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Industry
How to Get More Face-to-Face Time with Your Customers
Did you know that the average close rate for an in-person sales meeting is 40%? The job of an event manager isn’t easy. It can feel like you’re spending hours of your day on tedious tasks and manual processes.
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Industry
New Event Industry Data, José Andrés Delivers MUFSO Conference Keynote & More
Find out what buzzworthy industry news, features, and profiles are on our radar this week.
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Guest Blog
Preventing Credit Card Fraud: 3 Ways to Keep Customers Safe
Over the past few decades, payment security has become a top concern for businesses of all shapes and sizes — especially those in the food and hospitality industries.
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Industry
Why All of Your Venues Should Be on One Platform
Having multiple locations is a big win for any business. But more outposts also means managers and owners are tasked with making sure things like customer service and best practices are consistent across all locations, especially when you host private events.
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Industry
Why Gather is #1 in Event Leads
Gather was built as a platform to make managing and growing your private events program easier. And now, with the Gather Booking Network, we’re taking a big step forward by helping to bring more leads right to you.
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Industry
Make Reviews Work for Your Business — Here’s How
The results are in: 63% of consumers feel that online reviews are “important” or “very important” when choosing local businesses. Reviews are one of the top resources customers use when considering if they’ll patronize or buy from a business. So, how can you make your reviews work for you?
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Industry
Opening a New Event Venue: 10 Things to Know
So, you’re opening a new venue. Congrats! You’re certainly not alone — these days, the events business is booming. Eventgrid reports that about 18 million events and meetings are organized in the U.S. every year, producing $280 billion in spending.
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Industry
5 Ways Independent Restaurants Can Refresh Their Brand
There’s a charm to most independent restaurants that’s harder to find in chains or national eateries. But, that can also mean that you don’t have the resources to invest in your brand like bigger restaurant groups do.
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Industry
5 Ways to Market Your Wedding Venue to Millennials
Millennials are the largest generation ever — even larger than Baby Boomers, according to Gallup. So it should be no surprise that this demographic is a huge percentage of the current wedding market.
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