DCI Event Guide: Four RSVP Tracking Solutions For DMOs
December 18, 2015In the travel industry, event success is measured by a bustling room populated by targeted, engaged attendees. Seasoned event planners tap software solutions to limit opportunities for human error and streamline RSVP tracking, check-in, event follow-up and reporting. Below are DCI’s picks for the top RSVP tracking software to ensure attendee prospects are invited, registered, checked-in and tallied with ease:
The Attend team makes it easy to streamline the event process, ensures every guest feels like a VIP and provides real-time relevant data about event attendees to promote smarter conversations and introductions. The platform provides customized email marketing, detailed email marketing tracking reports, check-in apps, VIP text alerts, follow-up surveys and event attendee reports available in Excel making database updating a breeze. The Attend team says, “Attend turns attendees into prospects, prospects into customers and customers into life-long loyal promoters.”
Estimated Cost: $$ (for DMOs with less than 1,000 guests at events annually)
Launched in July 2015, Cvent Express is the latest solution from the event management software giant, Cvent. The new event registration platform offers both planners and attendees a streamlined experience for smaller, one-off events. Planners benefit from advancements like one-step event creation, drag and drop email design and the ability to sync registration with other Cvent products like OnArrival, SocialWall and CrowdCompass mobile apps. Attendees appreciate the platform design for easy, engaging website navigation and new workflows for one-click registration and simple ticketing.
Estimated Cost: $$$ (for DMOs with less than 1,000 guests at events annually)
etouches is the a comprehensive web-based event software management platform. Beyond tracking attendee responses, the cloud-based, multilingual, multi-currency product line includes modules for event scheduling, budgeting, registration, seating, appointment setting/networking, venue sourcing, email marketing, surveys, mobile, lead retrieval and event websites. The software also provides stakeholder ready reports and can provide detailed comparison reports from past events to measure success.
Estimated Cost: $$ (for DMOs with less than 1,000 guests at events annually)
EventMobi makes it easy for event organizers to create, customize and launch websites and mobile apps for their meetings, conferences and events. In addition to tracking RSVP responses, the platform integrates event registration, live polls, custom surveys, attendee networking tools and much more into easy to build, customizable websites and mobile apps.
Estimated Cost: $ (for DMOs with less than 1,000 guests at events annually)
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