At the famous Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that took place in San Jose this year in June, an announcement was made by Phil Schiller, Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing about the complete redesign of App Store, among many changes that Apple would be implementing in the App Store, there are was one small note “App Store Cleanup”, which was ignored by most of the people but might have a huge impact on b2b app development industry.
Why such a change?
Apple is implementing this to put a stop on redundant or spam apps. Cloned apps are the carriers for conversion module, essentially for single ads. Consider the apps that cater to the music lovers; there is a number of abetting music streaming apps with a lot of pirated content which is tough to track with tremendous revenue catch before they are lost and found!
The other example for such an app is “Candy Crush” and multiple such similar gaming app is found scattered across the Play Store and one can’t really blame Apple when over 100 Candy Crush clone apps are tossed at them.
To combat this, Apple revised the guidelines for its App Store Review and in this new App Store Review Guidelines, the rule 4.2.6 states:
“App created from a commercial template or app generation service will be rejected.”
According to this new guideline, Apple has the right to ban any app that shares a code base/template with other apps. What this means is – The white label apps are in danger.
Who are affected by this?
Though the reason Apple implementing this actually makes complete sense, however, the clamant consequence are crushing legitimate event apps, apps catering to b2b and transportation apps. Alas, this is trouble only for the companies that only supplies white label apps. But, this is not an end of event apps. According to a research conducted in 2017 by EventMB, 53% (of over 300) event professionals are providing an event app for current events, and 75% of those not using the apps planning to do so in the future.
The event management industry is all set to take a giant leap forward with this technology.
What next?
webMOBI is prepped up to take a leap. We are familiar with the white label event app model but always doubted its sustainability. Once the event is completed, there is no requirement or value for the white label event apps. We have remained unaffected by the policy change as we focus on our webMOBI Discovery app platform where, in contrast to publishing an app on the App Store for each of your events, you publish your event within our Platform. It strictly follows the App Store Review Guidelines.
We cater to our clients by providing them with incredible event experiences, and also give an opportunity to achieve the same level of branding that white label apps have!
That’s being said, you are very much welcome to try our platform to build your event app for FREE! It includes all the essential features you might need.
They are engaged in managing various programs for international students as below –
Study Abroad Program
International Student Program
Schooling for Temporary Residents
Study Tours / Campus Tours
Student Exchange Program
Challenge
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education is based in Australia and DE International believes in imparting quality education. They needed a program to help students, and their parents to understand the perks of studying in Australia. DE International focuses upon the various challenges faced by students who want to study in Australia and tries to find the probable solutions.
Solution
WebMOBI helped DE International for their purpose of guiding International Students through the process of enrolling and study in Australia by developing a Campus App. The event application helps each student at a personal level while showcasing the school
The students can register online, find every detail they need to know and even take admission at colleges under NSW Department of Education, all through the Mobile Application. The DE International Campus App is designed with a cloud-based, cross platform functionality. The dashboard was customized to act as a data bank which would contain all the information. DE International Campus App has the following features,
Functionalities of the Campus App for the users
Registration
Information on speakers
Participate in surveys and polls
Search for a particular speaker
Add the sessions to “favorites or wishlist.”
Get complete information about agenda
Access to PDF and video resources
Venue direction
Social media integration
Communication through chat for the app users and speakers
Planning Multiple Events
The specific functionalities for the event organizer include,
Scheduling the events
Campus Tours
Real-time polling and survey results via live screen
Checkin and Attendee Management
Complete assistance from WebMOBI throughout the clock to help the organizer to make the event better! The Interface of the Campus App,
Home
The home page or the main page consists of a list of multiple events. The users can navigate and click on the each event to get to know the details. The users can favorite and create a separate list of events which they would like to attend. It also has other widgets like the agenda, survey, campus map, polling, details about the speakers, and more. The home page also has other personalized settings that help the user to jot down their schedule, notes, talk to other users through live chat, and get updated with notifications, and more.
Agenda
This module has a list of the speakers and their session presentation details. It provides an option to add it to your “favorites or wishlist”. The user will be notified about the session. The user can refine the sessions based on time and categories. The list also informs the user about the multiple events taking place at the venue which can be accessed through the floor plan of the maps.
