Get more reviews for your event venue
An event venue gets more reviews by asking the host a few days after the event and by making it easy for guests to find the review page. AI drafts a personal request that mentions the event. Venue reviews matter because people choose a space they cannot visit twice before the big day.
Talk through your venue with the person who builds it
A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your event venue to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
Ask the host, not just the guests
The person who booked you knows the whole story: the tour, the planning, the day. A thank-you with a review link a few days after the event is most effective, when the photos are arriving and the memory is warm.
Make reviews do more work
Prospects read reviews for specifics like parking, the sound, how staff handled a rain plan. Encourage details, and with permission, use a short quote on the relevant event page.
Platforms forbid paying for reviews, and posting your own can get your listing flagged.
Reply to every review
Prospects read your responses as closely as the reviews. A short thank-you that mentions a detail from the event shows that someone is paying attention. For a critical review, acknowledge the issue, say what you will look at, and offer a call. Staff can draft with AI, but the venue manager should read it before posting.
Picture this
Examples of what it can look like. Illustrations, not clients.
Three days after a wedding, the couple receives a note thanking them and linking a review form.
A corporate client praises the setup crew. With permission, that line appears on the corporate events page.
The rules that apply, in their own words
“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.”
“It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice and a violation of this part for a business to write, create, or sell a consumer review”
Sources
- 16 CFR Part 465 (FTC rule on reviews and testimonials): The ban on fake, bought or suppressed reviews.
- ADA.gov: introduction to the ADA: Accessibility duties for businesses open to the public.
- SBA: stay legally compliant: The Small Business Administration’s checklist for licenses, taxes and rules.
- 15 U.S.C. § 45 (FTC Act, Section 5): The federal ban on unfair or deceptive business practices, ads included.
Talk through your venue with the person who builds it
A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your event venue to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
Questions
What about a review about a problem on the day?
Reply with care and offer to talk by phone. How you respond is read by future clients.
Should guests review too?
They can, but hosts are the main source. Keep the ask simple.
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