Attendease

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

You can get the full guide here. The Virtual Event Tech Playbook , by Event Manager Blog As the editorial team at EventMB puts it, this playbook is a Virtual Event Tech Masterclass with 20 critical questions, 20 industry experts, and 20 insights for virtual event success. You can get the full guide here.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

This week, we’ll be sharing our end-of-year promoter survey, one of two we’ll be asking for your participation in over the coming weeks. Skiddle’s B2B Promotion Centre blog is designed to be a resource for promoters. We see the update as an extension of the work that we do on the blog. Blog Spotlight.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Adrian Segar: Okay. And there are so many stories.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 30, 2020

We’re on content overload and it’s only going to get noisier as the pandemic lingers. I’ll never forget a blog post, entitled “ Malcolm is Wrong ,” which Seth Godin penned back then on Chris Anderson’s book Free: The Future of a Radical Price. Hopefully the author and the title of the blog piqued your curiosity.

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Decibel Management

JANUARY 15, 2022

Thanks, Omicron, get bent. . Historically, the Sundance Film Festival has been the premier venue for some super popular movies including The Blair Witch Project, Little Miss Sunshine, Get Out, and Napoleon Dynamite. Fun fact: Each team competing in the Super Bowl gets 108 footballs. Sundance Film Festival (January 20 – 30).

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JANUARY 10, 2022

How can we get our old, big events back? If you get the design right, you can whisper instead. ” But if we concentrate on increasing attendance, we overlook getting the meeting design right. Improving an event’s design makes the meeting better for all the stakeholders: meeting owners, sponsors, and participants.

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Attendease

MARCH 12, 2024

Finally, leave ample time at the end for interactive live Q&A—this is often where attendees get the most value! Remember : thoroughly planning and practicing your content outline will go a long way in delivering an accessible presentation that keeps participants engaged from start to finish. Offer special perks for their audience.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Remember the days before the pandemic, when event participants would have to attend via a Zoom call and struggle to feel included while the screen froze or the video conferencing audio went out? Simply sending a Zoom link to your remote participants won’t cut it in today’s event world. We’re on our phones all the time.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

For instance, should two attendees wish to discuss an issue in private, they’ll be able to break away from a larger group to find an appropriate location out of earshot of other participants; something which isn’t easily done when videoconferencing. Virtual conferences are easily adaptable and scalable.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 14, 2023

To get the most out of our event speakers, you need an event marketing strategy that equips them with the right information, tools, and resources to draw their network to your event. When it’s done, send them a few promotional images and suggested social post text, or ask them to share the blog in their newsletter.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Let’s get started on breaking it down. Event marketing technology is any platform that gets people coming to your event. Swapcard: The Swapcard event app and matchmaking platform uses artificial intelligence to expertly match participants based on their profiles and improve their networking experience. Event marketing.

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The trick to getting off on the right foot? In this blog, we’ll explore: The impact of a strong new membership orientation How to onboard your new members effectively 16 orientation ideas that will help you retain your members for the long haul Why Does New Member Orientation Matter? Here are three ideas to get you started!

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 9, 2021

For the price of a coffee break, you can make an event fundamentally better by significantly improving the realization of its purpose and its impact on participants. Learn how to do this from my books, from the hundreds of articles on this blog, or get in touch !

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Each gets a short overview, so you can figure out which one(s) will satisfy your wants and needs. To get a taste, check out blog posts I wrote about three of them: 1 , 2 , & 3 ). The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action ( ebook , paperback , or both ).

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Event Industry News

MARCH 16, 2020

I won’t get into those, but I will offer a potential solution to any event organizer not wanting to cancel or postpone: going virtual. No matter the size of your event, we can accommodate all of participants and livestreams. We’ve seen a lot of cancellations and postponements over the past few weeks.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 2, 2020

You can get the full guide here. The Virtual Event Tech Playbook , by Event Manager Blog. We selected two episodes to get your brain going: 11 Virtual events Mistakes and Virtual events 101. You can get the full guide here. Let us know in the comments which resources are your favourites! Illuminate Project Podcast.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I greatly enjoy participating in EventTech Chat , “a weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events” hosted by pals Brandt Krueger and Glenn Thayer. Are you a regular reader of this blog? The meeting is over. Did anyone learn anything?

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Attendify

DECEMBER 17, 2019

billion participants from 180 different countries together in 2017 alone. Somewhere along the line, they made time to read our blogs as well. This piece explains how to determine what you’re getting — or giving up — in exchange for the discounted price tag. Humanizing Event Tech is Key to the Industry’s Future.

