[UPDATED] A big thanks to SIME's Technology and Design Partners

With the most successful and ambitious SIME behind us, we thought it’s time to take a step back, and look back at the people who made the show possible. And as we look at the way the best SIME of all time shaped up, we realize that the art after all was made of small jigsaws without which the SIME experience would have never been the same. This post aims to introduce 2 such partners who have been the backbone, the nervous system on which the SIME crew has been running on.

[Updated with some free trial links from Active Events]

Active Events – Technology meets service

SIME started working together with Active Events right from the summer, and the service delivery has been right up the quality alley. From an extremely intuitive user interface to super cool new media integration, the platform has been top notch. And looking at the company growth this year,  there are very few companies in the marketing and event technology industry that  have grown over the last year, and those that have  must be offering something very special! Over the last year the guys at Active Events  have doubled their revenue in EMEA.

Below is a quick interview with the Biz. Dev. Head of Active Events, Anthony Miller from the UK.

SIME (S): Tell us briefly about Active Events

Anthony (A): Part of the Active Network, Active Events offer a range of solutions from an easy to use online registration system to enterprise wide event management, marketing and planning solutions. We supplement our technology with marketing and events experts who help our clients to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the event programs they run. Since opening our doors last year Active Events EMEA has grown to have over 800 clients in Europe, including Cisco, Deloiitte, HP, the NHS, and Cambridge University.

S: In a recession hit market, the first cut is usually in the conference goers segment. How did you manage to sustain and outperform your competitors?

A: There are many companies out there that provide online registration and various elements of event management technology and do a pretty good job. We think people need more than that, especially now. We help our clients to apply innovative technology to manage the logistics of their events and gather intelligence that can be used to provide sales teams with leads, procurement teams with spend control, and event teams with automation and easy reporting to make their lives easier. We provide solutions that integrate all those needs.

We highly recommend Active Events to manage your event back-end well.

You can take a tour of RegOnline by clicking here:
http://www.regonline.com/marketing/event/tour/flash.aspx

You can try RegOnline for FREE by clicking here:
https://www.regonline.com/marketing/event/getstarted.aspx

Or you can contact Anthony Miller, their Head of Business Development, to discuss their range of products and services: anthony[dot]miller[at]wingateweb.com

AD&D – design meets business

When design meets business, when ideas meet innovation, you know the guys are special. SIME had the opportunity to be working with these very cool folks from AD&D for some time now, and this year, they were just about perfect. Delivering visually scintillating frames and wires for our Mr. Fix it Joakim Nystrom to add the SIME component to it. From the coverflow for the Mighty 36, to integrating real time live back channels and video solutions into a very robust back end CRM, the guys were great.

You can get in touch with AD&D through  Fredrik Wetterholm at wetterholm[at]adnd[dot]se. Check them out at http://adnd.se

Thanks folks, you both are awesome.