Technology Expertise

The festive season will be upon us shortly – venue, drinks and canapes all arranged, guest lists collated and printed off.  Seems like you've covered everything...or have you?

How many guests are you expecting? If you have invited more than 100 guests, with VIPs included, then you might want to consider using an app instead of paper lists or spreadsheets for your guest check-in.

Launch events come in all shapes and sizes, from in-depth briefings, to hands-on demonstrations, to buzz-worthy parties. What they all have in common is that launches are cornerstone events...and you only get one shot at getting it right. That’s a lot of pressure and stress!

The three biggest audience turn-offs, and how presenters can avoid them

There’s a moment that every presenter dreads. You’re just getting to the crux of the matter, ready to present your killer slide, when you look out at your audience. That guy in the front row is checking his watch, again. The woman over there is stifling a yawn.

There’s no nice way to put it: the audience is b-o-r-e-d.

From our experience providing event technology solutions for clients across four continents, it’s clear a ‘one size fits all’ approach doesn’t work.  In this article we’d like to share some tried and true tips to avoid the common pitfalls in planning, communication, translations, culture and logistics.

There is no doubt that the majority of meeting planners aspire to deliver truly paperless meetings. For the organizers of Private Equity Firms’ Annual Meetings there is a heightened wariness around ditching paper completely. In this article we address some of those concerns and set out the argument in favor of using a digital solution. 

At Concise we are constantly looking at how we can improve on the way we plan, deliver and measure the many events we work on. One of the ways in which we do this is to offer regular workshops throughout the year where we have the opportunity for up close discussions with those on the front line of organizing and delivering events. These Lunch and Learn meetings with attendees from healthcare agencies are crucial to the ongoing development of our offering in the industry.

When the AM200 Law Firms we work with hold sector specific conferences for their clients, the pressure is on to provide a platform that delivers inspirational thought-leadership positioning as well as immediate critical insights to facilitate engaging, relevant and valuable discussions.

Creating a great atmosphere at a meeting can only be enhanced by the buzz of conversation and people networking.  Finding out ‘who is in the room’ at an event has come a step closer with the launch of our latest feature Delegate Hub. 

With cyber crime costing the economy over $400 billion dollars worldwide, every company should be concerned about the consequences of a data breach.

Technology at events now gives everyone in the room a voice - the new 'nice problem to have' is which question does the audience want to hear the answer to first? Our new Upvoter feature allows participants to like and ‘vote up’ questions posted in the app for a specific session by tapping on the ‘thumbs up’ icon.

In collaboration with our partners at MedComms Networking, and following our successful Lunch & Learns series held in March on Optimising audience engagement, we are planning a new series of small group discussions to define how the Pharma industry determines an event’s success.

Pharmaceutical companies create and use training programs to enable Key Opinion Leaders to become brand advocates and present their product’s benefits to their peers. The relationships formed are valuable and long-term, which in turn drives brand awareness and industry recognition from the ground up.

The influence of millennials is constantly being referenced in the media. According to Time Magazine, by 2025, three out of every four workers will be a millennial and so it bodes well to pay attention to what captivates them. They are known for favouring stories over salaries, experiences instead of steady jobs and remote working over the rigidity of a nine-to-five. They love technology. What does this all mean for event organisers?    

There is no secret ingredient to holding the perfect event, after all, every audience and occasion is different. But whatever the intentions or motivations, there are a whole host of neat tricks, tips and technological tools that organisers can utilise to ensure that they deliver an event to remember.

Here are six of our favourites:

After learning all about the history of the industry in Event Technology of The Past, we were even more keen to find out what the future has in store for event managers. 
Will audience engagement continue to be a big trend? Which state-of-the-art technology will become a reality over the next decade at events and exhibitions? Kevin McFarlane – Product Development Director at the Concise London office – shares his predictions for the years to come.

At Concise, we’ve been mulling over how conferences used to be and what we’ve learned by sharing our stories of the journey of event technology and the events industry.

When does venue broadband matter? What about the wi-fi? Find out why it’s all about the wi-fi…. 

Events are the ideal platform for international networking. Yet often audience participation can be hindered by one simple fact: not everyone has the same mother tongue. Out of the 1,500 million English speakers in the world, just 375 million speak the language as their mother tongue.