Cvent and Aimia Team to Meet Growing Demand for Mobile Event Apps

McLean, Va., – Cvent, Inc. (NYSE:CVT), a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform, today announced an expanded relationship with Aimia, a global leader in loyalty management. Aimia will now offer Cvent's CrowdCompass mobile app development platform to its meeting and event clients.

Event management is a true core competency of Aimia. Aimia develops strategic events to help clients get closer to their employees, partners and customers. As a leader in the Events Industry, Aimia strives to be ahead of industry trends. Aimia and Cvent have worked together for 3 years, and this expanded relationship enables Aimia to take full advantage of the entire Cvent product suite, which includes online event registration, venue selection, event management, e-mail marketing and web survey and mobile apps for events.

"We believe there is a great demand – and need for – mobile apps at corporate events," said Matthew Donegan-Ryan, director of Mobile Strategy at Cvent. "Aimia has an excellent reputation for providing superior event management, and Cvent is extremely pleased that Aimia will help its clients take advantage of the extensive features and capabilities of the Cvent CrowdCompass mobile apps. It's a validation of the market's interest in mobile apps and of the Cvent CrowdCompass platform."

"Aimia's number one concern is our clients. As this industry continues to evolve, we want to arm our clients with necessary tools and solutions that will enhance the attendee experience, and the Cvent CrowdCompass mobile apps are a great offering for our clients," said Bonnie Boisner, vice president Events Management, Aimia. "In the past, mobile event apps were a 'nice to have'." Today, event apps have become an expected component of all events with tremendous ROIs. Aimia has successfully deployed the Cvent CrowdCompass mobile app platform to create tailored apps, driving engagement and enhancing the user experience at our clients' events."

Cvent's CrowdCompass platform provides industry-leading mobile app development for conferences, trade shows and a wide variety of corporate, association and trade events. Cvent's CrowdCompass gives event planners a simple interface for building and publishing branded event apps. As paper conference guides become increasingly unpopular among attendees, Cvent CrowdCompass mobile apps are transforming the event experience—making it easier to:

  • Engage attendees: Attendees can share contact information and network with others before, during and after the event. Advanced scheduling capabilities and dynamic floor plans allow attendees to easily navigate the event and have a better experience.
  • Promote speakers: Including speaker photos, bios and presentations helps to increase speaker visibility, and speakers can be searched for and bookmarked in the CrowdCompass mobile app.
  • Empower exhibitors: By including a game on a CrowdCompass mobile app, such as a photo-based scavenger hunt, exhibitors can connect with potential customers, improve lead generation and expand their brand beyond the tradeshow booth.
  • Support Sponsors: Sponsors can create a bigger impact through banner ads and push notifications through the CrowdCompass mobile app, and detailed metrics and reports can be provided that show the effectiveness of their reach.
  • Inspire Planners: Planner can get valuable real-time feedback through in-app surveys and increase revenue through mobile advertising.

About Cvent

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 4,800+ employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide as of December 31, 2023. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Cvent is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., and has additional offices around the world to support its growing global customer base. The comprehensive Cvent event marketing and management platform offers software solutions to event organizers and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event marketing and management, virtual and onsite solutions, and attendee engagement. Cvent’s suite of products automate and simplify the event management lifecycle and maximize the impact of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimize the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events. For more information, please visit Cvent.com

About Aimia

Aimia Inc. ("Aimia") is a global leader in loyalty management. Employing more than 4,300 people in 20 countries worldwide, Aimia offers clients, partners and members proven expertise in launching and managing coalition loyalty programs, delivering proprietary loyalty services, creating value through loyalty analytics and driving innovation in the emerging digital, mobile and social communications spaces.

Aimia owns and operates Aeroplan, Canada's premier coalition loyalty program, Nectar, the United Kingdom's largest coalition loyalty program, Nectar Italia, and Smart Button, a leading provider of SaaS loyalty solutions. In addition, Aimia owns stakes in Air Miles Middle East, Mexico's leading coalition loyalty program Club Premier, Brazil's Prismah Fidelidade, China Rewards - the first coalition loyalty program in China that enables members to earn and redeem a common currency, and i2c, a joint venture with Sainsbury's offering insight and data analytics services in the UK to retailers and suppliers. Aimia also holds minority positions in Cardlytics, a US-based private company operating in card-linked marketing for electronic banking and Think Big, the owner and operator of BIG - AirAsia and Tune Group's loyalty program. Aimia is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AIM). For more information, visit us at www.aimia.com.

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