Socio Events

AUGUST 4, 2021

Event managers have contended with rapid industry changes over the last couple of years. From fending off a global pandemic to satisfying shifting attendee expectations, event organizers have been actively overcoming complex challenges for quite some time. Set Your Event Budgets and Goals to Stay on Track.

Event Management 52

Event Management Management Food and Beverage Event Apps 52

GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues. Your task is to examine the pitfalls, consider the pros and cons, and choose the best venue for your event that fits with your set criteria and budget. Accommodations.

Food and Beverage 166

Food and Beverage Venues Transportation Contracts 166

StraussCA

JUNE 29, 2022

Planning an event involves layers upon layers of details. There is a lot to keep track of, from planning to onsite management. Creating a solid plan for your next event takes time, to avoid rushed marketing activities leading to poor attendance and financial returns. Event Goals. Event Marketing.

Food and Beverage 52

Food and Beverage Contracts Entertainment Insurance 52

Canadian Special Events

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Brampton, ON Apply here Event Manager IG Wealth Management, Toronto, ON Apply here Event Manager SharpLight Technologies, Concord, ON Apply here Event Manager – Toronto Burstyn Inc., Toronto, ON Apply here Events Manager Moxies, Vancouver, BC Apply here Events Manager Syntax Systems Ltd.,

Food and Beverage 52

Food and Beverage 2023 Sports Contracts 52

GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues. Your task is to examine the pitfalls, consider the pros and cons, and choose the best venue for your event that fits with your set criteria and budget. Accommodations.

Food and Beverage 120

Food and Beverage Venues Transportation Contracts 120

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Denise Florio Denise Florio Florio will oversee the sales, marketing and events team and drive revenue at Park Hyatt New York as director of sales and marketing after over 20 years of experience at numerous Hyatt properties. She comes from her role as director of sales and marketing at Hyatt Recency Aruba Resort & Casino.

Food and Beverage 52

Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Tourism 52

TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A clearly defined budget provides a framework for decision-making, enabling event organizers to strategically allocate resources. By delineating expenses across various categories such as venue, marketing, and entertainment, budgets help prioritize spending for maximum impact. Understand expenses. Set up a contingency fund.

Negotiating 113

Negotiating Financial Food and Beverage Sponsorships 113

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Consider your needs before purchasing an event-management software platform. The major platforms offer everything from marketing and event apps to registration and attendee metrics. Make sure you understand the AV contract. Innovate with lighting instead of relying on elaborate stage sets to create the mood.

Event Tech 122

Event Tech Tech Food and Beverage Contracts 122

Eventtia

JUNE 2, 2023

An event, as we know, can involve many different moving parts, so by planning early, you’ll get more options for different elements of the event: venue options, speakers/talents options, sponsorship options, marketing options, and so on. For virtual events, you can skip this. Also, consider travel and accommodation costs.

Sponsorships 91

Sponsorships Insurance Social Media Food and Beverage 91

Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And with big dreams of expansion in the pipeline, including building a second event space and becoming a multi-location venue operation, Hidden Barn didn’t have the time or patience for any of these vicious cycles. “We Create online legal contracts and track electronic signatures with contract management tools.

Venues 148

Venues Management Contracts Food and Beverage 148

Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

Book vendors and venues for multiple events. Long ago when I ran a marketing agency, I was accustomed to contracting with a vendor for a specific use on a specific project and then negotiating with them for that particular deal, hoping they would come down in price for the promise of more business from me down the road. .

Food and Beverage 133

Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Hotels 133

Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Likewise, venues that offer food and beverage, AV, and production as part of the events package will often agree on discounts on total event spend, taking all elements into account. Be super careful with those insidious “resort fees” charged extensively in large event cities. Happy days.

Venues 40

Venues Negotiating Food and Beverage 2023 40

Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Here at Planning Pod, we build venue and event management software tools that help our customers close more business, so we want to do everything in our power to help them improve and grow. “On an individual level, ongoing sales training and implementing new strategies can boost sales representatives’ performance by an average of 20%.”

Venues 103

Venues Hospitality Contracts Events 103

PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

“You’d leave voicemails and hope they’d call you back, then end up with 10 phone calls between the RFP and the contract. Much of Bizly’s appeal for Marjan Ghaffari, a senior procurement analyst for meetings, events, and travel for software company Informatica, is its visual presentation of properties.

Meetings 97

Meetings 2014 Food and Beverage Contracts 97

Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Event planning is a lucrative and evergreen career choice. The global event management market is estimated to be worth $6.36 With the rapid growth in the event industry, now is the time to get certified and propel your career. Also, the CMP designation is the gold standard in the event planning industry.

Event Planning 48

Event Planning Social Media Contracts Negotiating 48

Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2023

The one organization I worked for that did a ton of event sponsorships had a sales department that did the selling. By the time they came to me, the contract was signed, and I was just fulfilling it.” As an experienced event professional in food and beverage, Nick is familiar with in-kind sponsorships. “The

Sponsorships 71

Sponsorships Negotiating Food and Beverage Events 71

Eventtia

APRIL 18, 2022

Sign contract with venue and vendors. For virtual event and in-person event) secure your technology stack: Virtual event platform (for virtual event). Event management solution. Online event registration/ event ticketing solution. Marketing and promotion tools. Event website.

