Top Virtual Platforms for Events
Through all the tiers and lockdowns the really big pivot is beyond any single company reformatting its events. It’s in how the majority have been able to move from occasional dalliances with the virtual world to taking a game changing part in it, daily. So one of the real benefits of the last 10 plus months is in knowing that the digital skills everyone has learned, developed, honed and perfected will play an integral part in the new-look event world, post-Covid-19. In the spirit of both those things, EIN has compiled a ‘10 of the best’ hitlist of what’s available now to event planners putting shows of any sort online. Be prepared for a practiced, refined set of solutions. Equal measures of how to build lasting relationships with attendees, sponsors and exhibitors, remote multi presenter panels, the most advanced expo booths, picture in picture functionality, the best engagement tools and much more.
Eventsforce VCD
Eventsforce VCD (Virtual Content Delivery) is a fully integrated event management platform that helps organisers run virtual events and build lasting relationships with their attendees, sponsors and exhibitors online. Whether you’re hosting a simple training session or a full-scale digital conference, Eventsforce VCD makes it easy for you to create live online events that are interactive and personal. The platform can be used for both virtual and hybrid events and has a range of features that can support you with:
- Registrations
- Online payments
- Live streaming
- Networking and audience engagement
Showcase: Screen space that mimics floor space
Imagine an event space transformed into a website and you’ve basically understood how Showcase is producing its clients’ hybrid and virtual events. To use the word website doesn’t seem to do their technology justice, but in a nutshell that’s what it is, it just happens to be a very clever and more importantly flexible nutshell. On top of this technology Showcase applies all its event production and organisational skills to use on a screen.
iVent: The Virtual Event Veterans
iVent has been at the forefront of delivering professional virtual events globally for over 11 years with an impressive corporate client list as well as world famous higher education institutions. As an approved virtual event supplier to the British government, iVent is trusted to deliver a range of successful event formats across all these sectors including:
- Conferences and exhibitions
- Careers fairs
- Product launches
Uniquely, your iVent team consists of live event professionals packed with a wealth of real world event experience, who are exceptionally proficient in translating event briefs into winning virtual solutions.
Hubb
Hubb is re-inventing the way the world experiences events. The Hubb platform enables event organizers to design exceptional experiences, whether virtual, in-person or hybrid. In the future, even face-to-face events will need a strong virtual component. But virtual events are not simply onsite meetings moved online. They must engage all participants in powerful new ways that strengthen human connections. With Hubb, conference and meeting professionals can plan, build and manage their onsite and online events from start to finish. It’s not just a live-streaming or webinar tool—it’s a full suite of event-management tools powering the back-end, enabling planners to manage speakers, sponsors, staff and executive meetings.
Conference Compass
Conference Compass and its event apps enable large and small associations, professional conference organisers, corporate meeting planners and event tech suppliers to build and engage their virtual/on-site audiences as equal citizens, and turn them into active communities. When the pandemic hit and everyone felt the devastating impact of COVID-19, the company immediately stepped in and made vital changes to the event platform by integrating live-stream video, recordings for on-demand access and private virtual rooms to name a few. Now, they provide the next generation, hyper-personalised mobile and virtual event platforms making events more inclusive and accessible.
