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How to run a vote people trust

Guides, ideas and product notes for anyone running fan awards, competitions or an event vote.

How to Run Award Show Voting: The Complete Guide

Whether your final ceremony is a glittering in-person gala or a live-streamed event, the first time you run online awards voting, things tend to break in the exact same two places. Nominations devolve into a chaotic flood of DMs and emails, and on announcement night, someone inevitably claims the results were rigged. Neither of these […]

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Stop Hacking Survey Tools: How to Run a Flawless Award Show Without the Panic

If you are behind a local award show, university gala, or talent competition, you know the physical room demands all of your attention. Yet, too many organizers spend their live events hiding in the back room, refreshing generic survey forms and manually tallying votes. When you hack together basic polling tools for a live event, […]

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Get More Visibility with the Enhanced Voter Identity Experience

Take control of exactly who votes — and see how they engage. Identity-based voting has always been one of Izivote’s most powerful features. Whether you’re running an awards ceremony, a corporate election, an academic competition, or an exclusive members’ poll, it lets you decide precisely which individuals are eligible to cast a ballot. No open […]

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The “Community Choice” Initiative: Letting Your Audience Build Your Next Big Thing

Have you ever wondered if your customers actually like that new product colour? Or would your neighbourhood prefer a community garden over a new parking lot? Instead of guessing, the Community Choice Initiative turns your audience into your board of directors. Using Izivote’s secure voting system, you can move beyond simple likes and comments into structured, data-backed decision-making.  […]

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Control the Spotlight: Introducing the New “Publish” Feature on Izivote

At Izivote, we know that building the perfect voting page is an iterative process. You might want to experiment with different categories, tweak your descriptions, or swap out images until everything looks just right. Previously, your changes were live the moment you made them. While fast, it didn’t always give you the “breathing room” needed […]

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How Izivote Helped RENT Create a Live and Engaging Voting Experience

Voting at events should be more than a formality; it should be an experience that brings people together. This came to life at the recent RENT (Real Estate & New Tech) event in Paris, where live voting played a key role in engaging the audience and energizing the room. RENT is known for bringing innovation […]

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