The trendspotters at BizBash.com are always on the lookout for technology that will improve efficiency and enhance the meeting and event experience. They recently shared these new trends:
Forkable (forkable.com) is a new option to provide individualized lunches for in-office meetings and events. Attendees input their preferences into the online platform, for example to indicate if they are vegetarian or prefer low-calorie meals. The week before the scheduled delivery, Forkable sends a message to each attendee with a suggested lunch from a nearby restaurant, based on the budget determined by the planner. The attendee can accept it or choose from more than a dozen other options. The day of the event, Forkable delivers the lunches labeled with the names of each attendee. Users are asked to rate their lunches so the system becomes “smarter” over time about individual preferences. There’s no contract or commitment, but Forkable does require a minimum of four orders per delivery. The service is available in the usual trendy/techie cities (San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, etc.) with plans for future expansion.
AllSeated (allseated.com) a system of free, cloud-based planning tools, released a virtual-reality experience for its venue floor plans. Using AllSeated’s VR goggles, planners can take a virtual tour of their venue complete with furniture and decor.
Guidebook (guidebook.com) unveiled Discover, a new in-app experience and design for its mobile app builder. The app now includes new “Happening Now” and “Upcoming” sections that automatically populate based on agenda items currently taking place and that will happen in the near future. The app also has new logic features built in that will guide users to content specifically intended for them. Guidebook has also redesigned the homepage, providing more prominent use of the event’s color palette and logo, to enhance the event’s brand identity.
Bizly (bizly.com) an online platform for booking and managing small meetings and events, has added a new artificial intelligence-powered message center. The new interface allows planners to chat directly with venues to book customized events, add sleeping rooms, negotiate and complete the transaction, all within the chat. “The AI technology embedded within our message center gets smarter over time, learning and automating user preferences, corporate negotiated rates, approval and legal requirements, and other workflow needs for our enterprise customers,” said Bizly CEO Ron Shah.
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