Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s fairly common for new wedding venues to use free software like Google Docs, Excel spreadsheets, e-calendars and email plus cost-saving tools like whiteboards, paper printouts and folders while landing their first bookings and gaining a foothold in the event industry. Michelle Sanabria – Wedding Coordinator at Hidden Barn Venue.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Whether you opt for an in-person or hybrid event, you need the right venue to create a truly captivating experience. Newbie event planners will often pick a venue, negotiate a deal with them, and sign the venue’s provided contract. . Why should you let your venue dictate what happens at your event? Management.

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Attendease

MARCH 19, 2024

This post covers key strategies to help you manage multiple events at once— without pulling your hair out. We’ll also dive into how event management tools make your life easier through automation, cloning, and cross-team collaboration. Look for opportunities to save on bulk orders or multi-event vendor contracts.

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Attendease

AUGUST 26, 2024

Corporate event management software streamlines everything into one efficient platform—simplifying processes, connecting scattered workflows, and automating monotonous tasks. Finding and booking an appropriate event venue 2. Staffing the event properly and managing volunteers 4. The good news?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2024

What to watch For Contracts don’t sound exciting. But if you look at them another way, event contracts are a dynamic landscape that can either serve as a solid foundation for your event, or a swampy marsh full of lurking danger! Even if the venue is fully staffed, how many of them are fully trained? Are staff rotating roles?

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 4, 2024

A veteran production manager gives advice on what to look for and how to make changes in a property’s agreements before you sign. During his main-stage presentation titled “Mastering Site Inspections for Audiovisual and Production,” Frankel noted that “almost everything is negotiable before you sign the contract.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

event contract. Foster, CHME, an attorney with Foster, Jensen & Gulley , for an exclusive Q&A on event contract essentials in the Covid era. Listen to “Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era” on demand. Meeting professionals today are risk managers. The good news is that vaccines are here. Reasonable Care.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

No matter how you slice it, managing multiple events requires planning superpowers. So whether you’re new to managing events or you’re looking to streamline your planning process, EventUp Planner has the tools and resources you need to flawlessly execute your entire events calendar— while avoiding conflicts and without compromising quality.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Over the last year, Smart Meetings wrote about contract and budgeting tips and trends this year for the event planner who wants to keep on top of their financials, so they can keep creating memorable experiences. Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract Cheryl M. In short, think big.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 13, 2022

A Breakdown of Post-Pandemic Contract Clauses. New Contract Essentials in an Ever-Changing Environment. Contracting in the current Covid climate is complex—everything feels unsettled, so it’s hard to know how to plan. Contracts and Negotiations Amid Covid: Best of What’s Worked in 2021.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Negotiation experts share tips for building win-win event contracts The ROI is in the details when drafting a vendor contract. A win-win contract allows everyone to feel that their biggest risks are covered and they can partner in good faith to execute confidently while working creatively to deliver the best event possible.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Three industry veterans share their advice on crafting contract terms and clauses that meet the needs of host groups, not just host venues. Another tactic, said Jeff Duncan, president and CEO of room-block management firm Meetingmax, is to put forth a “BATNA,” or best alternative to a negotiated agreement.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Especially if your main revenue is ticket sales, it can be difficult to get money in time to pay vendor and venue contracts. There’s no getting around it — events can be expensive affairs to put on. If you’re struggling to finance your next conference, party, or concert, you’ve probably considered crowdfunding.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. The rest of the preparation process will depend on the decision made about the venue. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 10, 2021

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. Sign up for a free trial!

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The risk of contracting COVID-19 during a grocery store masked visit is far less than the overall risk for everyone in the U.S. Rather, they want to know if attending the event will significantly (defined by them) increase their likelihood of contracting COVID-19. I promised to publicize the venues that had made these upgrades.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 20, 2024

With an event production career that spans over 26 years, Frankel was a perfect choice as speaker to educate our audience on the fine details of AV contracting. Whichever direction you head in, both require a thorough needs assessment that goes beyond venue specs. Ideally, there would also be an A2, stage manager and graphics op.

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Event Farm

MAY 5, 2021

The Playbook provides three valuable tools for venue scouting. . Selecting an event venue. This section suggests questions to ask venues about compliance and safety, recommends venues with GBAC STAR accreditation, and advises following CDC guidelines on ventilation and sanitization. . Event risk assessment planning tool.

