{"id":55113,"date":"2022-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=55113"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:58:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:58:36","slug":"how-hopin-is-different-from-other-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/how-hopin-is-different-from-other-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"5 quick ways RingCentral Events is different from other platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hopin is now RingCentral Events<\/em><\/p>\n

We frequently get asked about how RingCentral Events is different from other applications, so I wanted to jot out a few higher-level notes based on what we’ve heard from our users.<\/p>\n

In general, RingCentral Events is a virtual venue built for connecting people, and flexible to fit any kind of event. To take it a step further, there are five key differences between RingCentral Events and video conferencing software<\/a>, meeting or webinar tools<\/a>, and other event platforms that are available.<\/p>\n

1. Attendees connect in a meaningful way. <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The bread and butter of RingCentral Events is how you can keep your attendees, sponsors, and speakers fully engaged throughout the platform.<\/p>\n

Just like an in-person gathering, people can experience the same live connections and personal interactions that make events so special. It’s what we focused on when we first started building RingCentral Events.<\/p>\n

Inside RingCentral Events, attendees aren’t limited to exchanging DMs via chat. RingCentral Events’ Networking is one of the most unique experiences because it mimics the ability for people to have serendipitous conversations, such as at the coffee bar or in the hallway. It\u2019s a connection discovery tool that brings a fun and personal experience to your event.<\/p>\n

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RingCentral Events pairs two people over a one-on-one video call at a la speed networking and lets them exchange contact information just like virtual business cards if they choose. Attendees love getting the summary of their new connections after an event for easy following up. In fact, one time, an attendee booked over 100 follow up meetings from one event on RingCentral Events!<\/p>\n

You can also configure your Networking and Session rules to match people based on ticket type, which is a great opportunity to charge more for tickets at different tiers. Perfect if you want VIP tickets to get matched with speakers or CEOs, or marketing hiring managers to get matched with people looking for a marketing role.<\/p>\n

Attendees can also create their own private one-on-one video calls if they want to connect with someone directly they met in one of the rooms or through the event chat.<\/p>\n

In addition to delighting your attendees (people truly rave about the networking), you’ll also<\/em> get data on the number of connections made and who connected with who<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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2. RingCentral Events is an all-in-one platform, and it’s scalable.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

RingCentral Events is the first all-in-one live online events platform<\/a> where attendees can learn, interact, and connect with people from anywhere in the world. It works great for a 50-person meetup, a 500-person team meeting, or a 50,000 person conference (and everything in between). 2020 hasn’t even wrapped and we’ve already empowered over 53,000 event organizers to drive over 3.7M event registrations. What’s especially cool is the range of types of events that find value in the different features to make their online events more personal and engaging.<\/p>\n

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