NFC for networking events
Badges that introduce people.
Every guest gets an NFC badge. The first tap with a phone activates it, and every tap after that swaps contacts with the person opposite. No app and no queues for QR codes. The room connects, and your event stays on every guest’s phone.
For organisers of networking evenings, conferences, trade fairs and business clubs.
For guests
One tap. One new connection.
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A badge at the door
Every badge carries the same link, and the chip in each adds its own serial number. So nothing is set up badge by badge: they are simply handed out.
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Activated in 30 seconds
The first tap opens a short form: name, title, phone, email, LinkedIn. No sign-up and no app. From then on the badge is theirs.
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Tap and connect
A guest taps the badge of the person opposite and their card opens. The connection is saved for both of them.
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“My connections today”
Everyone sees who they connected with during the evening and which connections are mutual, and saves them all to their contacts at once. The next day too.
For organisers
Your event, on every guest’s phone.
In your colours
The badges and every card opened from them carry the event’s logo and colours. The first ideas are ready in minutes, and we finish them with you.
Your partners, on the first screen
Every card shows the offers of your sponsors and partners. Real visibility for them and real value for the guests.
Your next event
Links to tickets, your club, your podcast and your social channels. Guests open them during the event and after it.
Works on every phone
iPhone and Android read NFC without an app. The card opens right in the browser.
No staff, no scanners
Nothing to install and no queue at the door. The badges are handed out and the guests do the rest.
A summary after the event
How many guests activated their badge and how many connections were made during the evening.
The technology
How the NFC badge works.
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An NFC chip in every badge
An NTAG215 chip under the print, out of sight. The phone powers it on tap: no batteries and no charging.
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One link, a unique number
Every badge leads to echocard.eu/badge/… and adds its own unique number. So all badges are prepared the same way, and each becomes personal on its first tap.
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Only the owner can change it
The phone it was activated with remembers it, and there is a private link for a new phone. Two people can never activate the same badge.
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Guests choose what they show
Everyone fills in only what they want to share. Their contacts reach only the people they connected with. The organiser’s summary is in numbers.
The process
From the first message to the evening.
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Write to us
Fill in the form below: what the event is, when, and for how many guests.
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Design
We prepare the badges and the cards in the event’s colours, with your partners. You approve everything before printing.
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Printing and delivery
We print the badges with their NFC chips and deliver them before the event.
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The evening and after
Guests pick up a badge at the door and connect. After the event you get the summary.
Try it
See it as a guest.
The demo opens a new, unactivated Echo badge, as if you had just tapped yours: activate it in 30 seconds and see your card and “My connections today”. At your event, the badges are in your colours and carry your partners.
For organisers
Organising an event? Let’s talk.
Tell us briefly about the event and we’ll write back with an idea and an offer.
FAQ
Questions about NFC business cards.
Do guests need an app?
No. Modern iPhone and Android phones read NFC on their own, and the badge opens a page right in the browser.
What if someone’s phone has no NFC?
Almost every phone from recent years has NFC. If someone’s doesn’t, the other person taps their badge instead: the connection is saved for both of them.
Can the badges be in our colours, with our partners?
Yes. The event’s logo and colours, your links and your partners’ offers are part of every card.
What do guests keep after the event?
Their card and their connections. “My connections today” still opens the next day, and all contacts save to the phone with one press.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the number of guests and what you want on the badge. Write to us through the form and we’ll send you an offer.
How long does it take to prepare?
It depends on the number of badges and on the design. Write to us as early as you can, ideally at least two weeks before the event.
Free design
Event tonight? Create your design now.
We design your digital and plastic business card for free, from your website or your old card. It takes about 2 minutes. You only pay if you order the card: by card or on delivery, and companies get an offer.
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