Event Tech Awards 2018: Here We Go!

Event Management News

July 26, 2018

We are pleased to announce that Attendease has been shortlisted for two categories under the Event Tech Awards 2018: Best Event Management Platform, and Best Hybrid Event or Live Streaming Solution. The awards are now in their sixth year and will once again recognize the achievements of companies delivering digital and technological solutions to the events industry. The event will happen on November 7th, in London, when the winners will be announced. #FingersCrossed This is not Attendease’s first rodeo tho, in 2016 we won the awards for Best Event Website/ Mobile Site. #GoTeam!

Want to learn more about Attendease? Contact our team to book a demo!

Best Practices in Lead Retrieval

Event Management News

February 28, 2018

Lead retrieval is when sponsors or exhibitors at your event are able to collect information about the attendees they meet on the floor. Rather than giving your attendee list to every sponsor and making attendees hate you for life when they come home from your event to an inbox overflowing with spam, you can improve your exhibitors’ results as they follow up only with those they’ve had meaningful conversations with.

The easiest way to provide lead retrieval is to let your exhibitors and sponsors scan badges. So what do you need to look for in a tool that scans badges? Here are some factors to consider that will keep your expenses down and your exhibitors happy:

Drop The Hardware: Having your exhibitors rent badge scanners is last generation, it’s like paying iPhone price for a flip phone. If your lead retrieval system doesn’t allow your exhibitors to use their own smartphones (or iPod Touch), both you and your exhibitors are paying to ship around a bunch of hardware. Event managers are the last people we need remind how expensive it is to ship stuff around.

Everyone Can Scan, Not Just the Guy with the Scanner: Another benefit of going smartphone based is that every exhibitor on the team can scan with their phone for one flat price. No extra hassle or expense if your exhibitors want 10 people to be scanning. Set up once, pay once, and go. BIG WIN HERE: The real value here is that you can have your team at the show and then staff back at the home office reviewing the scans real time from the show floor to support the booth.

Other features to look for to make offering Lead Retrieval Easier:

Low Cost, Zero Hassle Badges: Besides integration on the front end with registration you want it downstream too so that you can print your badges with no headaches. A better lead retrieval system will support whatever you want to do – simple low cost badges, high end VIP backstage pass style badges, and the ability for you to print onsite if required with low cost, dependable printers.

No Paperwork to Get Your Exhibitors on Board: You shouldn’t have to be printing pages to add to your exhibitor handbook. Send them an email with a link and that’s it, simple for them to register, setup and pay. The system also needs to support a la carte or bundle pricing – easy setup if you want all your exhibitors to get lead retrieval as part of sponsorship (eliminating hassle, improving results and reducing cost for everyone) or let every exhibitor decide on their own if they need lead retrieval.

Analytics for You: It’s not just about your exhibitors, a better system will include analytics for you. Perhaps you need check-ins or surveying so you can see which sessions are most popular, or maybe it’s scanning to limit access to certain sessions or parts of the show floor. Again you want smartphone based, easy to use and web access to your data.

Here’s to everyone having productive conversations on the show floor! Join the better conferences and events that provide simple, team-based lead retrieval so your exhibitors can maximize the ROI of your events.

About the Author: John J. Wall is the producer of Marketing Over Coffee, the leading podcast covering the intersection of Marketing Technology and the Author of B2B Marketing Confessions which has a complete chapter on trade show strategies and tactics learned from suffering on the road. He’s also at EventHero, the leading provider of team based lead retrieval, multi-session tracking and on demand badging.

Attendease Distinguished with Great User Experience for Event Management Software Award

Event Management News

January 31, 2018

Attendease was recently honoured by FinancesOnline with two awards: Great User Experience and Rising Star.

The Great User Experience award for best event management tools is reserved for solutions that allow users to easily facilitate the work process through great usability and intuitive, efficient functionalities. We’re really pleased to receive this award, as our platform was built with the user in mind. Aside from allowing teams to easily automate tasks and create workflows, Attendease simplifies multi-event management by enabling users to clone and repeat events to save time and reduce their costs per event.

