Localist Overview

Localist simplifies event management by centralizing all your organization's events into a single, branded calendar on your website. This tool is especially valuable for higher education, healthcare, and government sectors, where keeping communities informed is crucial. The platform's standout feature is its ability to maintain your brand's identity while providing an intuitive user experience. Localist's integration into your existing digital ecosystem ensures that your audience can easily access and engage with event information. This approach not only enhances visibility but also fosters community engagement by making event discovery straightforward.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Event Management, Social Media Management, Sending & Publishing Communications, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Localist.

Other use cases:

  • Engagement Management
  • Helpdesk Management
  • Channel Marketing
  • Promotion Management
  • Training & Onboarding
  • Capturing Leads
  • Advertisement
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Business Priorities

Acquire Customers and Scale Best Practices are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Localist.

Other priorities:

  • Build Brand Awareness
  • Reduce Bounce
  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Grow Market Share
  • Improve ROI
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Localist Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Localist works with different mediums / channels such as E-Mail. Social Media. Newsletter etc.

Localist's features include Landing Page, Widgets, SEO, etc. and Localist support capabilities include 24/7 Support, Chat Support, Email Support, etc. also Localist analytics capabilities include Custom Reports, and Analytics.

Reviews

"...It is a robust system to handle all our event communication management. . ...." Peer review by Jennifer R., Senior Web Development Specialist, Education

Peer review evidence (same sources as the product rating summary)

"...Before Localist, event management on campus was fragmented and the information not easy to digest in a format that is pleasing to our students and staff...." Peer review by Corey W, Coordinator of Multimedia and Web Services
"...Layne Pfliiger, Social Media Manager from the Office of Marketing and Creative Services was the lucky lady in charge of the entire calendar project...." The University of North Dakota Case Study By Localist
"...Localist is uniquely positioned to help organizations easily publish, manage and promote not just one, but multiple events...." Peer review

Localist, RegFox, Townscript, Configio, EventUp Planner, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Event Management. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Localist centralizes an organization's events into a branded website calendar. This makes it easier for the community to stay informed.

Popular Business Setting

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Top Industries

  • Education
  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Non-Profit Organization Management

Popular in

  • Enterprise
  • Large Enterprise
  • Mid Market

Localist is popular in Education, Marketing And Advertising, and Non-Profit Organization Management and is widely used by Enterprise, Large Enterprise, and Mid Market.

Localist Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

What solutions does Localist provide for Event Management?

Why is Localist the best choice for Social Media Management?

How does Localist facilitate Sending & Publishing Communications?

What solutions does Localist provide for Engagement Management?

Why is Localist the best choice for Helpdesk Management?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Localist solved their Event Management needs. Cuspera uses 752 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Event Management needs.

 

Travel Portland - Events Services - Small

Portland, USA

Localist helped Travel Portland boost event platform traffic by 800%. The old calendar was static and hard to use. Localist gave them editorial control and a dynamic, branded event calendar. The tren...ding algorithm put popular events up front. SEO features made it easier for people to find events. Overall site traffic increased by 45%.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology - Education - Small

Rolla, USA

Localist helped Missouri University of Science and Technology cut event posting time by 75%. The old calendar was hard to use and had low engagement. After switching to Localist, event web traffic ju...mped by 450%. The number of posted events rose from 192 to 856 in one semester. More students and staff now share and attend campus events. Localist made it easy to find and post events online.

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University of North Dakota - Education - Large

Grand Forks, USA

Localist helped the University of North Dakota launch a new campus-wide event calendar. The university replaced a 10-year-old, hard-to-use system with Localist for better flexibility and scalability.... With limited IT and marketing resources, a single marketing team member led the project using Localist's Managed Updates package. The implementation included single sign-on, social logins, and custom event pages. The project finished smoothly, meeting the needs of different campus groups.

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University of Louisville - Education - Large

Louisville, USA

Localist helped the University of Louisville boost event page traffic by 648%. The university now promotes 160% more events, posting 2,600 unique events per year. Event attendance for the Summer Movi...e Series grew from 300 to 1,000. Localist made event uploads fast and easy, reducing posting steps from six to one. Staff spend less time managing events and get better insights with new metrics features.

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Hope College - Education - Medium

Holland, USA

Hope College used Localist to unify multiple department calendars into one easy-to-use platform. The marketing team now manages the events calendar without IT support. Localist's API and integrations... automate event posting and distribution across the website. In less than a year, Hope College posted over 2,000 events, a big increase from before. The new calendar gets 1,500 more page views per month. Staff say Localist saves time and makes event management simple.

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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

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What is Localist?

Localist is a Community Event Software for organizations that want to connect their communities through events. It is designed to help businesses manage processes related to event marketing, communication, and employee/student engagement. It helps to grow the community virtually and in-person.

Localist provides a central event repository, an enterprise-level backend, and multi-level branding distribution channels. It offers tools including customizable CSS and HTML, design templates, and SILK Brand Ingester. From structured pages and automated SEO to segmentation and custom permission levels, Localist enables users to build custom mobile applications via APIs.

Key features of the Localist include event registration, ticketing, an API, an admin panel, customizable branding, and customer segmentation. It integrates with Salesforce, active data, Ad Astra, AddThis, CAS, Drupal, CollegiateLink, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Google calendars.

What is Localist used for?

Localist is a Event Management Software mainly used by its customers to Acquire Customers and Scale Best Practices by Event Management, Social Media Management and Sending & Publishing Communications .

What are the top features of Localist?

Landing page, Widgets and SEO are some of the top features of Localist.

Who uses Localist?

Localist is used by Education, Marketing And Advertising and Non-Profit Organization Management among other industries.

What are Localist alternatives?

RegFox, Townscript, Configio and EventUp Planner are popular alternatives for Localist.

Where is Localist located?

Localist is headquartered at 8484 Georgia Ave, Ste. 675, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, US.
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Peers used Localist for event management and social media management

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Localist Releases Superpower To Boost Kiwi Businesses & Good Causes

Localist has launched the Localist Free Website initiative, offering free, professionally designed websites to small businesses and charities in New Zealand. This move aims to enhance online presence and support local causes, with hosting organized through partner Hosting Harbour. The initiative seeks to empower Kiwi businesses and encourage charitable donations.

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Localist Corporation Profile

Company Name

Localist Corporation

Company Website

https://www.localist.com/

HQ Location

8484 Georgia Ave, Ste. 675, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, US

Employees

1-10

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