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How the events, hospitality and restaurant industry can tackle labor shortages with technology

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This has especially been the case for businesses in the events, hospitality and restaurant industries, which have suffered much more than others when it comes to staffing shortages and employee retention for both management and service workers. Another says that 59% of hospitality and food service staff won’t be coming back.

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Wedding venue management software: How we saved Hidden Barn Venue from spreadsheet paralysis and saved them 62 hours a month

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Staying on top of communicating with clients and prospects without letting anything slip through the cracks. A centralized communications tool that lets you and your team send and receive all emails regarding your leads and events (more on this later). Do you run a new or existing wedding venue experiencing problems similar to these?

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Best Venue Management Software of 2021: Reviews of the Top 4 Solutions

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In this article, we will cover the strengths and capabilities of our platform Planning Pod to show you what you can expect in a full-featured venue event management solution. Email communications and client portals that streamline business interactions. Key Features of Planning Pod.

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25 Powerful Event Sales Techniques for Venues and Planners

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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. Um, you wouldn’t (right?).

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How to Grow Catering Sales With Free Samples – Quick Tips for Event Pros Video

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So here are four ideas to generate more catering leads from freebies (and if you need more ideas, here’s an article on top catering sales strategies , one on catering sales tips and one on how to find catering clients ). Host tasting events for targeted prospects. So reward them if their sample deliveries result in more catering sales.

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

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On top of reading articles like this one, we always recommend setting up a free trial of a platform so you can thoroughly assess the tools and if they meet your needs. We wrote this article to streamline this process for you, in classic Planning Pod-fashion. How do you know which ones pass the “smell test”? Follow us on Instagram.

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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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Our software solutions have helped hundreds of hospitality and event professionals streamline their venue management processes, enabling them to serve more clients, increase revenues and cut down on busywork. Does your hotel sales team struggle with imperfect event booking and planning tools and processes? Planning Pod can help.