Posts by Social Tables
Indoor vs. Outdoor Event Venues: How to Pick the Right Event Plan Option
Indoor venues and outdoor event venues both come with their own set of pros and cons, so evaluating the values of each is an important first step to planning an event. Here Are The Best Ways to Decide Whether Outdoor Event Venues Are A Better Fit Than Indoors 1. Select whether to go outdoors or…
Read MoreHow to Manage the 6 Worst Event & Wedding RSVP Nightmares
Ask anyone who’s planned a wedding, and they can probably share a few RSVP nightmares: registry information included in the wrong place, guests who never responded, or guests who responded but added people who weren’t invited. Luckily, we’re here to help with simple methods for managing event RSVPs! As a veteran in the wedding industry…
Read More53 Proven Hotel Marketing Ideas & Examples to Win More Events & Group Business
Because the digital marketing landscape shifts so rapidly, it’s important that your hotel is using the best marketing ideas to drive new business. Online marketing through content, social media, chatbots, and personalization could have a big influence on your hotel business this year. Your website’s user experience has also never been more important. To help…
Read MoreVenue Marketing: The Ultimate Guide to Online Promotion
When it comes to booking an event space, a stunning 67% of the buyer’s journey is now conducted digitally. Which means if you’re not promoting your venue online, you’re missing out on more than half of your total opportunities to book and grow group business. So the question is: How do you create the right…
Read MoreFabio Rosati Joins Social Tables Board of Directors to Revolutionize Hospitality
Washington, DC ” Social Tables (www.socialtables.com), the award-winning event-management platform with the largest community of hospitality and meeting professionals, has added Fabio Rosati to its Board of Directors. Fabio Rosati served as CEO of Elance from 2001 to 2014 and of Upwork (formerly Elance-oDesk) from launch until 2015. During his tenure, the company became the…
Read More15 Catering Instagram Accounts Every Event Professional Should Follow
These days, there are two types of catering companies out there. Those that know how to use Instagram and those that don’t. Sharing beautiful event photos on Instagram doesn’t mean you know how to execute a complex catered event, but it can be a powerful marketing tool. If you’re just starting your event catering business…
Read MoreCertified Meeting Professional or Certified Meeting Manager: Which Is Best for You?
Should you get your CMP certification or CMM certificate? I’m glad you asked. You might already know that Certified Meeting Professionals make more money than their peers. CMPs make an average of $86,000 to $96,000 per year. But did you know event industry pros who hold the Certificate in Meeting Management make even more? According…
Read MoreThe Truth About Becoming a Certified Meeting Professional
How would you like to make nearly $10,000 more than you currently earn? According to the 2016 Convene Salary Survey, that’s the average salary difference between CMPs and non-certified planners. On average, certified planners made about $85,00 a year. Meanwhile, non-certified planners made around $76,500 a year. That statistic alone might convince you to earn…
Read More3 Keys to Clever Event Invitation & Meeting Request Emails
It’s real talk time. How many emails do you get in your inbox weekly? Hundreds? Thousands? If you’re like us, it might even be upwards of that, and not all of them get your complete devoted, undistracted attention. So when you’re sending meeting requests and event email invitations, trying to get more attendees, you’re going…
Read MoreSocial Tables Releases New Hospitality Software That Supports The Venetian | The Palazzo’s Largest Events
Social Tables Diagram, Seat, and Check-In version 4.0 serve events ten times larger, increasing stakeholder collaboration and decreasing costly mistakes. Social Tables (www.socialtables.com), the SaaS platform that brings cloud-based event management software to hospitality and meeting professionals, announces the release of a more advanced software suite in collaboration with The Venetian | The Palazzo. With 2000+…
Read MoreDeveloping a Risk Management Plan for Events: 5 Critical Question to Ask
In a perfect world, every single one of your events would run as smoothly as possible, without any deviations from your event plan. However, I am sure I do not have to tell you that this is rarely how things go – whether minor or major, it seems as if there is always something that goes…
Read MoreMobile Event Surveys: 6 Ways to Get More Post-Event Insights
When it comes to event surveys, there’s a thought process we’re sure you’ve heard before: Paper surveys take time, resources and collection methods are often inefficient at best. Online form providers are vast, and can save your team valuable time and money. So, if this is the case, why are so many event planners sticking…
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