3 min read Weddings vs. Corporate Events: Which Are More Profitable? When you think about the two types of events that are the most profitable, weddings and corporate events probably come to mind. On average, companies are likely to dish out more…
4 min read Event Management Software Buying Guide Using a digital platform to manage your events program can change the way your program runs, both within your team and with your clients. Software that’s a good fit for more…
4 min read A Day in the Life of an Event Coordinator For industry pros, the day of an event can feel like doing a week’s worth of work in just 24 hours. A lot of elements and people have to more…
7 min read The Trend of Nontraditional Wedding Venues Not even 10 years ago, getting married in a hotel ballroom, church, or country club was considered the norm when it came to a wedding venue. These days, it seems more…
2 min read Your 2020 Private Events Forecasting Calendar A new year means a fresh start — for you, your venue, and your private events program. Gather is here to help you start off this new year on the more…
Industry 7 min read The Trend of Nontraditional Wedding Venues Not even 10 years ago, getting married in a hotel ballroom, church, or country club was considered the norm when it came to a wedding venue. These days, it seems more…
Industry 4 min read A Day in the Life of an Event Coordinator For industry pros, the day of an event can feel like doing a week’s worth of work in just 24 hours. A lot of elements and people have to more…
Industry 4 min read What Makes a Great Event Manager? Sure, it can sound fun to manage lavish weddings, lively celebrations, and fun retreats for a living. But not everyone is cut out for the fast-paced world of events. When more…
Industry 2 min read How Gather Helped Me Realize My Business Potential At Gather, we pride ourselves on helping restaurants and event venues do business better. That means everything from shaving serious time off their processes to making it totally manageable to more…
Industry 3 min read Proactive Ways to Grow Your Events Business Whether you’ve been hosting events for months or decades, you probably know that competition can be fierce. Because of this, traditional sales approaches may not work as well as they more…
Industry 3 min read How Planners Use Gather to Better Manage Events In the past, we’ve highlighted ways that Gather benefits your business and streamlines your private event management process. Now, we want to show how our software allows your customers to more…
Industry 4 min read Event Menu Planning 101 Whether you’re revamping your menus, launching a catering venture or upping your private events game, the menu creation process can be overwhelming. Between determining a stylistic approach, deciding on courses, more…
Industry 4 min read The Ultimate Venue Walkthrough FAQs Few parts of event venue management are more important than the walkthrough. It’s where a potential gets a firsthand glimpse at your offerings before deciding whether or not they can envision more…
Industry 4 min read How to Talk to Your Boss About Software Picture this: You’re an event pro. Whether that’s a coordinator, an event sales director, a venue manager or anything in between, you know the ins and outs of your company’s more…
Industry 3 min read How to Prepare for Holiday Event Sales With the holidays fast approaching, now’s the time to be prepping your venue and your staff for what’s to come during this often-hectic season. To help you better prepare for more…
Industry 2 min read Your 2020 Private Events Forecasting Calendar A new year means a fresh start — for you, your venue, and your private events program. Gather is here to help you start off this new year on the more…
Industry 3 min read 7 Steps to Onboard a New Events Team Member Once you partner with Gather, there’s a simple process for onboarding your events program, getting trained on the software and, before you know it, becoming a Gather pro yourself. But more…
Industry 6 min read Private Events & the Rising Minimum Wage Across the country, the minimum wage is on the rise. Thanks to inflation, the Great Recession and technology changing the face of many modern workplaces, a years-long debate has been more…
Industry 4 min read Event Management Software Buying Guide Using a digital platform to manage your events program can change the way your program runs, both within your team and with your clients. Software that’s a good fit for more…
Industry 2 min read How to Market a New Private Events Program Whether you’re a traditional venue like a restaurant or event space, or a more unique spot like an art gallery, museum, sports park or anything in between, adding a private more…
Industry 3 min read New Year’s Resolutions to Grow Your Events Business A new year means a fresh start — the same goes for your business. It’s the perfect time to set new goals, reassess processes, evaluate operations and plan for any more…