HeySummit Review: Easy Event Management

Affordable Event Management for your favourite video app

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Published: March 23, 2021

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Based out of Scotland, HeySummit is relatively new to the online event management industry, established as recently as 2019. Interestingly, HeySummit doesn’t offer a platform for hosting the actual event. It equips you with the marketing, management, and other backend aids necessary to get your event up and running. HeySummit then integrates with a video streaming platform like Zoom, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Microsoft Teams, GoToWebinar, etc. to initiate the broadcast.

Between 2019 and 2020, HeySummit reportedly hosted over 4,500 events, supporting as many as 2 million attendees. The company has worked with several big-ticket organisations such as the United Nations, the Red Cross, and Udemy, but its core target audience, according to its mission statement, remains solo entrepreneurs, artists, influencers, and the like.

In Q4 of 2020, HeySummit picked up $1 million in a seed funding round led by Techstart Ventures, with participation from Active Capital and Teachable CEO, Ankur Nagpal.

What Are the Key Features of HeySummit?

In addition to the following features, HeySummit also has a Strategic Package that includes consultancy services, priority support, and setup.

Landing page and registration

Using HeySummit, you can create a landing page to drive your audience. The landing page not only supports event registration, but also a slew of value-added features that does wonders for your engagement. For example, you could create a repository of content materials, you could host a contest with giveaways, or you could run referral-based promotional campaigns.

Speaker dashboard

Speakers on HeySummit get their private, individualised dashboard where they can update their own details. This saves you a lot of organisation efforts, not to mention reducing the risk of miscommunication or delays. The dashboard will list specific session details, the number of attendees who have signed up, and social connectors for promoting sessions.

Lecture and session management

HeySummit supports both pre-recorded video events as well as live sessions. You also have the option of adding your own live video URL, in case you are streaming from a custom, in-house application. Currently, you can host live sessions via Zoom and BigMarker – HeySummit mentions that more integrations are “coming soon.” For pre-recorded video, there’s YouTube, Vimeo, and a number of other options.

Detailed reports

Analytics capabilities on HeySummit let you conduct in-event pulse surveys to gather attendee feedback and analyze the insights in real time. You can also make use of the solution’s historical reports, which plot important trends such as daily signups, daily social referrals, referring domains, UTM sources, etc.

What Are the Benefits of Using HeySummit?

HeySummit is a simple, easy to use solution for event organisation and management, integrating seamlessly with your existing video conferencing infrastructure. You can empower speakers, generate buzz, and monitor engagement, making it ideal for events of every kind, at every budget.

How Much Will It Cost?

HeySummit is extremely competitively priced at just $29 per month for up to 2,500 attendees and one concurrent event. The professional edition is available for $299, supporting up to 20,000 attendees.

 

 

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