Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For hotel options and availability for meeting planners, especially right now, you get to choose from large conference hotels to smaller boutique hotels. And the hotels are beautiful in San Francisco. We can’t easily change the size of our hotels. We still lead the country in sustainability.

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

If you’re looking for a career that’s always exciting and full of new challenges, corporate event planning might be the perfect choice for you! But what is corporate event planning? What does a corporate planner do? What Is Corporate Event Planning? What Does a Corporate Event Planner Do?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The larger-scale events often came with bigger budgets to work with and allowed for more interactive in-person audience activities. As a Vancouver corporate event producer with over 34 years of experience planning events before the pandemic, I believe our industry had well-established and reasonable resources to work with.

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Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

What are event vendors? Event vendors are businesses or individuals that provide goods or services for events. They may specialize in a specific type of event, such as weddings or corporate events, or offer extensive services for large-scale, private, and VIP events. a musical festival).

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Social Tables

AUGUST 29, 2017

Booking Hotel Room Blocks. The sooner a client can promote the accommodations to attendees, the better they will be able to prepare for the event in advance. When reviewing the contract, be sure to understand what is expected of them as well as what the hotel is responsible for providing. What’s Best for Your Event?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

These are the secrets you need to know after the contract has been signed to ensure everything goes according to plan. How to Align Your Event with the Back of the House Behind the scenes at an event, a small army of hotel staff works to carry out all the details meeting professionals plan for months or years before registration opens.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

When we built Planning Pod, we set out to solve a big problem that many event venues, restaurants and hotels face … juggling too many applications, emails, documents, spreadsheets and even notes, folders and whiteboards to manage their event bookings. Four Best Venue Management Software Solutions of 2021. #1 Primary Focus.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Meeting professionals, on the other hand, may have groaned about yet another bandwidth-hungry device soon to be in the hands of attendees — making for even trickier wireless service at event venues, especially hotels, where pricing and service speeds can be all over the map.

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GEVME

JUNE 13, 2018

Choose the conference location and venue: Create a list of venue options (hotels, conference and business halls, open-space venues, etc.). Make your final selection, confirm the final details with a host, and sign a contract. It’s a good strategy to break down your budget into three sections: expected, planned, and actual costs.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Take care of any legal issues and contracts. The following are subject to regulation: budget, price (including additional expenses), cancellation conditions, terms and duration (from when the venue is at the organizer’s disposal), closure of streets for transportation, construction supervision, and other event-specific criteria.

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Canadian Special Events

JUNE 9, 2017

All corporate event planners wear a number of hats when it comes to planning. Project managers, accountants, designers, and so much more and while we are not lawyers we deal with a lot contracts. I have been so very fortunate to work on events that have included some big name entertainment acts over the years.

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. But how does one prepare for a career in event planning? Event planning is an umbrella term.

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Boomset

JULY 29, 2018

Photo by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash Not all events are created equal, and that goes especially for corporate events. Organizing a satisfactory corporate event depends on a combination of many factors. However, three particularly important elements can seriously determine the success or failure of any event.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Tripleseat Analysis Tripleseat is a premier event management and customer relationship management (CRM) platform tailored specifically for the hospitality industry. Industry Niche and Scope: What Types of Event Planners Use Tripleseat? Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Premium Support: Guaranteed uptime and priority assistance.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

But being an event planning rockstar doesn’t mean your job is easy. In a world where companies need to be more visible than ever—while event budgets keep getting smaller—successfully planning and executing multiple corporate events simultaneously can feel like pushing a boulder uphill.

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EveryEventGuide

MARCH 1, 2018

Large corporations usually have their own corporate event planning professionals. They are familiar with their own companies needs and employees and likely have preferred vendors to assist them with Audio Visual, Hotels, Transportation, Airline tickets etc. Here are 5 Reasons to use a corporate event planner.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

However, APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Event Standards or ASTM Green Meeting Standards (the short form) was conceptualized in order to help other event planners to understand the kind of practices that should be put to use to organize a sustainable meeting and reduce event waste. Accommodation. Audio Visual.

