Planning Pod

AUGUST 20, 2024

This comprehensive guide on how to start an event planning business is built to help you think ahead and stay prepared so you can become profitable without panic. Planning Pod is your ultimate event management toolkit. Join the countless professionals who trust Planning Pod to make their events unforgettable.

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Planning Pod

JULY 7, 2022

In this article, I’ll give a high-level overview of how different types of event technology trends serve event planners or businesses and apply to the entire life cycle of any event. Event and venue management software. This is a game changer for event planners. Lead management. Client portals.

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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. What Is a Banquet Event Order? What Details Are in a Banquet Event Order?

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Peerspace

APRIL 19, 2024

Find event venues What is a business plan? This document outlines your strategies, projects financial forecasts, and analyzes the market for the next three to five years. After all, if you’re writing this plan intending to attract investors, it’ll probably be different from a document just for internal purposes.

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Sweet Gardenia Weddings

MAY 1, 2023

You should be staring at your ring all day, doing the bridal frills, going on your bachelorette trip, saving precious energy that could be used to document, relishing in the moment. Now let's talk wedding coordinator price points: What does an event coordinator who charges $250-$1,000 do? They most likely are new.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 10, 2022

(We here at Planning Pod can relate as we have also had our own double-whammy of staffing challenges being a software company in the events, hospitality and restaurant industry.). Most venue managers, event planners, hoteliers and restaurateurs have already been adjusting their business plans on a weekly or monthly basis during the pandemic.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

An event proposal can have various different purposes: securing sponsorships, getting a client as an event planner, getting buy-ins from stakeholders and higher-ups, and so on. An event proposal is, simply put, a comprehensive document that details every element of an event. And for other purposes.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

From missed payments and complex registration systems, most event organizers spend endless hours following outdated processes that can lead to missed details, lost ticket sales, and miscommunication between the vendors, volunteers, attendees, and other event participants. The good news? There is a better way! Fundraisers and galas.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 3, 2020

Which brings me to the subject at hand … how can event venues, restaurants, hotels, event planners and event planning firms get some financial relief in these dark times. If you are a solo event planner, this is you.). How much can you borrow? How much you can really borrow is based on this formula….

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Further, many of the programs they were using to document and track important information weren’t designed for those purposes, leaving significant functionality gaps and creating unnecessary workarounds that opened the door for errors. I’m old school and I usually have a pen and paper planner where I write things down.

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Brilliant Event Planning

MAY 26, 2020

Every event planning business needs a set of branding guidelines which should have your logo, branded colors with the codes, and fonts. This should be ready to go as one document so that if you receive an inquiry for a partnership or decide to invest in advertising, you don’t need to put this together each time. Get on the list!

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We recommend conducting your own thorough research before selecting the best event management software for your needs. Swoogo Analysis Industry Niche and Scope: What Types of Event Organizers Use Swoogo? Training Resources : Webinars, tutorials, and documentation for user empowerment.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 8, 2022

Now, instead of sifting through file cabinets of documents, Norton can quickly log onto Planning Pod and see everything he needs to do his job. The client portal offers the perfect solution to communicate with clients, send and receive documents and signatures, and reassure them that their event is on-track. Client portal.

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Planning Pod

JULY 13, 2022

When Laura first joined the Barber Vintage Motorsports events team in 2015, they were using a variety of scattered and disconnected software tools to manage all of their in-house and private events. “We We had an in-house system for managing staffing and company documents. It just became way too much to handle.”.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 23, 2023

Whether you’re an event venue, a professional event organizer, or the de-facto event planner for your organization, creating the best experience for potential attendees can feel overwhelming—especially with event industry statistics suggesting that we’ll see the return of full in-person live events in the upcoming year.

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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. What Is a Banquet Event Order? What Details Are in a Banquet Event Order?

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Venues and caterers have used them to assist in their sales efforts; to help clients visualize event layouts; and to illustrate proper event setup for internal staff who are preparing for the event. Guest check-in – For checking in attendees when they arrive at the event; often mobile compatible. Social Tables.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Companies can use the platform through a robust and documented REST API to create tailored and evolutive solutions with deep system integrations. PlanningPod PlanningPod is a platform designed to cater to the needs of event planners and venue managers.

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Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Planning Pod is the perfect event management platform for wedding pros, whether you are an event planner or manage a wedding venue. In fact, the first version of our product created in 2007 was wedding planning software for couples and planners. Send and receive all your event-related emails from one central inbox.

