Complete Event Management for Act!!
Online events such as webinars, training sessions, or networking meetings can boost your business, but they can also be challenging to organize and host. You need to attract attendees, manage the RSVP’s, share the event details discreetly, send reminders, and follow up with the participants. This can be overwhelming, especially if you have to use multiple 3rd party applications that create extra work for you. If you are a small business owner, you probably have your events and invitees in your Act! database. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a single online service that let you handle your events more easily and efficiently from within Act!, without any redundant work, and with higher attendance rates? Well, now there is, and it’s called Link2events.
With Link2events, you can:
Many online hosting services have two types of plans – meeting and webinar plans, with the latter being much more expensive than the former. Link2events helps you save money by adding the webinar features to the meeting plan at a fraction of the normal cost difference, with the added of bonus of integrating with Act! - something neither of them can do on their own.
Link2events saves you time, money, and effort, while generating more turnout for your events. Just create an event with Link2events, and let it do the rest.
System Requirements & Subscription Terms
Schedule your event in Link2events, and it's instantly created as a dynamically linked activity in Act!. Any scheduling changes in time, date, or duration made online will automatically be updated in Act!
Publish an online link to distribute or publish that people can click to learn about your event. This link will include all event scheduling details, plus a memo field for longer event descriptions. You can even incorporporate a unique event-specific image to post at the top of the event page.
Provide them the ability to register for your event online and have thos responding automatically added to the group in your Act! database that Link2events created for that event.
If the contact that signs-up is in your database the activity is linked to them, and if they're not, they get added and then linked. In cases of existing contacts, no field data gets overwritten.
After they sign-up, Link2events then presents and answer page with an Outlook invitation for the same date and time so both participants have that event in their calendar. It even links the invite to your chosen email address.
Receive an instant email notification each time a reservation is made, letting you know who has registered.
Those that sign-up are then sent a confirmation email instantly providing them a unique confirmation code and the previously undisclosed meeting location.
Know in advance who is attending your event by distributing event location details, or meeting links to only those with verified email addresses. This enables you to better plan resources for your event when you have better visbility on expected attendance.
Set default activity type in Act! for each event for better reporting and calendar filtering of your Link2Events. The activity type is then recorded under that Contact in Act! when the event is complete.
Configure in Link2events how many hours in advance of your event your sign-ups will be sent a reminder. Both the initial sign-up email and the reminder include the event details and image you selected.
Link2events works with Cloud databases using the WebAPI, and local databases using Act! Connect Link. As long as you have an Act! subscription, you can plan your events more successfully with less effort using Link2events.
PayPal integration with our Team tier allows subscribers to charge a fee for an event, and then process payments while people register. No additional payment portal required!
Configure the number of hours after an event for the system to send a follow-up email, perhaps thanking them for attending. This email is composed in a separate memo field in the event setup area, and can include links to past event recordings, an "upcoming event" page, a survey form using Link2forms, or even a Link2calendar link for them to schedule an appointment with you.
Experience seamless scheduling with Link2events. When you schedule your event, it instantly transforms into a dynamically linked activity in Act!. Plus, any adjustments you make to the time, date, or duration online will automatically reflect in your Act! calendar. Link2events also allows you to select from existing activities in Act!, and import those into your event, including Location details. Either way, say goodbye to manual updates and hello to effortless event management.
Effortlessly publish an eye-catching sign-up page for your event with Link2events. Handy layout tools will help make page attractive as it is informative, with fully formattable memo fields, images, helpful links, and much more. Plus Link2events allows you to generate human-friendly URL's that are short and easy to remember.
All contacts that sign-up for your event are either added to Act! as new contacts, or updated as existing ones. They are then organized into a Group in Act! that was automatically created with the event, and linked to the activity.
Easily configure event reminders before an event and optional follow-ups after an event to optimize your turn-out and ROI.
Link2events includes links to other upcoming events, additional documentation, and related websites to answer many of your audience's questions before they're asked. You can also include a Calendar link below the sign-up page to invite them to book a one-to-one session with the organizer.
Link2events is a versatile online solution that seamlessly integrates with both cloud and local databases through WebAPI.
Stay in the loop with instant email notifications every time a reservation is made. You'll receive timely updates, including the details of who has registered, ensuring you're always in the know. Link2events also displays the event's running totals on the dashboard so you can prepare accordingly.
Link2Events Team edition streamlines payment processing during event registration by seamlessly integrating PayPal payments into the process.
The Team tier of Link2Events allows you to schedule full drip campaigns before and after your event to better nurture your audience. These drips can be used to drum up attendance for that event, or engage the audience in future ones.
Smaller events may benefit from personal follow-ups with each registrant, and the Team tier of Link2events allows you to schedule those activities automatically in Act!
Effortlessly assign an owner other than the record manager directly from the Link2Events Team dashboard. This person will receive all event notifications, and scheduled follow-ups.
Upload images from your computer and insert them into your event sign-up page. Share this image library across all Linktivity Team products in your workspace
Unlock the power of Link2Shrink, available exclusively with Link2Events Team Edition, to customize & shorten your URL for a memorable online presence. Shorter URL's are also more compatible with many social media sites.
Unlock the power of Link2Shrink, available exclusively with Link2Events Team Edition, to customize & shorten your URL for a memorable online presence. Shorter URL's are also more compatible with many social media sites.