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Exhibitor Magazine — Feb/March 2023 — During the pandemic, most virtual platforms (and corporate marketers) were focused on standalone “marquee” events with big budgets and short time spans. But now that the demand for online and hybrid events — particularly those devoted to education and brand or product promotion — is here to stay there's a need for lower cost longer running solutions. That's why Cloud Conventions launched Venue, a platform designed specifically for small- to medium-sized businesses to be able to operate year round with minimal outside support offering simple-to-use and customizable templates, live and on-demand video content management, numerous registration and engagement features and detailed analytics, Venue is well suited for ongoing lead nurturing brand building and user training.

Venue, virtual destination

Overview: Venue, a new SaaS solution from Cloud Conventions, is a feature-rich, budget friendly, self-serve virtual platform to host and manage multi-day events and conferences. It creates online communities, offers training and certification, and provides year-round engagement for customers, prospects, and an expanding hybrid workforce. Atlanta, GA — November 17, 2022 — Cloud Conventions today launched Venue, a self-managed, budget-friendly year-round ‘Virtual Destinationsm’ for small to medium-sized businesses (SMB) to host virtual and hybrid events, create online communities, engage customers or a remote workforce, and deliver training and education. Venue includes options and exclusive features that automate the onboarding and management of attendees, provide live and on-demand video sessions, host content, deliver custom emails and newsletters, and track platform engagement.

Enterprise

Atlanta, GA — September 13, 2021 — Cloud Conventions today announced an enterprise virtual event management solution for Fortune 1000 businesses that need to manage both internal and customer facing events on a year-round basis. Cloud Conventions Enterprise Event Network™ is a SaaS platform that manages and delivers multiple virtual or hybrid events with capabilities and engagement features beyond a simple webinar or streaming event. Cloud Conventions Enterprise onboards and manages attendees, controls sessions and content, provides engagement tools and analyzes all attendee interactions. The platform can be administered at a corporate level to support standardized event programming and maintain content libraries and business resources. It can be connected to other internal or external systems for onboarding attendees and data exchange.

Orlando, Florida – March 21, 2022 – Convey Services, parent company of Cloud Conventions, today at Enterprise Connect demonstrated new capabilities to bolster Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) by adding the ability to digitally engage internal and external audiences with its virtual event and content management platform. When coupled with a UCaaS solution as part of an enterprise or SMB offering, Cloud Conventions elevates the ability to inform, educate, and interact with audiences by providing management of webinar sessions, a content resource center, discussion forums along with features and capabilities to convert individuals from passive listeners to active participants. “Unified Communications technology was never more critical than during the Pandemic to keep remote teams connected and serve customers through integrated video, voice and contact center solutions,” said Carolyn Bradfield, CEO of Convey Services. “In the expanding age of the virtual workforce, business customers need to include higher levels of digital engagement to enhance interaction with both their employees and customers. Cloud Conventions is the first SaaS platform to deliver virtual event capabilities to a UCaaS stack, unifying both enterprise-based and SMB communications to deliver greater value.” Adding the Cloud Conventions engagement platform to a UCaaS solution creates a 365-resource center with managed information flow, control of brand identity, enhanced training and educational resources, along with the ability to stage virtual or hybrid events. Cloud Conventions is integrated with BlueJeans by Verizon and Zoom and can be integrated with other conferencing solutions through its API. Additional integrations include Vimeo for video hosting as well as registration systems for large in-person tradeshow events. Cloud Conventions is built on a sophisticated content delivery and management architecture, it onboards, and manages participants, offers an email and text engine for outreach, has interactive engagement tools, and sophisticated analytics to track every platform interaction. “UCaaS has been defined as a cloud-delivered model that supports telephony, messaging, mobility, meetings, and other communications-enabled business processes, but it is quickly evolving into Unified Communications & Collaboration as a Service (UCCaaS) by adding true collaboration as part of the service stack,” Bradfield added. “Applications for virtual events and digital engagement include sales kickoffs and remote meetings, user conferences, virtual education and certifications, product launches, or holding press conferences and investor relations events. UCCaaS solutions are becoming the focal point for all digital collaboration and should be accessible 365 days a year, not just for a single event.” For more information Download the eBook: The 2022 Evolution of Unified Communications & Collaboration or listen to the Podcast: The Evolution of Unified Communication & Collaboration as a Service.  About Cloud Conventions Cloud Conventions a SaaS solution from Convey Services is an enterprise virtual/hybrid event management platform that redefines the exhibitor and attendee experience to allow companies to provide easy access to in-depth product information, showcase their brands with graphics and videos, create calls to action and generate immediate sales leads. Built for the enterprise or SMB market, it is used around the world for large managed events and smaller self-directed meetings, conferences and corporate kickoffs, Cloud Conventions automates exhibitors and virtual booths, continuing education, speaker sessions and reminders, invitations and email communication, while at the same time producing detailed analytics on attendee, session and exhibitor activity. Cloud Conventions supports multiple languages and currencies, internal, external and single-sign on registration, and supports all conferencing carriers and platforms. Explore all of the Cloud Conventions solutions by visiting https://cloudconventions.com or contacting info@cloudconventions.com or call 888-975-1382.

