During its first-quarter earnings call with investors on May 11, event-technology company Cvent announced it had acquired SignUp4, a smaller event management software firm based in Atlanta, for $22.4 million. SignUp4, which mainly services small ...
It’s not rocket science: More than half of meeting attendees probably will never ask a question in the traditional pass-the-microphone setting because they want to remain anonymous. Research just released by audience interaction company sli...
Meeting planners can collect lots of data about attendee behavior when they use mobile apps at meetings, and really get granular about what content and experiences are connecting with participants. But there are other stats that can go into the m...
Vancouver-based QuickMobile, a leading provider of mobile event apps, has been in overdrive. Within the last month the company has brought on a new CEO, Craig Brennan, a high-tech industry veteran; rolled out a mobile app certificate program; and...
MeetingMetrics, a developer and provider of online and mobile measurement products, has introduced Ion, a tool that allows MeetingMetrics’ clients to deliver surveys from within their event’s mobile app to identify and track an...
In a 2014 study by Salesforce, 65 percent of tablet owners reported using their devices while watching TV. It’s probably the same when they’re watching your speakers. But the second-screen trend doesn’t have to be a negative. In fact, a new wave...
Hold a meeting at an Omni property, use the hotel company’s technology partner, Encore Event Technologies, a Freeman Company, and get a free event app. Encore, which is on site at more than three dozen properties in the Omni portfolio and is...
A competition at IMEX America introduced 10 intriguing meeting technology startups to attendees on the trade show floor, and named Speecheo, an online tool that allows the audience to synch their notes with the presentation, as the overall winner...
The grounds for creating a mobile meeting app are quite different depending on whether the app is for an association or a corporation, according to a new Meeting Professionals International/DoubleDutch survey.
A quarter of association meeting pr...
