Dear organizers,

You were probably wondering why there weren't any new announcements in the past month. That's because our IT team has been working hard on creating a solution for hybrid events which are slowly becoming the new standard.

The first of many new changes is the introduction of the Event Type. From now on when you create a new event, you will have to indicate whether you are having a physical, virtual, or hybrid event.

For all existing events, we will assign a type based on the Participation Types you have defined in the Configuration.

Make sure to keep an eye on our updates, there are many changes coming that you will not want to miss! 😉

You are now able to change the visibility, validation, attendance, or participation type for multiple participants at once.

Click the Batch Actions button in the Participant list to make changes for all participants currently displayed on the list.
If you want to make changes only for some participants, use the Advanced Search first in order to narrow down the list. The Batch Actions will only apply to the filtered participants.

We are pleased to announce that we have updated our b2match Events Page. 

We will promote your event on the new page as soon as you publish it. This can create extra advertising traffic for your event and attract even more participants.

If your event has already been published, check out what it looks like on the new page. Feel free to make some changes by going to the newly added section in the organizer's tool: Configuration > Event Promotion.
There's a chance that the image doesn't look good on the new page due to a difference in the aspect ratio, so make sure to change this.

For more information check out our article Event Promotion.

We have also updated our Topics, so make sure to check if your event fits in the right category. You can see your options on the Topics Page.

Participants can now have more than one meeting with the same person. After the first meeting ends, a participant can visit the person's profile and simply request a new meeting.

For your participants this new improvement will:

• Eliminate the need to communicate outside the event website.
• Make it easier to schedule another meeting if they missed the first one.
• Help them create even stronger connections with potential business partners.

Participants can now send a message or a meeting request directly from the Participant List. For more information about the participant and their organization they can click "View profile →".

From now on, your participants can upload images and add YouTube videos to all Marketplace item categories, not just to products.

This will allow your participants to showcase what they have to offer even more efficiently. As a result, you will get more scheduled meetings at your event. If you haven't done so already, make sure to enable the Marketplace. Don't forget to add relevant classifiers to maximize the potential of your matchmaking event.

For more information feel free to check out our online help article Marketplace.

You can now use the Advanced Search to filter the list of participants according to the ticket they bought.

This will help you get a better overview of your participants and create custom mailing lists.

Find out more in our article Advanced Search.

You are now able to see the number of registered participants that have logged in to their profile each day. Hover your mouse over a bar in the graph to see the date and the exact number of logged in participants. The graph shows the numbers from the last 30 days.

For more information about the dashboard feel free to check out our article here.

Dear organizers, 

We are happy to present the "What's new?" section. Here we will keep you updated about changes in the Organizer's Tool. This can include new features, improvements, bug fixes or any other announcements that are important for you.

You will also be informed about our new blog posts which offer up valuable insights, event industry news and trends, and useful tips and tricks.

Make sure not to miss any announcements. The next one might come sooner than you think. 😉