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Atlanta, GA — April 28, 2020 — Convey Services, a SaaS technology company, today unveiled its new Cloud Conventions™ Virtual Trade Show platform. Cloud Conventions is an easy-to-use, reasonably priced solution for delivering live virtual events, conferences and expositions, creating a rich, interactive experience for attendees, exhibitors and sponsors. Cloud Conventions can be used by associations, trade groups, event managers, publishers and business organizations to engage audiences, large or small, with interactive exhibit space, live or recorded sessions and networking opportunities. Read More

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Atlanta, GA — July 14, 2020 — Cloud Conventions today announced Cloud Conventions 365 a new service for virtual conferences, trade shows and events that allows show and event sponsors access to an event portal year-round to manage virtual or hybrid events. Trade show operators, companies and associations that use a Cloud Conventions platform can now keep their portal live and accessible using Cloud Conventions 365 for up to one year. Cloud Conventions is a full featured virtual event SaaS technology solution from Convey Services.

Proprietary Hub & Spoke Technology Manages Multiple Shows from a Single Platform

Atlanta, GA — July 15, 2020 — Cloud Conventions today unveiled new event management technology that connects multiple virtual conferences or trade shows from a centralized hub allowing events with unique identities to share a common set of exhibitors, sessions or content. This Industry-first solution allows trade associations, companies and large event operators to produce several related events from a single administrative portal that maintains and updates content or session catalogs and exhibitor booths and selectively updates portals in the network. Cloud Conventions is a full featured virtual event SaaS technology from Convey Services.

Associations, Continuing Education (CE), Continuing Legal Education (CLE), Continuing Medical Education (CME), educational certification, trade show, virtual event

Atlanta, GA — July 16, 2020 — Cloud Conventions today announced support for educational certification so professional associations and organizations can deliver sessions at a virtual conference, tradeshow or event that meet the standards for Continuing Education (CE), Continuing Legal Education (CLE) or Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit. Cloud Conventions automates session management, allows the selection of any conferencing solution, produces the post-session speaker evaluation and can deliver a continuing education certificate to the dashboard of qualifying attendees. Cloud Conventions is a full featured virtual event SaaS solution from Convey Services.

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4/29/2020 Convey Services, a SaaS technology company, today unveiled its new ConveyLive™ Virtual Trade Show platform. ConveyLive is an easy-to-use, reasonably priced solution for delivering live virtual events, conferences and expositions, creating a rich, interactive experience for attendees, exhibitors and sponsors. ConveyLive can be used by associations, trade groups, event managers, publishers and business organizations to engage audiences, large or small, with interactive exhibit space, live or recorded sessions and networking opportunities.

