Are You Ready for the 5 Technology Pillars of Disruption?
Few things make you simultaneously wish you were in someone’s shoes and feel so glad that you’re not as watching...
Timothy Myres
CASHLESS EVENTS Appearing Around the World with Many Benefits
Street festivals and other community events can attract large crowds, but a crowd doesn’t always ensure impressive sales. Events that...
THE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EVENT TECH TRENDS
If you’re looking at event technology trends for 2015/2016, here’s what you will need to know first. Interactive touch screens...
USING AN EVENT APP to increase survey response for event organisers
Remember the days when you went to Wembley to watch the football match and Wimbledon to watch the tennis or...
REAP THE BENEFITS OF MARKETING YOUR EVENT APP
Creating an app for your event that attendees can download and use as a one stop source of information offers...
6 Apps to Make Event Check-In a Faster and Better Guest Experience
Event check-in is an immediate and integral part of any event. Without looking at ways to optimize this part of...
The 7 Live Streaming Event Apps that Rule the World of Hospitality
The dramatic growth of second screen technology and hybrid meetings has permeated nearly every meeting and event, and should be...
6 Mobile Event Survey Apps that Deliver the Goods
When it comes to event surveys, there’s a thought process we’re sure you’ve heard before. Paper surveys take time, resources...
5 Simple Steps to Managing an Event App
As a consultant and Technology Services Manager for dozens of clients, I have managed multiple activations of mobile apps for...
New Survey Highlights Reasons to Invest in a Mobile Event App
CrowdCompass and the Event Marketing Institute (EMI) have partnered on a research report covering the momentum of mobile event apps....
Q&A: How to Double Down on Your Event App Downloads
The #1 thing we hear from event planners is that they want more attendees to download and use the mobile...
Why RFID woven wristband is succeeding at music festivals?
"Why RFID wristbands are succeeding at music festivals The future of live events is digital, and soon, your ticket, the...
LIVE EVENTS CAN’T IGNORE THE CASHLESS SOCIETY
Statistics from the latest World Payment Report prove what we’ve known for a while now; consumers no longer want to...
THE EMERGENCE OF A CASHLESS FESTIVAL LANDSCAPE
Cashless payment technology has never been more relevant in the live event space than it is today, as event organizers,...
HOW CAN AN EVENT APP ENHANCE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES?
Conferences present a great opportunity for making new connections, yet many events fail to provide the tools delegates need for...
FOUR GREAT REASONS TO GO MOBILE WITH YOUR NEXT EVENT
Whatever your event, WiFi connections are an essential piece in the jigsaw for modern event planning. In our mobile-mad world,...
How to Choose a Good Event App That Attendees Will Actually Use
Let me tell you what makes an event manager go crazy: buying an expensive, fancy event app, and then realize...
Security, Streaming, Analytics. How Drones Will Change the Event Industry
Drones are a recurring presence in more and events near you. How can you use them to make your event...
How Mixed Reality Will Shape The Event Industry
Mixed reality blurs the lines between the real and virtual worlds. Those blurred lines will soon be commonplace at events....
Is this the real life? Is this augmented reality?
Thirty-one years ago, when Freddie Mercury and his bandmates from Queen asked the world: “is this the real life? Is...
USING WEARABLE BEACONS AT EVENTS
One thing no one can accuse digital tech developers of is resting on their laurels when it comes to innovation....
HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE EVENT REGISTRATION
As an event organiser, guest registration is a critical moment. To get off to a good start, you want to...
HOW TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH YOUR EVENT APP
Event apps are a fantastic addition to the event planner’s armoury. They offer an easy, intuitive way to deliver all...
Dispelling the Myths: Common Misconceptions of 3D Projection Mapping
Last week we shared various lessons we’ve learned producing 3D projection events. On a related topic, this week’s blog entry...
There’s an app for that? The event app challenge for exhibitors
Remember the old Apple iPhone advert, when apps first came on the scene? It took you through a series of...
7 Ways Event Tech Can Improve the Onsite Experience
Event and meeting planners are hyper-focused on making sure their event check-in process goes smoothly, since it’s the attendee’s first...
G&D to deliver prepaid wristbands for concerts and events
The entry and tap-and-pay wristbands can be a companion device to an existing account or a standalone option with prepaid...
Contactless wristbands used for events
Back in the 1970s and 1980s, if you talked about something wearable at the Eurovision Song Contest, you were probably...
NFC VS RFID: WHAT APPLE PAY MEANS FOR RFID AT EVENTS
Apple’s launch of the iPhone 6 has generated a lot of media attention for various reasons, one of the main...
EVENT PRODUCTION SHOW PANEL – “RFID & CASHLESS – SHOULD WE EMBRACE IT?”
With the dust finally settling on this year’s Event Production Show at London Olympia, we reflect on the topics raised...