Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

With more than a decade of wedding and event planning experience, Shaun freely shares his wealth of knowledge in short-form videos on TikTok , helping couples around the world plan for their big day. Build relationships with your vendors When you’re building your online network, don’t forget about your vendors!

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 12, 2021

Building out your processes and internal operations ahead of time is critical to generating revenue as you prepare to open your new venue. 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.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

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. How all-in-one hotel sales software automates the sales process. To get a free trial or request a demo, contact us today.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 5, 2020

Your event billing software should allow you to create custom-branded templates, automatically generate new invoices for clients and offer them an opportunity to settle debts with easy and secure online credit card payment processing, straight from an electronic invoice. . Floor plans and vision boards.

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The Road to Marriage

JUNE 30, 2023

Maybe it’s someone who recommends vendors or helps you pick out stationery. Someone who runs your ceremony procession. What I mean by this is that my job is to ensure all of the plans we’ve made together – whether you’re a full-service or event management couple – come to fruition.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Unfortunately, these solutions – though assembled with the best of intentions – can quickly lead to costly process gaps, create unnecessary work redundancies and restrain growth and expansion for new event venues. Challenge: Managing processes and tools that take time and energy away from growing the business.

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The Road to Marriage

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Entrusting the fulltime management of details to me helped them avoid the headaches, and added stress that inevitably accompanies the planning process. Christine and Logan had all the large To Do’s like booking their vendors and creating their floor plan covered.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Which made us think that this is a question that almost everyone considering venue event management software asks at some point during their fact-finding and buying process. Where Planning Pod really separates itself in its ability for you to collaborate with your team and clients. Core Audience.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 2, 2020

But if you follow these nine best practices, you will have a solid foundation on which to create event floor plans that will keep your attendees in awe and coming back for more. Your event floor plans will need to easily accommodate all these functions with flair. And, in the end, whether your event will succeed or not.

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Love Inc. Mag

JANUARY 4, 2024

Unfortunately, not all wedding venues and vendors consider diverse body sizes when designing floorplans, selecting rentals, or posing guests for photographs. Sheils encourages couples to “look at vendors' galleries” during the research and booking process. “Do Do you see your friends and family in their past work? “Do

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Willmus Weddings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Each detail has been carefully crafted by their experienced event staff and designers, ensuring each couple receives personalized attention throughout the entire process. As one of San Diego's leading wedding planning and photography companies, we bring a touch of elegance and sophistication to every event we plan and capture.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Whether setting up a pop-up store or planning a large-scale product launch, the right event platform facilitates all planning operations, enhances attendees’ experience, and provides invaluable data and actionable insights. Consistency in your event planning efforts often demands a more permanent and dependable software solution.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 31, 2022

To add even more pressure, the event management software Andrea depended on was in the process of a buyout and transition as the full force of the pandemic hit the hospitality industry. Ready to learn more about the features and pricing of Planning Pod’s venue management system? Floor plans. The kicker?

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 28, 2021

If you run an event venue, you know that your business can’t afford to waste time and resources with inefficient manual processes and lengthy workarounds. Many venue and event managers find themselves buried in processes that prevent them from focusing on managing and growing their business.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 25, 2020

Of course, when mixing shapes and sizes, be sure that you will still have room in your event floor plan for guests and staff to easily maneuver around each table when guests are seated. Use technology to streamline the layout process. COVID-19 Tip: Use the digital party seating chart tool to measure proper distancing.

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Planning Pod

JULY 9, 2021

Event Floor Plan Design Tool. Event Vendor Management. Provide engaged couples with an online experience that’s intuitive, user-friendly, and lets them feel in control of the planning process. Assign items to staff, vendors and clients. Event Floor Plans. Task & Project Management.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Whether setting up a pop-up store or planning a large-scale product launch, the right event platform facilitates all planning operations, enhances attendees’ experience, and provides invaluable data and actionable insights. Consistency in your event planning efforts often demands a more permanent and dependable software solution.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Sustainable event planning isn’t just a trend; it’s a responsibility that organizers can embrace to make a positive impact on the environment, the community, and the overall experience. Here’s how to plan greener events for a more sustainable future. How do you plan a sustainable event?

