This document discusses technology options for small businesses, focusing on mobile apps for meetings. It provides an overview of the growth of mobile devices and apps. Meeting apps can improve attendee engagement, allow real-time information distribution, and be more environmentally friendly. Options discussed include web apps, native apps, multi-purpose apps, and do-it-yourself app builders. Specific DIY app builders like Bizzabo, Bloodhound, Guidebook, Yapp, and Twoppy are showcased. The document also covers responsive websites, presentation tools, polling apps, organization apps, travel apps, and photography apps for small businesses.

1. Technology for Small Businesses
Presented By:
Encorewebstudios.com
MeetingApps.com
Joseph Lo:
jlo@encorewebstudios.com

2. Mobile Apps Takeaways
1. Mobile Apps for Meetings
2. Do It Yourself Meeting App
Builders
3. Responsive Websites
4. Knowledge of new apps that
you can use in your job

3. Mobile Technology Around Us

4. Growth of Mobile
Mobile Stats:
• Over 4.6 billion people use at least one mobile device
• Mobile internet use will surpass traditional desktop
internet use by 2014 (Mary Meeker)
• 10 billion mobile internet devices will
be in use worldwide by 2016
(Pew Research Center)
• Each day, 850,000 Android devices
are activated

5. Growth of Apps
App Stats:
• App Store: 775,000 Apps, and over 40 Billion
downloads
• Google Play (for Android Apps): 675,000 Apps and over
25 Billion downloads
• Windows has just over 125,000 apps
• BlackBerry® has about 70,000 apps

6. Growth of Apps in Meeting Planning
• Maritz Research: 64% believe that all presentations
will be downloaded to mobile
• Over 200 companies offering meeting apps
• Cvent acquired both Seed Labs and Crowd Compass
• Crowd Compass: from 20 meeting apps to over 250
apps in one year
• Expo Magazine: 21% smart phone apps as a top
priority for 2013 vs. 5% in 2012

7. How Apps Help Your Events
• Improves Attendee Engagement
• Real Time Distribution of Information
• Environmentally Friendly
• Polling and Surveys
• Onsite Management

8. App Development
• Web App
• Native App
• Multi-Purpose App
• Do It Yourself App
• Responsive Website

9. Web vs. Native Picture

10. Benefits of Web Apps
• Web based content
• Runs on all platforms
• Support one code base
• URL access
• No approval
• Good performance
• Inexpensive

11. HTML 5 Offline Mode
http://eventmobi.com/spincon12/

12. Benefits of Native Apps
• No network connectivity
required
• Faster performance
• More features
• Push messaging
• Self contained

13. Multi Purpose Apps
• Brandable
• Updatable agenda
• Attendee profiles
• Speaker and exhibitor info
• Floor Maps
• Push messaging
• Attendee to attendee
messaging
• Social media integration
• Surveys and evaluation

14. Developer Chart

15. Networking
• Attendee Matchmaking
• Location based networking

16. Gamification Component
Gamification incorporated into their apps:
Build your own games:

17. Wayfinding
Wayfinding apps:
• Core Apps Follow Me
• Sherpa Solution
• Event Navigator
• Insiteo
• Point Inside
• Here 2 There

18. Apps for Events
Paid DIYs:

19. Do It Yourself Apps for Events
Free DIY Apps:

20. Do It Yourself Apps for Events
Bizzabo

21. Bizzabo
Admin Dashboard

22. Bizzabo
Agenda

23. Do It Yourself Apps for Events
Speaker Details

24. Bizzabo
Multi Track Agenda

25. Do It Yourself Apps for Events
Promotional Tools

26. Bizzabo

27. Bizzabo

28. Bloodhound
App Download Page

29. Bloodhound

30. Bloodhound
Admin Dashboard

31. Bloodhound
Admin Dashboard

32. Bloodhound
Schedule Upload

33. Bloodhound
Add Single Session

34. Bloodhound
http://spincon.getbloodhound.com/

35. Guidebook

36. Zwoor

37. Yapp

38. Yapp

39. Yapp

40. Yapp

41. Yapp

42. Yapp

43. Yapp

44. Twoppy

45. Responsive Websites

46. Mobile Website

47. Testing Nightmare

48. Responsive Web Design

49. Responsive Web Design
• Custom Build • Open Source CMS
• Templates • Free Web Builders

50. Content Management System

51. WordPress
• Responsive Themes
• http://wordpress.org/extend/themes
• http://themeforest.net
• Plugins
• WordPress.com
• WordPress.org

52. Free Web Builders
• http://www.webs.com
• http://www.weebly.com
• http://www.wix.com

53. MeetingApps.com

54. Speaker Tools
Help speakers deliver truly interactive sessions
Nearpod Meeting Projectorfy Mobile Remote JumiOne
Mgr Pro Mouse Mouse

55. Presentation Apps
Prezi

56. Presentation Apps
Keynote

57. Presentation Apps
Penultimate

58. Presentation Apps
Slideshark

59. Polling and Survey
Consider these apps for audience response:
• PollDaddy • Push One
• TouchPoint • iSurvey
• Opinionmeter • Vision Tree
• Survey Gizmo • Zwoor Survey
• Poll Everywhere • Quicktapsurvey
• Projectorfy

60. Organization Apps
Evernote

61. Organization Apps
Remote Desktop

62. Organization Apps
Super Planner

63. Travel Apps
Flight Track Pro, Gate Guru

64. Travel Apps
Localization - Word Lens

65. Travel Apps
Localization – Google Translate

66. Travel Apps
XE, World Taxi, Lonely Planet

67. Photography
Site Inspections – Photosynth