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Author: Kevin Kosky

Kevin Kosky is a renowned business communications trainer. He is member of the Professional Speakers Australia and a certified trainer. Kevin is an expert on inbound phone skills, presentation skills and delivering sales presentations.

Function Venue Strategy Plan Template & Growth Ideas  

January 1, 2021 Kevin Kosky
Function Venue Strategy Plan Template

Venue Strategic Planning – A Venue Strategy Plan Template For Growth No matter what sort of venue and events spaces that you have – here are some great IDEAS to grow your Venue Sales & Profits with better Venue Strategy and Venue Business Plan. Here is a large list or MENU of Elements that you
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How to Build a Function & Event Venue Team – 6 Key Roles

February 3, 2020 Kevin Kosky
Roles in a Function Team

SIX DIFFERENT ROLES in a great Venue Function & Events Team Would you like to make more Event & Function Sales? Need to work out the Roles in your event team and who does what? How you got the Right type of Person in the Right Role in your Events Team? Many venues struggle with
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Events Sales Statistics & KPIs for your Venue

February 1, 2020 Kevin Kosky
Event Venue KPIs

Knowing Your Hospitality KPIs & Numbers and improving your Financial Literacy Are sales a bit low and forward bookings a bit light? Not getting or converting enough event enquiries? Margins being squeezed by competitors? Poor KPIs? Well this blog can give you some comfort by showing you how to count and analyse your sales &
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Using FAQs to Make More Event & Function Sales

January 11, 2020 Kevin Kosky
FAQs

Knowing the Frequently Asked Questions for Your Venue – FAQs & FADQs Prepare & Practice Your BEST Answers to the Event FAQs  When my first wedding reception venue opened in Monbulk in 2007, I was a disorganised to say the least. We had very few procedures. policies. systems or manuals in place. I barely even
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Terms & Conditions Checklist For Events – Your Venue RULES

January 3, 2020 Kevin Kosky
Venue Rules - Terms & Conditions

How to Reduce Risks at Your Venue – Set & Know Your RULES for Your Events & Functions Many new venue owners don’t have much experience and as a result do NOT have any guidelines or rules about booking and running the events & functions. Many evente are organised by friendly agreement and a handshake
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10 Biggest Venue Sales Challenges and How to FIX them

January 3, 2020 Kevin Kosky

Ten Most Common Function, Event & Wedding Sales Challenges and Ways to Overcome them Want to know the 10 Event Sales Issues preventing more sales? Keen to find out ways to grow your sales? Would you like to know how to FIX the sales issues? During our work growing Function & Event Sales with Clubs,
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Design Your Function Pack or Event Kit to Sell More – A Checklist

January 2, 2020 Kevin Kosky
Event Kit for venue

How to create an awesome Venue Event Kit or Function Pack Do you need to update your Function Pack or Event Kit? What to create better venue collateral that helps convert enquiries? Need a checklist of things to include in your Venue Information Kit? Most buyers looking for an event will either visit your website
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Venue Competitor Research on how to outsell them

January 2, 2020 Kevin Kosky
Venue Competitors

Doing an Event Venue Competitor Analysis to Make More Sales A Venue Competitor Analysis Can really help improve your Event Sales. This blog covers the elements and benefits of a doing a good Competitor Analysis. How do you identify your KEY Competitors? How can your differentiate your Venue from others? Could you co-operate with some
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How to Differentiate your Venue – Think Benefits NOT Features!

January 1, 2020 Kevin Kosky
Venue Features

Promoting your BENEFITS & ADVANTAGES using your VENUE – the Ultimate List of Venue FEATURES In a Crowded Marketplace you need to FIND what makes your venue truly unique, special and different and promote it widely to all your prospects during the sales process. Otherwise your venue is NOT different, it’s just a commodity without
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Best Questions To Ask When Buying A Hospitality Business

December 31, 2019 Kevin Kosky
Business Buyer

How to BUY a Hospitality Business and be a better Business Buyer There are MANY bargain hospitality businesses urgently for sale for a variety of reasons including the 3 D’s – impending Death, Divorce and Disasters like a partnership split. If you could get a GREAT deal would you consider being a business buyer? Over
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