Event Venues
20 Types of Corporate Events You Should Know About
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “corporate event?” While images of boardrooms and expensive suits likely appear, you might be surprised to learn that there are many different types of corporate events, each with a unique purpose and atmosphere. Businesses are diverse, with varying missions, styles, and cultures, but meetings and events…
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Unique Conference Venues: Your Complete Guide
Your conference is a special event that deserves a special venue. But don’t let the search for unique conference venues overwhelm you. With some creative thinking and careful planning, you can find a space that will help your event stand out and make a lasting impression on your guests. Here are some tips to help…
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10 Client Appreciation Event Ideas Customers Love
Whether you’re a part of a Fortune 500 company or are running a boutique hair salon out of your home, your business wouldn’t exist without clients. Showering clients with appreciation can help businesses, large and small, build a base of loyal customers, especially now, as we head into the holiday season. While some leaders choose…
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The Ultimate Guide to Theme Park Layout Design
Theme park designers are constantly looking for ways to improve the stories they tell through their attractions and rides. Their placement, structure, and surrounding activities all play a role in guest experience which is why the process of creating a great layout can be so complex. In this guide, we take a closer look at…
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The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing for Event Venues
If you’re running an event venue business today, social media must be part of your venue marketing strategy. But how can you make sense of the many social media options and use your time effectively? In this post, we’ll help you hone in on the top event social media platforms. Plus, we’ll show you how…
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Venue Marketing 101: How Improving Discoverability Generates More Event Leads
How much do you feel you still truly understand venue marketing? In today’s digital world of snaps, stories, influencers and more, it can be hard to keep up. The key to successful event venue marketing is to increase your venue’s discoverability. That’s the only way to generate more event leads. To help with your marketing…
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Your Venue Security Plan: 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 come…
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The Top 7 Venue Hashtags to Follow Hospitality 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…
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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…
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America’s 5 Largest Convention Centers for Events
Big events require big spaces. But when it comes to planning a 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, has features that make your job easier, and is in a destination that improves attendees’ experiences. Here are America’s…
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Crowd Control Tips: 3 Best Practices for Venues
Venue managers and staff all have a duty to their attendees to provide a level of crowd management and safe, fun experiences at events. 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…
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6 Secrets to Getting an Event RFP You Can Actually Use
As event planners, we’re in luck: When it comes to venue sourcing, the market is moving from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market. However, that means we have more responsibility. If we want to build great relationships with venues, we need to submit strong event RFPs to venues. Venue supply growth is expected to…
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