Tech News

Jan 05, 2014
Hanley Wood Exhibitions unveiled a game for mobile devices to build awareness for its World of Concrete trade show brand and engage with concrete professionals.   The game, “Rig Racin’”, now is available in the Apple App Store for iOS devices and Google Play for Android devices. Game players can steer mixer trucks through three action-packed, challenging game-play environments.  Players must deliver their cement load on time to receive in-game rewards and to advance to more challenging levels throughout the game. The better the player, the more in-game cash the… more
Jan 05, 2014
Michael Douglas, business development director, GenieConnect - an event participation solutions provider for the events industry - has released his top 10 predictions for the event technology industry in 2014.   1.  Organizers will seek integrated solutions - As technology becomes more prominent within the event industry, customers will have higher expectations of the services that their suppliers provide, and seek integrated solutions for registration, online mapping, mobile apps and audience response.   2.   Windows Phone will be the heir to BlackBerry - While… more
Dec 15, 2013
Pathable has been creating tools for event organizers to assist their attendees, sponsors and exhibitors to form human connections since 2007. Recently, Pathable announced the availability of its event experience platform that gives conference managers and corporate meeting planners a single solution to drive attendee satisfaction and exhibitor/sponsor revenue. The new version of Pathable is not just another social network, but it’s also a conference planning tool with a focus on the attendee experience rather than event logistics. Pathable delivers what they are calling a… more
Dec 15, 2013
Pathable has been creating tools for event organizers to assist their attendees, sponsors and exhibitors to form human connections since 2007. Recently, Pathable announced the availability of its event experience platform that gives conference managers and corporate meeting planners a single solution to drive attendee satisfaction and exhibitor/sponsor revenue. The new version of Pathable is not just another social network, but it’s also a conference planning tool with a focus on the attendee experience rather than event logistics. Pathable delivers what they are calling a… more
Dec 08, 2013
Since I did an ode to Google, I would be remiss not to write about my other love, Facebook.  Facebook is more than just a whole bunch of people (and when I say bunch, estimates show it at over 1 billion monthly active users) posting a bunch of useless info.  What if I told you the information shared is more valuable than you think, and since these 1 billion+ users are self-reporting, more accurate and more useful than you can imagine? Whether you are in hospitality, lodging, travel, events or trade shows, the key to successful engagement with prospects is the use of genuine… more
Dec 08, 2013
Since I did an ode to Google, I would be remiss not to write about my other love, Facebook.  Facebook is more than just a whole bunch of people (and when I say bunch, estimates show it at over 1 billion monthly active users) posting a bunch of useless info.  What if I told you the information shared is more valuable than you think, and since these 1 billion+ users are self-reporting, more accurate and more useful than you can imagine? Whether you are in hospitality, lodging, travel, events or trade shows, the key to successful engagement with prospects is the use of genuine… more
Dec 01, 2013
Most shows are looking to extend their reach past the few days they have a live event, and a2z is helping them do that with the recent launch of ChirpE 365 - a native mobile app solution. ChirpE 365 is designed to facilitate the syndication of an event organizer's complete suite of content, including but not limited to blog articles, newsletters, press releases and white papers, to their community 24/7/365. "The tremendous success of our ChirpE mobile apps for trade shows and conventions inspired us to create a completely one-of-its-kind mobile solution that goes above and beyond an… more
Dec 01, 2013
Most shows are looking to extend their reach past the few days they have a live event, and a2z is helping them do that with the recent launch of ChirpE 365 - a native mobile app solution. ChirpE 365 is designed to facilitate the syndication of an event organizer's complete suite of content, including but not limited to blog articles, newsletters, press releases and white papers, to their community 24/7/365. "The tremendous success of our ChirpE mobile apps for trade shows and conventions inspired us to create a completely one-of-its-kind mobile solution that goes above and beyond an… more
Nov 24, 2013
Hanley Wood recently launched a new mobile app for The International Surface Event 2014. The free app now is available for iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry users and is sponsored by FCA Network. The International Surface Event will take place Jan 27-30 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The event is a combination of three trade shows: SURFACES, StonExpo, and TileExpo. The new mobile app covers all three shows and can be found by searching International Surface Event in the Apple App Store, Google Play or BlackBerry World. “The Event mobile app is designed to make… more
Nov 24, 2013
Do you use Facebook Insights to measure the increase in your social media reach and engagement? There is an abundance of information and analyses that can be gathered from Facebook Insights.  At a high level you can see how your Page Likes, Post Reach, and Engagement are performing week over week.  Then you can drill down further under each of these umbrellas to analyze what types of posts generate the most activity, by whom, and when. Today, I’d like to highlight two tools that may get overlooked and are really useful.  These two pieces of data can be found under the… more
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