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Eventinterface

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

On this episode of Event TALK we are speaking with Will Thompson, Business Development Manager at Atema Partners. What event planners need to negotiate with venues to insure an outside AV company can successfully prepare and perform on the job. Will Thompson is Business Development Manager at Atema Partners. LISTEN TO THE SHOW.

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

Evaluating Events: Square Footage – Number of guests on the dance floor, number of guests at each table, matching up new events: guest count with venue square footage What we need from our vendors – what precautions are they taking? What we need from our venues – what precautions are they taking? we are all planning without parameters.

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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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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Opening an event venue comes with a long checklist of items that must be in place for a successful launch … and chances are, as a new event space entrepreneur, you’ve probably already read a dozen or so articles that have run you through the basics. Sign up for a free trial today!

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Attendease

APRIL 3, 2019

We’re also going to skip mostly avoidable circumstances, such as choosing the wrong venue size or underselling your event (fix it with a better marketing plan ). To a certain degree, you can limit potential problems by visiting potential venues in person before signing your contract to get a complete understanding of their parking situations.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2024

DMCs are an untapped resource for meeting profs A Destination Management Company (DMC) could be the secret ingredient for meeting professionals cooking up their next event. Their close partnerships with local vendors and venues will bring a client’s vision to fruition by outsourcing logistics and creative research to local experts.

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GEVME

MAY 15, 2020

Planning and managing an event requires effort, dedication, and a lot of attention. With the progress of time and technology, events alike are also becoming more complex to plan and manage. Event management software can help you stay organized, save valuable time, and get a lot more done in general. So it begs the question.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

From registration to trade show to contracts to BEOs to room set efficiencies to audio visual equipment, your attention is on the perfected particulars, the stuff, the objects. Great conference experiences are not just a consequence of good intentions, flawless logistics, attentive committee management and meeting deadlines.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

With so many logistics to handle and compliance regulations to consider when managing pharma events, working with expert pharma event management companies can help reduce stress and ensure you achieve your business goals more easily. You are probably lucky enough to have a great event management team that delivers exceptional events.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The fact that hotels use a half dozen or more software systems to manage all their operations is commonly accepted as “business as usual”. Unfortunately, for many hotel sales staff and catering managers, this often cobbled-together assembly of stand-alone applications and manual processes hinders them from actually doing business.

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Event Farm

MARCH 24, 2021

You have ensured your venue is “safe” with appropriate ventilation and distancing built-in to your site plan. The role of a PCA includes: ensuring the venue follows appropriate regulations, procure and distribute safety supplies, engage and educate staff, monitor local risk, and coordinate risk mitigation on-site.

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Social Tables

JUNE 12, 2024

Planners work with venues, specialized staff, and vendors to ensure everything runs smoothly. While some planners look for all-inclusive venues with contracted vendors on site, others prefer to find particular vendors that match their event style and message. Some of the most sought-after event vendors include: Venue managers.

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Planning Pod

JULY 6, 2023

You’re looking for a new venue management platform. Perfect Venue and Planning Pod have come up as two potential options geared towards the events industry but it’s difficult to compare software when it’s not always apples-to-apples. Click here to check out our comparison on event management software.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This includes considering your internal resources (budget, stakeholders, event management software) and external resources (sponsors, vendors, partners). Effective project management is crucial for seamless execution—AKA your sanity. LEARN MORE: Shopping for new event management software? Here’s how to get internal buy-in.

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SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Strategic meetings management is a concept that’s over 20 years old but has recently taken on a new form. Gone are the days of simply executing logistical tasks and coordinating venues and catering. The time for strategic meetings management is now. What Is Strategic Meetings Management?

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EventMB

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Skift Take: ASM Global punches back after some recent challenges that include OVG taking over the management of one of its largest clients, Chicago’s McCormick Place. In the latest back and forth, the Colorado Convention Center in Denver has renewed its contract with ASM Global. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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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.). Contact venue hosts, and discuss the details. Explore venue capabilities (lighting, audio-visual effects, capacity, and more). Compare pricing. Narrow down the list.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

If you are somehow engaged in event sales – whether as a salesperson, business owner or manager in the hospitality and events industry – you already know that establishing successful sales practices and habits is the #1 way to grow revenues for private, group and in-person events. What are you looking for from a venue/planner?

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Eventsforce

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And dealing with a venue provider that can help you manage both experiences will make things a whole lot easier. There are many venues that claim to offer great hybrid event experiences, but which ones really understand the hybrid event business? It is fine to ask a venue exactly how much experience they have with hybrid events.

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