Campus apps by department
Admissions, orientation, student life, and more — one campus app that works across departments.

Build unlimited event apps on one license
One partnership for unlimited campus events — orientation, tours, student life, and everything in between.

Compare event app platforms
See how Guidebook stacks up against other event app and registration platforms.

Event apps for nonprofit and community programs
Give members, volunteers, and donors one branded app for conferences, fundraisers, and year-round community.

Campus integrations and an open API
Connect Guidebook with the campus systems, APIs, and tools your team already uses.

Event apps for corporate and enterprise teams
Internal meetings, offsites, and large-scale corporate events — with the branding and control enterprise teams need.

Create a branded event app with no coding
Put schedules, maps, resources, and updates in every attendee's pocket — built for campus events and programs.

Launch a branded, white-label event app
A white-label event app with your branding, your content, and your attendee experience — no coding required.

Everything in the Guidebook platform
Explore the features event teams use to engage attendees before, during, and after the event.

One app for in-person and virtual attendees
The same schedule, networking, and updates whether people are in the room or joining remotely.

Event apps built for associations
Annual meetings, chapter events, and member engagement — without rebuilding a new app every year.

A branded event website that matches the app
Promote the event, collect interest, and keep branding consistent from the first click to check-in.

Plan, run, and measure events on one platform
App, registration, badges, and websites in one workflow — so planning isn't a pile of disconnected tools.

Keep members engaged between events
One branded app for the conference and everything that happens the other 51 weeks of the year.

The conference app attendees actually use
Schedules, maps, networking, and live updates for annual meetings, summits, and multi-day conferences.

Registration that feeds your app and badges
Collect registrations, payments, and attendee data in the same platform as your event app.

Design and print event badges in one place
Custom badges, QR check-in, and on-site printing — without a separate badge vendor.

A Smaller School?
Deliver a polished, branded event experience without a large team or a big budget.

Running Family Programs?
Give families everything they need, from schedules and maps to real-time updates, all in one place.

Coordinating Move-In Day?
Share updates, manage events, and keep students informed from move-in through the academic year.

Offering Campus Tours?
Deliver branded, self-guided tour experiences with interactive maps and rich media, available 24/7.

Organising a Career Fair?
Simplify logistics for students, employers, and Career Services staff with one easy-to-use app.

Managing Alumni Events?
Plan reunions, regional events, and fundraising campaigns with an app built for alumni engagement.

Boost Student Engagement
One hub for schedules, resources, and events that keeps students connected throughout the academic year.

Planning Orientation?
Help new students feel prepared from day one with schedules, campus resources, and real-time updates in one app.

Running Admissions Events?
Manage open houses, tours, and yield events with a branded app that saves time and engages prospective students.

Get a custom Sponsorship Package Template
Stop starting from scratch. Grab free templates that helWe'll build a tailored sponsorship package with suggested pricing, tiers, and benefits..for your specific event.p you build professional sponsorship packages and close deals faster.

Plan Your Next Event Without Missing a Beat.
From venue selection to post-event wrap-up, this free checklist walks you through every step (so nothing falls through the cracks).
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Real Results From Real Events
100,000+ organizations trust Guidebook. See exactly how universities, associations, enterprises, and more put it to work.

Flexible pricing for every event size
Find the perfect plan for your needs, from intimate gatherings to large-scale conferences.

Join our event experts
Watch on-demand webinars and join live sessions with industry leaders sharing best practices for event success.
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Approachable Event Experience: Do You Need a Pink Party Bus?

Approachable Event Experience: Do You Need a Pink Party Bus?
You're kind of competing with Disney.
Whether you're organizing a 10-person meeting, a user conference, an association meeting, or a huge consumer event, your guests expect you to create a memorable experience. You're competing with Disneyland. You're competing with Red Bull's massive all-city takeovers. People want to touch and play with things. They want to be dazzled.You can play... even if you're not a big brand.
Every event and meeting must embrace some form of experience–it's what creates participation. But it's more than that, too. Experiential events embrace and emphasize the emotional possibilities, and they increase engagement and memorability. In the coming weeks I'll be talking a lot about event marketing, experiential events, and ways to drive human interaction. Today, let's do a little litmus test to see if you are embracing experience already!Are guests taking selfies?
A wise gentleman once said to me, offhand: "If they're not taking selfies, you're not creating an experience." If guests aren't compelled to take pictures with attendees, or with a entertainment or interaction element that you provide, with the intention of sharing that with the world, your experience is falling flat. [caption id="attachment_2920" align="aligncenter" width="540"]
Is this the most famous event selfie of all time?[/caption] Some brands address this in a direct way, with 'selfie booths' branded with sponsor logos, or with hashtag photo contests. You can try this yourself with minimal effort by letting your guests know that if they share photos to your meeting app they have a chance to win.Are you matching the experience with the customer?
B2B events can embrace experience as well, but the onus is on the planner to make sure it doesn't confuse or detract from the message. "We need to think about trust, competence, expertise, long decisional process and highly-technical content," says Gabriele Cazzulini, Chief Digital Officer at EJC. How do your guests engage already? Stick with experiences that enhance and entertain while keeping them in their comfort zone.How flexible can you be?
This is the year of the pop-up. A pop-up event–one that takes place temporarily in a nontraditional location–can create an exciting experience simply because it's a fresh change of scene. Pop-up events also allow you to flexibly test a hypothesis: you can invest in a short-term experience and see how it performs, with the potential of turning it into a full-time program. Best of all, a pop-up's temporary, ad-hoc feel allows you a little wiggle room when something isn't executed perfectly.
Benefit Cosmetics is executing a cool experience right now: they've created a bar/beauty parlor where patrons can book appointments, enjoy cocktails and cupcakes, and try out new products. When the bar closes next month they'll take the concept on the road in a fully-branded mobile cocktail bar party bus.Are you surprising sponsors?
Here's how to tell if you're giving your sponsors the best experience-driven opportunities: when the contracts are signed and it's time to get assets from their team, are they sending over a standard logo package and the same old banners? Or are you working with their team to develop custom assets and a plan for engagement and follow-up? (Hint: the latter indicates that your sponsors are thoughtfully integrated into your event's experience.) Learn more about creative sponsor packages! We'll be talking more about event experiences in the next few weeks. Subscribe now so you don't miss an article!Get the Mobile App Playbook
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