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Healthcare Events: Ideas for Every Size and Type

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Next, build a realistic event budget—factor in venue, food and beverage, A/V, staffing, speakers, promotion, etc. Then, find the right venue for your audience size, event format, and budget. Don’t underestimate good old-fashioned word-of-mouth! Carefully design event spaces for functionality and flow.

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Perfect Venue vs Planning Pod Comparison – Venue and Event Management Platform Software Alternatives & Pricing

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We wrote this article to streamline this process for you, in classic Planning Pod-fashion. Are you an event planner looking for a platform? Click here to check out our comparison on event management software. Due diligence takes time but don’t you worry, friend — we are here to help! Stay tuned for more details!

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Six Food and Drink Trends to Explore This Winter

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With cooler weather in mind, we’re taking stock of the food and drink trends leading the way in 2019 and discussing some creative ways to incorporate them into your event menus this season. Another controversial trend in food: hummus isn’t just savory anymore! Create Your Free Event Now. Meat-free Alternatives.

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12 Event Trends and Shifts for 2021

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From airport and hotel check-in, security lines and event registration will be enabled with automatic doors, mobile ticket scans and facial recognition and on-site services will continue in this fashion, from collecting information and exchanging e-business cards while networking. Passing Trend: Hugless.

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Hotel event management software: How we helped Hotel Salem boost lead response time, get paid faster and save 62+ hours/ month

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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.

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Events? In This Economy? Yes, and Here’s How

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Make sure you consider these high-ticket items at a minimum: Venue Speakers Food and beverage Furniture and equipment Staffing (event coordinators, clean up, security, etc.) Be sure to blend your event to-dos with your company-wide marketing calendar. But you don’t have to create a stuffy, old-fashioned webinar.

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9 Proven Steps for Planning Successful Events

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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.