Live Polling
Live Polling will help the event organizer estimate the attendees’ response. The answers to live polling get recorded on the spreadsheet which is accessible to the organizer. This will help to make the changes in a jiffy as the feedback and opinions will help the event organizer to make the event better and garner more people to the event.
Map and Navigation
This module helps the attendees to roam through the event venue easily and know the floor plan. The app has a detailed map of the venue and also has the floor plans. The navigation will help the users to know which event is happening on the different floors of the same venue.
Speakers’ List
This feature contains the list of the speakers and the sessions conducted by them respectively. After attending the session, the user can rate the speaker, connect with their favorite speaker through live chats. This is an additional continuity feature to assess the speaker.
Feedback & Surveys
This feature contains a set of feedback and survey questions. The audience can give their feedback which can be used by the organizer to analyze the attendees’ satisfaction about the event. The survey is also linked to live polling which will give the genuine feedback of the attendees, thus getting a better clarity about the on-goings of the event.
Video Links
Clicking on this feature navigates to the DE International YouTube page which contains the videos of their previous events. This gives the audience an idea about the event. This helps the users to access the videos of the happenings of the event which will give the users an insight about the program.
Resources – Details & Chat
This feature enables the user to get access to PDF files containing the complete details of the NSW program. There are other multiple resources like the details of the event, available on a single page. This will help the attendees to get all the required information in one page.
Live chat is a feature which will help the attendees to communicate with the other users of the app and with the speakers. The support chat is available 24/7 and helps the organizer to walk through the app and managing of the dashboard.
WebMOBI helps organizations by developing customized Mobile Apps for conducting events of their specific needs.
With our apps you can attract students by providing Virtual Tour of your campus, guiding through and simplifying the process of taking admissions, connecting with students at a personal level and so on. Which will be very helpful for conducting programs like,
International Student Program
Study Abroad Program
Temporary Residents Program
Study Tours Program
Official International Delegation
Secondary Student Exchange Program
You can provide Campus Tours and give both virtual and GPS-enabled tours for campus visitors. Engage Students and reach them at a personal level while showcasing your school. You can Create a custom mobile app without developer resources.
Request a demo today and we’ll send you a short video showing how easy it is to create mobile apps with, and find out what time works best for your live, customized demo.
Known as the world’s oldest marathon, the Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by several cities in Greater Boston in Eastern Massachusetts, United States. WebMOBI has created the 2017 Boston Marathon App, a runner tracker mobile app loaded with multiple cool features that will help the users with course map, snap at the race photo booth, race history, and more – all at the tips of your fingers! The app is available for both iOS and Android.
The homepage is clutter free, featuring the necessities and to get the extra information, just hit the side tab. The Boston Marathon event app contains the end-to- end information like schedule, route map; expo map, weather in Boston, news brief and results of the race, photo booths, information of participants and more.
The features of 2017 Boston Marathon App include,
Route and course map
The navigation system helps the runner to find the way through the marathon and also monitor their position. The real time route map helps illustrates the exact locations of race hydration stations, mile markers, medical stations, and Clif shot energy stations.
Participants’ Information
This feature will help the user to get the information of their favorite participants who are a part of the marathon, bios of the John Hancock Elite Athlete Team, and the complete race history like the inception of the marathon, real time tracking of the participants, winners of the marathon, duration of the run, and more.
Real-time leaderboard
This feature tracks the happenings of the event and the user can know the Acers of the marathon, can get the latest news and updates on the Boston Marathon event, and it contains information on post-race results.
Stay connected
This interesting feature of 2017 Boston Marathon App helps the user to track their thirty favorite people, which includes their course map and their leaderboard. A user can snap a photo in the race photo booth, and share it with their friends through the social media networks.
Integration with social media websites
It is always exciting to share the race experience with the near and dear ones and this feature helps you share the moments on social media, both before and after the race. This feature also enables you to connect with other participants and interact with them.
The Boston Marathon App, developed by WebMOBI, is a delight to the users because of the ease and simplicity! Every information ranging from the race route, information of participants, race history, real time leaderboard, the course of the track, mile markers, medical stations, hydration stations, virtually tour the race course, and sharing your experience through the social media.
WebMOBI is a pioneer in developing mobile apps for events like conferences, sales meet, film festivals, trade shows and expo, marathons and more. The apps are customized and user-friendly to suit specific requirements.