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Cloud Conventions, formerly ConveyLive is a virtual event platform designed specifically for trade shows conferences and expositions. The software manages all aspects of a virtual event including attendee registration and management, session scheduling, promotional email campaigns, virtual exhibits, content delivery, and viewership tracking .

CloudPoints, Virtual Swag

Atlanta, GA — July 20, 2020 — When Cloud Conventions 2020 went live from May 11-14 it featured CloudPoints™, a unique incentive program that awards prize points from sponsors to attendees in exchange for scheduling a meeting or demo, connecting for education, registering deals or submitting a lead. CloudPoints lets exhibitors on any Cloud Conventions virtual event or tradeshow reward engagement by offering ‘Virtual Swag.’ It drives booth traffic and ensures that booth visitors provide their contact information. Attendees can collect points from multiple vendor and sponsor’s booths and all points are redeemable for gift cards, prizes, travel, concerts or other promotional gifts at the close of the event. Cloud Conventions is a full-featured virtual event SaaS technology platform from Convey Services. CloudPoints rewards fulfillment is delivered and managed by Calusa Marketing.

Online Resources, virtual event

Atlanta, GA — July 27, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full featured virtual tradeshow, conference and event technology solution today launched an Online Resource Center to guide future event planners and operators though the expanding world of virtual events. The Center provides strategies, best practices and ideas for effective event design to engage attendees and deliver a strong ROI to exhibitors and sponsors. Articles and eBooks outline how to set up, manage and run a world class virtual event with engaging educational and social sessions that deliver an interactive experience for both attendees and exhibitors. Cloud Conventions is a virtual event SaaS platform from Convey Services.

Cvent, Event Registration, Maritz

Atlanta, GA — July 28, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full-featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution today expanded its capabilities to offer connections to two new external registration technologies, providing additional options to register attendees for virtual conferences or association events. The first in a series of integrations are with Experient, a division of Maritz Global Services and RegFox, a California-based registration company. Cloud Conventions is a virtual event SaaS platform from Convey Services.

Conduct, drip marketing, Email Campaign

Atlanta, GA — July 29, 2019 — Cloud Conventions today announced the integration of Convey’s proprietary Conduct™ Campaign email marketing solution that delivers drip email campaigns created within the virtual event portal to attract exhibitors or attendees to sponsor or register. Conduct can schedule four outbound emails, create a branded sign-up page or connect to a registration application. Targeted lists are uploaded into the event portal and managed in a prospect database secured by the system’s proprietary ListLock™ technology. Cloud Conventions is one of the hottest new virtual event SaaS platforms from Convey Services.

Virtual Wine Tasting

Atlanta, GA — July 30, 2020 — Tradeshows, conferences and events around the world are coming up with new ideas, like virtual wine tastings, to enhance the experience as the growing list of live shows convert to virtual in 2020 in response to COVID-19. Virtual wine tastings are the perfect ending to a day of educational sessions and sales promotions. It gives event sponsors a strategic way to get in front of an exclusive audience, promote social interaction and highlight the sponsor’s connection to attendees.

Training, virtual event

Atlanta, GA — August 3, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution today expanded its online training to help show managers and exhibitors design, manage and launch virtual events faster and maximize their effectiveness. The Cloud Conventions portal technology is designed for the non-technical user and does not require any special coding or development to customize it, but beginning users now have an even clearer roadmap on how to design and manage all aspects of a virtual event including attendee, exhibitor and session management. Each portal comes with training videos, a self-service database with frequently asked questions, checklists and guides along with suggestions for exhibitors to maximize their ROI.

COVID, COVID 19

Roswell, GA — August 4, 2020 — Local technology firm, Convey Services discovered a huge new market for their online portal solutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their online portals were originally built for sales engagement, but Convey recently introduced Cloud Conventions, a virtual event platform that is changing the way people connect at tradeshows, conferences or expositions from the comfort and safety of their home. Today the Cloud Conventions business is growing rapidly, delivering virtual events in dozens of different markets around the world.

association, nonprofit

Atlanta, GA — August 5, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution now has a dedicated team of event managers to support virtual events and conferences for professional associations and nonprofits. Members of the new group have hands-on experience in working with associations, nonprofits and management firms to translate formerly live conferences into virtual events using the Cloud Conventions platform.

