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Small Meetings: F&B Insights from a Supplier

Smart Meetings

Concessions, meaning discounting to secure the business, are often seen in contractual percentages off F&B retail pricing or hosted events, but retail pricing has to fluctuate in order for the operators to meet their food/beverage cost targets [margin]. Cost of product and changes in commodity pricing have impacted food pricing.

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In-house, SaaS, or API: Choosing the Right Event Tech

Eventtia

In today’s competitive business landscape, event tech has become indispensable for big retail companies looking to drive growth, engage customers, and strengthen brand presence. We can’t ignore the impact of event technology on a retail company’s events strategy.

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The Complete Guide to Creating a Budget for an Event

Eventtia

Event Budgeting Benefits Fundamental to the performance of any event, event budgeting involves multiple benefits one can take advantage of. Similarly, a previously available service or product might become scarce, requiring a vendor change or strategy. Decor and Ambiance Scale of Decor: The visual feel of your event matters.

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In-house, SaaS, or API: Choosing the Right Event Technology for Consumer Events

Eventtia

Event technology has become critical for big retail companies looking to drive growth, engage customers, and strengthen brand presence. With the rise of robust event technology platforms, retail companies can host large recurring events, gather valuable data, and integrate planning workflows with existing in-house ecosystems.

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How the IMEX Crowd Prioritizes Human Beings at Events

Smart Meetings

Recently, that meant introducing everyone to local small businesses for their amenities, including a fragrance company, a cookie maker and a coffee vendor. These two things combined create so many health and productivity benefits, not to mention customer loyalty,” he explained. They were able to experience authentic Orlando,” he said.

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist: 7 Phases to Create a Winning Event

Eventtia

It should be capable of delivering a seamless customer experience, accommodating expected online traffic, and integrating with your CRM and any other retail software solution if necessary. For a retail brand, it could be an exclusive first look at a new product line or deep discounts. Strategize the marketing and execution.

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How Attribute-Based Shopping Will Change Hotel Booking

AltexSoft Travel

If something is included in the price but the buyer hasn’t asked for it, it’s a questionable benefit and possibly a detriment. This is why we’ve teamed up with Hudson Crossing , a leading global advisor to travel and hospitality companies, to unravel what this concept entails and what benefits this approach gives hoteliers and hotel guests.

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