As an event planner/organiser, you have done everything to make your event a success. Building everything from scratch, planning, organising, and deciding on the inclusions and more. But, it is equally important to keep your attendees hooked about the ongoing of the event. Through the event app, you can keep your attendees hooked and give out the necessary details.
Compelling Content
It is the most important factor to kick off user engagement. When an attendee downloads the event app, make sure there is engaging content with constant updates. Let out interesting details about the event like interesting things about the speaker, or a sneak peek of goodies. This gives a positive impression to the attendees and drives them to contribute their insights.
Event App Ninjas
The primary purpose for an attendee to download the app is to register and check-in. There are chances that a few attendees may have a problem with the signing-in process. Assign a few people from the team to help the attendees through the entire process of app download to registration and uses of event app, post the event. These designated app ninjas can be present at the registration desk and can give a demo of the app and its uses.
Speakers are Seraphic
With the event around the corner, encourage and persuade the speakers to use the app. This helps to create a bond between the speakers and the attendees before the event. The familiarity with the speaker will give the attendees a sense of familiarity and the interaction between the two parties, before, during and after the event will be smooth. This does also help to garner positive response during the live polling.
Say Cheese
Pictures are worth a thousand words. The event app is usually incorporated into social media website like interface, to upload photos and tag. Have a professional photographer at your event to click candid pictures of the attendees and post it on your event app. Entice the attendees to share their clicks on your event app and on other social media platforms. This will help you to keep your attendees glued to the event and can also amplify your reach to more people.
Take a chill-pill
At the event venue, create a few “spots” for the attendees to relax. After attending the conference, there seems to be a need for the attendees to lay a bit low. Make sure these relaxing corners promote your event app. Also, roll out a few attractive offers through the event app.
There are many interesting ways of keeping your attendees engaged through the event apps. Keeping the attendees involved is the crucial factor to make your event a success. With the event app, the attendees need not worry about missing out anything important.
DE International is a part and affiliated to the NSW Department of Education. They help to coordinate applications for international students to enroll and study at NSW government schools. They are responsible for conducting various programs for international students, students who are interested in studying abroad, schooling for temporary residents, study tours, student exchange and more.
Challenge
DE International believes in imparting quality education and they needed a platform to help students and their parents to understand the perks of studying in Australia. Their event focuses upon the various queries/challenges faced by students who want to study in Australia and the probable solutions. They wanted an event map which can host multiple events that they have planned through the year to help the international students.
Process
webMOBI designed and customized the multi-event app for DE International with a cloud-based cross-platform functionality. The dashboard was customized to act as a data bank which would contain all the information. DE International app has the following features,
Home
The homepage consists of a list of multiple events. The users can filter and create a separate list of events which they would like to attend.
Agenda
This feature has a list of the speakers and their session timings. This feature has an option to add it to your “favorites or wishlist”. The user will be notified about the session. The user can filter the sessions based on time and categories.
Live Polling
Live Polling will help the event organizer evaluate the attendees’ response. The responses to live polling get recorded on the spreadsheet which is accessible to the organizer. This will help to make the changes in a jiffy.
Navigation
This feature will help the attendees to drift through the event venue easily and know the floor plan.
Speakers’ List
This feature contains the list of the speakers and the sessions conducted by them respectively. After attending the session, the user can rate the speaker. This is an additional continuity feature to assess the speaker.
Feedback & Surveys
This feature contains a set of feedback and survey questions. The audience can give their feedback which can be used by the organizer to analyze the attendees’ satisfaction about the event.
Video Links
Clicking on this feature navigates to the DE International YouTube page which contains the videos of their previous events. This gives the audience an idea about the event.
Resources
This feature enables the user to get access to PDF files containing the complete details of the NSW program.
Solution
webMOBI helped DE international to develop a multi-event app.
The functionalities for the users includes,
Registration
Information on speakers
Participate in surveys and polls
Search for a specific speaker
Add the sessions to “favorites or wishlist”
Get complete information about agenda and the speaker
Access to PDF and video resources
Venue direction
The specific functionalities for the event organizer or event moderator include,
Schedule the events
A detailed report of live polling and survey results
Attendee Management
webMOBI’s multi-event app will help the organizers for conducting numerous events for an organization/company. The app will update the information for every event and the user need not download the app for different events. The one solution platform helps the organizers to have a firm attendees base and the users to get extensive information.
