6 Top Tools to Get People Networking at Your Event

Quality networking opportunities are likely to be high on any event delegate’s wish list.

We attend events such as conferences, exhibitions and seminars not only to keep abreast of industry news and views, but also to make connections with colleagues.

Forging new relationships can prove hugely valuable for those seeking to progress their business or career, so as an event organiser, you should make it a key aim to facilitate networking.

One easy way is to make use of Eventbrite’s network of partners, providing you with a suite of integrated tools for onsite networking. Read on to discover the unique capabilities of our 6 highlighted Spectrum Partners and how they can get people networking to enrich the experience of your attendees.

Presdo Match

This conference app has networking at its heart, benefitting from direct integration with LinkedIn. This means attendees can import their LinkedIn profiles and easily check out the credentials of other event participants.

The searchable directory of delegates lets attendees quickly find target contacts, communicate with them safely and securely, and arrange meetings, all within the app.

What’s more, the app can make personal recommendations of attendees to connect with, based on shared interests. It even shows attendees which contacts from their social networks will be at the event so they can reconnect with the people they know.

PROsimity

PROsimity aims to make business networking smarter by only connecting delegates that are mutually interested in one another. It’s like Tinder for business, with users swiping left to scroll through the networkers around them.

Drawing data from LinkedIn and a personalised profile, each contact is displayed with photo, name and job title, as well as scores for their relevance and similarities. As users browse attendees present at the event, they simply swipe up or down to mark them as ‘interesting’ or ‘not interesting’.

When a user swipes up, the other person is notified of the connection request. If they agree, it’s a match! Connections may then instant message one another, exchange digital business cards and add contact details to their phone at the touch of a button.

Attendify

Attendify enables you to create a private social network for your event – imagine, your very own Twitter!

Your event can enjoy its own timeline to which attendees can share thoughts and photos, while others can join the conversation with likes and comments.

Whenever anyone joins the app, an update appears on the timeline introducing them to the community. Users may simply click on the newbie’s photo to check out their profile and invite them to connect.

Another great feature of this app enables delegates to see which of their contacts are in close proximity, giving networking a big helping hand.

ContentPlum

Get your participants talking together online by curating user-generated content from a variety of social networks to display in one single place.

ContentPlum enables organisers to easily gather content from across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others, and feature it on a social media wall, live at the event.

Tagboard

In much the same way as ContentPlum, Tagboard enable event organisers to create an engaging interactive live social media display – fuelling real-time conversation between delegates.

Tagboard uses hashtags to search for and collect content within seconds of being posted to social networks like Twitter and Facebook, while organisers have the power to select which specific posts to display right from their Eventbrite dashboard.

DoubleDutch

Organisers can facilitate both digital and in-person networking with the DoubleDutch event app. To help attendees identify potentially useful connections, the app enables them to select networking tags that represent their interests and areas of expertise.

The attendee list in the app shows others that share the same interests and allows delegates to have exclusive conversations with each other through a private messaging facility.

This is all excellent functionality, but the really unique thing about DoubleDutch is its ability to connect attendees with speakers. Delegates can ask speakers questions and share opinions with other attendees through the activity feed of each session.

Conclusion

Choose any one of these 6 fantastic tools and enjoy seamless integration with your Eventbrite account, adding another dimension to your Eventbrite experience.

At the same time, you will be enhancing the experience of your delegates by enabling them to connect with one another and discover exciting new avenues for collaboration all thanks to your event!

Have you tried any of our Spectrum extensions yet? Which are your favourites? How are they changing the way you organise events? Let us know!