Event Planning BluePrint

APRIL 5, 2022

Even though Pinterest Boards, DIY blogs, and reality tv (wedding edition) might make the happy couple believe they can plan their own wedding, chances are they need help from a professional wedding planner. Secure legal documents, like your event contracts (so important to protect yourself). Secure handles on social media platforms.

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Trade Shows Food and Beverage Negotiating Social Media 62

SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Pharma meeting planners are experts in social media marketing, email campaigns, media partnerships, and more to maximize HCP attendance and participation. Pharmaceutical meeting planners handle it all – from venue selection and food and beverage to HCP attendee management, content creation, and more.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Create online legal contracts and track electronic signatures with contract management tools. Create detailed, colorful proposals, contracts, BEOs and invoices; collect signatures and payments online; and build reusable templates for everything to save you time.

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Venues Management Contracts Food and Beverage 148

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Agree upon the KPIs to track the event’s performance, including customer footfall, social media mentions, number of sales, and more. In retail, you can plan teaser ads, social media campaigns, or influencer partnerships. Event Social Profiles: Set up or adapt social media profiles for your event.

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QC Event School

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In this blog post, we will break down how to write an event proposal from start to finish. The goal is to secure $5,000 in sponsorships to help cover the costs of venue rental, food and beverage, decorations, audio/visual services, transportation and other expenses associated with the event. How Do You Write an Event Plan?

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2018

Subscribe to our blog and get useful industry insights from top #eventprofs via our podcasts, articles and free webinars! This is doubly true for B2Bs, since every purchase tends to be a long-term contract. That means knowing the non-negotiables like audiovisual, food and beverage, security, etc., Let’s jump in!

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Trade Shows B2B Food and Beverage Social Media 85

The MICE

AUGUST 11, 2021

Our concept is Portuguese authentic food, fabulous drag queens and breathtaking performances.’. This technology offers smart contracts—not just the art or the collectible nature of that collectible or art. The smart contract is something I wanted to use for this conference.’. ‘I And now, we have created six online experiences.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In this blog post, we will take a look at seven of the best event planning certification programs available today. To get the CMP title, a person must show that they are good at negotiating contracts, planning events, managing risks, and marketing. CMP certification is now recognized as a global standard of excellence.

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InitLive

JANUARY 25, 2021

Increase social media engagement and media coverage. Increase food and beverage sales by 35%. Once you have found that perfect venue, you need to set a date, sign a contract, stay within budget, and make payments. Implement above-and-beyond health and safety requirements.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Note that we will mainly discuss event sales tips here and leave topics like event marketing strategies, social media tactics and target audience outreach for other articles. Online business tools with electronic signatures can make quick work of signing proposals , online contracts and banquet event orders (BEOs).

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Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

In these instances, it’s important to contract with security companies (especially when there’s alcohol involved), and make sure that all entrances and exits are diligently mapped out prior to the event as well. 88% of event profs believe social media has raised the expectations for F&B at events. ” 17.

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Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 149

TicketBud

JUNE 2, 2015

A service that helps users share social media content by scheduling online posts throughout the day. Social marketing for your events can be a daunting task. Contracts, invoices, marketing plans, schedules. This handy app from Social Tables lets you calculate food, beverage, staffing and safety needs.

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Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Sponsorships 78

Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

And to create an experience, every little piece of the event needs to map back to the purpose, from the venue to the food. How to plan an event budget For a normal event, most of your money is going to go toward the venue rental, food and beverage costs, and A/V needs. But there are plenty more where those came from!

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Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

These goals could include things like: Expected sales or donations New clients or prospects Ticket sales or registrations Total attendee turnout Number of attendees trained or educated Increased mission / brand awareness Marketing objectives (list building, social media mentions, etc.)

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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. Building out your processes and internal operations ahead of time is critical to generating revenue as you prepare to open your new venue.

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Venues Food and Beverage Social Media Marketing 148

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.

