There’s a lot that goes into planning and hosting an event. Managing vendors, handling registrations and promoting the event are some of the critical duties of event planners and managers.

Event planners are expected to be detailed, effective and on top of all the activities required to pull off a great event. From planning, promotion, and marketing to hosting the event on the D-Day.

To help with these 3 critical processes in event planning and management, here are some apps you can use to be more effective and productive

Planning Apps

Trello: This app is a project management app that helps you keep track of project activities and collaborate with team members. Trello is great for event planners who need to manage communication with different teams and have a visual presentation of the whole project.


Slack: Planning an event requires a lot of communication and slack is the right app for the job. It Slack brings real-time messaging in one place.

Promotion
Event Directories: Sites like ConnectNigeria, AfriTickets and Naija Ticket Shop are great places to list and promote your event. Most of these sites offer free listings, however, you can pay for more exposure and advertising there.


Hootsuite: Social media is an important part of event promotion. For many events, you will need an active presence on several social media networks and HootSuite is just the right social media management tool to help you effectively manage all your social media across different platforms.

Hosting

Bizzabo: This app can be used on all the event stages, from planning to promotion and hosting. We’re placing the app in this category because of its Check-In feature which allows attendees to easily check-in, get their event badge and move on to the event. Oh, and it also has a great event engagement feature that allows you to run real-time polls and surveys at the event.

There you have it. Try out the apps and let us know how well they work for you. Or you could just let us know which app we left out of the list.