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Planning Pod

JULY 13, 2022

Juggling two different tracks of events – in-house events that support their mission/audience base and private group events and rentals that help boost their revenue – can quickly become a cumbersome task that creates process gaps, continuity killers, collaboration conflict and more.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 1, 2023

Most people have a romanticized idea of what life is like as a wedding planner, but the truth is: running a wedding planning business is hard. Professional wedding planners must juggle multiple clients, build and maintain vendor relationships, navigate rentals and decor, and stay on top of their long wedding checklists for each client.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 24, 2021

Event Floor Plan Design Tool. Event Vendor Management. Planning Pod (Planner Package). Event Floor Plan Design Tool. Business processes need to be maximally flexible and and easily repeatable – Because you don’t have lots of spare time to recreate things or enter lots of data. Email Integration.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2023

This means you won’t have to search through multiple spreadsheets to find key details about third-party vendors, catering plans, or contact information. Communicate with vendors Contrary to popular belief, CRM software isn’t just for client management. Payments are also easier with Planning Pod’s CRM tool.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 8, 2022

Still, despite major advancements in technology and a growing expectation of instantaneous, online access, it’s not uncommon to find a catering company still relying on old-school paper and processes for their event management solution. Moving from paper processes to centralized digital business management with catering management software.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 14, 2023

If you’re unsure where to start, provide forms or surveys during the event registration process so guests can easily enter their dietary needs, meal preferences, and other key details, such as food allergies. You can also share floor plans with catering staff to easily serve guests so everyone knows what food is going where.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you work in the event planning industry and have to configure and collect event registrations and ticket sales via online forms, you know how quickly things can get complicated and chaotic. The good news? There is a better way! Building customized event registration forms based on the type of event you’re hosting.

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 14, 2020

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. How all-in-one hotel sales software automates the sales process. Solution: Integrated lead capture and hotel CRM tools.

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The Wedding Planner LA

APRIL 22, 2020

They plan your wedding, either for you or along side you depending on the professional and the level of support you require/prefer. They are there for everything: design, budgeting, pacing planning, vendor research & selection, and, of course, they’re there to ensure your wedding reflects YOU!

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Planning Pod

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Contactless self-check-in Long lines and paper-based check-in processes are becoming a thing of the past. Successful event managers use event platforms like Planning Pod, Cvent, or other platforms to streamline and organize their business. It’s a great way to generate organic buzz around your event.

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Social Media Event Management Engagement Management 89

Peerspace

APRIL 7, 2024

We’re confident it will make the process a lot easier (and maybe even a little fun!). Reach out to your host at any point leading up to or during your event if you need help selecting vendors or anything else event-related. It boasts space for 80 revelers, an open floor plan, and lots of windows.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 23, 2023

In the event management industry, artificial intelligence provides innovative tools that save time with planning and elevate the attendee experience. AI technology can help with a wide range of event planning tasks, such as event schedule optimization and attendee follow-up, to simplify the process for event planners and organizers.

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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. Let’s unpack those one at a time.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Or a big wedding with a ceremony seating area, sit-down dining area and dance floor spread across multiple rooms. The next step in your event layout planning process will be to envision what you want attendees to experience at the event and how you want them interact with each other and the key elements of the event.

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Planning Pod

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Sharing event details with clients, staff, and vendors using customized Banquet Event Orders (BEOs). One of the most popular items Shannon shares with her vendors is a custom banquet event order (BEO). Automating the onboarding process for new clients with customized forms. Shannon loves this tool because it keeps her organized.

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Planning Pod

JULY 27, 2022

However, if that’s the case, why do so many event and hospitality professionals stop trying to improve their sales processes once they get comfortable? The reason is simple … many of us feel like our current sales processes are working fine and that we simply don’t have the time to research and implement new techniques.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Andrea has helped build her following by connecting with vendors who shared her style. Soon, the vendors were sharing her posts and introducing her new venue to all their followers, helping her reach more prospective clients without paying any advertisement fees. Working with vendors. Curate a list of preferred vendors.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you work in the event planning industry and have to configure and collect registrations and ticket sales via online forms, you know how quickly things can get complicated and chaotic. The good news? There is a better way! Building customized event registration forms based on the type of event you’re hosting.

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Peerspace

APRIL 21, 2024

See unique event venues Event planning can be an overwhelming endeavor. Scouting for locations , vetting vendors, deciding on a theme and decor –after all of this, you might forget to send out the invitations! Their floor plan templates allow planners to make changes without having to start over. Find event venues 4.

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