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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. And set up an event website (with full customization features and social media integrations) where your attendees can sign up and read about your event.

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Management Food and Beverage Contracts Venues 78

Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Food-and-Beverage Management. Proposals & Contracts. Each event webpage includes SEO tools and settings that allow you to add social media sharing buttons so site visitors can easily post about your event on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. BEOs and Menu Management.

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Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Management 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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Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Decide on an event theme Develop an event name, logo, tagline, and hashtags Develop an event website (with an online registration function) Create social media profiles Develop a publicity plan. Develop an event press release Online social media campaign Email marketing plan Printed marketing materials (signage, posters, etc.)

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Event Planning Sponsorships Food and Beverage Insurance 62

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.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 28, 2021

And we didn’t have a floor plan software, so we were contracting that out and paying someone to do it.”. It even automates new online booking and social media leads through a customizable webform you can embed directly into your venue’s event website. We had a separate venue CRM system. We had an accounting system.

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Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Management 88

Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Staff member places temporary “hold” on event date, awaiting prospect’s signature on proposal/contract. Prospect signs proposal/contract and provides deposit/down-payment to hold the event booking date. Note that this is not a booking but simply a hold that designates that a prospect is seriously considering the date.)

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Management Contracts Food and Beverage Venues 78

Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Business and accounting – For tracking contacts/CRM, leads, legal contracts, proposals, invoicing, payments, revenues and ROI. Marketing and promotion – For creating and deploying event websites, email marketing, event mobile apps, surveys/forms, video marketing and social media promotions. ClearEvent. Eventbrite.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“As a franchise hotel, we were using our own corporate software as well as third-party platforms for things like CRM and billing, but I also needed to use things like Google Docs, email, paper notes, file folders and even a dry-erase board to track things like our booked events and signed contracts,” says Jessica. “It

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Hotels Contracts Management Venues 148

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.

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Hospitality Technology Food and Beverage Hotels 88

Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Business and accounting – For tracking contacts/CRM, leads, legal contracts, proposals, invoicing, payments, revenues and ROI. Marketing and promotion – For creating and deploying event websites, email marketing, event mobile apps, surveys/forms, video marketing and social media promotions. ClearEvent. Eventbrite.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

To determine this number, you’ll want to tally the cost of food, venue, staff, decorations, tech, rentals, speakers, performers, your hours, etc. If you are planning something that has a large luncheon or requires planning to a specific headcount, you’ll want to stop additional registrations before you place your final food order.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“As a franchise hotel, we were using our own corporate software as well as third-party platforms for things like CRM and billing, but I also needed to use things like Google Docs, email, paper notes, file folders and even a dry-erase board to track things like our booked events and signed contracts,” says Jessica. “It

Hotels 78

Hotels Contracts Management Venues 78

Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

To determine this number, you’ll want to tally the cost of food, venue, staff, decorations, tech, rentals, speakers, performers, your hours, etc. If you are planning something that has a large luncheon or requires planning to a specific headcount, you’ll want to stop additional registrations before you place your final food order.

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Insurance Apparel Trade Shows 78

Planning Pod

JULY 13, 2022

In minutes, you can start effortlessly managing your events from timelines and budgeting to contracts and floorplans. If you enter or change your event headcount, our system can automatically update anything attached to that number, including food-and-beverage quantities and invoice line items.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

Summary: Learn how to market events of all kinds, from market research, branding and pricing to event websites , content marketing, social media and post-event followup. Implementing marketing tactics (email, social media, PR, etc.) Social media mentions/shares/engagement. What is event marketing?

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Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 131

Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

Summary: Learn how to market events of all kinds, from market research, branding and pricing to event websites , content marketing, social media and post-event followup. Implementing marketing tactics (email, social media, PR, etc.) What is event marketing? Identifying the proper target market (i.e.,

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Event Marketing Marketing Social Media Speakers 60