Gatherly

Description

Gatherly provides a platform to host and engage attendees in custom digital venues, moving beyond the limitations of traditional video conferencing. It is designed to recreate the feeling of real-world event interactions online, making it ideal for a variety of professional and community gatherings.

The platform supports a full event lifecycle, from initial strategy and setup to live event execution and post-event analytics. Users can build multi-floor digital venues that attendees can explore, fostering a more immersive and interactive experience. This approach aims to increase camera-on rates and average attendee stay-over times, creating more meaningful engagement.

Gatherly is utilized by a diverse range of organizations, including communities and membership networks for recurring networking and workshops, accelerators and founder programs for mentor matching and demo days, and associations and chapters for programming and partner showcases. Colleges and universities leverage it for career fairs and expos, while enterprise HR departments use it for L&D initiatives and teambuilding. Customer and brand communities find value in product demos and community-led growth programs.

For sponsors, Gatherly offers significant brand visibility through single event sponsorships, recurring event series, and multi-chapter programs. Sponsorships are shaped around specific business outcomes like brand visibility, lead generation, talent access, direct networking, and content distribution, all within immersive live experiences.

The platform emphasizes ease of use, with events being browser-based and requiring no downloads. This accessibility simplifies the process for both hosts and attendees. Gatherly also offers full-service event support, guiding clients through each step of event creation and management.

Gatherly aims to create experiences that feel human, differentiating itself from standard online meeting tools. The testimonials highlight its success in facilitating interactive job fairs, enabling seamless movement between virtual spaces, and keeping global communities highly engaged.

Gatherly's Core Features

• Custom digital venues for events

• Browser-based, no downloads required

• Multi-floor venue exploration

• Increased attendee engagement metrics (camera-on, stay-over time)

• Full event lifecycle support (strategy to analytics)

• Sponsorship opportunities with brand visibility

• Designed to emulate real-world event interactions

• Suitable for networking, career fairs, workshops, and community programs

• Interactive elements for enhanced participation

• Post-event analytics for measuring results

How to use Gatherly?

1. 1

   Event Strategy: Define the structure and goals of your event.

2. 2

   Event Setup: Build your custom digital venue environment.

3. 3

   Team Preparation: Prepare presenters and event staff for the live event.

4. 4

   Live Event Run: Execute the event with platform support.

5. 5

   Analytics: Measure results and plan for continued engagement.

Gatherly's Use Cases

• Virtual Career Fairs
• Community Networking
• Online Conferences
• Product Demos
• Chapter Programs
• Investor Networking
• Talent Access
• Brand Visibility

FAQ from Gatherly

• What is Gatherly?

  Gatherly is a platform that recreates real-world event interaction online, allowing users to host events in custom digital venues that people can explore.

• What types of events can be hosted on Gatherly?

  Gatherly is suitable for networking events, member sessions, career fairs, demos, chapter programs, workshops, and community-led growth programs.

• Does Gatherly require downloads for attendees?

  No, Gatherly is browser-based, meaning no downloads are required for attendees to join and participate in events.

• How does Gatherly enhance event engagement?

  Gatherly enhances engagement by providing interactive digital venues that encourage exploration and interaction, aiming to increase camera-on rates and attendee stay-over times.

• What support does Gatherly offer for event organizers?

  Gatherly offers full-service event support, guiding organizers through event strategy, setup, team preparation, live event execution, and post-event analytics.

• How can sponsors benefit from Gatherly?

  Sponsors can gain brand visibility through various sponsorship packages, including single event sponsorships, recurring series, and multi-community programs, tailored to specific business outcomes.

• What makes Gatherly different from standard video calls?

  Gatherly differentiates itself by offering immersive, explorable digital venues that foster human connection and emulate the flow of in-person events, unlike static video calls.

• Can I experience Gatherly before hosting an event?

  Yes, Gatherly hosts public events regularly so you can experience the platform in action, meet the community, and explore what a Gatherly event feels like.

• What kind of analytics does Gatherly provide?

  Gatherly provides analytics to measure event results and extend engagement, helping organizers understand attendee behavior and the success of their events.

• Who uses Gatherly?

  Gatherly is used by communities, accelerators, associations, universities, enterprise HR departments, and customer communities for various engagement and networking purposes.