SPOTLIGHT ON TECH
As ILMC goes virtual, hopefully for one year only, it will feature more presentations of new technology than ever before in the event’s history. Here, we preview six of the products and services that delegates can expect to learn about during the conference’s three-day schedule…
GOODTILL POS
HEARBY.COM
Hearby.com is a live music discovery platform that combines big data and anthropology to provide the most comprehensive collections of local music listings. The company uses AI, data cleaning and social matching to yield data on 4x more shows across 100+ cities in North America and the UK, with expansion to European and other global cities in 2021. “We’re powered by the thrill of discovery and the joy of sharing with others.” Hearby’s founders – serial data entrepreneur Gary Halliwell, and Ian Condry, professor of cultural anthropology at MIT – were frustrated by the difficulty of finding live music nearby and in cities they visited. They merged AI venue scraping with anthropology to connect people to local music: more people to more shows. Hearby covers all neighbourhoods and scenes, and all kinds of venues – large, small, restaurants, brewpubs, drive-ins – to give people
Goodtill’s POS solution offers the perfect platform to help businesses become Covid-secure and reopen safely and speedily. The company automates a whole host of processes within its easy-touse and cost-effective POS and has helped a number of big names on the way, including Printworks, Wembley and the O2 Arena. Goodtill champions a range of features that will allow clients to streamline their operations and keep their music venues running safely with the Goodtill iPad-based point-of-sale system. From stock management and reporting capabilities, setting up bespoke promotions and points-based loyalty systems to extensive product, staff and customer management, Goodtill states that it is all possible using its one-platform solution. With the company’s GoodEats click & collect and table ordering service, clients can transform the way they take and manage orders, with remote payment processing all built-in. Goodtill’s system offers table and location ordering, as well as self-service, to help staff and customers socially distance with ease. The set-up is easy, and the developers says that integration of a GoodEats’ menu into an outlet’s website can take place in a matter of hours and can be carried out seamlessly, allowing clients to take their first orders the very same day.
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choice, and ultimately, the satisfaction of a great night out. The company monetises through licensing its daily updated live-show data for interactive maps, browsing carousels, and calendar widgets. Its customers include news, media, travel and entertainment companies. The company also works with partners to provide a cost-effective means of engaging passionate, diverse, and networked audiences, and to build communities around the love for live music.
We’ve all been there. At a concert, a music festival, or a crowded outdoor event, and having a fantastic time… And then you need a drink. And your heart sinks. You know that it is going to be a painful and time-consuming roundtrip queuing up with hundreds, sometimes thousands of other people, to try and get your order in, and in the meantime, you’ve missed what you were there to see in the first place. This is where NOQ comes in. The company has built a cashless and contactless mobile ordering app, connecting customers to vendors at events. The NOQ app will lead to speedier transaction times, increases in vendor sales and reductions in queue times whilst enhancing customers’ overall event experience. Under the current climate, NOQ says its solution is going to help the events industry recover faster by allowing events to take place while following safety and distancing guidelines. NOQ’s mission is to become the market leader in providing a seamless order management system for events across the UK and globally. The company will look to broaden the concept beyond just food and drinks into other areas such as merchandising, ticketing and parking.
