Event Planning & Technology Insights
Practical guides, event tech insights, and product updates to help organizers streamline registration, on-site check-in, badge printing, lead capture, and attendee engagement. Expert advice for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events — plus, real-world examples from teams using Expo Pass.
Featured Guide
Badge Printing 101:
What Is On-Site Badge Printing?
Learn how on-site badge printing works, and how modern event teams are using it to speed up check-in, reduce lines, handle on-site registration, improve accuracy, and boost attendee experiences. From hardware to workflow best-practices, this guide covers everything you need to know before your next event.
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5 Nightmare event scenarios (and how to sleep easy in 2022).
This year is looking to be jam-packed with live events, all-new event technologies, and more ways to meet and connect than ever before. But all these changes can also create a whole host of problems keeping organizers up at night. We’re talking about...
Keeping the zen in all your work and WFH environments.
These last couple of years haven't been very zen, to say the least. The shift to hybrid and in-person work this year will be full of new challenges, guaranteed. But 2022 is also a chance to rebuild our offices around things we’ve learned that make...
Trends we saw (and wrote about) in the event industry last year.
There’s no doubt that 2021 was the year of change in the event industry. From one minute to the next, it seemed like everything we all knew about planning events was being jumbled up and rearranged. In the face of all these continuing changes, event...
Saying goodbye to virtual and hello to an in-person and hybrid future.
Virtual events got the job done and pushed us to completely rethink how we work, meet, and connect in every way. But there have also been big developments in the event world recently. Vaccines and testing are making it possible to meet in person again,...
Our most popular articles of 2021: Expo fan favs!
We do our best to bring you the most up-to-date news, predictions, and happenings in the event world. But our favorite way to find out what’s going on with events is looking at which Expo articles people are reading the most! This year in-person and...
Best of in-person and hybrid venues.
Venues are leading the way in getting people back together. They now have the technology to connect even the biggest hybrid audiences and the experience to help people meet safely just about anywhere. In honor of all this, we thought it was a good time to...
The coolest ways virtual and hybrid events have evolved this year.
Virtual and hybrid events started out with two key goals -- no technical difficulties and just making sure everyone had some fun. But lately, things have gone next level. Organizers are now using virtual and hybrid events to wow attendees with interactive...
Badge design bootcamp: How to create a clear (and fun!) name badge.
It’s small, but its presence is oh so mighty. Ladies and gentlemen, we present the name badge, the unsung hero of an event. The name badge is one of the most essential material pieces at any event. Simply put, a name badge is the place to put attendees’...
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Product Updates
The Post-Event Strategy Most Teams Ignore, and Why It Costs Them Future Growth
Your event isn't over when attendees leave. The 48-hour follow-up window is where loyalty, renewals, referrals, and future pipeline are won or lost. Learn how to build a repeatable post-event strategy that turns one great event into the foundation for the next.
Event Planner: The Complete Career & Craft Guide
Whether you're exploring event planning as a career or looking to sharpen your craft, this guide covers everything: what event planners actually do day to day, the core skills and certifications that matter, career paths and salary expectations, the essential technology stack, and best practices from experienced professionals. It's the complete roadmap for building a successful event planner career.
Creating a Run of Show Template for Events, Meetings, and Conferences
A well-built run of show is the difference between a calm event day and a chaotic one. We built a free 9-tab Excel template covering your minute-by-minute timeline, team contacts, cue sheet, load-in manifest, vendor schedule, contingency playbook, and post-event debrief. Here's what actually belongs in it, and why most templates fall short.
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Whether you’re planning a large conference, trade show, corporate meeting, or hybrid event, the right event technology makes execution smoother and data more actionable. From registration and on-site badge printing to lead capture and attendance tracking, modern tools reduce friction for both attendees and organizers.
Explore our latest guides, case studies, and product updates, or learn more about Expo Pass event registration, check-in, and engagement solutions built for teams who value speed, flexibility, and simplicity.
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