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. What are you looking for from a venue/planner? source: Spotio ). What kind of experience do you want for your guests/attendees?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2024

The Plan With Ease: Boutique Meetings program provides access to a variety of venues and curated activities, ensuring each gathering embodies the signature charm and attention to detail for which The Del is celebrated. The hotel’s dedicated events team will execute every aspect of the event, from day-of coordination to the final farewell.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2024

The Plan With Ease: Boutique Meetings program provides access to a variety of venues and curated activities, ensuring each gathering embodies the signature charm and attention to detail for which The Del is celebrated. The hotel’s dedicated events team will execute every aspect of the event, from day-of coordination to the final farewell.

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Event Farm

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Select your Safe Space (Location and Venue). For those planning a live event while a pandemic is still in full force, having a “safe space” can mean something totally different, but in this instance we should talk about how you go about choosing the safest place—by both location and venue—to host your guests. Lock down Your Contracts.

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Quickmobile

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This blog contains one main point of advice: be prepared for the unexpected. When hosting conferences on cruise ships or other unique venues , one has to bear in mind that the daily things we take for granted are likely not going to be available to you. Also useful to have on hand if your unique venue is on the water: Sea Bands.

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EventBank Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Finding the right venue can make or break an event, so it’s important that you find the perfect venue to house your event. But how do you find the perfect event venue? So, although finding the perfect venue will always take time, it doesn’t always have to feel overwhelming. Quick Reads.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Price and availability are the main considerations when choosing a venue, but Tyra Hilliard, Esq., If you had to justify in court why you chose a particular venue, what would you say? Research crime information for the venue’s neighborhood on apps such as CrimeMapping. Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Event Planner's Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process This guide examines a shift event professionals are experiencing in negotiation power with venues. We'll show you how to get the most out of strategy, opportunities, and tools available to strike the best deal with venues. Well, it seems that the party is over.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From there, explain how you plan to build relationships with event planners, event venues, and potential clients (i.e., Event type: The menu for a corporate event will differ from a wedding reception, so make sure to consider different appetizers, main courses, and desserts for different types of catering events. Here’s how.

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life. progresses forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, live event venues are getting ready to reopen. The talent buyers, general managers and sales team all work together to make mutually beneficial decisions for the venues and the clients.

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Event Industry News

MAY 15, 2020

Venue Search London has some great up-to-date insights into London corporate event buyers’ sentiment around their event plans for the Autumn and Christmas seasons. You can see the main survey findings below, but it’s important to explain the Survey method before you look at the data here. And so to the results.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 14, 2023

Not only do they set expectations for the rest of the catering menu, but they also help keep guests satisfied until the main course is ready. Entrees The entree is the main star of any catering event, and it’s important to offer multiple options for guests to choose from. Hummus This easy-to-make dip is a favorite amongst many.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2023

This can prove to be a hassle, for the event planner who wants their request fulfilled and for the venue that’s finding difficulty in fulfilling that request. In a new study by Allseated, “ Mitigating Risks in The Change Request Process for Event Planning ,” the divide between how event venues and planners view change requests was examined.

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Eventsforce

AUGUST 14, 2019

So, to help you plan effectively, we’ve compiled some key questions to ask before you start your venue search and made a few suggestions of venues in Birmingham that have caught our eye. Know what you want before you start looking at venues. How will people get to the venue? How many people will be attending?

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Volunteers took notes on the main discussion points. Planners should tell venues what they know about their attendance numbers and tentative plans as much as they are able. Another participant just contracted for their group from 2026 – 2034. We share some of those takeaways from a few sessions, below. Watch CL22 Sessions.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

For example, Unite Here used union contracts to protect more than 200,000 members from anti-LGBT discrimination before the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that included the LGBT community in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Unite Here created FairHotel to assist meeting and event planners in choosing a union hotel or venue.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The new commission will give Visual Architects plenty of time to create something spectacular for Kendal Calling 2023 having delivered on concept to completion in 2022 within five months of receiving the contract. .

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Event Planning BluePrint

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

But what you may not realize is that there’s another element that can really help or hinder the success of your event: the venue. A great venue can make up for so-so entertainment (as long as the rest of the event goes smoothly). How to Pick Right Venue For Your Event’s Entertainment. Size Matters. Entertainer’s Needs.

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Eventsforce

AUGUST 14, 2019

So, to help you plan effectively, we’ve compiled some key questions to ask before you start your venue search and made a few suggestions of venues in Birmingham that have caught our eye. Know what you want before you start looking at venues. How will people get to the venue? How many people will be attending?

