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Creating Restaurant Event Spaces that Sell

Social Tables

While lunch occurs in the main dining room, your establishment could host a private luncheon or birthday party in a separate banquet room, simultaneously driving revenue from two channels. Restaurants are highly sought-out venues for many events, from corporate meetings to private gatherings, casual parties, and fine dining affairs.

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“Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships will increase in 2021”

Event Industry News

There will be “strong demand for employee engagement events, which by their very nature will need to be in person,” predicts David Taylor, HBAA advisor and non-executive director of BCD Meetings & Events. Many corporate meetings programmes will be re-tendered early next year to include virtual as a key component, says Taylor.

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How to Explain AV Cost to Decision Makers

Meeting Tomorrow

” Be prepared to elaborate on the main components in a quote or proposal. Meanwhile, an AV contract that includes only the bare-bones minimum means you’re spending time troubleshooting and managing miscellaneous details. You may get quotes back and ask yourself, “Why do I need a mixer, exactly?”

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How to Explain AV Cost to Decision Makers

Meeting Tomorrow

Be prepared to elaborate on the main components in a quote or proposal. Meanwhile, an AV contract that includes only the bare-bones minimum means you’re spending time troubleshooting and managing miscellaneous details. AV quotes can be perplexing. You may get quotes back and ask yourself, “Why do I need a mixer, exactly?”

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AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life

Unique Venues

Not only does that come as good news for concert and theater goers, but it’s also an exciting development for planners that rely on these types of non-traditional venues for galas, corporate meetings, training and development seminars and product launches. The Novo occupies the 3rd to 5th Floors of the building.

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The Event Planner’s Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process 2023

Stova

Allegedly covering WiFi and access to health clubs they can often be negotiated out of the contract, particularly if they are being picked up elsewhere by the event budget. And herein is another crucial arrow in the quiver of the contemporary meeting and event planner – you have to have the gimlet eye of an attorney!

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How to Create a Long-Term Event Planning Timeline

Social Tables

It takes careful planning to pay deposits on time and keep track of contracts. If you’re planning something relatively smaller, like a corporate meeting, you might not need six months. Choose your venue, caterer, and other main vendors. This way, they know what to do when they arrive at the event.