Endless Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

You read it right – we’re finally tackling the topic of hybrid venues! And this, of course, includes venues! From creating broadcast studios of their own to offering monetary incentives, find out how venues are adapting to the hybrid future, and becoming hybrid venues in their own right! Source: PCMA.

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ePly

JUNE 21, 2023

Did you know that food and beverage (F&B) expenses are among the most significant expenses associated with any event? First and foremost, food and beverage are some of the most memorable aspects of any event. Negotiating is recommended and should be seen as a crucial aspect of your event planning strategy.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. soon to debut over 25,000 more—and hosting around 400 events and 4 million visitors per year, it is the largest event venue in London.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

How does this event align with our overall corporate strategy and goals for the year? Make sure to balance the overarching goals of the event with the company’s overall corporate strategy while also considering attendee preferences and perspectives (more on that shortly). Educational? Entertaining?

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Event Marketer

APRIL 18, 2024

TAO Hospitality Group, with its portfolio of more than 90 food, beverage and nightlife venues, touches more than 20 markets across the globe. Think: Transforming a private estate into an influencer oasis; aerial presentations; replicas of the ancient pyramids; and after-hours glam bars.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

If planners choose to evolve their event strategies the old way, they often struggle to allocate their budgets to cover all the new ground that’s been established since the virtual revolution. We need to understand how the event budgeting process worked pre-pandemic and what are the new variables in the event strategy equation.

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Attendease

APRIL 9, 2024

Food Truck Alley Bring a fun, lighthearted vibe to your next event with food trucks. Set up a variety of cult favorite trucks and carts outside your office or event venue. Give employees food truck coupons or tickets to sample different offerings. Use crystal chandeliers, candles, and fresh floral arrangements.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Across the hospitality industry, meetings and large-scale events play a significant role in the success of hotels, restaurants, clubs—really any venue. To help offset some of the planning, it’s important to work closely with event experts and the venue to streamline the experience.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2020

IACC has today launched its ‘Critical Pathway to Re-opening’ guide, which shares in-depth strategies and advice on how to reopen venues safely, created specifically for venues hosting meetings, training courses and smaller conferences for up to 150 delegates.

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Endless Events

APRIL 30, 2021

Choosing a hybrid event venue presents its own set of challenges. Now, venues also play a big part in promoting attendee safety and facilitating the technology necessary to engage the virtual audience. Now, venues also play a big part in promoting attendee safety and facilitating the technology necessary to engage the virtual audience.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Food & Beverage ($35/person). Venue Rental. According to a Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) survey , 36% of all in-person event expenses are for food and beverages (F&B) alone. Recommended Read: How to Create a Sponsorship Strategy that Maximizes Event Revenue. Entertainment.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Rather than relying solely on conventional promotion methods like social media posts and email blasts, consider incorporating some fresh, creative strategies into your event promotion mix. Learn more : Social Media Event Promotion: The Top 10 Strategies NFT Ticketing Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded in popularity recently.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Over the summer, the beverage giant added another notch to its belt: The Coca-Cola Sips & Sounds Summer Festival, Amplified by Coke Studio. The Moody Amphitheater’s 6,000-person venue was just the right fit for Coke, whose mission was to leverage the relatively intimate setting to make everyone feel like a VIP.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Keep the energy high with movement breaks, social events, and local flavors like venue tours. Simple changes like providing attendees with reusable containers and utensils, minimizing printed materials in favor of digital, and reducing food waste enable events to model green best practices.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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. Healthcare Event Marketing Strategies Promoting your healthcare event in a crowded industry takes creativity.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2023

She has served in key leadership roles across prominent industry organizations, and will now bring her strong focus on leading innovative strategies and developing intentional and thoughtful collaborations to IAEE as it works to serve the global exhibitions and events industry.

