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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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