Get ready for 2017 with the latest ideas in technology, rentals, and more in and around Washington.
Tickled Photo Booth is amping up its social photo-sharing options and analytics with its newest photo booth technology. Launching in early 2017, the new product from the Washington-based company will allow guests to share their photos directly to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat as well as via email. It will provide organizers with post-event analytics such as where the pictures were shared as well as impressions and likes. The company will also share a list of contact information from guests who shared through email. Booth rentals start at $1,500 per day.
Launched in April 2016, FêteFone is the tech equivalent of a traditional guest book and is a new option for on-site event feedback. To use, hosts set up the vintage-style phones (no telephone line needed) and record a greeting or question for guests, who are then able to record their messages, testimonials, or survey responses after the tone—just like a voicemail. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company will compile the recordings and return a digital download, both in a single file and as individual messages, within one business day of receipt of the phones after the event. There are more than 25 phone styles to choose from and prices start at $199 per rental. The phones can be ordered online and shipped directly to the event location.
Birmingham, Alabama-based Swell Fundraising, a new software platform designed by nonprofit professionals that recently launched in the Washington area, allows hosts to turn guests into advocates with personalized event pages, donation links, and a real-time display of social media and fund-raising results. After purchasing an event ticket, guests are given a custom link and landing page for their personal fund-raising efforts. They can then share the link via social media prior to the event. Swell will keep a running tally of donations collected, which can be live streamed at the event, creating a “competition” between guests to see who raises the most money. A nonprofit license for the software begins at $250 per month plus processing.
