Event planners have been using event apps for a while now, but starting with Apple’s WWDC 2013 and its iBeacon, they began noticing a much stronger way to use the technology. Beacons have been around for several years now but they’re starting to be used more frequently with apps to improve guest experience, personalize the […]
3 Ways to Create a Buzzworthy Event Using Social Media
This is a sponsored post written by Suzanne Fougere, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy, Marketing and Communications with the Halifax Convention Centre. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Build The Excitement From the time you begin advertising your event, social media offers a chance to build momentum, build your brand and build community. Use […]
25 #Eventtech Startups To Watch This Summer
Once again I am happy to present you with some of the most innovative startups creating exciting solutions for the event industry. We are living in the new era of eventtech – investors and event professionals are excited, are you? We have been featuring the up and coming startups for a few years now. Nobody […]
The New Era of Event Technology
I am not sure if you noticed, but things are changing pretty fast in event technology. Nobody seems to say anything about it. The perfect scenario to drop a very, very long post on you with an analysis of what the hell is happening. It seems times are mature enough to sit down and look […]
7 Top Tech Ways to Measure Traffic at Trade Shows
When you approach someone to sponsor or exhibit at your trade show, one of the first questions they’ll probably ask is in regards to the demographic and foot traffic on your show floor. Foot traffic is also how they will measure their own success in deciding whether they come back again or if they play […]
Apple Cements VR Future For Events
When Apple speaks, the world sits up and listens. At this year’s WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) in San Jose, Apple is talking VR (Virtual Reality). If you’re not listening, you should be. The crux of the VR announcement is an update to the Apple Mac operating system, which Apple is calling High Sierra. High Sierra […]
Emotion: The Key To Better Attendee Experience?
It goes without saying that happy attendees are the best kind of attendees at any kind of event. One of the ways event organizers ensure that they’re doing that is by responding to attendee feedback. However, the process of attaining feedback takes time and effort, detracting from the overall event experience. Like many difficult problems faced […]
The Voice Revolution in Events is Happening Now
One year ago, Google announced a project called “Google Assistant” and a hardware device called “Google Home”. Perhaps it was too soon after sweeping “OK Google” under the carpet because nobody batted an eyelid. Also, Siri and Amazon Alexa already existed. Google Assistant, and by extension, Google Home was just a “me too” product. One […]
Google Just Made It Easier To Find Events In Search
Finding events online just got easier. Earlier this week, Google announced changes to the way events are displayed in mobile search engine results. Users searching for events using either the Google mobile app or mobile web search will no longer see a normal results page when searching for events. Instead, event related searches will result […]
When Event Tech Goes Wrong: 5 Solutions from Behind-the-Scenes
This is a sponsored post written by Grace Cheung, Marketing Assistant at QuickMobile. More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Technology is supposed to make things easy, and generally it does – until something goes wrong. It’s bad enough when tech fails us in our personal lives. When you’re an event planner, event tech […]