Posts by Mark Williams
Why are Athletic and Sports Camps On Campus Big Business?
Often, colleges and universities host day and overnight sport and youth camps. This is a great opportunity for children and young athletes to improve their athletic abilities and skills, work on team building, and learn leadership skills. These are great places to host camps like these because they are large enough to provide the space…
Read MoreSoftware Consolidation Can Be Good Budget Strategy
Colleges and Universities host many events from conferences to banquets to expos and even sports and other youth camps. These events often include the need for catering, technology, and housing overnight guests. All these moving parts often require multiple different departments to be connected and aware of what is happening at any second. However, most…
Read MoreACCED-I Tradeshow Coming Up
Event Guru Software will be exhibiting during the next Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (ACCED-I) conference March 6 – 9 in Atlanta, GA. This annual conference attracts hundreds of collegiate conference professionals from all over North America and beyond to network and learn about the latest industry trends. The conference features a variety…
Read MoreTouchNet Ready Partnership Official
Event Guru Software and Registration Guru Software have achieved a TouchNet Ready Partner certification. Operations Director, Mark Williams, said “This certification gives our customers one more solid option when it comes to processing credit card payments safely and securely on their campus.” Our vendor partnerships enable schools to process payment transactions for parking, continuing education,…
Read MoreThe Future of Events and Conferences
While US companies slowly start to bring their workforce back to the office, safety is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Meeting halls and venues are ready to accommodate these business events safely and follow CDC guidelines. However, it can be a difficult task with information changing daily. Keeping event staff and guests safe requires…
Read MoreHow Venue Management Software Can Help in the Age of COVID-19
Our venue management software is designed to provide event professionals and venues with all the information they need to organize successful events. Like so many industries, the event industry has been rocked to its core due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, event managers and venues need venue management software they can trust.…
Read MoreOnline Form Streamlines Inquiry Process
If you are struggling to keep up with the phone calls and emails from inquisitive individuals asking about your venue, we have the answer. Check out Event Guru Software’s easy to use online form to automate the process from start to finish. The flexible form will seamlessly tie into your existing website and will automatically…
Read MoreEGS Interfaces with Outlook and Google Calendars
Now Event Guru Software can share scheduling information with two of the most popular calendar platforms on the market, Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. This new interface is a live feed so you can share your venue’s schedule with anyone you want keeping everyone in the loop. Check availability from your mobile device, invite people…
Read MoreFive Ways Event Professionals Can Lower Their Stress Levels During Their Next Big Event
Event managers are forced to wear many different hats. The amount of different responsibilities is often what attracts event managers to the profession. However, it’s also a main cause of stress. One second an event manager may be dealing with the stresses of a designing a complex room lay out and the next is spent…
Read MoreFour Common Mistakes Event Organizers Make
There’s no question that managing an event takes a lot of work. There are so many different moving pieces involved; things could get hectic very quickly. No event is perfect; there are going to be things that go wrong. The goal is to ensure your attendees don’t realize it when that curve ball is thrown…
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