What is the Best Vendor Management Software for Markets and Pop-Up Events?
The best vendor management software for markets and pop-up events handles six things well: event and series setup, vendor applications and approvals, booth and floor-plan management, payments and payouts, event-day operations, and reporting — all in one place, priced in a way that doesn’t punish you for growing. Here’s what to actually look for in […]
Best Vendor Management Software for Markets and Pop-Up Events
The best vendor management software for markets and pop-up events handles six things well: event and series setup, vendor applications and approvals, booth and floor-plan management, payments and payouts, event-day operations, and reporting — all in one place, priced in a way that doesn’t punish you for growing. Here’s what to actually look for in […]
What a Market Season Looks Like When You’re Not Doing Everything by Hand
Picture this… it’s Saturday morning and your market opens in a few hours. You got here early, but you still feel a sense of impending doom. You down a few energy drinks because you barely got a wink of sleep last night and you have nothing but your anxious thoughts to thank for that. By […]
The Farmers Market Manager’s Friday Night Spiral (And how to Break the Cycle)
It’s 11 pm on a Friday. Tomorrow is market day. You’re lying awake in bed, unable to sleep, running through a mental checklist regarding tomorrow’s market day. Did Luisa confirm her booth change? Are your vendors aware of what time they’re supposed to arrive at the market tomorrow? Did you actually remember to tell Sam […]
What It Actually Costs to Run a Weekly Market
Every Saturday morning, members of your community wake up with a specific goal in mind: a visit to their local farmers market. No one can blame them… it’s the perfect start to a relaxing weekend after a long week of work. Fresh produce, handmade jewelry, baked goods, and bright bouquets of flowers draw a wide […]
Hot Take: Market Managers Are Brand Builders, Not Just Business Owners
Picture a busy Saturday morning at your local farmers market. The smell of fresh bread, the towers of strawberries, the easy feeling of a community doing what communities do best. It looks effortless. It isn’t. Someone built that — and they were up at 5am to make it happen. Market managers don’t just run events. […]
You Posted “Vendor Applications Open” on Instagram. Now What?
You hit publish. Your carefully crafted Instagram post announcing “Vendor Applications Now Open” is live, complete with vibrant photos from last year’s market and all the essential details in your caption. Within minutes, the likes start rolling in. Comments flood your notifications. DMs ping constantly. Then reality hits: “How am I actually going to manage […]
Marketspread vs. Hivey: Why Hivey is the Smarter Choice for Market Management Software
Whether you’re an event organizer or a market manager, searching for tools to streamline vendor applications, payment processing, booth assignment, and overall vendor communication, you’ve likely come across Marketspread. In fact, many event planners who discover Hivey tell us they’re either currently using Marketspread or are strongly considering it. But once they try Hivey, the […]