Cvent Event Management vs Whova

• Request for Proposals - our third-party sourcing agent gathers the information that we provide in a Meeting Request Form so they know exactly what we need in a property. We are able to see the top properties based on our criteria in real-time through their portal. No more sending Excel sheets back and forth!
• The invitation process is streamlined, and in conjunction with dynamic reporting, offers key stakeholders the information they need. The automation of reporting and metrics is more accurate than doing it manually and is also much faster.
• Integration - we currently use the CrowdCompass mobile app which offers seamless integration with Cvent.
• Budget - all key stakeholders are able to view our budget categories for each event and at the end of the event, have access to the actual expenses.

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• I love its community board where people can generate topics and questions for event participants to share and connect.
• The photo section of Whova was really fun and it brought out people's personalities and broke the ice.
• It's agenda and session registration dashboard is easy to use and provides an easy to read agenda at a snapshot.
• It's very interactive and surprisingly fun to use when wanting to share and connect with others.

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• The badge designer is a little clunky and difficult to use.
• I’d love to see their add-on modules priced differently (flat fees vs. per registration)
• They’re membership module is only for individual memberships, we have organization based memberships, so we’re not able to use it.

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• Perhaps integrate with LinkedIn? I was running 3 screens, and it worked great: main web portal, breakout room, and LinkedIn where I sent invites and notes in real time.
• The login emails, the difference between the app, and getting the web portal open was tricky and delayed my entry into the meeting. I had to search too many emails to find the right passwords, etc. Figure out how to make this a push of a button once I register for the event in advance.

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• I am able to provide comprehensive reporting on open rates and CTR, which at the end of the day, helps us as an organization monitor and follow up with the customers we have invited to make sure they plan to attend. This could attribute to higher ROI numbers.
• The financial reporting has helped us be more accurate with our full financial roll up to corporate in terms of budgeting. Because of that, we can easily track expenses and calculate total return on investment at the end of the year. We had a conversion rate at our events of 63% this year! Amazing!
• The integrations with Marketo & SFDC have been crucial for us in triggering automated alerts to our sales org, ultimately allowing them to easily follow up with customers to close the loop on the event attendees' experience, thus furthering the sale and gaining revenue.

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• I didn't pay to use the technology; was a recipient as a result of attending a conference. HIGH ROI for me as a made a number of new contacts even though I spent the first full day listening to presentations. Having the app allowed me to do the networking I came to do without having to be seated next to the person I wanted to meet.

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