How is Meetaway difference than virtual conferencing solutions?
Meetaway complements virtual conference solutions. We specialize in running virtual networking events, and often provide networking sessions and/or a networking lobby for virtual conferences. These can be implemented to provide a seamless attendee experience with every major virtual conferencing vendor.
That said, we don't even attempt to provide all of the other types of sessions/formats that virtual conferencing solutions provide.
Common ways Meetaway works with conference organizers during the conference itself:
Themed networking sessions - organizers often like to set up themed Meetaways to run various networking events for segments of their audience.
General networking - organizers often use Meetaway for happy hours as well as to break up content blocks with socialization and relationship building.
Conference lobby - some organizers like to provide attendees with the option to network throughout the day and use Meetaway as the lobby. This drives added engagement throughout the day.
Additionally, many conference organizers use Meetaway before and after their conferences as well::
Primer event ahead of a conference - we’ve had a lot of success with organizers running Meetaways ahead of their conference to bring people together for networking and to set the tone for a truly social and engaging virtual or hybrid conference.
Monthly networking between conferences - this enables conferences to consistently provide value for their audience and opportunies to connect, which results in better turnout and engagement at their conferences.
Meetaway can provide a seamless attendee experience with minimal effort. Our white-label / custom branding capabilities make it easy to create a seamless look and feel. We're able to integrate our networking sessions into most platforms directly. We also have ways to open up the networking session in another tab and link attendees back to the main conference upon conclusion. We're able to utilize attendee data from your other systems with a simple excel bulk upload. So, integrations work well for attendees and can typically be set-up out of the box.
More and more conferences use Meetaway because our networking sessions provide conference organizers with 3-10x more revenue generating opportunities from sponsors than Meetaway's cost. And, attendees prefer our virtual networking sessions to most in-person networking sessions (and nearly all online ones as well).
That said, we don't even attempt to provide all of the other types of sessions/formats that virtual conferencing solutions provide.
Common ways Meetaway works with conference organizers during the conference itself:
Themed networking sessions - organizers often like to set up themed Meetaways to run various networking events for segments of their audience.
General networking - organizers often use Meetaway for happy hours as well as to break up content blocks with socialization and relationship building.
Conference lobby - some organizers like to provide attendees with the option to network throughout the day and use Meetaway as the lobby. This drives added engagement throughout the day.
Additionally, many conference organizers use Meetaway before and after their conferences as well::
Primer event ahead of a conference - we’ve had a lot of success with organizers running Meetaways ahead of their conference to bring people together for networking and to set the tone for a truly social and engaging virtual or hybrid conference.
Monthly networking between conferences - this enables conferences to consistently provide value for their audience and opportunies to connect, which results in better turnout and engagement at their conferences.
Meetaway can provide a seamless attendee experience with minimal effort. Our white-label / custom branding capabilities make it easy to create a seamless look and feel. We're able to integrate our networking sessions into most platforms directly. We also have ways to open up the networking session in another tab and link attendees back to the main conference upon conclusion. We're able to utilize attendee data from your other systems with a simple excel bulk upload. So, integrations work well for attendees and can typically be set-up out of the box.
More and more conferences use Meetaway because our networking sessions provide conference organizers with 3-10x more revenue generating opportunities from sponsors than Meetaway's cost. And, attendees prefer our virtual networking sessions to most in-person networking sessions (and nearly all online ones as well).
Updated on: 02/06/2021
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