all of your audience’s needs without ever losing sight of what is truly important—the people.
While registration provides the data foundation for all of our products, it is only the starting point of CDS’ comprehensive event management solutions.
Integrate elegantly.
Over the years, CDS has integrated with hundreds of our clients’ industry partners all with the goal to create a cohesive and smooth attendee experience. From simple data exchanges to full-blown shared interfaces, CDS has probably already worked with your vendors.
Personalize each touchpoint.
Keeping track of attendees is where it all began for CDS. Checking people in onsite, getting them a badge and providing appropriate access has always been part of our services. While we have streamlined and perfected these processes, we always remember this is where face-to-face attendee service starts.
Tight housing integrations give your attendees one-stop shopping.
We have integrations with all of the major industry housing vendors to create a seamless experience for your attendees. Reservations can either take place before or after registration as part of a unified process. Receipts are compiled into a single confirmation and event management can access combined reports from X•Press Reports.
Benefits
Keep all of your data sources in sync.
CDS understands the importance of keeping your membership and CRM information in sync with registration. Modern marketing, analytical reporting and personalized customer service all rely on accurately understanding your audience and their needs. The CDS API Bridge and our custom integrations with the most popular membership and CRM software keep your information aligned in real-time.
Benefits
CDS X•Press Check-In is the fastest way to get attendees through registration and into your event.
In addition to the traditional scanning of an email or web page printout at check-in kiosks, advance registrants can now cruise through check-in by scanning their QR code directly from their smart phone. CDS’ X•Press Check-In also provides Wallet support.
Attendees have the option to enter their badge ID sent to them with their confirmation, or to look themselves up in the registration system using their contact information. Regardless of what technology your attendees prefer, CDS has an X•Press Check-In solution.
Features
The most tangible part of registration is the badge.
Badges are the accessory worn by all attendees. Configurations, styles and possibilities with CDS badges are nearly unlimited. Badges can be mailed or printed onsite using pre-printed stock or high quality color printers. Green alternatives for stock and printer cartridges are available.
Get the complete picture of your attendee participation and engagement.
The Tracker smartphone app provides session tracking, access control, and validation all in one integrated package. Online or offline, Tracker keeps your event moving smoothly.
Session Tracking
Select a session from the live event list and start checking-in attendees—it’s that easy. A simple scan of the badge QR code uploads the attendee information to the event database and updates session reporting.
Access Control
Validate registered attendees as they check-in to sessions with Tracker Access Control. Using the live session roster, attendees are quickly confirmed as being eligible or not as they enter sessions. Validation accurately tracks attendance for sessions that were purchased individually or as part of a bundle.
Features
Build your event attendance with the viral power of social media.
Convention Data Services gives you access to vast new audiences using powerful integrations with the internet’s biggest social media sites—LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and others.
New prospects are made aware of your event and invited to register from friends, colleagues, and trusted contacts using their preferred social media platform. This untapped market is alerted to your event by people whose recommendations they seek out and trust. Finally, there is a solution that translates social media traffic into increased event attendance.
Integration points include
Meet the growing field of event-focused social media.
Our social integrations in the event industry are as extensive as our other integrations. We have partnerships with networking, news and app companies that all leverage user’s networks to promote your event. Recommendations and postings by peers gets noticed and will build your brand and attendance.
Events are all about networking and connections.
CDS’ slogan of “Connecting People” is a recurring theme in our products. Communication, socializing and networking tools are available for attendees, exhibitors and show managers to help forge meaningful and productive relationships. We’re always looking for the next opportunity to keep your audience connected.
CDS has long been a leader in exhibitor lead retrieval and now we’re sharing the fun with attendees. The Scout Event Guide allows attendees to scan badges and collect basic contact information right on their smartphone. Read more about this innovation and other Scout features.
Connecting Attendees
Connecting Exhibitors
Socialize
Friending, following, sharing and connecting.
Some things are really as amazing as they are hyped up to be. Social media is one of those things for our industry. Events are the pinnacle of networking and interaction and social media is a perfect fit. All events need to expand and build relationships with their audiences and modern socializing is the right approach—particularly when attracting the next generation of attendees.
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