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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Building a Community, Not Just an Audience
Engagement is the bedrock of human connection and in order to build a community, organizations need to engage with audiences beyond a yearly event. Developing opportunities that give audiences the ability to interact and connect with your brand over time,...
Keeping Team Members Engaged During Training Events
Whether you are hosting a new employee orientation, a compliance seminar, or yearly continuing education course, engagement is a persistent challenge. Even the most seasoned event planners still find themselves on the endless quest for better engagement...
Is Your Event Website Built for User Experience?
Your event website should be built with the user experience in mind. This is the surest way to convert site visitors into paying customers. Event websites are unique in that your users are already in the mood to buy. You just have to convince them to buy...
Is It Time to Update Your Agenda Design?
If you’re beginning to question if it’s time to update your agenda design, the chances are that time is already here. Even if your graphic designer might be responsible for the final creation, your input and guidance can be paramount to a well-crafted and...
Why More Marketing Agencies are Finding Value in Events
More and more marketing agencies are seeing the benefit of managing events for their clients. In the past partnering with event planning organizations was part of the equation, but with advances in technology, marketing firms are finding they can host...
Three Steps to Convince Your Boss it’s Time for a Tech Upgrade
In event planning, you are well aware technologies exist that could enhance the experience for your staff, exhibitors, and most importantly, the attendees. Where you skirmish is finding the best way to ask upper-management to implement new technology. No...
How to Assess the Tech Needs of Your Attendees
Whether you are running your first event or gearing up for your 20th annual convention, understanding the technology needs of your attendees can be intimidating. Any misstep could potentially have serious consequences for the success of your event. Don’t...
New Year New Tech: What You Will Need to Get 2019 Started Right
It’s hard to believe we are almost halfway through January, and it’s almost even harder to believe that we are living in the year 2019! Congrats, we’ve officially made it into the future. While flying cars and robot waiters aren’t here yet, there are...
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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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Built for Real-World Events
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.
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