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Attendee experience

Why your event app should open from a link, not an app store

Every step between an attendee and your app loses people. The biggest step is the download. Here's what changes when the app opens from a link.

November 4, 2026 · 2 min read

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Product

An AI concierge for your event that answers from your agenda, not the internet

Where's lunch? What's the Wi-Fi? Which session should I go to next? An AI concierge can answer all day, as long as it only answers from your event.

November 3, 2026 · 2 min read

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Attendee experience

Matchmaking that gets people meeting, not just a list of names

Networking is the top reason many people attend. Most event apps hand them a directory. Here's what makes matchmaking actually produce meetings.

November 1, 2026 · 2 min read

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Exhibitors

Lead retrieval without renting scanners

Exhibitors pay for leads. Here's how phone-based badge scanning replaces rented hardware, and what makes the leads worth following up.

October 30, 2026 · 2 min read

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Associations

Associations: turn the annual meeting into a year of engagement

Most associations don't have a written engagement plan or a community platform. Your annual meeting is the best place to start one.

October 28, 2026 · 2 min read

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Industry

The event app market in 2026: what's changing, and what to ask vendors

The event software market keeps growing, and AI is everywhere in the pitch decks. Here's what's actually changing for organizers, and the questions worth asking.

October 26, 2026 · 2 min read

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How-to

Importing your registration list from Eventbrite, Cvent and spreadsheets, without the cleanup

Your registrants live in a registration tool. Getting them into your event app shouldn't mean an afternoon of renaming columns. Here's how it should work.

October 23, 2026 · 2 min read

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Exhibitors

Points, prizes and leaderboards: gamification that sends people to booths

A points game can move attendees around the expo floor and into sessions. Here's how to design one that rewards the right things and can't be gamed.

October 21, 2026 · 2 min read

For event organizers

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