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Acting as an event venue opens restaurants to the revenue potential associated with event rental and catering services—revenue with higher profit margins than traditional food service. Public restaurant events Public events generate buzz in the community and help attract new customers to your event venue.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Things like target audience, messaging, venue selection, and budget are all part of the planning process. Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. This minimizes risk to your organization and brand.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JANUARY 18, 2022

You will coordinate every element of the event from vendors to venues and sponsorships to guests. Contracts & templates. You will still do things like making custom recommendations of vendors, venues, sponsors, etc.; You can still negotiate the contract but the client should be responsible for all payments. .

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We may eventually tame the pandemic by developing effective and inexpensive antivirals and making them widely available to those contracting COVID-19. The main exposure risks occur during boarding and deplaning when in-flight airplane ventilation systems are not operating. Upgrade air quality in venues and accommodations.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Arturo’s team quickly moved the disco to the villa’s covered top level, repurposed some of the custom furnishings so everyone would fit inside and snuck the main attraction, superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli and his pianist and violinist, into the building without being noticed. The property gave away the suites that were contracted.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2021

in new business during the autumn months, maintaining the strong sales momentum the venue has experienced since reopening. ICC Wales has also secured a three-year contract as the host venue for Comic Con Wales, which typically attracts more than 5,000 attendees. www.iccwales.com.

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Social Tables

MAY 18, 2023

To keep up with venue needs and enhance the planner experience, we’ve been working on exciting enhancements to our suite of event diagramming tools. We built Cvent Event Diagramming with one ultimate goal: to help simplify the event diagramming process—often the event diagramming headache—for venues and planners alike. Let’s find out!

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Physical event attendance will continue to face limitations in terms of venue capacity and travel restrictions for at least the first of half of 2021. Ultimately, the decision boils down to three main factors: Safety issues Event format compatibility Budget. Conversely, are the event’s main attractions adaptable to online delivery?

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ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

Site selection: The venue and location must fit the budget and the basic requirements for the event. Once the event planner understands the main cause, it will be easier to structure the event so it serves the needs of the event throwers. This will help you choose the theme, venue, content, and timing of the event.

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Coterie Spark

APRIL 3, 2024

One great example of how we powered through: our crew told us the freight elevator at our NYC venue was sluggish. That meant contracting the group, arranging meals and transportation for twenty entertainers, adjusting the rehearsal schedule, and coordinating new AV components with the tech team.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

in new business during the autumn months, maintaining the strong sales momentum the venue has experienced since reopening. ICC Wales has also secured a three-year contract as the host venue for Comic Con Wales, which typically attracts more than 5,000 attendees.

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Capterra Event Management

JUNE 4, 2018

But these amazing venues are nothing without the foundational aspects that make the venue right for the event. There’s more to choosing an event venue than finding one of the right size (although that is part of the process). Venue capacity and additional rooms. Distance from airports.

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Milestone Events Group

DECEMBER 23, 2022

If your prospective wedding caterer is able to answer the following questions competently and willingly, then that is a good sign that you can greenlight this wedding contract. Are you already familiar with our venue? . Ask any and all questions relating to your wedding venue and figure out if your wedding caterer is familiar with it.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Continue to focus on the ever-changing expectations of venues and event attendees, as they often fluctuate with the times. She explains, “You can have the best caterers, the most wonderful venue, amazing artists and magnificent décor, but unless a practical time plan is followed, the result won’t meet the expectations of the client.”

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SevenEvents

OCTOBER 17, 2023

fixed costs include venue hire, insurance, and entertainment, while variable costs cover items like food and beverage as this will can change depending on the amount of guests that attend. some costs, such as the venue and essential equipment, should take priority, while others may be negotiable. 10% of your overall budget.

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Brown Paper Tickets

JULY 5, 2018

Every day that passes, you could miss out on the talent or venue you want because someone else got there first. I can put on my sell-out July event at the same venue… but in December! I’m getting such a deal on the venue.”. Time to recycle all these contracts and receipts right after the events is over.”.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 5, 2019

Alternative Venues 101. Museums are a type of alternative venue, which we define as a venue whose main purpose and design is for something other than events. This “invitation pull”, can result in higher attendance than a traditional venue. Learn More About This Topic… Alternative Venues.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 19, 2022

The overall scale of the event, with the footprint covering the entire Scottish Event Campus (SEC), including permanent venues and buildings as well as car parks. Design and planning commenced in earnest in the spring of 2021, with the requirement to create a temporary world-class venue. Challenges.

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