1. In broad strokes, sketch out your event:
From the Bizly homescreen, navigate to Events.
To get started, click on +Create Events
Fill out the mandatory fields.
When ready, submit the draft.
2. Next up, search & source venues:
To draw a shortlist of 4 venues for your event, just click on Add to Shortlist.
Please note that for every event, you can only source 4 venues at any one time. Beyond 4, the rest will be on queue.
To help you zero in on the right venue, use the search bar. Specify the location, the type of venue, and even hotel chain name. Better yet, try using the filters provided to narrow down the possibilities. The map might also be of help. Here's a quick guide on how to use venue filters.
For most enterprise users, the preferred venues are usually predetermined by the company. As such, the preferred venues will show up as the top search results. If you are looking for something that is not part of your company's list of preferred venues, you may need to scroll down further and scour through the search results.
Once all 4 venues have been added to your event, you will get another chance to edit the event details, add sleeping rooms and whatnot.
3. Finishing touches, before you save and submit:
This is the part where you get to edit everything before the inquiry is submitted into the system and sent out to the venues.
At all times, please remember to save.
For greater clarity, adding some notes usually helps.
If for some reason you are not yet ready to submit, you can just click on Save at the bottom of the screen. But if you're ready, feel free to go ahead and click on Submit Inquiry.
Once submitted, the Bizly platform will take it from there.
For good measure, the Bizly Concierge team will also conduct multiple follow-ups everyday with the venue until you receive a response from the venue.