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Shenna Hayden posted a reply on Re: Customer Service Training
Friday, Sep 22, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Said: I agree with Meghan! I have done some of the online Disney trainings and they have great nuggets you can use to influence your own training! But she is so right, you have to root it in your own mission and create something that wi...
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Providing food during 'lunch time hours' event
Friday, Sep 22, 2023 at 12:29 PM
Said: You will have greater attendance offering food than you would without food, but you may still have great attendance since opening a new museum location is super exciting! I concur with the idea of food trucks. Another option...
Tavia Minnich posted a reply on Re: Providing food during 'lunch time hours' event
Friday, Sep 22, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Said: Since it is a free event and open to the public, food trucks would be the best option with having the guest pay. I have known that some places do free vouchers for members, whether it is ice-cream or some type of incentive. I would sugg...
Julie Mendes posted a reply on Re: Providing food during 'lunch time hours' event
Friday, Sep 22, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Said: We always invite a food truck to set up. Even events that are outside of mealtimes, we will have an ice cream or snowball truck come out. There's also a local cotton candy business and a chocolate dipping business who have set up at our...
Donna Migliaccio posted a new Topic
Friday, Sep 22, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Providing food during 'lunch time hours' event
Looking for feedback regarding the need for food at events that are held during typical meal time hours (i.e. lunch 11am-2pm or dinner 5pm-7pm). If you have an event during these hours, do you feel compelled or obligated to have some kind of food option for attendees? This could be securing a food truck, other food to purchase or offering free food?
Here's some context...our museum has been closed since 2020 as we are building at a new location. Now that we...
Here's some context...our museum has been closed since 2020 as we are building at a new location. Now that we...
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