpose.

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