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6 Ways Event Planning Software Makes Holiday Party Planning Stress-Free

Attendease

Venue management is another major pain point during the holidays when places book up quickly. Leverage venue sourcing features to easily search by your date, capacity, location requirements and start booking venues before they’re gone. Food and beverage planning is critical, too.

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Event Budget Basics: Everything You Need to Know

Eventmobi

Food & Beverage ($35/person). According to a Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) survey , 36% of all in-person event expenses are for food and beverages (F&B) alone. They do, however, care about an overall great experience, and food and beverage is a large component of attendee satisfaction.

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Top 6 questions to ask a venue before booking.

Expo Pass

So to help you out, here’s our top 6 questions we would ask a venue before booking. Either may be fine, but you’ll want to know before booking. . This includes food and beverage, security, covid testing, health and safety services, music, entertainment, or any local businesses that they think you should collaborate with.

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. Onsite Optimization – Captured or streamed keynote, concurrent session presentation, sponsor recognition, book signings, social channel engagement and VIP sessions/experiences.

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How to provide new experiences at meetings

Conferences that Work

Often, we sidestep the issue and tell ourselves that some novel venue, decor, food and beverage, or lighting will provide attendees with “a new experience” We choose to forget that magic happens outside one’s comfort zone. Here are the books I recommend that explain what you need to know and how to implement.

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14 New Trends in the Event Planning Industry for 2024

Attendease

Trend #1: Cross-Cultural Dishes & Menus Food and beverage selections at events are becoming more cross-cultural. Trend #2: The Art of Food Plating Attendees expect more than good food from event dining experiences in 2024—they are also looking for how dishes and beverages are presented to them. Learn More!

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COVID-19, in-person meetings, and wishful thinking

Conferences that Work

As I have explained repeatedly in my books and on this blog (e.g., The challenges of providing safe travel, accommodations, venue traffic patterns, and food & beverage all have to be overcome. here ) assuming that conferences are fundamentally about lectures ignores what is truly useful about good meetings.

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