As a busy event planner in seemingly endless contact with venues, catering companies, and the oh-so-demanding event sponsor can you afford to spend time developing registration spreadsheets, keeping track of each registrants information, recording travel and hotel details, and taking and processing credit card info? For most event planners, the answer is a resounding no. The process of registration is often the straw that breaks the camels back, causing an event planners stress level to rise to supreme heights. Keeping track of all the technicalities of registration is a full time job that many planners are still attempting to juggle along with planning the event itself.
So, with the vast reach and simplicity of the internet, why are so many event planners hesitant to switch to an online registration company that will take care of all these technicalities for them?
The answer is simple: they either dont know about it, or they are worried that such companies could in fact complicate their lives. How can I know that information being put out on the internet will be safe? What if my registrants information is compromised? Will the online registration company use or...