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PowerVote reaches out to the teachers and the education sector to bring more interaction to the classroom.
"I use the PowerVote Voting System with my year 6 students". The French School Roger Gavage has had the keypads for the past 6 years. Jean Carlo Zamboni, teacher, shares with us why PowerVote has been a succesful educative tool for his...
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The Power of Bring Your Own Device
What are the impacts of using personal devices in the professional sphere? Using your own phone, tablet or laptop for work is increasingly common. This phenomenon is called Bring Your Own Device – or BYOD – and it is now a trend that many...
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Engaging sales training with a voting system at Hilton Worldwide
“Our feedback on the session was excellent, and PowerVote was a key element of this.“ Joseph Anzalone, Director of Global Sales Learning In April 2013, Hilton Worldwide called on PowerVote services for their Global Sales Training in Dallas,...
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Event Planners Share the Worst Advice They’re Ever Received
Sometimes, the most interesting stories come from the worst, most horrifying situations. And sometimes those situations arise from the best of intentions. We spoke with dozens of event planners and share some of worst advice they’ve ever...
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What is ROO and Why Does it Matter to Event Planners?
Seasoned event professionals already know the value of planning an event with a positive ROI (return on investment). This means your event is generating more (monetary) value than it costs, which is always a good thing in business. What...
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How to sell event apps to your clients
As an events company, every opportunity to upsell or resell, is another path toward increasing your profits from an event. With the steady rise in popularity of event apps, these apps could be an avenue for lucrative profits for your business –...
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How to get everyone staying till the end of your event
If you’ve organised an event that’s lost half its crowd well before the final curtain closes, you’ll know that feeling - the feeling of dread every time you look into the crowd, and see another person stand up and walk toward the exit. We feel...
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Merchandising leader HL Display used PowerVote to bring fun into their conference!
"An easy and effective tool to get the audience involved in the seminar/event presentations and give feedback on both topics and presentations." Barbro Johansson, Marketing Coordinator at HL Display For their annual Global Sales Conference, HL...
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The BigBoss go skiing & vote with PowerVote
The Big Bosses (Winter Edition) of the e-commerce industry gather for a networking event, combining business and fun. PowerVote provided its voting solution to vote for the best pitches. "The keypads from PowerVote allowed our sponsors to...
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What does it take to be a professional event planner?
Are you planning on joining the exciting world of events management? Whether you’re a fresh graduate or potential mid-career switcher, getting an introduction into the thrills (and perils) that await you on this journey, is essential before you...
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UnipolSai digitalizes internal elections thanks to PowerVote
PowerVote’s undeniable values? "The ease and rapidity of the vote and the immediacy of result" according to Nicola Picaro, President of GAA UnipolSai.The leading Italian insurance company UnipolSai has decided to rely on PowerVote to improve the election...
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"The Pitch", A Deloitte event made successful thanks to Angage
At the beginning of the year, Audit and Consulting firm Deloitte organised an event called "The Pitch" with Deloitte speakers and external guests. The principle was to invite 7 start-ups to pitch in front of 150 people. Vincent Guesdon, Deputy...
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Are you measuring your event Return On Investment?
Good event organisers are expert planners, tinkerers and coordinators. They know how to operate under pressure, and are generally also great with people. Great event planners have all those qualities, and strategic minds that allow them to look...
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Better teambuilding & training at British Gas thanks to PowerVote
"We saved a lot of time that would have been wasted had we used an alternative paper based system." Amanda Irwin, Wellbeing & Concierge Manager at British Gas British Gas have acquired a PowerVote Interactive Voting System with the...
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How Mobile Event Apps Can Dramatically Improve Your Event’s ROI
Over the last few years, Mobile Event Apps have been steadily gaining in popularity. Event planners who effectively utilise the technology rave about it - yet across the globe, there are still many who are not ready to make the move and go...
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Monaco, 9th International Forum Peace and Sport, 3 days… and PowerVote
The Peace and Sport Forum welcome 500 high profil guests and spread over 3 days in Monaco under the high patronage of the H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco. For their 3 days of forum, plenary sessions, 500 delegates, awards, ceremonies and...
