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10 Insider Tips for Choosing the Right Caterer

10 Insider Tips for Choosing the Right Caterer

by Jeff Kear | May 20, 2015 | Best Practices, Catering, Event Management, Event Planning, Event Vendors and Suppliers, Event Venues, Venues

When it comes to the things that can make or break an event, few are as important as the quality, flavor and appearance of the food and beverages you serve. (Just ask your guests and they will probably not remember as much about the decor or entertainment, but they...
5 Lessons Event Professionals Can Learn From Startups

5 Lessons Event Professionals Can Learn From Startups

by Jeff Kear | May 13, 2015 | Best Practices, Business, Business Management, Event Management, Event Marketing, Event Technology, Tech, Tools and Software

Since launching Planning Pod as a beta version in 2012, we have had the pleasure to speak with thousands of event professionals and learn about their challenges in managing events and – for event planners, venues and caterers in particular – in growing...
8 Ways To Supercharge Your Attendee Engagement

8 Ways To Supercharge Your Attendee Engagement

by Jeff Kear | May 8, 2015 | Attendee Engagement, Best Practices, Event Management, Event Marketing, Event Technology, Marketing

As if our attention spans weren’t short enough already pre-smart phones, now event professionals have to contend with a whole technologized universe of distractions – including social media apps, gaming apps, wearable technology, media walls, etc. –...
5 Old-School Tactics for Marketing Your Events Offline (That Still Work)

5 Old-School Tactics for Marketing Your Events Offline (That Still Work)

by Jeff Kear | Apr 28, 2015 | Attendee Engagement, Best Practices, Event Management, Event Marketing, Marketing, Sales

I will be the first to say that it’s easy to get carried away with all the great ways to promote your events and/or your events business on the Internet. Tactics like marketing via search engines, email, social media and blogging have become so popular that we...
4 Ways to Make “Event Management by Committee” Work

4 Ways to Make “Event Management by Committee” Work

by Jeff Kear | Apr 24, 2015 | Best Practices, Event Management

No event plans itself. And very few successful events are due to the efforts of just one person. In fact, great events are practically always the result of the combined time, passion and abilities of many dedicated managers, planners and vendors … not to mention...
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