Social Media 62

Social Media Sponsorships Speakers Contracts 62

Capterra Event Management

JUNE 22, 2016

. – Customer Management. – Event Management. – Food & Beverage Management. Vendini offers many solutions regarding logistics, ticketing, venue marketing, and fundraising for venue owners and managers. Key Features: – Booking Management. Pricing: $29/month.

Venues 43

Venues Management Food and Beverage Advertising 43

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Secure your event location Depending on your event’s scale and nature, you might choose your flagship store or an alternative branch. For online events, choose a robust virtual event management platform. Clearly articulate what makes this event (and the products or promotions it features) unique.

Event Planning 88

Event Planning Retail Social Media Speakers 88

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

With weekly live Q&A meetings, a peer-based community forum, and a work-at-your-own pace weekly schedule, this course in partnership with MPI helps industry professionals build on their existing event management skillset and experience by learning the fundamentals needed to plan and manage virtual events.

Meetings 52

Meetings Food and Beverage Consulting Education 52

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

hotel market collected an estimated $2.7 At New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, for instance, the $25 added to bills daily as an “urban destination charge” includes a $15 beverage credit at the hotel bar and a $10 food credit at the grab-and-go. In this case, what happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. Last year, the U.S.

Negotiating 54

Negotiating Hotels Food and Beverage Contracts 54

Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 26, 2020

He explains that “the survey results also show how far-ranging the design considerations are — the pandemic has impacted everything from risk management to venue protocols to contracts, food and beverage, and marketing.”.

Food and Beverage 59

Food and Beverage Risk Management 2020 Social Media 59

Planning Pod

JANUARY 10, 2021

Hotel sales, banquet and private event managers know what it’s like to work under pressure. 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.

Hotels 148

Hotels Event Management Management Contracts 148

Planning Pod

JANUARY 25, 2017

If you’ve been in business long enough (and especially in marketing), you have been pitched to sponsor an event. And what if your logo and design look dated or your marketing materials aren’t up-to-date? Website marketing. Email marketing. Social media marketing/mentions. On-stage announcements.

Sponsorships 128

Sponsorships Social Media Negotiating Marketing 128

Planning Pod

AUGUST 8, 2022

Still, despite major advancements in technology and a growing expectation of instantaneous, online access, it’s not uncommon to find a catering company still relying on old-school paper and processes for their event management solution. Ready to learn more about the features and pricing of Planning Pod’s event management software?

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Contracts Management Venues 78

TicketBud

JUNE 2, 2015

For event planners with thousands of to-do's, Momentum is great for helping you focus on the things that matter. An email marketing solution to manage contacts, send emails and track results. The easiest way to drum up interest for your next event is through an existing audience. An all-in-one event calculator.

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Sponsorships 78

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.

Food and Beverage 148

Food and Beverage Venues Management 2021 148

Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

But in our many years of planning events (and helping thousands of other event managers plan theirs through our event management software ), we have found that those three qualities – focus, preparation, diligence – are necessary traits in event organizers and team members if you are going to come close to planning a killer event.

Food and Beverage 206

Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance Entertainment 206

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? Business and accounting – For tracking contacts/CRM, leads, legal contracts, proposals, invoicing, payments, revenues and ROI.

Event Management 112

Event Management Management 2019 Social Media 112

Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As CEO and co-founder of Planning Pod, I’m glad these venue owners, managers and staff are asking questions like these to make sure they choose the right platform that best fits their needs. Contact CRM Manager w/ Tasks. Sales Documents & Tools (Proposals, Contracts, etc.). Food & Beverage Management (Menus, BEOs, etc.).

Management 78

Management Venues Food and Beverage Contracts 78

Planning Pod

MARCH 24, 2021

While Honeybook, Dubsado and 17hats do promote their products to event professionals, their applications are more general client/CRM and business management platforms designed for solo entrepreneurs and freelancers and do not include many core event management tools. Food-and-Beverage Management.

Management 78

Management Food and Beverage Contracts Venues 78

Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Usually, those wedding pros are doing initial research in event management and wedding planning software for their business and want to do their due diligence in evaluating all viable options. Venue + Room & Space Management. Food-and-Beverage Management. BEOs and Menu Management. Planning Pod.

Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Contracts Venues Management 78

Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

From picking a venue and speakers to ensuring you’ve sent out thank you notes and running a post-event debrief, there’s a lot to think about. Broken up into three buckets: Pre-event planning On-site setup and event management Post-event management Use this event planning checklist to kickstart your planning process.

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance 78

Plan Your Meetings

JULY 10, 2017

When you are 100 percent sure on who the audience is, you can effectively use your marketing spend through tools like social media targeting and creating your marketing collateral in the language and style that most attracts them. Use free event management software. What price is suitable for my audience?

Banking 39

Banking Social Media Food and Beverage Event Management 39

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? Business and accounting – For tracking contacts/CRM, leads, legal contracts, proposals, invoicing, payments, revenues and ROI.

Event Management 60

Event Management Management 2019 Social Media 60

Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

This is a bit of a joke, but they may very well have expectations regarding food and beverage that you may be unaware of unless you ask. Venues often present packages but that doesn’t mean you can’t get creative with seating, food, breaks, and more. Do Things Differently Cater impressive snacks or host a special food bar.

Management 40

Management 2023 Meetings Negotiating 40

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.

Sustainability 194

Sustainability Food and Beverage Transportation Events 194