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Apr 24, 2019

Q: Ok sorry LOL my puppy brain has me all confused.

We need a software like Zoom or BigMarker to run this? Why? And then in general why would anyone use this over a webinar platform? Is summit not just a fancy word for webinar? Sorry just trying to understand, thank you!

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Ben_HeySummit

May 15, 2024

A: Hi there. Thanks for reaching out.

Essentially Zoom and other tools focus primarily on delivering live video online. Yout typical webinar, if you will.

Our focus on the other hand, is helping our customers deliver entire Summits - right from attendee registration, viral giveaways, revenue, affiliate management, sponsorship and reporting.

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Right but respectfully from what I've been reading you STILL need Zoom or some other tool to drive the webinar, is that not correct? HeySummit won't function on its own, or am I way off? Also, I'm not sure you answered my question about whats really the difference between a Summit platform like HS and a webinar platform like WebinarJam or Webinar Ninja? Is 'summit' just a fancy word for webinar? Thanks!

P.S. I'm sure you are slammed with this launch, yet I've noticed the speed with which you are responding to queries. I'm sure that's no easy task, so thank you very much for your time and effort!!

A summit is much different, like a conference. I have been a speaker at an online summit and I can tell you it is a lot of work. Much different than a webinar. Can't wait to try this.

Hi there. Sorry my answer was a little vague before, that certainly wasn't the intention.

In short, a summit is not just another word for a webinar. A summit is more akin to an offline conference, where there are multiple speakers, spanning across multiple days. With that comes a much deeper need for organisation and tools to help deliver a cohesive experience. Throw into that, the need for sponsorship management, affiliates, generating revenue and viral giveaways (to name but a few) and we're quickly in a very different territory from a more traditional webinar.

Hope that helps clarify? Just let me know if I can help in any other way. Thanks!

This was a great response - I am purchasing now. Please work with Restream in addition to zoom and bigwebinar if possible!!