In the setup environment in MICE, you can create packages. In the request for proposal widget, you offer your product range via packages. In the MICE back-office, you can easily add packages to an event. But what exactly is a package in MICE? We will explain that in this article.
After reading this article:
You will understand what a package is
You will understand the usefulness of using packages
Is it clear where you can use packages
What is a package in MICE?
A package is a blueprint of an event. It is a standard schedule for a specific event that you can reuse over and over again, so that you do not always have to recreate the same schedule for an event that is organised frequently.
You create and put together a package by adding different activities and corresponding information. For each part of the event, you create an activity with the correct start and end time, and products associated with the activity.
Example: 8-hour luxury meeting package
You offer an all-day meeting. The meeting consists of different parts (activities):
Reception
Meeting
Morning break
Lunch
End of the meeting
Drinks (optional)
You can set the default times per activity. You can also set which products are purchased by default (included products) during the activity. Or add a product to an activity as a suggestion so the client can select the product himself in the request for proposal widget.
What does this example package look like in MICE?
What does this example package look like in MICE?
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You can also add products to the package that are purchased for the whole day, i.e. not linked to a specific activity. You add these products under 'single products'.
Example of separate products in a package in MICE
Example of separate products in a package in MICE
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Use of packages
After you created packages in setup, you can use these in MICE:
1. A package in an event and quote
In MICE, you create an event for every occasion. By default, the schedule for a new event is empty. By adding a package to the empty event, the default package schedule will be fully adopted as the schedule for the event. After this, you can make any adjustments in the event that apply only to the specific event.
After you have created an event, you can easily add the package, filling the event script with the package script.
Example of an event including the package
Example of an event including the package
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As soon as you create a quote or document, the event script is automatically copied into the script (block) of the file. For invoices, the products from the event are automatically added in invoice lines.
Example of the schedule in the event's quote
Example of the schedule in the event's quote
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2. A package in the request for proposal widget
By offering packages in your request for proposal widget, the client has a choice of events. Since you have already prepared the blueprint of available events by composing packages, the client only has to select the desired event, (optionally) adjust the times, or add suggestion products (upselling).
In the back office, you link packages (and locations) to event types. Optionally, you can also set a minimum and maximum number of guests per package. During step 1 of a request, the client selects an event type and the number of guests. Based on this input, the range of applicable locations and packages is determined.
Example of packages in the request for proposal widget
Example of packages in the request for proposal widget
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