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How To Choose the Best Online Registration Software – The Ultimate Guide

Eventtia

Online registration software is a cloud-based solution that allows organizers to manage the entire event registration process from start to finish. It is especially beneficial for organizers who need to manage a large number of registrations or who need to collect complex attendee data. The short answer is “No.”

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How Meeting Profs Can Find the Right Event Tech

Smart Meetings

6 steps to finding the right event tech vendors and product Finding the right event tech can be a long, tedious process. The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. She suggested utilizing free trial periods and asking vendors to build out your event as a sample.

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Looking for Solutions to Supplier Woes and Planner Frustrations

Convene by PCMA

Catering and convention services managers, AV/production project managers/producers, general service contractors, and housing and registration service providers — these are the professionals who keep events humming. At times, these priorities compete against training inexperienced — or fixing issues with — vendors.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

General Admission or VIP) Early bird registration specials Generating excitement early in the promotional stages but failing to keep the momentum going is a common mistake new event planners make. Early bird registration offers, “last chance” reminders, and other dynamic ticket pricing strategies help boost ticket sales.

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The Evolution of Meetings: Lessons for Navigating a Hybrid Future

Smart Meetings

Continue to train staff on hybrid meeting planning. Be sure to partner with sophisticated virtual meeting technology vendors that feature AI-based tools. Run social media campaigns to promote meetings and compile hashtags for attendees to use.

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20+ Questions To Ask When Choosing the Best Event Management Software

Bizzaboo

of organizers say they have changed or plan to change their event management software vendor within the next year ( Bizzabo , 2023) 72.5% Can I monitor event registration and campaign performance in real time? How many payment processors/types does your registration platform support? What content access controls do you offer?

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4 Top Trends for Inclusive Meetings in 2019

Smart Meetings

Jessica Pettitt, author of Good Enough Now , reports that many planners ask about dietary requirements or physical needs on registration forms, but then don’t do anything about them. When he launched Ascent CEO Promise campaign in May, he pointed to unconscious-bias training as a first step toward making diversity a priority.

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