A2Z Events Reviews & Product Details

We only use a2z and have since 2007. I like the floor plan tool and how easy it is for our exhibitors to secure and pay for booth space. It seems simple, but the fact that exhibitors can do the majority of the things themselves is a huge timesaver for our staff and frees us up to seek out new sponsors and exhibitors.

Additionally, really like being able to work with Rich Vallaster. He's a great brainstorming partner, and I always walk away with some new insight or a fresh perspective after talking to Rich. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really wish some of the reporting tools - especially the new Beta functions were more intuitive. It's sometimes difficult to get to the data I'm trying to get to without building and then combining multiple reports.

Also, with the email functions to exhibitors, I'd like to be able to BCC my colleagues without them receiving every single email being sent out to every exhibitor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The a2z products provide efficiency and effectiveness to our event planning and management. The tools we used are meeting our needs and providing a positive experience for both us and our attendees. They also help us market the event and the tools available for attendees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Seems like when they were bought by Personify there was staff turnover, as expected. I lost a few good sales and account team members. We used their virtual connection suite for the virtual exhibit hall and I didn't like that the basic package for exhibitors includes a very limited number of "perks", if an exhibitor wants additional downloadable documents or videos or an additional list of attendees they will have to pay extra. I think the package should be all-inclusive. Also, I didn't like that there is no chatroom functionality for the exhibitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We really like the people that we work with at a2z. They are willing to try and work on creative solutions and help solves challenges. The floor plan management and sales piece are great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The structure of the database is a bit clunky and we find it difficult to get some of the information out of it that we need. Have not really seen a lot of changes/innovation in the technology in last few years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being able to access all of your events from a central location makes it easy to run year-over-year reporting and seeing a company's participation over the years from a single screen is incredibly valuable for the sales team. The online booth sales contract is highly configurable and able to accommodate a variety of workflows streamlining the sales process so the sales team has more time to sell. Operational efficiency is also a key factor in using this product- changes are logged, reports are easy to run and custom sql is available for business-specific reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Turn around time for tasks clients cannot handle themselves within the product is somewhat long. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the open communication. They are open to having discussions and brainstorming creative solutions. It is not often we hear, "no, that's not possible." There is usually a work around or a way to fix any issues we may be having. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes updates will be released without too much guidance. We are typically able to figure them out, but it would be helpful to get an e-mail with any updates that are coming (and how to navigate those updates) especially when the floorplan interface is impacted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The system is extremely intuitive and easy to learn ( I am not a "techy" person). But even better, the A2Z/Personify team offers amazing customer support as needed. The team members I have had the pleasure of working with are always willing to jump on a call to help and truly offer the personal touch that lots of large, tech companies sometimes struggle with perfecting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its hard to come up with negatives, but a "quick guide" or FAQ sheet on what reports will achieve different forms of tracking would maybe be helpful for some. When I first started using A2Z, that was probably the aspect that took me the longest to learn-- what report will produce the info that I need? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's easy to use, no unnecessary bells and whistles. Can we integrated with SF.com Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's not a flexible or easy to customize software. They came out with a new reporting functionality, we didn't get a change yet to evaluate. Existing reports are not flexible. You have to contact A2Z to create custom reports for you, you can't do it yourself. Even with that functionality is still somewhat limited.

They provide integration with SF, but it's not customizable. We made it work, but still experience issues with how to runs overnight syncs- it deletes all the records and then recreates them instead of updating/ adding new records. It presents a problem if part of your SF relies of those records for internal processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Presentation style - both sessions and tutorials Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish there were more tip sheets distributed with tutorial sessions. Or maybe I just don't know how to find these. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have worked with Personify A2Z events (formerly A2Z exclusively) for three years. They offer a robust tool that encompasses all of our show needs (floorplan, conference mgt tool, front end website and mobile app) in an easy to use platform, making my job as a show organizer easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Our account team went thru much transition over the last year which presented some challenges. At times we could use immediate training and support rather than waiting 24 hours or look for training on the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

An intuitive and seamless exhibit management system -- from financials to floor plan -- and a highly responsive, top-notch customer service team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't have any "dislikes" to share about the Personify A2Z system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.