Comments on: Business Equivalent of Evite?

Question: Business Equivalent of Evite?

FergieBelle — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:13:53 -0800

Business equivalent of Evite?

I am looking for a business equivalent of Evite. Does such a thing exist? Basically, I'm looking for all the functionality of Evite--invitations, maps, ability to customize the invitation, ability to RSVP with comments--but without the gimmicky stuff ("Desperate Housewives" viewing party as an invite category, putting Captain Morgan on your invitations, etc.).

By: camworld

camworld — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:24:30 -0800

http://www.pingg.com/

By: randomstriker

randomstriker — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:38:27 -0800

Businesses, by and large, use the calendar functions of MS Outlook / Exchange. Despite all the anti-Microsoft feelings out there, the fact is that Outlook / Exchange conveniently meets 90% of the needs of 90% of users, and is here to stay.

By: jrishel

jrishel — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:25:15 -0800

I like http://planyp.us

By: FergieBelle

FergieBelle — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:43:04 -0800

@randomstriker... I understand the rampant use of Outlook invites. However, we are looking for an alternative for a couple of reasons, the most important being that very few of the people we are sending the invitations to do not use Outlook. We want something a little more "inviting" and integrated than the standard "please come to our meeting, e-mail me back your RSVP." There are other issues with Outlook not meeting our needs, but I won't bore you with those details.

@camworld and jrishel, thanks for the sites!

By: fiercecupcake

fiercecupcake — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:18:25 -0800

Would Emma work? They've been pushing that pretty hard in ads around Austin, but I don't know anything else about it.

By: rosebengal

rosebengal — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:57:36 -0800

I'll second pingg - their event management features seem pretty impressive although I've only used it for small events. Plus, they have pie charts!