Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A vast source of valuable data is attendee tracking – one of the most powerful ways event professionals can measure event marketing success. This blog post explores how event managers can track their attendees and the most significant benefits of attendee tracking. Attendee Tracking: The Basics.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 10, 2021

Event platforms took the events industry by the storm. He says: down with third-party event platforms! He says: down with third-party event platforms! Event platforms unquestionably satisfy event planners’ needs, but are they really the only way to go forward? Third-Party Event Platforms Rule The Industry.

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Endless Events

MAY 24, 2021

Our resident hosts, Will and Brandt, welcome a guest to talk about virtual and hybrid event platforms. In one of the most resourceful conversations in the history of this podcast, Kyle talks about how event platforms have adapted since last year and where are they going next. Virtual & Hybrid Event Platforms: All About Automation.

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Endless Events

MARCH 18, 2022

Event platforms can be an event planner’s best friend. That’s because event platforms collect data about registration, attendee behavior, their feedback about the event, engagement levels, and more valuable insights. What Event Platforms Can Do For Measuring Event ROI. Event Apps To The Rescue.

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2022

Attendee retention rate is one of the most important event KPIs. When event planners measure how many attendees have attended their events before, they are getting insights into attendee loyalty. So, how can event organizers measure and increase attendee retention ? The answer is to lean on analytics.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2021

While event organizers are getting good at planning in-person, hybrid and online events, booking the right speakers and keeping attendees engaged are still some of the biggest challenges. With online events especially, attendees can get distracted by looking at their phones or trying to multitask during presentations.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, Will and Brandt bring two guests in to hear an unbiased review of Accelevents , an all-in-one hybrid, and virtual event management platform. After all, in a world where there are more than 100 virtual event platforms , it’s sometimes hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Virtual Event Management Platforms.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 25, 2022

The platform allows companies to completely optimize the digital registration experience for event attendees, especially for global companies that want every event to be new and exciting. Mark Johnson, CEO of eventcore, is eager to combine the platform’s capabilities with MPAV’s wider reach. “We A Successful Merger.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Unsurprisingly, companies are heavily invested in attendee satisfaction. Often, event planners turn to metrics and attendee engagement as a measure of an event’s success. That’s why we’ve brought on an expert on all things attendee engagement metrics, Ryan Costello. I was like, what else can I do?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Most meeting professionals manage the needs of a small subset of attendees who require food, wheelchair access, sound, language or sensory accommodations. While most meeting professionals ask about the need for accommodations on the registration form, DeWitt’s team screens every warrior to ensure the right facilities will be in place. “We

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

Recall that Cisco , which offered WebEx before streaming was cool, purchased Socio and just closed the deal on Slido last month in an attempt to make engagement on the platform seamless. The platform recently announced that it can host up to 50,000 attendees. There is space for quality smaller players as well. Is Bigger Better?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

A long-anticipated reckoning after the boom of investment in virtual meeting platforms during Covid and an aggressive return to in-person events has sent many streaming platform companies scrambling to position themselves in the best light for a possible looming merger and acquisition season. Twine raised $4.3

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

The best way to measure event ROI is with event platforms as they harness valuable data points and create analytics reports. However, platforms differ from one another based on pricing, features, and other functionalities. Registration & Attendee KPIs. Number of total registrations. Happy planning!

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Out of necessity, we mastered snazzy new ways to connect, play games, exercise, entertain, make lunch/dinner/drinks and build things through platforms online. Offering a hybrid format for your meetings and events may: Bring you more attendees, as well as greater community engagement between and with the virtual and in-person audiences.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

There are different ways in which you can achieve your event goals and objectives, not to mention each event has a distinct set of attendees and stakeholders. Depending on your event, you might be interested in measuring attendee satisfaction, gross revenue, sponsorship satisfaction, NPS, or session analytics.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The event venue is where attendees eat, drink, network, and engage with your content. That’s where virtual event platforms come into play. For virtual events, the event platform is the venue. For virtual events, the event platform is the venue. A virtual event platform is software that lets you host events virtually.

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

Facebook has long been known as a major platform for planning and promoting events, but a new challenger now wants in on the action. Pinterest has just launched new tools that allow professionals to plan events on the platform. These all fall in step with Pinterest’s identity as a visual platform.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Registration Figures. Registration is a good indication of event quality and attendee demand. . Registration for an intimate gala will be lower than registration for a huge conference. Even so, tracking registration figures over time for similar types of events can help you gauge attendee interest. .

