Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 9, 2023

For many annual meetings, the Great Resignation has resulted in erosion of loyal, regular attendees and an increase in first-timers, whose experience can be improved with guidance on the best course for them to follow during your program. What advice can you share for helping attendees configure their conference journey?

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Meet the brains behind the design of the highly successful National Speakers Association’s INFLUENCE 2020 Virtual in August. Discover how they created memorable experiences, facilitated networking and delivered inspiring general sessions. How to take networking to the next level. EDT, for an interactive webinar.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 23, 2020

During my career leading association event teams, I regularly recalibrated and redefined team member roles in order to drive innovation and improve our meeting experiences. Not every effort was a rousing success but attempting to inject new conference elements made us more nimble, creative and smarter as a team. Do virtual expos work?

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Virtual speakers totally differ from in-person speakers. In-person speakers tend to be more personable and more engaging with the audience. If there is a technology glitch, most in-person speakers can transition to another topic while keeping the audience engaged. Speakers who can be just as impressive via video is a key.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 9, 2022

About Meeting Expectations. Meeting Expectations specializes in designing and executing strategies to achieve event and association management goals. For their annual ‘Spotlight on HR’ conference, the Meeting Expectations management team wanted to set a new record for member adoption and engagement on their Event App.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 9, 2021

Far too much money is spent on meeting glitz at the expense of good meeting design. “There’s no budget” I’ve noticed over the years that every meeting has a budget for F&B. There’s often a budget for a dramatic big-name speaker or two. Seth Godin makes an analogous point in this post….

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Have you ever gone to a conference meeting where the room set up didn’t really match the format of the meeting? It can be uncomfortable and can really take your mind off of the meeting at hand. How to plan a conference meeting room set up basically depends on what’s going to happen during the conference meeting itself.

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Attendease

JANUARY 22, 2020

The events industry has been behind some of the most innovative tech conferences in the past decade. Opening the doors for new business prospects, these conferences are places where the top professionals meet and showcase their innovative concepts and bold theories for the future. Event Planner Expo. What to look forward to -.

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

So for many event planners looking for the right tool to host a virtual conference, Zoom is the first thing that comes to mind. This means planners can easily connect their Zoom account with EventMobi to deliver a seamless and user-friendly experience to their virtual conference attendees. Already an EventMobi customer?

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Popular providers are quickly gaining a large audience, but before jumping on board, it’s important to know how to live stream your event without unintentionally falling victim to privacy or copyright infringement. The post How to Legally Live Stream Your Event appeared first on EventMobi. The Legality of Live Streaming Your Event.

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Eventory

AUGUST 28, 2018

Events are meetings which have an exceptionally high level of professionalism. Needless to say that even the most meaningful conference has to involve the attendees. There are different triggers that assist in the completion of this task, for instance, an expressive speaker or a physical trigger.

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Eventinterface

MAY 7, 2018

Selecting the right speakers can make or break your meeting. The bad ones see themselves as the star-of-the-show, with little consideration for the needs of other (often non-professional) speakers on the program. Mountain Time, presented by Orvel Ray Wilson,CSP standing-ovation keynoter, best-selling author, elite speaker coach.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 17, 2019

The above technology is still around and heavily used at meetings and events. To increase engagement and adoption, share the in-app features with your attendees and have your speakers promote the app on your behalf as well. How to Increase Engagement Throughout Your Session. Text Voting and Polling. Live Polls.

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SpotMe Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Organizing a medical conference that brings results can be stressful. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the best medical conference apps to ensure you come away with actionable HCP insights and invaluable connections to drive your business forward. Want to jump straight to the list of the best medical conference apps?

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2019

To run an event successfully, you need to prepare a good event program and an event speaker’s agenda—a schedule or protocol for speakers about what they will say and how they will act on the stage, etc. Reasons to create an agenda for event speakers. Prepare briefing materials for the event speakers.

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Eventmobi

JULY 29, 2022

CLHIA’s November 2020 Virtual Wealth and Retirement Conference focused on providing those managing wealth portfolios for Canadian life and health insurers with up-to-date and actionable information about important trends and issues shaping the industry. Meet the Person Behind the Magic. Planning the Event. ” — Cindy Smith.

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Eventinterface

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many businesses thrive when it comes to events and conferences, whether it be attending them or hosting one themselves. For the latter, however, you need to market your event or conference and then also have high attendee engagement. Are you wondering how to get people through the door for your next conference?

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Eventinterface

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many businesses thrive when it comes to events and conferences, whether it be attending them or hosting one themselves. For the latter, however, you need to market your event or conference and then also have high attendee engagement. Are you wondering how to get people through the door for your next conference?

