PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall?

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Bizzabo

OCTOBER 12, 2020

From live streaming to virtual audio—perspectives on the virtual event tech options available to event organizers from the CTO at a leading event agency. April 27, 2020. To be able to create a hub where meetings, round tables, conferences and masterclasses can all take place and be stored seems like such a practical solution to events.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2021

High-tech vending machines have been a staple in many experiential activations over the years and while most were a pure social media amplification play—tweet with a hashtag within a geofenced area to receive dispensed goods—their touchless nature could solve a few different pain points on the show floor moving forward.

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Socio Events

JUNE 10, 2020

On June 10, 2020, Socio Chief Marketing Officer, Corey McCarthy , joined Event Manager Blog editor Julius Solaris and other industry leaders for Engage. Below is an excerpt of Corey’s Q&A on Engaging Sponsorship Activations, as well as an additional Q&A on the Power of Community. How can we engage sponsors in virtual events?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In 2020, that theory went out the window and you learned how to write a virtual meeting AV RFP. As you think about the format of your hybrid meeting , you may be overwhelmed with where to start. Planning a Live and Full Virtual Meeting. CONS : Almost doubles the cost of the meeting. Planning a True Hybrid Meeting.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Jack Morton, one of the world’s leading brand experience agencies, has been appointed by ENOC Group as the lead creative agency and project management consultant for its sponsorship activation at Expo 2020 Dubai. Event Tech. The award-winning agency is conceptualising and delivering ENOC’s brand experience ‘Reimagine Energy’.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Caroline Gourlay, Senior Account Manager – Exhibitions, ExCeL London, said: “Amazing things are happening at ExCeL London everyday – but you can’t beat the inspirational work that Hyve continues to do in bringing together educators and tech companies.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Newfound event flexibility and a collective pivot to virtual exhibitions has led to major growth at Cambridge-based event tech company ExpoPlatform. In March, CloserStill Media’s London Tech Show was the first event to use ExpoPlatform’s suite of online tools.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The pandemic normalized virtual events and accelerated the adoption of various event tech solutions. Some might even say that the event tech evolved more since March 2020 than in the entire decade before that! Only then can we set our eyes on the horizon and see that embracing event tech is the only way of the future.

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CadmiumCD

MAY 13, 2024

The Challenge: Event technology that could meet the unique needs of the scientific community The Microscopy Society of America (MSA) “enables the discoveries that positively impact the course of humanity.” The M&M meeting takes place in the summer, and brings together over 2,300 scientists in a new location every year.

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CadmiumCD

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Brush Up On Your Tech Skills. We got in the habit of doing weekly webinars in 2020 (sometimes more), and there’s no end in sight. We’ve pulled 70+ of our clients’ event websites from 2020 to get inspired on how to design our 2021 virtual and hybrid events. Get Inspired to Create the Perfect Event Website.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) become embedded in business plans and teaching curriculums around the globe, they also are showing up on meeting agendas, in educational sessions, as conference themes, and as part of sponsorship activations.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

CEO, Chris Newlands, told Event Industry News: “Spelfie aims to positively disrupt the $144 billion events marketing and sponsorship industry, allowing brands to increase revenues by driving event attendees, influencers and their traffic directly to the brands’ websites. Event Tech. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Conferences.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Event organizers will soon need to adopt solutions for attendee engagement, networking, sponsorship, as well as other strategies that work for both attendee groups. The EventHack Hybrid Games is an evolution of Socio’s EventHack 2020, which brought together 16 event industry leaders in April to hack virtual event solutions. .

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 31, 2020

He said: “The innovation over the next decade will undoubtedly reshape the way the industry manages, markets, and delivers meetings and events, offering event organisers a unique opportunity to take on a more strategic role within their organisations and, crucially, capitalise on revenue-boosting opportunities.”.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

COVID-19 has resulted in many organisers pivoting from in-person to online events as a way of retaining some of their activity in 2020. It feels to me that there is much more of a broadcasting mentality needed as if the content is good it will attract audiences and generate sponsorship, making delegate revenue less important.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 6, 2019

These were: Best Experiential Agency; Best Event Sponsorship for Breyer’s Delights sponsorship of Hell and Back; Best Live Event for Riverfest in Limerick; and Best Event of the Year, also for Riverfest. Grooveyard plans to almost double its workforce by 2020 to fulfil the requirement to engage consumers with exciting live experiences.

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Socio Events

JUNE 14, 2021

If you are an event manager, the urgency to pivot from in-person events to digital experiences in 2020 was likely a big challenge. The year 2020 forced event organizers to replace in-person events with virtual events to provide a safe environment for attendees. Generate sponsorship revenue? Thankfully, you did a great job!

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Guidebook

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While virtual events have been around for years, their popularity has gone up exponentially in 2020. Virtual events are effective because they meet people where they are – literally! . Virtual events are effective because they offer higher sponsorship benefits .