Zoom Video Webinar, Zoom Webinar

Atlanta, GA — August 6, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution today announced the integration of Zoom Video Webinar to automate scheduling, participant entry into sessions and delivery of meeting data into the platform’s reporting engine. Zoom Video Webinar has become a preference for tradeshow and conference organizers that need to engage a larger audience, deliver more formal presentations or have to validate attendance for continuing education credit (CE, CLE, or CME). Cloud Conventions is a new virtual event SaaS platform from Convey Services.

360° Virtual

Atlanta, GA — August 5, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution today unveiled its new 360° Virtual Exhibit Hall & Lobby Experience™ for exhibitions, conferences or association events. The 360° Virtual Exhibit Hall & Lobby is an option that allows an attendee to dynamically move through a panoramic view of the exhibition hall with custom graphics linked to exhibit and sponsor booths, the auditorium for speaker and keynote sessions, agendas and social events. The 360° Virtual Exhibit Hall provides the event host with greater opportunities to promote sponsors and exhibitors and can be updated daily to reflect the changing face of any event.

Virtual Events, wholesale markets

Atlanta, GA — August 7, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full-featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution delivers an effective means for suppliers to continue to move merchandise by providing better connection to buyers in a content rich virtual environment. Annual or regional tradeshows and industry conferences have traditionally been the primary way suppliers connect to their wholesale marketplace, educating buyers on new products, introducing the latest trends and receiving orders for merchandise for upcoming selling seasons. In a digital environment, Cloud Conventions is improving the overall sales process by better showcasing suppliers and their products, providing increased promotional opportunities and stronger connections with buyers, brokers and distributers in thousands of vertical markets in the U.S. and internationally.

Content Delivery

Atlanta, GA — August 10, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full-featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution is establishing itself as the new standard for delivering content, audio and video presentations, PDFs, PowerPoint files, blogs, brochures, flip catalogs and live events to virtual audiences around the world. Cloud Conventions has a long history of content delivery to industry networks connecting indirect sellers in channel organizations to suppliers and vendors. At the core of Cloud Conventions is a sophisticated SaaS delivery engine that manages and graphically showcases content to create a powerful digital experience.

ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act

Atlanta, GA — August 11, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution supports ADA requirements for accessibility to help event operators accommodate people with disabilities and avoid increasing legal action being taken against failure to provide attendees easy access to content and programming. As most tradeshows, conferences and association events transition from live to virtual in response to COVID-19, accessibility is often overlooked when making the switch. Event planners who normally take steps to ensure their in-person events accommodate people with any level of handicap, are often unaware that virtual events must meet the same requirements.

Channel Partners, Channel Sales Program, White-Label

Atlanta, GA — August 10, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full featured virtual tradeshow and event technology solution today launched a channel reseller program to allow telecommunications and cloud sales partners, event managers and marketing groups to represent and sell the platform to their customers and prospects. The new channel program pays commissions for direct referrals or offers a wholesale rate for white-label resellers.

Hybrid Event, Hybrid Tradeshow

Atlanta, GA — August 12, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, a full featured virtual tradeshow, conference and event technology solution is now offering hybrid event capability to blend an enhanced virtual and digital experience with live events as they begin to return in 2021. Hybrid events expand the audience at tradeshows and conferences, extend the time attendees can engage with exhibitors and sponsors and provide a storehouse for content, session recordings and education on-demand. Cloud Conventions is upgrading its technology to offer integration with services like Experient and Cvent that manage both live and virtual attendee registration.

Daniel Gaston, Danny Gaston

Atlanta, GA — August 13, 2020 — Convey Services, parent company of Cloud Conventions a full featured virtual event technology solution today announced the promotion of Daniel Gaston to Vice President of Business Development. Gaston is chartered with developing and expanding the marketplace for virtual events, creating both a direct and channel focus to offer capabilities to event managers, associations, nonprofits, tradeshow operators and channel resellers.