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Quickmobile

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

When hosting conferences on cruise ships or other unique venues , one has to bear in mind that the daily things we take for granted are likely not going to be available to you. On cruise ships, you don’t have it unless you remembered to pack it for the meeting. What does this mean? Temptations. and unlimited drinks.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 11, 2019

If your conference is like most, sponsorship revenue is underperforming. There are two benchmarks we like to use to identify healthy conference revenue business models: Industry revenue — 30 percent or more of a conference’s total revenue should come from the combination of sponsor, exhibit and advertising revenue.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 4, 2017

This list of conference big ideas just doesn’t belong to the traditional, average conference planning process. Nor are they for the meeting professional looking for the next trendy trend to implement. Big Conference Ideas On The Road Less Traveled Part 2. Forming Teams Of Conference Culture Mavens. Hat tips Paul J.

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Eventmobi

MARCH 28, 2019

It might seem like conferences are an ideal place to do business, with so many people in attendance and the high potential for interpersonal interaction. But the reality is, very few deals or sales actually happen because of the lack of opportunity to build relationships from conferences. Conferences go by in the blink of an eye.

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Coterie Spark

AUGUST 19, 2022

Catch-22: Your conference ticket sales depend on the quality of your event, yet the quality of your event depends on what you can afford through your ticket sales! You might also allow them to pick which elements of the conference they want to sponsor. One important thing to lock down early is your keynote speaker.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 27, 2017

There is a common problem for many conference organisers: the “disappearing delegate” I covered the more traditional ways an event planner can look at to reduce the number of attendees who disappear towards the end of the day in a previous post. You can avoid an awkward situation if you meet it head on.

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ePly

MARCH 22, 2024

A great conference agenda defines the event’s purpose, who will speak and when, and the conference location and activity. It is the most important tool available for encouraging attendee engagement , establishing expectations for their experience, and guiding them to the right locations at the right times during the conference.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 5, 2020

Speakers have a unique opportunity online to have an intimate experience with guests since they are right up close and personal in an attendees office, living room, etc. The most important for me has been having a dynamic speaker that can evoke emotion through the audience, either with compassion or humor – humor being my favorite of course.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It didn’t always go by the name Leaders Conference. Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is hosting its annual 2023 conference at Nashville’s Music City Center with a change in how it approaches the in-person event. We know they have differences in how they need to connect and what they need to connect about.

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Endless Events

JULY 25, 2018

We all want to create an event that is full of uniquely engaging conference speakers, but how do we do that? First, we need to change the way we look at conferences. Most events no longer want basic conference speakers. A speaker standing in front of the crowd talking at them with slides is no longer enough.

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Gallus Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

So we have created the ultimate virtual event speaker brief. If you are an organiser who has never organised an online event before and you are worried about briefing your speakers then this article is for you! If you are a speaker who wants to deliver better content for virtual events, then this article is for you.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 22, 2021

Now that the world has staged virtual events for the better part of a year, it’s time to make sure these events meet your organization’s ongoing needs. However, reducing budgets for events and conferences may be short-sighted. The first step of budgeting a hybrid meeting doesn’t require a calculator. Lauren Weatherly.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 24, 2017

Traditionally, measuring the success of a conference was pretty simple. How many people attended and how much revenue did you generate. In order to get a more global assessment, truly reflecting the impact of a conference on all stakeholders, other quantitative measures should be included.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1.

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Eventinterface

DECEMBER 5, 2017

He is an award-winning speaker specialized in training professionals and senior executives in all sectors on how to speak effectively, and confidently, in public. We are speaking with Ges on how you can prepare and effectively present, pitch and network during events and conferences. Save Save

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In a Livestorm survey conducted in 2021 , 68 percent of respondents reported increased use of video conferencing in the past 12 months, in everything from internal meetings to conferences and tradeshows. Poll responses can also help event speakers tailor their content to better fit and engage the audience.

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Guidebook

JUNE 19, 2018

You’ve been working on your event for 6+ months — you’ve put in countless hours getting the venue locked down, the schedule finalized, speakers scheduled, the production design perfect. The day comes around and you wait in anticipation for your keynote speaker to step on stage. A great keynote speaker doesn’t just speak, though.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2022

Our guide to the best virtual conference platforms helps you pick the right virtual solution. So we created this guide to the best virtual conference platforms to help you. So we created this guide to the best virtual conference platforms to help you. Virtual conference platforms. What is a virtual conference?

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

The tricky part about hybrid conferences and events is making them equally as engaging and fulfilling for people who are attending remotely as it is to those who are physically present. Those attending in person can go to workshops, engage with each other, interact with speakers, and ask questions. Team meetings. Trade shows.

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