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title: "Data Point: Common Event App Uses"
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excerpt: "An Eventsforce survey of more than 190 meeting professionals in the U.S. and U.K. found that as event apps grow in popularity, the reasons organizations use them become more varied. Here are some of the most common."
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**Drive attendee engagement** 81 percent

**Provide updates to attendees onsite** 57 percent

**Save money on printing programs** 41 percent

**Drive traffic to sessions using push notifications** 29 percent

**Because attendees expect them** 27 percent

**Gather data on attendee behavior** 21 percent

**Create new revenue opportunities** 16 percent

**Because competitors use them** 8 percent

*Source:**[The ROI of Event Apps (opens in a new tab)](https://www.eventsforce.com/us/news/research-reveals-top-reasons-events-invest-in-apps-despite-challenges-in-measuring-roi/)**, Eventsforce, June 2019*

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