Event Planning Tools for 2024

Technology continues to change how people do things, work, collaborate, share information, and how events are organized. 

In this blog we cover the best event planning tech tools to help events planners, organizers,and managers plan, organize and execute events planning processes with ease.

1. Reseach

Sucessful events planning involves a proper reseaching ranging from finding a suitable event venue, speakers, suppliers and finding ideas.

  • Internet/ Web Search

    Web search is the common way to find an information on the internet raning from venue listing portals, companies website and customer reviews on Google.

  • Polls & Surveys

    Polls and surveys can be an effective way of collecting primary data from event stakeholders or target audience. Leveraging event assets such as event website and social media platforms can help reach wider audince.

  • Previous Events Data

    Event data for past events

Event Planning in Process

2. Project Management Software

There are a lot of software solutions in the market place available as SaaS, designed for project management and business operations that can be used for event planning and task management. 

Include but not limited to the following:

  • Item Listing
  • Scheduling
  • Task assignment
  • Forms

Platforms : 

  • Monday.com

  • Airtable

  • Smart Suite

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3. Design & Vissuals

Yet, there are staggering number of software platforms available in the market place that can be used for event visuals 

  • Floor plans & event programmes. 
  • Presentation decks.
  • Event posters & brochures.
  • Infographics & social media posts.
  • Canva

    Canva is most popular plaforms for non-technical graphic designer, easy to use, and beginer's friendly.

  • Photoshop

    Photoshop is for experienced graphic designers, can be deficult for non tech/ designer.

Canva Online Platform

 

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4. Team Collaboration Tool

Effective communication and collaboration is crucial to ensure event planning success. 

Below are top commonly used tools for communication and team collaboration. 

  • Microsft Teams Channel

    Teams Channel part of Microsoft Teams platform popular known for online meetings, offers many features for team collaboration, ranging from chats, file share  and more features - more here

  • WhatsApp Desktop

    WhatsApp for desktop - WhatsApp desktop allows to share documents and screen sharing.

  • Previous Events Data

    Slack - Platform for team messaging and collaboration.  The platform allow teams to collaborate, share documents and 

Slack Platform

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5. Event Forms

Custom event forms, the tool can be used for different purposes in event planning, ranging from data collection/ surveys, bookings forms, delegates information to vendor registrations etc.

  • Event Registrations

  • Polls & Surveys

  • Delegates Information

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6. Delegates Communication

Effective communication and collaboration is crucial to ensure event planning success. 

Delegates Communication Tools: 

  • Social Media

  • Email Communication

  • Live Chats

  • SMS

  • Blog Post

Social Wall

We prove event tech solutions to assist event planners host successful & meaningful events .