Event Venues
Social Media for Venues: 10 Must-Try Ideas for Venues
Over the past few years, social media platforms have multiplied and their reach has grown tremendously. Nowadays, if you’re running a business and you’re not on social media, there better be a good reason for it, or it will seem like you’re the figment of someone’s imagination. If you own or manage a venue, how…
Read More Venue Marketing 101: How Improving Discoverability Generates More Event Leads
How much do you feel you still truly understand venue marketing in today’s ever-involving digital world of snaps, stories, fluctuating industry relationships and new commission structures? Does putting hospitality first still matter, or now is it something else entirely? Can you still actually influence your sales process the way you once did by simply being…
Read More Venue Security: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever
Long gone are the days when event venue security used to be tacked as an addendum in event planning, with event planners the only corporate staff sweating about it. But even then, event organizers were concerned more about protecting the venue entrance, the assets, and of course, the occasional unruly guest. Venue threats can and do…
Read More Venue Hashtags: The Top 7 for Venue Professionals to Follow Trends
Do you work at a venue and want to get event planners in the door? Or has your venue just opened and want to book events in your space? Whether you are on Twitter, Instagram, or another platform, following industry-specific hashtags are a great way to tap new and relevant trends in venue marketing. The…
Read More How to Market a Venue: 4 Lessons in Brand Awareness for Venues
You might be seeing increased competition from the new venue down the street. Or you have state of the art venue amenities and are wondering how to book more events business in the near future. Whatever the case may be for you and your venue, we have the low-down on how to market a venue.…
Read More 4 Unique Meeting Venues Where You Need to Host Your Next Meeting
Unique meeting venues offer more than just four walls for your meeting to take place. It provides a one-of-a-kind backdrop to promote productivity and engagement at your meeting. Avoid the usual conference room by hosting your meeting in one of these unique meeting venues. Unique meeting venues offer a one-of-a-kind backdrop to promote a productive…
Read More Venue Marketing: 4 Ways to Stay Top of Mind with Planners
Marketing your venue will require far more than just word of mouth referrals, and requires you to actively market yourself to your local event planners. Whether they have hosted events with you in the past, or have yet to book with you—the venue marketing tips below will help. Marketing your venue requires you to actively…
Read More America’s 5 Largest Convention Centers to Host Your Next Event
Big events require big spaces. But, when it comes to planning your next large-scale event, you need more than just a lot of space. You also need a venue that has knows how to handle big crowds and has the kinds of features that make your job easier. Here are five of America’s best and…
Read More Crowd Management at Events: 3 Best Practices for Venues
Venue managers and staff all have a duty to their attendees to provide a level of crowd management. This is first and foremost vital for guest and staff safety as well as minimizing complaints that may lead to a poor event review. As part of the planning process, be sure to exercise these three best…
Read More 6 Considerations for Creating a Winning Event Venue RFP
Thanks to a strong economy and the continued value of face-to-face meetings, the demand for event space continues to grow. Good news is that hotel supply growth is expected to exceed demand growth for the first time in eight years according to CWT Meetings & Events. This means that we are moving from a seller…
Read More 5 Fashion Event Venues That Are Sure to Turn Heads
Fashion Week is known globally for letting fashion designers unleash their most whiplash-inducing statements. These designers create an environment around their clothing lines to fully immerse attendees in the experience. If you’re a planner, here is our list of our top five fashion event venues that are sure to turn attendees’ heads. Fashion event venues…
Read More Conference Space Rental 101: What to Know Before Renting
Conference space rental details can sometimes feel overwhelming for event planners. So how do you narrow down the best options for your client with so many traditional and non-traditional venues out there? Aside from the dates and number of attendees, here are the basics of what to know before renting a conference room space. Picking…
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