40+ Social Media Tools for Trade Shows
For everyone planning, promoting, or managing an event there is one necessity… discovering new ways of being more efficient.
The problem is that social media tools are coming out at an amazing pace and it is nearly impossible to track them. Here at TSSM we’ve collected a database of roughly 5000 social media tools (not all focused on the event industry) only to realize some of the best tools were never intended for events.
When reviewing some of these tools
(some old, some very very new)
try to segment out the niche goals you need to accomplish.
Think about Before / During / After
What audience does this tool help with?
Attendees
Speakers
Sponsors
Vendors
Staff
Journalists
What business goal does this tool affect?
Ticket Sales
User Experience
Sponsor Value
Vendor Conversion
Exposure / Buzz
Collaboration
A list of relevant social media tools
Tool |
Description |
| 9slides.com | create interactive presentations for ipads, iphone, android and more. |
| amiando.com | event registration software is the easiest way to sell tickets and register attendees online. |
| awe.sm | social media analytics, simplified dashboarding. |
| bizzabo.com | tool for event organizers to make their event social with a mobile networking solution quickly, easily and for free |
| cardcloud.com | create online, social media enabled business cards for attendees, vendors, staff. |
| conferencehound.com | Discover awesome conferences and other professional events that help you grow your career and enrich your professional life. |
| crowdvine.com | simple social networks for events and groups to help people connect and meet. |
| doodle.com | scheduling meetings and other appointments. Simply set up a poll, send a link to all participants, watch progress online, and finally choose the most suitable date. |
| doubledutch.me | apps that allow teams to collaborate more effectively |
| ettend.com | event registration and management software that allows you to sell tickets, build an event registration website and look professional |
| event2mobile.com | allows event organizers to give attendees an unprecedented level of engagement through their mobile devices. |
| eventalpha.com | event management system: manage bookings, speakers, exhibitors and programmes; market your events by email, SMS and social media; and create individual event and conference websites |
| eventbrite.com | gives you all the online tools you need to bring people together for an event and sell tickets. |
| eventful.com | event database, useful for gaining exposure in local areas. |
| glasscubes.com | provides online collaboration, allowing teams and organisations to manage informations, projects, people in a secured environment. |
| guidebook.com | Offer your attendees native mobile apps: event, organization, or business. |
| join.me | Free, simple, fast online meetings. Share your screen instantly with anyone. |
| lanyrd.com | a social conference directory. Find conferences your friends are going to, see what’s happening at conferences right now, build up a speaker profiles. |
| meetingapps.com | on-line portal featuring the most useful mobile iPhone Android Blackberry applications |
| meetup.com | Helps groups of people with shared interests plan meetings and form offline clubs in local communities around the world |
| moreconference.com | Register for your event or learn more about how our online networks support face-to-face conferences. |
| mywebevent.com | provides web conferencing for small business with the click of a button. |
| ourtailgate.com | New event planning tool to coordinate resources, schedule dates, and track participation. |
| plancast.com | way to discover events and share plans with friends |
| podio.com | share resources and enhance team collaboration. |
| powernoodle.com | online reward based collaboration tool for people to freely give input, methodically choose the best ideas and advance ideas into an Action Plan. |
| regonline.com | create professional registration forms, increase attendees and easily manage the entire event process. |
| sched.org | Calendar for events software, mobile apps and personal agenda builders with seamlessly integrated social networking for conferences and festivals |
| slideshare.net | Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents |
| surveymonkey.com | Create and publish online surveys in minutes, and view results graphically and in real time. |
| swixhq.comanalytics.html | tracks social media metrics in one dashboard, for social media measurement of social media channels, like Twitter & Facebook pages. |
| tomsplanner.com | really simple to use project planning. |
| totally.awe.sm | social media analytics that reveal how word spreads, and how sharing creates value and drives conversions. |
| twitterfall.com | a fast way to monitor twitter conversations for your event. |
| twtvite.com | Use social networks to promote a product or service, and at the same time increase your presence on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. |
| tymelie.com | Schedule an event |
| ustream.tv | Broadcast video LIVE to the world from a computer, mobile or iPhone in minutes, or watch thousands of shows. |
| visibletweets.com | Easy way to display real-time tweets at your event. |
| visibli.com | Social Analytics platform that helps you optimize your social media engagement by categorizing their content, as well as segmenting and targeting followers. |
| wizehive.com | way to build and use web-based apps that automate business processes and engage customers, employees and those that matters to you. |
| zoomph.com | broadcast live and moderated social media displays at events. Provides in-depth analytics and widgets that can be added to your website/blog. |
| zwoor.com | simple tools help you create and run brilliant events with mobile technology. Engage participants, Share information and Connect real time. |
