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How Event Technology Improves Onsite Experience

As an executive director, it’s important that you oversee the various processes and tools conference managers use to promote a positive onsite experience. Today, the simplest way to do so is with event technology.

Event technology streamlines your event while making it simpler for both your attendees and staff to manage the event before it begins and as it unfolds. But with so many different potential avenues for your event, it can be difficult to understand what technology to invest in to make the greatest impact on your program.

Below, we explore some of the simplest ideas that don’t cost a fortune, either.

Attendee Check-In

Remember when you forced attendees to stand in a line or highlighted spreadsheets to check in every single attendee?

Those days are over.

A mobile app for your conference, available through your awards management software, makes it simple to let attendees self check-in upon arrival at your conference. Moreover, most mobile apps also allow for payments, making it simple to manage individuals who show up and want to purchase a ticket to the conference at the door.

Track Attendee Journeys

You can use technology to track attendees through the conference as well. Doing so will help you determine which speakers, sponsors, and other critical elements were most exciting and intriguing to your audience.

More importantly, tracking attendees through this conference will make it simpler to determine general trends in topics, products, and more that your attendees want more of. This will help you sell better next year and make other adjustments that will ensure a successful conference.

Reduce Staff Hours

As an executive director, you’re always looking to cut hours and save money. With event technology, you can. Not only will you save time at checkout, but you’ll also save time organizing and implementing the event, especially if you use an abstracts management system.

Bridge Onsite and Offsite Event Technology for the Best Results

Maximizing returns is as simple as making sure everything works together as one. By bridging the gaps between onsite and offsite technology – especially when you do so with abstracts management software – you can ensure nothing is left to chance. Most importantly, you’ll create a seamless experience from beginning to end.

Don’t you want full insight as to where your attendees have been, what they want, and other, ROI-based metrics? If so, onsite event technology is the simple way to do it.

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