{"id":25255,"date":"2022-07-22T16:17:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/?p=25255"},"modified":"2023-04-17T07:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T07:48:58","slug":"smart-matchmaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/product-updates\/smart-matchmaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Smart Matchmaking Makes Speed Networking Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective networking can uplift the attendee experience, but not knowing who to interact with can make it tricky. To continue our commitment to giving you an unforgettable event experience, we bring you Smart Matchmaking, a delightful take on intuitive event networking. The video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/features\/smart-matchmaking\/\">Smart Matchmaking<\/a> feature makes it easier for your attendees to connect with people having the same interests, so conversations are always interesting. You can spark fun and engaging discussions and if all goes well, you can extend the call. And if you feel like dropping out, that option is always available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><video poster=\"\" preload=\"none\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" loop=\"loop\" muted=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Matchmaking.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual and hybrid events host thousands of attendees who can belong to diverse groups. While everyone looks forward to networking at an event, socializing may not be everyone\u2019s tea. Attendees may want to converse with other attendees but without the hassle of having to stir dialogue with multiple people, as it takes both your time and energy. Therefore, Video Matchmaking is the solution to your networking needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Are the Benefits of Video Matchmaking?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of advantages that make Video Matchmaking a feature worth going for at your event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Better Way to Build Relationships<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Events become unforgettable experiences for attendees when they come across people with whom they can share ideas and make a dialogue. This can also lead to productive professional relationships. Video Matchmaking is the perfect tool to find great people your attendees can speak with and with whom they can build relationships for further contact, leading to potential advancement in your professional trajectory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Lead Capturing\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Video Matchmaking, you can capture leads for your business and talk to them to promote your products and services upfront. The contact card sharing option makes it a breeze to capture leads while you talk to them. Imagine participating in a fun interactive session and finding better prospects for your business simultaneously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct Contact with Exhibitors<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an event host, you want to ensure attendees and exhibitors have opportunities for visibility. Of course, attendees can visit exhibit booths, but Video Matchmaking provides a swifter way to connect attendees with particular product and service interests with exhibitors offering the same. You can match attendees and exhibitors smartly, offering direct contact and convenient communication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Conversation Starter<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the reasons attendees look forward to events is the chance to associate with individuals with the same perspectives and insights. And let\u2019s face it, communication is more fun when it is an exchange. With Video Matchmaking, you do not have to worry about asking how the weather is. Instead, dive right into a fun and intriguing conversation with your match, exchange great ideas, have productive discussions, or just indulge in chit-chat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy on Your Time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video Matchmaking saves you something very precious, your time. Networking, if not done right, can impact your overall event experience. It is not about how much time you invest in networking but who you network with.\u00a0 Having a great conversation partner can uplift your mood and the opposite can drain your energy.\u00a0 And with the right match, your time spent is worthwhile.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better ROI Possibility<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROI is an equally important metric when measuring your event\u2019s success. Video Matchmaking can be a clever way to generate better ROI, as it offers close contact between attendees and exhibitors and engages them effectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How vFairs Video Matchmaking Work?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all the noise and intrigue around Video Matchmaking, let\u2019s see how it works.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the vFairs platform and click on the \u201cSmart Matchmaking\u201d tab on the top event navigation bar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25277 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-19-2.png\" alt=\"This image shows the Smart Matchmaking tab on the event navigation bar on the vFairs platform\" width=\"1237\" height=\"657\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-19-2.png 1237w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-19-2-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-19-2-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-19-2-768x408.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1237px) 100vw, 1237px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Respond to the questions on the Matchmaking screen, and click on \u201cLET\u2019S FIND YOUR MATCH\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-20.png\" alt=\"This image shows how to find a match on Smart Matchmaking\" width=\"1405\" height=\"857\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-20.png 1405w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-20-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-20-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-20-768x468.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1405px) 100vw, 1405px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-21.png 1277w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-21-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-21-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-21-768x395.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. As soon as you match with a user, answer the ice breaker and enjoy the amazing networking experience!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updates to the Video Matchmaking Feature<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the typical online networking event, video matchmaking comes in with a refreshing new aspect to how you connect with users at events. With the help of ice breakers, you can quickly get to know other people and speed network. We have added new and improved features to Video Matchmaking to keep things interesting for you. Let\u2019s have a look at the updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Screen Room Functionality\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We now offer the Green Screen Room functionality that allows users to configure their camera and microphone settings once they join a video matchmaking call.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KK-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"453\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KK-1.png 796w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KK-1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KK-1-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you have given access to your camera and microphone, you can click on the <\/span><b>&#8220;ready, let&#8217;s go&#8221; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">button and jump right into the matchmaking action. And the option to change your microphone and camera settings is ever-present.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edit Form Responses\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Edit Form Response, you have the power to drive your matchmaking in your preferred direction. You can edit your responses and these responses are used to find your preferred match at an event. Simply click on \u201cedit responses\u201d and you can\u00a0 add information most relevant to you and initiate the matchmaking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27590 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"467\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKK.png 796w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKK-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKK-768x451.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Show Submitted Responses<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is always better to have your eyes on responses you submit so you don\u2019t have to think hard to recall and be able to edit whenever you fee the need. You can now view your submitted responses in our Video Matchmaking to make reviewing and editing a breeze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27586 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKKKKKKKKK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"466\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKKKKKKKKK.png 796w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKKKKKKKKK-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKKKKKKKKK-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of Active Users Searching for a Match<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding a match becomes more transparent when you can see the count of active and matchable users searching for a match once you click on Search.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Active users<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Those users who are also searching for a match at the given time.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Matchable users<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: These are the users with whom you can potentially match.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a speed networking experience for you, you will not match with a user with whom you\u2019ve had a conversation in the past 30 minutes, keeping your conversations fresh and new each time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27589 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"450\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKK.png 796w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKK-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKK-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Screen Share Functionality\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Screen share simply enhances your call experience and what\u2019s better to add visual to your conversation than being able to share screens and explore ideas together. Now you can share screens once you match with a user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKKK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"453\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKKK.png 796w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKKK-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/KKKKKK-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change Hardware Functionality<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not confident about your camera or microphone selection, the matchmaking feature allows you to switch up your hardware so you can enjoy great sound and video during the session.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accept\/Reject Flow<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We now offer 2 video matchmaking flows which let you connect directly with users or accept\/reject based on your liking of the procured match.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct Connect<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct Connect immediately connects you with a user in a call as soon as a match is found.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accept\/Reject Flow<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The accept\/reject flow suggests a potential match to both the users and lets the end users decide if they would like to accept or reject the suggested match.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If both users accept, they are redirected to a call.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If one user rejects, the match is removed and both users are moved back to the searching screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If either of the two users takes no action, both users are moved back to the search screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concluding Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With its ability to match you with a conversation partner with matching interests, Video Matchmaking is sure to upgrade your event networking experience. Helping your attendees socialize more actively and smartly! Want to learn more about this fantastic feature?<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Get in touch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today and let the smart match begin!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective networking can uplift the attendee experience, but not knowing who to interact with can&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":25863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-updates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}