Mendix Application Development for an Event Management Firm

Mendix Application Development for an Event Management Firm

WHAT WAS THE CHALLENGE?

A leading event management firm in South Africa needed to modernize its operations. Key challenges included

THE CHALLENGE
Manual event scheduling with 0% automation
No real-time score or ranking updates
One-size-fits-all notifications with poor engagement
Slow profile approval process averaging 48 hours

Pre-launch Metrics

50

Events scheduled per month

22%

User participation rate

10%

Notification open rate

48 hrs

Average approval time

75%

increase in process tracking via dashboards

Why a New Approach Was Needed

To enhance engagement and scalability, the client aimed to

Provide users with live updates and interactive scores

Deliver personalized notifications based on user interest

Streamline profile management and event scheduling

Build a unified mobile + web platform with strong security and real-time capabilities

Tools

Mendix
PostgreSQL

How the Solution Was Built

To enhance engagement and scalability, the client aimed to

How the Solution Was Built
Front-End: Mendix + React Native
Back-End: Mendix Low-Code with automated data flows
Push Notifications: Firebase & Apple Push Notification Service
Recommendation Engine: AI-based Interest Model

Functional Coverage

20%

Scheduling & Participation

20%

Recommendations & Notifications

20%

Info Board & Live Updates

15%

Profile Management & Approvals

25%

Live Scores & Rankings

What We Delivered

A Real-Time Event Management Platform That Achieved

Automated Scheduling

100% automated scheduling

Live Score Updates

Live score updates at 5 updates per minute

Notification Open Rate Increased

Notification open rate increased from 10% to 85%

Profile Approval Time Reduced

Profile approval time reduced from 48 hours to under 2 hours

Impact Metrics

  • 260% increase in monthly active users (from 5,000 to 18,000)
  • 300% growth in total app downloads (from 12,000 to 48,000)
  • 750% improvement in notification engagement
  • 100% elimination of data-loss incidents

From Manual to Automated

If your event operations are still dependent on manual processes and static communications, it's time to upgrade.

01

Start with a small

Proof of Concept

02

Deliver real-time personalization

with low-code solutions

03

Scale engagement and efficiency

with future-ready architecture