Event Mobile Apps – 7 Strategies to Apply Before You Launch)
Your conference attendees will expect a mobile at your next event. According to research conducted by KPCB, adults spent more...
Month: June 2017
How to Choose the Best Event Registration Solution for Your Conference
If you have to decide on the best registration solution for your organization, or you simply want to make the...
Snapchat for Events: Why It’s Time for Corporate Planners to Start Using the Platform
And do you know what? I think it could be Snapchat. I truly believe the tipping point on Snapchat for...
What to Avoid When Choosing an Event App
We’ve all been there—making a purchase only to get into the packaging and realize it’s not what we expected it...
Wearable Tech and the Importance of Being Human
“The thing about wearables is that in order for wearable tech to work, the technology has to disappear. The market...
My Favorite App: Zkipster
I remember my most frantic check-in process at the start of my career — flipping through tens of printed Excel sheets,...
A Social Hologram
A demo in the Tech Central space at PCMA Convening Leaders 2017 in January showcased technology developed by VNTANA, a...
Event Apps: Fad or Fundamental?
It is no secret that event apps have become a hot new interest for event planners of all shapes and...
13 Tips to Get the Most out of an Event App
Event planners are beginning to understand the importance of an event app to the overall experience of their attendees. A...
The Age of Now – Chatbots for Events
We’re living in the Age of Now, where people have come to expect instant results and convenience. Technology has spoiled us...
An Event App Chat with BigEventApp
In today’s episode of the PlannerWire Sporadic Podcast, PlannerWire (Keith) is chatting with BigEventApp.com (Mike and Carl). Mike and Carl...
How to Successfully Leverage a Live Polling App
Event management apps are flooding the marketplace, promising event planners an easy way to manage and successfully deliver their events....
The Event Organizer’s Comprehensive Guide to RFID Technology
Want to tap into the tech that could transform your event? You can use RFID wristbands and badges to make paper tickets, long...
Will Virtual Reality Help or Hurt Live Music?
Virtual reality was once the domain of gamers and nerds, but it’s now transforming all areas of entertainment — including...
Spotlight on: Virtual reality at the Tribeca Film Festival
While virtual reality has been around for decades, its recent growth has been explosive. In fact, there will be an...
How to Power Growth With an Event Management App
The number of things you can do with a smartphone seems to be limitless. You can check the weather, use...
7 Quick Questions to Find the Right Event Management App
From check-in to guest list management, there’s a lot to consider when it comes evaluating event apps. How can you choose...
Evaluating Event Apps: How to Separate Features From Gimmicks
Event apps are more than just a digital version of your event guide. They allow attendees to personalize their event...
Apple is Betting Big on This Hot Tech — Why You Should, Too
Thanks to cool gadgetry and techno-wizardry, augmented reality (AR) generates a lot of buzz in and out of the tech...
VR for Baby Boomers
Conventional wisdom. It tells us that if you aren’t targeting a spring chicken, the latest technology breakthroughs should be left...
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...
8 Free and Open Source Event Registration Software
According to my siblings, July 11th is the best day of the summer. Why? It’s free slurpee day. A tiny...
The Top 3 Beacon Technology Apps for Event Planners
This weekend I decided to attend ISFLC, one of the biggest libertarian conferences in the world. This was not my...
The 4 Most Important Event Technology Trends for 2017
Since the early nineties, cell phones, gaming systems, televisions, computers, cars, and even gadgets that were considered science fiction have...
Maximising the Event Experience with Interpretation Technologies
Our world has become infinitely smaller over recent decades – thanks to the advent of new and advanced communication technologies...
Looking Beyond the Hype: Why VR and AI Are Here to Stay
Virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) have had a lot of air time over recent years. They’ve been touted for...
The Dos and Don’ts of Hosting a Successful Virtual Event
As consumers and attendees increasingly rely on smartphones and digital tools, marketers look to bridge the online and physical worlds...
Gamification: Playing for Keeps When It Comes to Attendee Attention Spans
Forget trying to catch a Pokémon on your mobile device if you want a thrilling hunt. These days the hardest...
The Future of the Apple Watch and Events
When it comes to game-changing technology, Apple has led the way for years. Even though Steve Jobs is no longer...
The Fear of the Event App Data Breach
Data breaches are real. Data breaches can happen to your event. Data breaches should be on your mind. Data breaches...