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Planning Pod

JULY 6, 2023

Are you an event planner looking for a platform? Click here to check out our comparison on event management software. Planning Pod Planning Pod is the ideal solution for any event pro who is dealing with a high-volume of events or wants to take their client’s white-glove experience to the next level.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2023

This includes contact information, event details, and any notes or comments you’ve made about the client. For simplified organization, you can create profiles for each contact, including phone numbers, documents, and tags, for easy searching. You can even attach invoices and email exchanges to track your communications.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 24, 2021

We built Planning Pod for busy event professionals and business owners who run event- and hospitality-related businesses of all sizes, including: Event planners Wedding planners Event management firms Event venues and spaces Small hotels, B&Bs and restaurants. Planning Pod. Who Is It For.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 10, 2021

It could be located in the mobile app, in a physical file, on your coworker’s hard drive, in a document or spreadsheet or on a sticky note that fell into last week’s trash. I wanted to get more organized with all my documents as I always have 20 tabs open on my screen,” Olivia mentioned.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 29, 2023

Click here to learn more about the best event management CRM according to event planners. You can now choose to automatically notify any contact in your Planning Pod account about payment processing, document signatures , and more. Additional Contacts for System Notifications You asked and we listened!

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It doesn’t have to be an overwhelming or daunting document; instead, consider it a guide to help business owners stay on track as they navigate the world of entrepreneurship. From there, explain how you plan to build relationships with event planners, event venues, and potential clients (i.e.,

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Planning Pod

JULY 25, 2019

Event management software solutions (especially all-in-one platforms that offer a dozen or more tools) consolidate and organize all that data into one convenient platform so you and your team know exactly where to put and find every piece of information. No more details scattered across event spreadsheets/templates , documents and post-its.

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Sales Documents & Tools (Proposals, Contracts, etc.). And you don’t have to lift a finger to add this information to proposals, invoices, banquet event orders (BEOs), kitchen sheets, delivery and packing slips, event and meal schedules and other documents because our system syncs this data for you to eliminate double entry.

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Planning Pod

JULY 7, 2020

Share everything from the catering menu to banquet event order to special requests in a quick email. Digital files also make it easy to send the same document to multiple people like hosts, their event planners and your venue staff. Guests not only want to be wowed when they attend an event, they expect it.

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Event Planning

AUGUST 24, 2023

As long as you are organized and detail-oriented, you can make a great living as an event planner. And the best part about event planning is that you can do it on your own time and make your own schedule. In this article, we’re going to break down, two ways you can start event planning with no money today.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 17, 2020

Even if you aren’t having any events right now or in the short-term, events will certainly come back, and there will probably be increased demand with everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) wanting to make up for all that lost interaction and face time (literal face time, that is). Document and Spreadsheet Software Tools.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Straightforward, no-nonsense app for smaller events that’s easy to set up. Includes tools for managing event ticketing/ and registration, talent/speakers and agendas. Perfect for: Event planners just starting out using event apps or with more basic needs. Boasts multiple packages to fit a variety of needs.

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Eventtia

JUNE 27, 2023

In recent years, the increased use of technology in event planning and execution has allowed more event planners to adopt event management software to help them plan, manage, organize, and execute successful events. This makes Aventri (now Stova) a better choice for larger and/or complex events.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

Another way to help qualify and assess a new prospect is to ask what other event venues, caterers or event planners they are talking to and how you compare to them. A budget that fits into the price range of booking your venue and/or event services. Create special sales materials to “educate” social event leads.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 1, 2023

According to Shaun, being able to manage all of the details and logistics of each of your client’s weddings is the differentiator between a good wedding planner and an unsuccessful one. Some event planners rely on tedious spreadsheets and financial ledgers to determine which clients have paid and which haven’t.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Take care of travel and accommodation details Ask secured talents to participate in promoting the event (i.e., sharing the event on their social networks) Finalize paperwork. Identify required documents, both those required by the event team (internal) and external stakeholders like sponsors, talents, and vendors.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JANUARY 3, 2019

Picture this, you spend three months planning your biggest event yet and the day comes and things start to go wrong. If you’re an experienced event planner then you know this is bound to happen, but if this is your first event you might be caught off guard. Forget to share documents beforehand, like powerpoints.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

. #2 – Devising a business plan makes the process of launching an event space business vastly smoother. This document can be quite lengthy and in-depth because it fleshes out every detail regarding your venue business – from facility and organizational structure to finances, budgets and marketing.

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