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Quick answer: Canapii introduced five features to make virtual events more inclusive and engaging: sponsor welcome videos, confetti text animations for live reactions, attendee matchmaking, on-demand video translation, and instant digital business cards. Together they help attendees connect across languages, time zones and screens, and give organizers new ways to lift engagement.
The coronavirus pandemic was a tough time for the events industry, but it forced organizers to tap into their ingenuity and adapt to new ways of working, from planning and hosting virtual events to rethinking how audiences take part. For virtual events to succeed, you need powerful event management software, and with so many solutions to choose from, finding the right one can be tricky.
An all-in-one event management platform like Canapii gives you better visibility into your event and processes while capturing the data and insights you need. If you already know the basics of Canapii, the five features below will help you deliver amazing events with high engagement levels and stay on top of the virtual trend.
A short welcome video helps sponsors attract and engage attendees in a more personal virtual environment. Instead of a static logo and description, sponsors can add eye-catching video clips, animations or video presentations to their sponsor space. It gives them the chance to tell their story and get their name out there while offering attendees fun, meaningful content worth watching.
Confetti text animation turns positive reactions into a shared moment. You have probably seen something similar when typing “Congratulations” or “Congrats” triggers a burst of confetti in iMessage or Facebook Messenger; the same effect is available on Canapii, so attendees can celebrate something said in a breakout session as it happens. Virtual event success is all about engagement, and playful, interactive touches like this win your audience’s hearts.
Meaningful networking depends on smooth, convenient matchups between attendees. Canapii’s matchmaking feature lets attendees schedule meetings with the people most relevant to them, and organizers can go further by recommending specific people to each attendee based on their networking interests.
Virtual events make it easier than ever to bring people together from around the world - Canapii has welcomed 300,000+ attendees across 45+ countries - and multilingual capability is what makes those events genuinely inclusive. Canapii lets you upload translations to an on-demand video, so viewers can switch to their preferred language while watching. Enjoying an event in your mother tongue is one of the most effective ways to create an engaged guest experience.
Digital business cards help attendees be remembered by potential associates, clients and investors. A card can be shared instantly with anyone at your event in a single click; it lands automatically in the receiver’s inbox, ready to view and save to their contact list. Following up becomes faster and more efficient, which can lead to powerful future connections.
If you want to deliver an incredibly powerful virtual event experience, do not be afraid to experiment with different event features - the sky is the limit for the creativity you can offer your audience. With the right, reliable solution you can create an impactful virtual or hybrid event that goes beyond a computer screen.
Sponsor welcome videos, confetti text animation, attendee matchmaking, on-demand video translation, and digital business cards. Each one is built into Canapii’s all-in-one event management platform.
Organizers upload translations to any on-demand video, and viewers switch to their preferred language while watching. Attendees who might otherwise struggle with the event’s main language can follow every session in their mother tongue.
Once you enable matchmaking for your event, attendees can schedule meetings with the people most relevant to them. Organizers can also recommend specific people to each attendee based on their stated networking interests.
A digital business card is shared in one click and lands straight in the receiver’s inbox, where it can be viewed and saved to their contact list. No paper to lose, no manual data entry, and follow-up after the event becomes quick and reliable.
Ready to put these features to work at your next virtual or hybrid event? Get in touch with the Canapii team for a demo.