These positive remarks paved the way for Attendease to receive the software directory’s Rising Star award, a recognition given to software solutions that quickly rose in popularity due to positive traction from clients. Not to brag, but we were rated with a perfect 100% score in user satisfaction by FinancesOnline. As customer experience is our top priority, we couldn’t be more proud to receive this recognition!

Congrats to our fantastic Attendease team!

Read the complete review at FinancesOnline, and if you want to see what the fuss is about please book your free demo customized for your event needs.

6 Best Event Management Software in 2023

Event Management News

January 16, 2018

There are so many different event management software solutions out there, which one is the best option for you? Rather than focusing on the traditional event management platforms (that you probably are already familiar with), we wanted to shift our focus to the most innovative event management software and platforms available in the market. These are companies that are changing the way events are managed, and are ready to disrupt the industry. Get ready!

Best Event Management Software & Innovative Platforms

Looking for the best event management software and technology is no easy task. Here are a few ideas that can help you manage better events and provide a better attendee experience. Are we missing something? Please let us know by leaving a comment or contacting us. Happy reading!

Digital Swag Bag: Virtual Event Bags

Digital swag bags are a great solution to minimize waste and save time (no more putting swag bags together!), while also having an easy-to-measure solution for your event sponsors and exhibitors. With Virtual Event Bags, you can send a number of swag options, such as coupon codes for online or in-store shopping, a voucher to redeem items at the exhibitor’s booth or retail store, an opportunity to invite attendees to schedule a one-on-one product demo during the event, and more.

Event Management Software & Automation Platform: Attendease

Ideal for event professionals who manage multiple events, at Attendease we help you to scale and repeat events without breaking a sweat. You can build your event website, build the registration form and booking process, manage and automate email communication, manage speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors, and more. The platform also has built-in analytics and integrates with other tools, including SalesForce, HubSpot, and Slack. https://www.youtube.com/embed/2–awjZCYj8?rel=0

Gamification: Poken

Poken is a cloud-based platform that enables event organizers and exhibitors to create interactive and exciting events. The tool brings together the digital and physical event spaces to drive engagement and gain better insight into real data and it’s recommended for larger events. There are many creative ways Poken can be integrated to an event, and by the end of it, you can see all the interactions and touchpoints recorded in a chronological format. The data can be used to gain insights from attendees, generate leads, and for engagement tracking.

Presentation: Visual Collaboration

With attendee experience and engagement being one of the hot topics in the industry in the past year, Visual Collaboration offers a presentation game-changer that empowers the speaker to keep the audience captivated. Presenters can ask the audience to share their ideas directly on the presentation and show multiple results in the form of a heat map, as well as providing annotations for feedback. Watch the video to learn more. https://www.youtube.com/embed/I31AhhIPEww

Event Mobile App: Superevent

Superevent is a self-service app available for iOS and Android, and offers a web-based HTML version to cover desktop and other mobile platforms. This is a good solution if you manage small events, as the free version can have up to 50 users and covers all the lite features. For larger events, you may consider a more robust solution, tailor-made to your needs, as Superevent is an out of the box solution with a specific set of features available.

Entertainment: FastBar

Everyone hates long bar lines. They reduce attendee satisfaction and impact bar revenue. FastBar solves the problem of long bar lines for special events with a simple, cashless, high-speed payment solution that improves attendee satisfaction, and increases bar revenue. You can see the activation process and see it in action in this YouTube video.

Technology can provide unique opportunities to connect people together, while also helping teams to run events more efficiently. Having access to real-time data and automated processes can help you make better decisions and make better use of your time. There are many solutions available to choose from: imagine how many challenges you could solve with some simple changes to your event management process! Use technology to your advantage and start managing events the smart way.

Are we missing anything? Do you have any challenges that you don’t know how to address? Leave us a comment and we may have a solution for you!