MainEvent Features
Every feature of MainEvent was designed in collaboration with our agency and brand partners to serve their experiential marketing needs. And if you need a solution that manages your staff and payroll, MainEvent has that covered too.
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Dashboards
Build dashboards from count, breakdown, and trend tiles. Click any figure to open the list behind it.
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Events, Shifts, and Recaps
Schedule events, staff their shifts, and collect recaps in one place, across every client, program, and market.
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Logic-Based Recaps
Recap forms with formula fields and questions that show or hide based on earlier answers.
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Reporting
Ask for any report in plain language and get the answer in chat, or export any list to Excel or CSV.
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Event Calendar
See every event in a monthly calendar by status, and subscribe to it from your own calendar app.
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Venue Management
Keep each venue’s contacts, history, and events in one record, with an approval queue for new venues.
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Check-Ins & Check-Outs
Capture location, time, and photos at every check-in and check-out, visible on each event. Missed check-ins trigger an alert.
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Photo Management
Every photo is linked to its event and venue, filterable by client, program, market, and tag, and downloadable in bulk.
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Asset Management
Manage, request, track, and evaluate physical assets, with photographed hand-offs and a damage log.
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Budgets
Track each program’s budget against actual spend, including surcharges, hours, and claims pending approval.
Program Management
Configure each program without custom development: its recap forms, recap rules, tasks, goals, budget, and documents.
Custom Data Collection
Add your own custom fields and recap questions to capture the data each program needs.
Reminders, Alerts, & SMS Messages
Automated emails and texts for time-sensitive work, like recaps due, missed check-ins, and unstaffed shifts.
Agency Comparison Analytics
Compare the results of multiple agencies or departments side by side, all in one place.
API Access
Every feature is available through the API, so your other systems can read and write the same data.
Document Center
Attach brand guidelines, talking points, and other materials to programs, events, and staff.
Event Request & Approval
Field teams and distributors request events, and managers approve them before they are scheduled.
Goal Management
Set goals for staff or programs, such as samples distributed, engagements, or events, with a leaderboard for staff.
Organization-Wide Analysis
Report across every client, brand, and program in a single system, for a view that spans the whole organization.
Product Management
Keep a catalog of products, brands, and categories for each program.
Role & Permission Management
Define user roles that control what each person can see and do.
Single Sign-On & Two-Factor
Sign in with Google or your company’s single sign-on, and require two-factor authentication.
Staff Scheduling and Payroll
When it comes to staffing, scheduling, and payroll, MainEvent has you covered, allowing you to keep all program management within a single system.
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Staff App
Staff see open shifts, their schedule, and their claims, and submit recaps with photos, from any phone.
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Time & Expense Tracking
Staff submit hours and expense claims, reimbursable or not, for each event, with receipts.
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Shift Scheduling & Staffing
Staff every shift from a database of approved staff, matched by market, program, position, and availability. Send offers, or let staff book open shifts themselves.
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Coverage & Swap Requests
Staff ask to release, swap, or cancel a shift, and managers approve or decline from one queue.
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Brand Ambassador Management
Enable managers to create and track the schedules, goals, and completed activities for their field reps and brand ambassadors.
Ad Hoc Scheduling
Let staff add their own events on the fly.
Auditing
Every change is logged, with a history of who did what on each event, staff member, and venue.
Claims Management & Approval
Management users administer a payroll approval process, ensuring all time and expense claims are reviewed prior to payroll cutoff and reimbursement.
Open Shifts
See every open and staffed position, and spot urgent shifts that still need someone.
Overtime Management
Flag overtime by state before a shift is booked, with required breaks built in.
Payroll Export
Export approved payroll as a standard CSV for your payroll provider.
Payroll Schedule Management
Based on the organization’s payroll schedule, the payroll period calendar tracks the due dates for all necessary submissions, approvals, and exports for each pay period.
Staff Availability
Staff set their own availability, with deadlines and weekly reminders.
Staff Skills & Certifications
Track staff skills and certifications to match qualified staff to shifts.
“Harnessing the power of consumer data is critical in today’s marketing world. Network Ninja has provided a software solution that has allowed us to better manage our field teams, operations, and reporting outputs.”
Matt Sincaglia, Director of Strategy
“Since day one, U.S. Cellular and the MainEvent team have had a collective approach towards the development of our solution”
Rachel Bowman, Local Marketing & Brand Activation Manager