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

In today’s fast-paced events industry, conferences have evolved into dynamic platforms for networking, knowledge sharing, and industry growth. Its about bringing all the moving parts together in a way that feels effortless to your attendees while ensuring nothing slips through the cracks behind the scenes.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 25, 2022

You want to kick off an event that not only delights attendees but also delivers quantifiable results for your brand. In-Person and/or Virtual Attendees Per Session. We like this KPI because it can tell you which presenters, sessions, topics, and locations were more popular with attendees. Which metrics are meaningful?

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Endless Events

JULY 22, 2022

“I’ve seen a map-based platform called ExpoFP that lets you lay out your floor plan and sell those spaces directly from your floor plan,” he says. While you can’t use a tool like this to collect registrations for an entire event, it is simplifying one of the components of the planning process.” . There are great platforms out there.

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Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2020

Now that your attendees are no longer physically present, engagement becomes more important than ever, and an event app can go a long way in helping you out with this. And if you’re looking to promote your main sponsor, push notifications that remind attendees about sponsored sessions or offers is also a great way to do so!

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

There are multiple ways to measure an event’s success, whether through an online event platform or an in-person event. Event Registration. Checking to see how many people have registered as attendees to your event is one of the easiest ways to measure event success. Attendee Engagement. Attendee Retention.

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Endless Events

MARCH 7, 2022

When we talk about the most popular event platform features , we typically think of registration and ticketing , integrations, gamification, and analytics reporting, for example. “When you look at event apps and event platforms , 80% of them have the same basic features. The success of their event depends on it!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

There wasn’t a need to include a virtual platform ; unless it was a rare occasion with a one-off request to include a broadcast element. PROS : Should another variant hit, you are prepared with a full team, logistics and platform to pivot to a 100 percent virtual event. You can double the registration income.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

Event platform MeetingPlay and meeting management SaaS provider Aventri announced today that they will merge to create a full-service event software company. Each year, MeetingPlay and Aventri powered a combined total of more than 50,000 events for more than 10,000 companies and 7 million attendees. Washington D.C.-based

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

It’s not just that technology appeals to our attendees. Prior to event apps and platforms, event planners relied on pre-event and post-event surveys to measure event ROI. Event technology allows attendees to message each other before, during, and after the event , making it easier than ever for people to network. .

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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Endless Events

MARCH 22, 2018

That’s why we’ve put together this list of creative ways to connect your attendees. Use technology to better connect your attendees. Let’s take a closer look at each of those: Event apps: Event apps are used to help increase attendee engagement and deliver a more personalized event experience.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

The number of attendees, sales, engagement, profit, new contacts – whatever is relevant to you and your organization. What will attendees accomplish by attending your event? Who are your attendee personas? Define your attendee personas the same way you would in a regular situation. Virtual Event Platform.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Attendees should enjoy your event, but planning an event isn’t a pure act of kindness. If you’re planning the biggest shindig of the year, you’re busy worrying about registrations, sponsors, and catering. Attendee surveys. Some analytics platforms will do this work for you automatically. Registrations. Web traffic.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 4, 2024

What do your attendees think about your event? What was the experience like for in-person versus virtual attendees at your hybrid event? In this post, we’ve compiled 51 must-ask event survey questions that you can paste directly into your post-event surveys to gain crucial insights into the attendee, sponsor, and employee experience.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Whether you’re planning a company event or an exhibition, it’s key that attendees all have the ability to efficiently communicate with one another and engage with the content. It’s not just the attendee who saves some money, it’s also the event planner. The only barrier left standing in the way is language.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

Here are the 10 event technology trends that Will and Brandt discuss in this unique and exciting episode: NFTs, blockchain, metaverse, drones, smart glasses & AR, community marketing, privacy & security, machine learning & AI, facial recognition, attendee tracking. And that’s what the attendees want as well.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

No wonder registrations soared off the charts. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? What if registrants are divided? All-in-one platforms are like an insurance policy on your event.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Event logistics last-minute registrations continue to add to the pressure of executing events. Costs are rising faster than revenues or registration fees can keep up, leading to a sense of helplessness. Venue sourcing venue affordability, availability, and inflexible hotel staff contribute to the frustration of event planners.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

After all, they need to hire more event staff, pay for a virtual event platform, and engage two audiences in two completely separate ways while ensuring they can also interact with one another. Budget-friendly tip: You can save a lot by axing traditional catering altogether and letting your attendees go for lunch off the site.

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