Blog · From the team

Practical advice,
in writing.

For convention organizers, event planners, and anyone building memorable live experiences.

PlaybookMARCH 2026

The First-Time Convention Organizer's Complete Checklist

Everything you need to plan your first convention, from venue selection and guest booking to marketing timelines and day-of operations.

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PlaybookMARCH 2026

5 Proven Ways to Increase Vendor Revenue at Your Convention

Practical strategies for booth pricing, vendor directory promotion, map placement, and application best practices that drive real results.

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Deep diveMARCH 2026

How a Mobile App Transforms Attendee Engagement at Events

From push notifications and personal schedule builders to social features and interactive maps, discover how a dedicated event app changes the attendee experience.

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GuideMARCH 2026

Reserved Seating for Events: A Complete Setup Guide

When to use reserved seating vs. general admission. Seating charts, price tiers, and VIP holds from setup to day-of execution.

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PlaybookMARCH 2026

Event Volunteer Management: From Recruitment to Day-Of

How to recruit, schedule, train, and retain a volunteer team that keeps your event running smoothly year after year.

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GuideAPRIL 2026

Getting Started with Confanum: A Platform Walkthrough

Create your first event, set up your team with role-based permissions, connect a payment provider, configure your white-label mobile app, and go live.

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GuideAPRIL 2026

Event Ticketing and Payments: A Complete Setup Guide

Choose between Stripe, Square, and PayPal. Configure ticket types, promo codes, reserved seating, sale pricing, walk-up sales, and payment processing fees.

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Deep diveAPRIL 2026

White-Label Mobile Apps for Conventions

Your brand, your App Store listing. From interactive maps to push notifications and live polling, a branded app transforms the attendee experience.

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GuideAPRIL 2026

Panel Submissions and Convention Programming

Run an open call for panels, manage the review workflow, handle scheduling conflicts, and convert approved submissions into your published schedule.

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PlaybookAPRIL 2026

Day-of Operations: Badge Printing, Check-In, and Lead Retrieval

From badge design and QR check-in to session capacity tracking and sponsor lead retrieval, everything for smooth convention-day operations.

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GuideAPRIL 2026

Email Marketing and Automation for Convention Organizers

Build segmented lists, design automated sequences, set up sponsor co-marketing campaigns, and track revenue attribution.

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Deep diveAPRIL 2026

Multi-Year Analytics for Conventions

Group annual editions into event series, compare key metrics year-over-year, forecast growth, and build reports for sponsors and stakeholders.

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Deep diveAPRIL 2026

Why Direct Ticketing Wins: Keep Your Revenue and Customer Data

The math on why selling tickets directly through Stripe or Square saves $36,400 on 10,000 tickets — and why owning your customer data matters.

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GuideAPRIL 2026

The Complete Guide to White-Label Event Apps

What white-label apps are, why branded apps increase attendee engagement 40-60%, how Confanum's app works, and cost comparisons vs building your own.

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PlaybookAPRIL 2026

How to Migrate from Eventbrite to Confanum

A step-by-step migration guide: export your attendee data, set up direct payment processing, recreate your ticket types, and go live — all in a day.

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