trends and predictions in event technology
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Trends and Predictions in #EventTech
Solutions for:
Event Wi-Fi will (finally) turn a corner
Venues will step up their Wi-Fi strategies to have an advantage over competitors
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center has recently become the first venue to lead their marketing & advertising with the quality of their Wi-Fi service
New Mesh Networking Technology
Users can make direct contact with others within range of their smartphones – without using the
regular internet.
iBeacon Technology
Heat Mapping to track where attendees travel around the venue & analyze behavior
iBeacon TechnologyAudience Response
Proximity technology allows organizers to lock down the app to live polling & audience response – eliminating the need for expensive custom hardware with a move to BYOD (bring your own device)
NEW: Audience Response Solution
Wearable TechnologyWill it make an appearance at Events?
Registration through Social Media
Making things easier for potential attendees
Connected solutions
A lot of event organizers use different vendors for:
• Registration• Website• Online mapping• Mobile apps• Audience response
Why not have just one? With one CMS.
More ways to make use of event data
Different ROI drivers for different stakeholders:
Maximum attendee engagement
Generate contacts and leads for exhibitors
Generate interest in future events
Knowing which sessions and speakers are most highly-rated
Number of contacts made who viewed their profile and how well the meeting management system worked
Prove the value of participation in order to generate interest in next year’s event
Blog: Getting the Right Data to Prove ROI
A new issue in the Event Industry:Mobile Security
With the issues around mobile security in all other industries, it’s time to step up security in event technologyAll data is under threat to hackers
Does your provider have a security reassurance?
This “Securing your Event Technology” Best Practice Guide discusses what to look out for with Security
iOS 8 Rumoured Features
Rumoured app suggestions feature when iPhone is locked could fuel event app marketing efforts
Read more on this here
Multi-Event Apps and Member Portals make things easier for Associations
ONE App for everything Association• Year-round updates, downlaodables, networking• All events and event details
ONE Member Portal• With an easy, online method to engage with the association
brand and events
ONE Content Management System• One place to enter details for both the online portal and the
mobile app
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