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.
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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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6 fun things to do in a virtual meeting…that are actually real and tangible and only a click away.
We’ve been doing this work from home thing for a little while now. And we feel like we’ve got a pretty good handle on getting stuff done on Zoom and all that. But lately we’ve been looking for some goods and services that can actually spark a little more...
A few internet things you can do to boost attendance before your virtual event. Also known as marketing (we think).
Just about everything has gone virtual these days. Work, school, social life, even movies and concerts. Sometimes it can feel like it all gets lost in one endless zoom. So the big challenge for organizers is… Showing people that virtual events are...
7 virtual event examples — and everything they did to make sure it was awesome!
Taking your conference virtual can sometimes feel like you are just taking it to your living room, literally. But going virtual also allows organizers to try a whole bunch of stuff that could never be done live. Like, filming on hundreds of different...
“Aight Imma head out.” And other ways to get people moving during your virtual event.
Virtual events may just look like a bunch of people sitting around on their webcams. And there definitely is some of that. But they are also a great way for presenters, organizers, and attendees to bring physical activity and movement into everyone’s day...
Virtual events make money (just like everything else that’s good on the internet).
Sometimes it can be unclear what the virtual event world is selling. There’s no swag, or convention halls, or continental breakfasts (unless you own a waffle maker). But in reality, virtual events offer tangible, authentic, and highly useful services. All...
From pop-up panels to virtual homerooms, the chat is always live at virtual events.
Facetime, Zoom, Google Hangout, chat, group chat, chat in the event-app, call, schedule a call, schedule a chat… it’s all available, 24/7, at virtual events. So how do we actually say hello? We took a look at a few recent events — Adult Swim Con,...
All the ways the virtual Emmys knocked it out of the park — and how you can too!
The virtual Emmys were all live. 130 cameras worldwide. With a DJ. Cameos. And a complex digital stage. It was a bit of a production smorgasbord. But we think they had a lot of cool techniques for keeping things entertaining. Some were super easy. Some...
Virtual Events are content. So let’s make some good internet!
Every second of every event is content. Content for organizers. For presenters. And even for the audience. We checked out a few recent events — Wizard World, The Virtual Ironman, and The NBA Bubble, and took some notes on how virtual events are making...
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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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