How to Host Virtual Networking Sessions People Will Love
Virtual and hybrid events will be a focus for many marketing teams in 2021. Explore how companies can provide meaningful networking opportunities for virtual event attendees!
Perfect for…
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🤝 Networking events
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🍸 Virtual happy hours
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🎁 Fundraisers
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📚 Award ceremonies
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👪 Family reunions
Spaces built for social connection
Attendees can move in and out of small group conversations—just like at in-person events. Events can have many rooms, each with their own set of tables.
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Table conversations
Lounge tables are designed for small group conversations around a common topic. Attendees can switch between tables to the topics they are most interested in.
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Stage presentation
Stages are large spaces for presentations and panels by one or more speakers with audience participation.
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Stage with tables
Stages with tables allow attendees to engage in conversations at a table while viewing stage presentations.
Take advantage of our introductory pricing
Host your first event of up to 30 participants for free
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| Guests | Up to 30 | Up to 60 | Up to 90 | Up to 5,000 |
| Event length | Up to 60 minutes | Up to 90 minutes | Up to 2 hours | Multi-day |
| Announcements | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom colors | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Branding | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Music | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Word game | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Event metrics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Play uploaded videos | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Custom user profiles | ✔ | ✔ |
You’re in good company
Hear from our customers-
Everyone had a great time! People loved the music, games, and moving between tables to talk to different small groups. Everyone was impressed, and many stayed until the very end. Three days later and they are still talking about how much fun they had! Much better than Zoom breakout rooms or events. Management was thrilled with the whole package offered by Social hour – background music, ease of changing table topics and moving around to meet individuals in small groups, and announce virtual raffles every half hour.
Victoria Kikoen
Project Manager at Stamps.com
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The party turned out fantastic! People really enjoyed moving around to different tables and catching up with different people. They loved that there weren't assigned breakout rooms and really appreciated that they could choose who they wanted to interact with at the event. Oh, the other standout feature was the background music! It really made the event feel like a party and not another team meeting.
Sarah Snell
Chief Operating Officer at HFA
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Social hour's breakout tables provide the closest experience I've seen to networking face-to-face at conferences. Faster and more intuitive than Zoom on many levels!
Nick Martin
President and CEO at TechChange
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Social hour really sweats the small stuff to make better virtual events. You know who’s in the room and what they're talking about, quickly creating intimate small group conversations. It's easy to use and navigate. As natural as walking into a real mixer!
John Janek
Chief Technologist at Dev Technology Group
Trusted by organizations large and small
How does it work?
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Host sets up event
Create your event and add details to help us recommend the best experience for your event
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Host customizes event
Style your event with custom colors, backgrounds, and logos
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Host sets table topics
Choose your event's table and seat layout and add engaging table topics
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Host can add a stage
Add a stage for presentations and panels by one or more speakers
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Host chooses extra features
Add unique features like announcements, word game, background music, pre-recorded videos, and custom user profiles
How we compare
- Hosts can customize their event and create a branded look and feel by adding a logo and custom background color or image
- Attendees have the freedom to visit whichever tables or topics they please and create new topic tables as conversations evolve
- Games and background music are built-in features so attendees can have fun and get the conversation flowing with icebreakers
- Hosts can measure the success of their event by accessing event data including the number of connections made, the most popular tables, and the engagement levels of all attendees
- Event hosts can address their entire event with video and audio using announcements
- Zoom hosts are only able to customize the landing page for their event if they have an approved vanity URL
- Zoom hosts can give attendees the option to self-select their breakout room but attendees cannot rename or create rooms unless they are a co-host
- Zoom does not offer any built-in games or ice breakers
- Zoom offers a usage report which contains limited information like the overall list of meetings, attendees, and meeting duration
- Event hosts can only broadcast text chats to every breakout room
Compare Social hour as a Remo alternative, Hopin alternative, Airmeet alternative, Accelevents alternative, or Zoom alternative