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Eventscase Blog

MAY 3, 2023

We want to meet with you⁠—our clients, potential clients, friends and colleagues⁠—in person to actively listen to you and offer solutions to everyday challenges. Afterwards, our CTO, Iván García, will present informational content for non-tech people about low-code or no-code tools. It’s about time!

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2021

In early April, Meeting Professionals International announced the 2021 recipients of its RISE Awards, given to planning pros who exemplify leadership, innovation, and impact in their work. Like countless other planners, Ishaad was laid off in 2020. That was pretty much the coolest job I could have gotten,” he says.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

Others, however, might seem a little bit too daunting for a novice planner, but they’re just what innovative and tech-savvy planners are looking for. Have these smaller in-person meet-ups tune in virtually with one another. When virtual events took over in 2020, event platforms became the new venues. Why community?

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

Companies have more money for meetings, but planners have less funds to host the events. The new normal in events is incremental growth, says American Express Meetings & Events in its 2019 Global Meetings & Events Forecast. Meeting budgets are expected to increase by.8 But don’t be alarmed. Here Comes the But.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 5, 2020

Meeting planners also learn by watching others doing. That is why, in this time of repackaging grand destination programs to fit onto confined computer screens, a great way to avoid mistakes is to study how our peers are shape-shifting to meet COVID-era standards. The team is still working on the sponsorship model.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2022

We define them in the pre-2020 and post-2020 era. Pre-2020: traditional conferences. The main differences between a conference and a regular event (or meeting) are one of scale. Regular events, or meetings, can be informal. Post-2020: virtual conferences. This is not just in the number of attendees.

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Socio Events

JUNE 22, 2021

Before 2020, the word “virtual,” was synonymous with things like virtual reality goggles and cool tech gadgets. But unfortunately, it took on a new meaning in 2020 and became a buzzword for reasons we were not expecting. As virtual events became popular in 2020, event managers also realized their value. and it did.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

Event marketers have been challenged with how to pivot quickly and keep business going and pipeline numbers up with virtual events for now, and hybrid events in the future, as the pandemic will have a rolling impact on logistics, location, sponsorships and attendance. See also : 2020’s Upcoming Virtual Annual Industry Conferences.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 16, 2020

We attend meetings and events for fresh knowledge, the amazing experience and to meet new, interesting people face-to-face. However, no meeting should come at the risk of security and safety. You don’t need a full tech team to host your event online in 2020.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

There’s no such thing as a virtual exhibition, said Jochen Witt during a Web Summit 2020 panel discussion in December. On top of that, 63 percent of exhibitors said virtual events do not meet their goals,” she said. “We The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.

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ePly

AUGUST 30, 2021

Maximizing the New Events Normal with Tech Tools. Key areas of consideration for building an affordable event tech stack. 91% said that it was valuable in meeting association members’ needs by having events. Effective sponsorships and revenue-generating ideas. Considerations in adequately staffing a hybrid event.

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Expo Pass

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Facial recognition software, which can facilitate faster and safer access for meeting attendees and event organizers, is poised to takeoff in 2019. Today’s event planners are becoming increasingly tech savvy, and as a result they are looking for intuitive software options to run better events and save time. Meeting Apps.

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Socio Events

JUNE 24, 2020

It can involve sharing thought leadership content — like your latest blog, white paper or podcast, hosting networking events and virtual meet-ups, and even some healthy competition via a community game, trivia, live polling, and Q&A. At Socio, we hosted our first virtual event , EventHack 2020, back in April. What are your goals?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Just like every other concert/festival, Outside Lands 2020 was canceled. Now, of course, this wasn’t the same as flying to San Francisco, meeting up with friends, and watching all of this go down in person. Additional articles and resources: 2020 Virtual Event Trends. It was brilliantly called Inside Lands.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 12, 2020

WSJ Tech Live. WSJ Tech Live brings the greatest, most ambitious minds in tech together for three days of "candid interviews, lively off-stage discussions, and premiere networking opportunities." Key Takeaway: WSJ Tech Live does a lot of things right. CEO Council Annual Meeting. Source: The Wall Street Journal.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 14, 2022

We set a blistering pace in 2020, and haven’t taken our foot off the gas pedal since. To be sure, 2021, like 2020, was incredibly stressful for us, like it’s been for everyone. 9,930 people attended our 13 webinars (averaging 764 per webinar) which featured 43 expert speakers from inside and outside the event industry.

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Socio Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS, September 15, 2020 — Today, Socio announced the EventHack Hybrid Games , a 10-week hackathon that brings together 72 industry leaders, marketers, and journalists to square off and compete for the ultimate hybrid-crossover solution. Curran’s team will work behind the scenes running tech production.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 9, 2020

On May 7, the association announced Toy Fair Everywhere, a series of three digital market weeks to start in July, described as “an opportunity for toy manufacturers, buyers, media, and other key stakeholders to reconnect and refocus for a successful fourth quarter during these uncertain times when in-person meetings and events are not possible.”.

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