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The National Osteoporosis Society made its 800 participants play with PowerVote!
"The event was a huge success and the Mobile Event App worked perfectly throughout the three days." Matthew Weeks, Digital Marketing Officer, National Osteoporosis SocietyFor the Osteoporosis 2016 Conference, the National Osteoporosis Society requested to...
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Simple Ice-Breaking Games That Will Turn Strangers into Buddies in Minutes!
A happy, chatty event audience is vital for your event, in so many ways. These audiences will be more engaged with your speakers, have more energy, pay more attention to everything happening at your event and after the event – will leave with...
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Red Thread International valued PowerVote speed and flexibility!
Guy Goddard-Watts, Marketing Director of the famous communication agency Red Thread International used the innovative PowerVote mobile solution for their convention gathering. The tailored mobile application provided a comfortable user...
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BNP Paribas generated great engagement thanks to the PowerVote Mobile Event App!
Margherita Coletti, Senior Communication Manager at BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking, explains they chose PowerVote Mobile Event App to use it as an engagement catalyzer. And it worked: 300 questions were asked during the convention for a...
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What is Big Data, and Why It Matters to Event Planners
As an event planner, you may have heard of big data. It’s the newest, hottest trending term in the industry. Big data is hyped to turn the events industry on its head, with promises of incredibly detailed analytics, resulting in impressive ROIs...
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HSBC United Kingdom uses the Angage Mobile Event App
HSBC called on Angage services to add engagement during an internal conference of 250 participants. Despite having to manage a large group, Yan Bechet, International Manager, Head of Business Management, Global Trade and Receivable Finance at HSBC, wanted...
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"No Budget" Marketing Strategies for Event Planners
Event planners know that one of the most important factors contributing to an event’s success (or demise) is marketing. And marketing, usually requires a hefty budget. But what if you simply didn’t have the budget to spend on marketing your...
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How Mobile Event Apps Are Delivering Strategic Value to Event Planners, Marketers and Organisations Worldwide
The adoption rate for event apps has been rapidly increasing in numerous markets, yet slow to catch on in some others. The primary difference, has been the recognition of event apps as strategic plays in an event. (As opposed to simply being a...
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Adapting a Startup Mentality: What Event Planners Can Learn from Small Businesses
Event planners are very much like small business owners. They’re in-charge of (what usually is) a small team of professionals, and oversee multiple teams of outsourced specialists who each work on their own specific area of expertise – everyone...
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Transport For London, After another successful event
WHEN A SOLUTION WORKS, YOU WANT MORE OF IT This is the story of one of our most energetic supporters, Transport for London. Like many clients, Transport for London (TfL) approached us when they needed a solution to engage their audience at an...
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PowerVote Mobile Event App used as a new tool for the AstraZeneca events
AstraZeneca is a biopharmaceutical company that is very much innovation driven. As such, it keeps on investing in improving its products and focusing on interactive events has turned into a ‘must’. The partnership done with Powervote has...
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EVO Mobile Bank is becoming even more mobile thanks to PowerVote
"I believe that during an event, interacting with the audience is the most important thing to ensure that it goes smoothly." Beatriz Migue Martínez, Talent and Communication manager at EVO EVO is a mobile bank, and makes the most to bring this...
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Why event managers are like rock band roadies?
So you want to be a rock star event planner? Well, being an event manager is kind of like being a band’s roadie. You need your core skill (event management) and… about 15 other skills. And those “other” skills can often be the difference...
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Critical Event data you need to take note of
The best event planners understand that the only way to improve event results is to first measure, then analyse them. We spoke with event planners from around the globe for their advice on what critical event data event professionals should...
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What’s the big deal with event gamification?
If you’re an avid reader of our blog, you would have heard us talking about gamification and the impact it has been making in the events management industry. And if you’re not in the know, this article will give you a sneak peek into why event...
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