Arena Virtual and Hybrid Events vs. Flock

From my experience, Arena works well for client events like entertainment, panel discussions, motivational talks, etc. with a drink and chat afterward. However, I can also imagine it working well for larger events like conferences as it was really easy to add additional rooms and stages. Attendees can easily navigate to the sessions they want to attend from the event's central lobby.

Flock provides a casual as well as professional approach. Prevents the hassles of communicating over phones. Once logged out the employee will not be disturbed after work hours. All the information, messages, and data that have been communicated to date are secure & can be accessed anytime. A great channel to pass on information to all the employees within an instant.

Incentivized

• Only pay for the attendees that show up.
• Moderated and unmoderated video breakouts.
• Easy to use.

• Real-time communication is perfect.
• The mobile apps really let us take everything on the go.
• It integrates perfectly with our calendar.

Incentivized

• They haven't yet released all their features, like audience polls.

• Flock's video and audio quality is sometimes poor as a result of poor internet connectivity
• It has a messaging limit of 10,000 messages which makes it hard for us to keep messages for future reference

Incentivized

The user interface is fantastic and that makes it easier for all the users

Incentivized

We've only needed customer support a few times with Flock (mainly concerning app integration and security), and they've always been timely and helpful, which are the only things I truly need from support. The response rate was still rapid, and there's plenty of support available online as well for Flock.

Incentivized

I did not like Google Hangouts. Hangouts is more geared toward personal communication instead of business related communication. Flock is also a lot easier to use and has more options related to a business setting.

Incentivized

• Reduced costs
• Less risk
• Better client engagement

• It did provide a creative space for conversation and this does equal a great return on investment, considering the investment is free for the base use.
• For the team members who enjoyed using it, it helped them save time in their day by having a repository for notes and creative ideas.

Incentivized