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How a matchmaking event that works gets built.
122 articles on running, hosting and selling B2B matchmaking events.
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The five guides that answer the questions of anyone about to run a matchmaking event.
- How to run a B2B matchmaking event: a step-by-step guide for organizers
- Business matchmaking event: what it is, how it works and how to organize yours
- How many rounds fit your event (and why you do not get to choose)
- Repeat meetings at a matchmaking event: why they happen and how to prevent them
- What business matchmaking software does for you, before, during and after the event
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Internet down in the middle of your matchmaking event? How to keep it running
The event only stops if it depends on the network. What goes down with the Wi-Fi, a paper plan B, a venue tech checklist and how to back up the event.
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No-shows and late arrivals on event day: what to do
Every matchmaking event has no-shows and latecomers. Confirm attendance, keep a waitlist, set a cutoff and rebuild tables without undoing the past.
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Repeat meetings at a matchmaking event: why they happen and how to prevent them
A repeat meeting starts before the event: a format promised unchecked, sign-ups treated as attendees, tables built by hand. Here is what you control.
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Business matchmaking, speed networking or 1:1 meeting schedules: which format to choose
Business matchmaking, speed networking or 1:1 meetings? What each format is, a side-by-side comparison and when to choose each one for your audience.
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How to run a B2B matchmaking event: a step-by-step guide for organizers
What to decide and in what order, from the goal and the audience to the room design, event day and the follow-up, before you book the room.
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How many rounds fit your event (and why you do not get to choose)
The number of rounds is not an organizer's preference. It is a consequence of how the room is designed. Settling that before you announce the format is what...
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Spreadsheet or software? What changes as the event grows
A spreadsheet handles a small event. Beyond a certain size the problem stops being one of organization, and the cost does not show up the night before: it shows up...
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A new market opens up for you with business matchmaking
The strategies and benefits of business matchmaking for expanding into new markets, and how to take part so as to maximize growth and strategic partnerships.
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Automate your business matchmaking event and focus on the relationships
How to automate the repetitive parts of a business matchmaking event without losing the human side, so the operation runs efficiently and the partnerships still...
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Be remembered: creating experiences that stand out at business matchmaking events
The strategies and tools that make your presence at a business matchmaking event memorable, strengthen recall of your brand and turn short meetings into lasting...
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How to become the reference when you organize business matchmaking events
The strategies and practices that establish you as an authority in organizing business matchmaking events, and that build the credibility your reputation depends on.
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Boost your city's economy with business matchmaking
How business matchmaking can drive local economic development, strengthen companies and attract investment to your city. Strategies and best practice.
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The playbook for running a matchmaking event
The decisions that shape your event, what to ask on the registration form, and what to put in front of the sponsor afterward. It is what we would tell you on a call if you asked where to start.
- The decisions that shape your event, in the right order
- The checklist for the day before and the day itself
- The mistakes that cost the most, and how to dodge them