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How to overcome short event lead times in 8 steps

How to overcome short event lead times in 8 steps

by Jeff Kear | Aug 27, 2014 | Business, Business Management, Event Management, Sales

The Great Recession started a trend that has caused many sleepless nights and short fingernails for event planners and event venue managers alike. Because revenues and income dropped for many companies and individuals, event budgets got a lot tighter and people were...
Top 8 Traits of Successful Event Planners

Top 8 Traits of Successful Event Planners

by Jeff Kear | Aug 7, 2014 | Business, Business Management, Event Management, Industry Intelligence and Research

In the last few years we have met many event planners and professionals who have recently started an event management business, and often we wondered if some of these people knew the rollercoaster ride they were in for. We love event planners and admire what you do,...
5 business productivity hacks for freelancers and graphic designers (& software tips)

5 business productivity hacks for freelancers and graphic designers (& software tips)

by Jeff Kear | Nov 30, 2012 | Uncategorized

I’ve run a branding/marketing firm for 10 years and have worked with lots of freelancers and designers, and you don’t often have an easy lot. Zero or, at best, a few staff to help you out or bounce ideas off of. Doing both the design work and having to...
7 lifehacks for getting the most from small business management software

7 lifehacks for getting the most from small business management software

by Jeff Kear | Sep 10, 2012 | Uncategorized

Before we were a maker of small business management software tools ourselves, we were users of apps developed by other companies, and we still use dozens of productivity apps besides our beloved Planning Pod. In fact, we built Planning Pod because we simply never...

Beyond event planning software … putting the rest of the Web to work for your business

by Jeff Kear | Jun 15, 2011 | Tools and Software

Here at Planning Pod, we’re always trying out the newest Web-based tools and applications built to make people like you more productive. Not every tool or application is perfect for everyone, but there are some that are just so useful and cool that we had to...

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