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EventUp

AUGUST 4, 2020

Site visits are an essential part of planning your event - unfortunately, they are not always the most economical trips to convince your boss to let you take. I try to make the most out of work trips by cramming as many hotel and venue site visits as I can into my schedule while I’m in a city. Your Vendors.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Take care of any legal issues and contracts. The following are subject to regulation: budget, price (including additional expenses), cancellation conditions, terms and duration (from when the venue is at the organizer’s disposal), closure of streets for transportation, construction supervision, and other event-specific criteria.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 3, 2017

Maureen Sojka, CMA Association Management’s Event Manager, is an experienced conference and event planner who has organized a multitude of meetings, from large-scale multinational events to local association conferences. There will always be a wrinkle thrown into almost every event no matter how well you plan.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Client politics, controlling costs for space and services, and contract negotiations were top of mind for some respondents, as was finding diverse speakers. go to 1st-tier cities, and it is getting very expensive, making it very difficult to keep cost of event under control. Availability of big-box hotels. Contracting. (3

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 12, 2019

In fact, there are a handful of critical details that every person involved in producing the event must have at their fingertips – from the venue staff and managers, event planners and outside vendors to the clients themselves. The layout of a banquet event order template or document should be simple to follow and easy to read.

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Eventinterface

MAY 4, 2017

That is why understanding the booking process is so important; not just the negotiation and contract phases, though those are crucial, but also minor details like ensuring you are booking the right entertainment for the conference or event, and the process of getting your talent involved. RELATED POSTS.

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Event management software is a broad category of applications devoted to applying project management principles and processes to planning, promoting and running events of all kinds, including meetings, conferences, corporate events, galas, fundraisers, parties and weddings. Contract Management. And OpenTable.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With so many in-house AV companies consolidating recently, it’s easy for event and meeting planners to feel like the AV company at the hotel is the only option they’ve got. That’s definitely what hotels would like you think, since they typically get a commission when you go with the in-house company.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Rounding out Planning Pod’s features are tools for online collaboration and tracking on-site guest check-in plus (if needed) event CRM management , proposals, electronic contracts, invoicing, online payments, banquet event orders , menus and integrations with hundreds of other applications.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In every contract, an Audio Visual (AV) quote is the piece of a vendor agreement that has the dollars attached to it that breaks apart the projected cost of different materials. Union rules may also apply – be aware of that when looking at venue contracts. And then you’ll be surprised when the hotel bills you. Compare Costs.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2016

These days, we expect free Internet access in many of the places where we spend time: Airports, hotel lobbies, coffee shops. Since those bandwidth demands are ever-growing, hotels and other meeting venues can sometimes have a hard time keeping up with demand — which means holding them to an acceptable level of service.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

With a Customer Satisfaction Score above 90%, Eventtia is pro-active in accompanying its clients throughout the entire event planning cycle, ensuring an agile reaction. Tripleseat Tripleseat is a software company that delivers event management solutions for the hospitality industry, targeting restaurants, hotels, and venues.

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Unique Venues

MARCH 12, 2025

Ideal for large-scale conferences, academic meetings, and professional gatherings, this college venue combines versatility and is a certified one-stop shop venue – meaning you get one point of contact, one contract, and one itemized invoice. Its strategic location provides easy access to transportation and nearby hotels.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 10, 2022

Catering software has become one of the most popular ways to streamline operations among caterers, restaurants, hotels and event venues, and for good reason … because it enables venue and catering businesses to automate processes, create timesaving workflows and serve customers better with fewer staff. Planning Pod.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 13, 2023

And in fact, many regions are now experiencing slower inflation rates and longer lead times, especially noticeable for corporate events, she said. That gives corporate planners a much-needed breather to assess their events and implement cost-alleviating strategies.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Planning Pod’s all-in-one platform gives new event facilities 20+ easy-to-use tools to set up systems for managing booking calendars, sales, client communications, contracts, billing, payments and more. Designing a banquet hall may seem straightforward (just provide ample room for social events and corporate events, right?)

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 13, 2018

36% of event planners spending most of their budget on the venue , choosing a event space becomes o. To make it a bit easier, here are 10 tips for choosing a great venue for your next corporate event, conference or a trade-show. Accessibility: The location of the event venue is paramount for maximizing event attendance.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Sometimes it is because they sincerely have little knowledge of what it actually costs to book an event space, order catering or contract out for event planning services. You are also telling them a story of the amazing experiences and successful events you have created for past clients and that you can create for them, too.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Meeting professionals, on the other hand, may have groaned about yet another bandwidth-hungry device soon to be in the hands of attendees — making for even trickier wireless service at event venues, especially hotels, where pricing and service speeds can be all over the map.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 14, 2023

Planning an event can be time-consuming, especially if you’re in charge of catering for a large crowd. Whether you’re brainstorming menu ideas for a birthday party, wedding, or corporate event, there’s no denying that amazing event catering and planning are central to the attendee experience.

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