Lynx Events

08/06/2021

Unintended consequences: COVID has increased event opportunities

Traditionally event planning centered on key issues that included budget and travel requirements as well as the availability of venues and key participates. This meant that in order to plan a successful event all these things had to be checked and aligned. However, since the COVID 19 pandemic, the world has been forced to postpone and/or cancel in-person events and a lot have changed in the events industry.

A lot more events are being done virtually. This shift has freed up a lot of time needed for travel thereby creating more opportunities for delegates to participate in more events. Currently, people can attend an average of two to three events/meetings a day. Something unheard of pre-COVID as people had to travel to each location to attend an event. The number goes up if the delegates attends a few minutes of each event to see if it is of any interest before opting out.

Also, because venue hire, food costs and all the other scheduling activities are no longer part of the equation, the number of events that can be organized has also increased. All these changes have made for improved quality of delegates and key speakers in meetings/events as people now have a lot more time to spare. Virtual platforms have created opportunities where high quality delegates can actually participate in meeting where ordinarily may have been hesitant or too busy to travel to.

Cooperate event planners should take advantage of this to invite and engage their target participants and get more desired outcomes for their events.

04/05/2021

The COVID-19 vaccine is here now. A lot of African countries have initiated vaccine roll-out plans, USA has reached 100 million vaccinations and Europe and Asia a following hot on its heels. Given enough time and public support, we will reach vaccinations to a minimum of 67 per cent of the population in order to achieve herd immunity. It means that the majority of the population would be immune to the virus, indirectly protecting those who are not and making the spread easier to manage and contain.

Obviously, the COVID protocols, masks, washing hands frequently, hand sanitizers and social distancing are going to be with us for much longer. But the risk and fear from being out in public will be very much diminished. This is going to change the outlook on events, with more and more people attending in-person events again.

Though we may never return to pre-2019 styles of events (predominantly done through physical attendance), we are coming to a new compromise. A hybrid of physical and virtual events, which have the added potential of reaching wider audiences.

This means that event organiser’s must begin studying the myriad changes within the environment now so that they adapt their platforms to meet the new requirements for events and get ahead of future trends.

08/12/2020

EVENT MANAGEMENT SECRETS NOW AT THE TIPS OF ANYONE’S FINGERS

10 years ago, ‘events management’ was more than a job, it was an artform, a sophisticated and niche business where expert event organisers were highly sort after, practically head-hunted especially for high profile events. Today, the landscape has changed, Africa’s growing digital infrastructure is redefining what was once closely guarded secrets in the events industry.
When Event Management Systems (EMS) entered the industry, they were at first, complicated cumbersome things that not only made amateur users rethink their life choices but also gave such migraines to all but the expects of the industry. Developers made the systems specifically for events management experts as way of augmenting the skills event organisers knew well and hoarded jealously.
The good news is that this position has been on the pivot for the past five years. Currently, EMS are being developed so that novice-users can not only navigate the platform with extreme ease but also understand the structures and processes of events planning that made the renowned event organisers from over a decade ago such legends.
By using a leading EMS, anyone can learn the secrets of the trade over the course of a single event. With functionalities starting from pre-event activities such as event marketing, ticketing, RSVP, and CRM functions, to onsite event management activities which include meeting management, master class hosting, networking, delegate management (accommodation and transportation assistance). Good EMS also support post event activities such as delegate checkout, delegate event reviews, event reporting and financial analysis.

04/11/2020

Lynx events management platform provides a way of working smarter. It is a platform that can manage the whole event life-cycle, creating a single space to do “eventing”. Lynx provides reports to track event metrics and the data can be used to improve future events.Anyone can use Lynx, with features to support team collaboration on tasks and a simple interface event planning and management can become a breeze.

10/01/2020

Lynx Events Management System makes event management a Breeze giving your clients the chance to interact and see who is coming, all on one platform! 😃

27/12/2019

27/12/2019