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

Planning Pod

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

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Because many venues already use another electronic calendar to manage things like appointments, Planning Pod’s calendar conveniently integrates with most other e-calendars (including Google, Outlook and Apple) so you can sync your Planning Pod calendar items to another e-calendar.

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The Brief: Billboard Races and Bratty Birds

Event Marketer: B to C Events

To spread the word about Buttermilk Baby, Carvel and Berg Hospitality hosted a VIP launch event on Sept. To spread the word about Buttermilk Baby, Carvel and Berg Hospitality hosted a VIP launch event on Sept. And was promptly tossed out of Little Caesars Arena—but not before causing a commotion on social media.

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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. Now that I have Planning Pod, everything is electronic, so I don’t even print anything out anymore,” said Olivia.

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Hotel sales software: How we solved data disarray for a Holiday Inn Express and saved them 80 hours/month

Planning Pod

Fortunately for Jessica, she has had the benefit of using hotel sales tracking software at other positions in her career in the hospitality industry, namely at a vineyard, a restaurant and another hotel. Solution: Electronic signatures and automated reminders for collecting signoffs and payments. And if it hasn’t been signed?

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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. Sales Tools and Materials Tips.

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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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Create online legal contracts and track electronic signatures with contract management tools. In addition to her position as a wedding planner at Hidden Barn Venue, she also holds down a full-time day job as a project manager at a local hospital, where her focus is on organization. “I’m