I am not a fan of cold calls. Generally when sourcing events we know where our attendees are looking to go year to year. If were interested in a location as a possible home for an event we will always reach out. Generally I feel like it ends up wasting everyone's time on these long calls about the benefits of this location when I know it won't work for our events because of location, size, distance from the airport, etc.
And if we hadn't considered the location, I would much rather receive the information in an email anyways. This way I can review everything as needed, I have all of the information in front of me clearly presented and I can do it at a time that works better so I can carefully and fully review it, rather than being thrust into a conversation I wasn't fully prepared to have.
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Kim Tabor
Conference Systems Manager
GIE MediaUnited States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-18-2023 09:28
From: Teresa James
Subject: Finding the Perfect Venue vs Finding the Perfect Client
I work for a hotel, and as a venue I'd love to know planners' thoughts on venues cold calling them for business. What are your pet peeves and what do you find the most intriguing and then actually consider the venue for future events?
#SourcingaVenue
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Teresa James
Director of Sales
Aloft Gainesville University AreaUnited States
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