BusinessNZ Council holds successful election conference and survey online with Zoho Backstage
- INDUSTRYGovernment body
- TYPEVirtual Conference
The company
The BusinessNZ Council, BusinessNZ's governance body, guides and contributes to policy development through consultation with thousands of member businesses. More than a hundred of New Zealand's largest companies are active members of BusinessNZ's Major Companies Group (MCG). Together they account for a large portion of New Zealand's GDP, bringing a collective weight of influence that enables MCG to provide strong counsel to government and other key decision makers.
Together with Deloitte and Chapman Tripp, BusinessNZ Council hosted an election conference and survey.
The challenge
Initially, BusinessNZ Council was looking for something to help them manage and run events and without needing the technical knowledge of product development. During the evaluation, their main requirement was finding a comprehensive tool that could manage event ticketing and help them build an event website without having to write a single line of code, all while spending mindfully. After the long planning process, the COVID-19 changed things. What started off as an in-person event had to be converted to a live virtual event.
"We were looking for software with an easy user interface for our non-technical users. We wanted a ticketing management system that came with a functional event website and didn't burn a hole in our pocket." Matt, Event coordinator,
Business New Zealand
The solution
The BusinessNZ Council team took a couple of days to evaluate various event management software solutions and decided to move forward with Zoho Backstage. Right off the bat, Zoho Backstage enabled them to:
- Quickly update ticket details
- Process refunds faster
- Customize their event website completely
- Instantly update the agenda, speaker, and venue details
- Promote their event on social media
The benefits
The BusinessNZ Council team was amazed at the versatility of Zoho Backstage in adapting to the unforeseen changes due to COVID-19. They were happy that the event could run as planned by livestreaming their sessions. They also really appreciated that the ticket purchase and cancellations could be handled easily, which is rarely the case.
"Our favorite thing about Zoho Backstage is the ability to track ticket sales and watch the money come in! The ease of use in terms of editing the agenda and speaker details is also impressive."