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Eventscase Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Simply put, event strategy is a company’s ability to develop a purposeful and data-informed events programme across all in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Event strategy is the roadmap to what a company hopes to achieve with their meetings and events and how one would go about achieving that success.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Developing an Event Strategy Learn how you can create and execute an effective global event strategy. This comprehensive guide created for event strategy best practices outlines the four levels of connections required to be a best-in-class meetings and events team.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

More events with more events mean more food, room blocks, entertainment, production equipment, and travel – and those all cost extra money. Hold your event in the daylight hours or outside venues (and get an extra point for COVID compliance). Book venues with renewable energy sources like solar panels.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Knebworth House has become the latest venue to join Lime Venue Portfolio, extending the groups historic, heritage and country house options for event organisers looking for rural retreat-style meetings and events. Again, this is about giving our clients choice within our portfolio, be it sporting stadia, attraction or heritage.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In today’s super-heated seller’s market, it pays to book venues as far out as possible. Here are a handful of ideas to help you find a venue that will fit your budget. Creative Venue Cost Cuts. • Tried-and-True Venue Cost Cuts. • We have won with this strategy nearly every time. Big Picture Strategies.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 29, 2019

The International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham and its in-house caterer, Amadeus, are utilising cutting-edge AI technology to reduce food waste at the venue by a third. Working with Winnow Solutions, they have now installed software that monitors both the type and amount of food being disposed of. Areas of interest.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 16, 2020

As COVID-19 wanes and people begin meeting again, what should planners know about precautions venues must take to ensure clean, safe spaces? He offered insight into how venues can make sure their spaces are ready for meetings. Class 2: Someone in the venue has had recent contact with an infected person.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 2, 2023

So, how can you turn your passion for food into a thriving business? Careful planning, the right tools, and a comprehensive strategy are at the core of a successful catering business. What type of food do you feel the most passionate about? Start by describing your website and social media strategy to build an online presence.

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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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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2023

We need time to review your goals, dates, estimated headcount and flow of the event in order to create banquet event orders that reflect desired room arrangements, food and beverage menus, agendas, break schedules and more. A rule of thumb is to provide pertinent details to the venue at least six weeks in advance.

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Eventscase Blog

MAY 2, 2024

Initial Planning and Preparations To organise summer events, selecting the right date and venue is paramount. Opt for venues that offer adequate infrastructure for the heat, such as shaded areas, hydration spaces and sufficient natural ventilation. Decorate with blue tones and sands, and offer light food such as seafood and ice cream.

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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.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Nohrlund secures partnership with worldwide leaders in venue management and live event experiences across its UK venue portfolio Nohrlund , the Danish premium premixed and organic cocktail brand, has announced a long term partnership with ASM Global, the world’s leading producer of entertainment experiences, venue management and event strategy.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Event venue owners understand that pricing is one of the most critical factors to consider when it comes to attracting clients and increasing revenue. The big question, however, is how can event venue owners determine the perfect pricing structure to attract clients while ensuring profitability?

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

On an individual level, ongoing sales training and implementing new strategies can boost sales representatives’ performance by an average of 20%.” 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.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

. • Rather than group shuttles, ask attendees to use ride-share services like Uber to get themselves from the airport to the hotel or from the hotel to off-site venues. Reduce the need for shuttles by using off-site venues within walking distance , as long as you provide alternatives for attendees with mobility issues. Event-Tech.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2023

Seven Tips to Minimize the Cost of Attrition If you manage to book the block successfully, you still need a strategy to avoid busting your budget by not meeting your room block minimum. See what the same venue would give you for booking again for the next year. One of our clients has seen success with this activity.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Lack of coherent communication strategy. Plan your overall communication strategy so it's consistent for all your events. They also address practical needs, like letting attendees know all the essential details (like venue and time) before the event. Underwhelming event agenda. Poor on-site experience. Using outdated technology.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 13, 2019

In fact, 77 percent of marketers use experiences and events as a core part of their marketing strategy. Some companies generate revenue from their event marketing strategy. Ask businesses to sponsor the entire event – providing the venue, food, and A/V equipment, or just one element. Pay for the food – not the catering.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 28, 2021

For contacts carried over from pre-pandemic, find out if key aspects of the venue have changed, like new ownership, brand, or construction that would coincide with your event. Now there are a slate of new issues to deal with—and the venues themselves may or may not have reopened. Last year, all meetings and events were on hold.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Even though you can plan an event without a site visit , seeing your venue is a great opportunity to gauge how much time you need to set your event space up. Food & Beverage. Banquet event orders are a secondary set of contracts that cover your food and beverage as well as other arrangements for your event.

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