InitLive

JANUARY 25, 2021

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. Email marketing - It might be old fashioned, but it works. Once you select your overarching aims, move on to nailing down specific goals with measurable KPIs.

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2021 Social Media Entertainment Food and Beverage 88

Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If unveiling a new clothing line, start with a fashion show, followed by a Q & A and then open-floor shopping. Once an agreement is reached, ensure all terms are laid out in a written contract. Confirm the needs of media attendees and VIPs and make arrangements to meet those needs. Build the sequence of the event.

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Event Planning Retail Social Media Speakers 88

EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

Food is a crowd pleaser, particularly for long exhibitions and trade shows. You needn’t sell cookware or food to use a booth like this. Two things that always draw a crowd: food and activity. Make It Easy to Buy: Implement a Meeting Room. These booths drive traffic very well. Get Guests Involved: Miniature Kitchen.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

Like a sales meeting to train and motivate your sales force. Where would be the ideal location for these attendees to meet? 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.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Make no mistake; I love to design and facilitate in-person meetings. But, as meeting professionals, we have a professional duty of care during the COVID-19 pandemic , and I think it’s important to provide a realistic assessment of risk for meeting stakeholders—especially potential attendees.

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Planning Pod

JULY 6, 2023

On top of reading articles like this one, we always recommend setting up a free trial of a platform so you can thoroughly assess the tools and if they meet your needs. We wrote this article to streamline this process for you, in classic Planning Pod-fashion. Have multiple signers on your proposals/contracts?

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Venues Event Management Management Food and Beverage 78

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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Hotels Event Management Management Contracts 148

PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

What would you say is the biggest challenge for a traditional association meeting planner? 1 skillset is no longer your food and beverage and your contracting of the venue and so on. We’ll find that we don’t just necessarily have annual meetings. So we will get to that point — the sooner the better.

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