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Attendease

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a webinar as a live, online educational presentation during which participants can submit questions and comments. In this blog, we’ll explore the power of webinars and how you can incorporate them into your events strategy! Hey Siri, “define webinar” How does one define “webinar”?

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 9, 2023

Plus, using live event translation and captioning is an affordable way to make events inclusive and accessible to everyone, reach a wider audience, enhance attendee experiences, and educate participants effectively. You’ll get access to many other on-demand events that will give you valuable event industry insight.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 4, 2024

Event participation is the single-most important leading indicator, and focusing on participation performance goals will help you reach your overall goal. (AI-generated Participation is the single-most important leading indicator. Getting new exhibitors with smaller booths is often a short-term Band-Aid.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

Event managers and marketing leads use live event captioning to ensure participants understand everything and stay engaged. Participants may have hearing difficulties. With closed captions, everyone can participate in events without issue. That means participants don’t have to read captions in the original language.

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Eventscase Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

A meticulously planned schedule ensures that participants and attendees have a clear understanding of what to expect and when. The schedule should list the key participants, such as speakers or entertainers, along with any special arrangements required for their presentations or performances.

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Eventmobi

MAY 2, 2023

Which activities are they hoping to participate in? What do they want to get out of the event? With live polls and surveys, you can simplify the Q&A format, taking the pressure off your hosts and making it easy for attendees to participate. Get started by booking your personalized demo of EventMobi today!

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

But, to get to that ROI, you first have to know how to plan a hybrid event – and that’s where it gets tricky. That’s why we’ve created this hybrid event planning guide with a 6-month plan to help you get the best of two event worlds: in-person + virtual = hybrid. Some participants physically attend the event.

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Eventscase Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

How Virtual Queues Work for Event Registrations A virtual queue operates on a simple principle: participants enter a digital queue and wait for their turn to register for an event. When the registration process opens, participants are notified based on their position in the queue and can proceed to complete their registration.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore best practices and innovative ideas to make your next healthcare event a resounding success, no matter the size or format. Early and enthusiastic marketing gets attendees excited to register right away. Workshops and roundtable sessions also lend themselves well to audience participation.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 6, 2020

Both Universal Live and The Event House have worked in Singapore numerous times now, and each time it does get slightly easier, as the understanding with the suppliers improves. Working abroad on events always holds challenges, whether it be authorising items through customs to language barriers when communicating instructions.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

Part 1 of this series of posts gave an overview of what’s involved in implementing participant-driven breakouts in Zoom. If necessary, get familiar with Zoom, including breakout room functions, before proceeding. Participants can be allocated to these separate sessions automatically or manually.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 30, 2018

Seth Godin gives us a clue: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: What I learned about event professionals at EventCamp East Coast One of the reasons I love to facilitate Conferences That Work is that I get to learn interesting things about the culture of the participants.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You create emails, blog posts, social media posts, videos, visuals, and podcasts about it. Reach a wider audience & get more conversions. If you run a full-day or several-day event, you’re asking participants to give up a lot of their time to attend. Get higher engagement & more event promotion. Think about it.

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Hubilo Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

This is the time of the year when #eventprofs travel and interact with one another and have a wonderful time and get to catch up on the industry news after so long. Let’s have a look at what were the best news and blogs in the month of May: 1.Velvet Let’s have a look at what were the best news and blogs in the month of May: 1.Velvet

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Attendify

MARCH 2, 2021

For those looking for the right collaboration solution when planning an event, or sponsors participating in an event, comparison tools, like this Talkdesk and RingCentral comparison blog post, can be very helpful in finding the best fit. Promotion Gets Personal. Guest Blog Author Bio: Victorio Duran III – RingCentral US.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 27, 2021

From anywhere in the world, you have the power to gain interest in your product, gather valuable feedback from participants, and generate massive amounts of highly qualified leads. 1) Track Participation Based on the Source to Measure Marketing Success and Webinar ROI. How to Evaluate the Success of Your Webinars.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Relationships are built and deals get made. Hybrid events aim to get the best of both worlds by streaming to virtual attendees while hosting an in-person audience. Get quotes from different vendors and negotiate the best deals. Spontaneous conversations happen organically. Sponsorships or partnerships could help offset expenses.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 15, 2018

Over the past year, we’ve explored new terrain, sent out surveys, researched, and then researched again — all in the name of bringing you the great blog posts that can help at every stage of your events. Check out our ten most popular event planning and hospitality blog posts of the past year. The same goes for attendees.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 29, 2019

This means getting to the venue early, knowing the layout, and befriending the technicians. You also need to consider the other people and get familiar with their stance. The hardest part of panel participation – but arguably the most important – is active listening. The next step is preparation.

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