Channel Vision, cloud conventions

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Atlanta, GA —July 1, 2020 —The Cloud Conventions Virtual Trade Show and Conference Platform from Convey Services brings new capabilities to a marketplace looking for solutions to replace the thousands of live trade shows, annual conferences and association meetings cancelled in the wake of COVID-19. Originally launched as ConveyLive, Cloud Conventions automates exhibitors and virtual booths, attendee registration, speaker sessions and reminders, invitations and email communication, while at the same time producing detailed analytics on attendee, session and exhibitor activity.

Cloud Kickoffs

Atlanta, GA — October 1, 2020 — Convey Services, a SaaS solutions company, today expanded its Cloud Conventions product line by launching Cloud Kickoffs™, an online portal solution exclusively for sales and annual conference management. Cloud Kickoffs brings elements of a live sales kickoff or conference into a virtual environment to promote engagement, make connections and support team interaction. It’s content-rich experience maximizes the effectiveness of virtual events for yearend or sales kickoff programs.

Censorship

October 18, 2020 — When their annual conference was moved online, they were amused to find seemingly benign words blocked and replaced with asterisks during virtual sessions.

Portable Virtual Booth

Atlanta, GA — November 17, 2020 —Convey Services, a SaaS technology company, today expanded its Cloud Conventions platform by launching Cloud Exhibit™, a universal, portable, virtual exhibit environment that improves branding, and enhances attendee experience, when exhibiting or sponsoring any virtual event, regardless of the platform used by the tradeshow or conference. Cloud Exhibit is the digital version of a custom trade show booth that companies can use to showcase their products and services at dozens of different events and conferences, selectively displaying from a collection of formats and assets to match every audience. With Cloud Exhibit you can own a branded, content-rich exhibit environment connecting attendees to a custom experience.

Attendee/Exhibitor Engagement

Atlanta, GA — December 2, 2020 — Cloud Conventions, the industry leading virtual event technology solution today expanded its capabilities by launching Community™, a new feature set designed to promote attendee/exhibitor engagement, networking and communication. Community provides a searchable attendee and exhibitor directory for connection, a message center for interactive communication or meeting requests and a one-on-one chat feature so attendees and exhibitors can open a discussion from within a booth.

Cloud Exhibit

12/11/2020 Convey Services, a SaaS technology company, today expanded its Cloud Conventions platform by launching Cloud Exhibit™, a universal, portable, virtual exhibit environment that improves branding, and enhances attendee experience, when exhibiting or sponsoring any virtual event, regardless of the platform used by the tradeshow or conference. Cloud Exhibit is the digital version of a custom trade show booth that companies can use to showcase their products and services at dozens of different events and conferences, selectively displaying from a collection of formats and assets to match every audience. With Cloud Exhibit you can own a branded, content-rich exhibit environment connecting attendees to a custom experience.

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DIY, Do It Yourself

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Research

COVID-19 quarantines have spawned unprecedented demand since March 2020 for hosted solutions that enable conference organizers and other event planners to develop online venues – commonly called “virtual events” – in which large audiences can gather to see presentations and engage with individuals who have shared interests. Unfortunately, the market lexicon of “virtual events” falls short of describing the swirl of activity taking place in this emerging segment. In fact, we are witnessing the birth to a whole new class of technology solutions – labelled collectively by Wainhouse as “Cloud Engagement Platforms” – that merge state-of-the-art collaboration capabilities with digital marketing features and technologies that foster socialization and networking among event attendees. It is important to recognize that “cloud engagement” – as defined by Wainhouse – stands as a distinct market category of its own. It is not video conferencing. It is not web collaboration. It is not unified communications. Rather, “cloud engagement” incorporates all the interactive elements from these technologies used in workplace communications and blends them with other features that facilitate interaction in the digital public square.