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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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 17, 2019

But when it gets to “go time,” does that culture manifest at your conferences and meetings? Her boss apparently thought she should spend all her time out “doing meeting planning” and not hanging out in a hotel conference room. Make colleagues and vendors feel welcome and involved in conference operations. Open Up that Tent.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 30, 2020

The dynamics that we’re seeing impact conferences and their business models are very similar to the Freemium movement we experienced way back in 2009. Go ahead and read Seth’s post and then come back for the linkage to conference monetization. To best compete: Premium conferences must choose quality over quantity.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In spite of all the bad, there is also much that is positive for the next phase of association conferences. The purpose of the event was simple; to bring together a like-minded group of really smart and thoughtful people to share what they’ve learned in 2020 and what they are taking into 2021 for their organization’s major conference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 30, 2021

Add any additional information that will impact the emcee’s responsibilities. The post Does Your Conference Need an Emcee? I encourage you to download and share this valuable guide with your planning teams or with anyone aspiring to become an emcee or to improve his or her skills. Assemble a list of potential candidates.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Managing the conference badge design process for your in-person events is typically a complicated and costly process that requires outsourcing the design, wrangling spreadsheets, mail merge , and templates, followed by endless rounds of approvals. What’s the best thing about EventMobi’s conference badge software? EventMobi GoLive!

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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

More than a decade ago, when EventMobi launched, mobile apps for conferences were a revolution. These days, they’re a prerequisite for a fantastic conference experience. With the right conference app, you can: Enhance communication Streamline event management Personalize attendees’ experience And so much more.

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GEVME

JULY 28, 2021

With the advent of the pandemic, virtual conferences became a popular go-to option for many event organisers. Even while at the time of writing, some parts of the world are returning to normalcy, virtual events , particularly virtual conferences, are here to stay. What You Need to Know About Virtual Conferences.

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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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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 31, 2020

Please stop treating adults like children at your conferences. Schools originally developed as establishments for improving the efficiency of oral communication of information. So, please stop treating adults like children at conferences. For an exception, see the end of this post.). one exception. No related posts.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 7, 2019

Putting the participant at the center of your conference programming by becoming more learner-centric, that is planning and offering education sessions that go beyond surface learning, is one of the biggest challenges facing conference organizers today. How much of your conference program is focused on learners?

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Here’s what has changed: I’m convinced that “something for everyone” programming — including basic content for the novice or intermediate practitioner — is no longer the right strategy for positioning your conference as a can’t-miss experience. How Conference Sessions Can Deliver on Wisdom.

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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. 120 conferences with speakers from leading brands.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 21, 2020

Over the past couple weeks, conversations with our clients have shifted from crisis decision-making for conferences occurring in the near-term (reactive) to scenario planning for the fall (proactive). In our Conference Go/No-Go Decisions in a Pandemic post , we provided a framework for scenario planning. Resetting Expectations.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 31, 2019

However, a conference at rest, tends to die. The enemy of most conferences is the way it’s always been. When inertia influences your conference, it’s planned by the way you’ve always done it, programmed full of (past) best practices and destined to become average, slowly suffocating on its own status quo.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Event Planning Information – The Pro’s and Con’s of a Uniform How much, or how little, of a uniform is up to each planner. Event Planning Information – What to Wear, What to Wear? They’re affordable and can be printed with company (or conference) names and logos. They say that clothes make the man (or woman).

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For example, Kansas City’s “Green Event Planning Guide” provides party planners in Missouri with contact information, check lists, best practices, etc. The LinkedIn groups provide a party planner with great contacts and access to information through forums, discussions and personal networking. Networking for the “Green” Party Planner.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 23, 2018

Likewise, many conference professionals have no idea what embracing the long-tail, pull benefits of content marketing even means. Most marketing and communications teams agree that content marketing serves as the foundation to their conference marketing strategy. A Poverty Of Conference Content Marketing Success. Get specific.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

Heart of Midlothian Football Club has unveiled the expansion of its conference and event facilities as part of the club’s long-term goal to grow the business off the pitch. The already well-established conference and events business has introduced six additional meeting and event spaces, all located within the main stand.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 26, 2018

Within the conference arena, innovation is the process through which new value is created and delivered to customers. Our conferences need innovation in processes, systems and design more than it needs new inventions in technology. Innovation within the conference and meetings space is going to be about the way we do conferences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 9, 2016

A Momentous Catalyst To Conference Attendee Behavior Change. I am often asked how to get conference attendees to adopt 21 st Century learning habits. The majority of conferences treat attendees as consumers of information. To Get Conference Registrants’ Buy-In For Behavior Change, First Re-Label Them.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2023

Bizzabo Survey: While hybrid isn’t dead, community is the cornerstone B2B conferences are back and have no sign of slowing down anytime soon. At least, according to a recent survey from the event management technology company Bizzabo that showed in-person conferences are once again the darling for attendees and organizers alike.

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Guidebook

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Conferences and events have become an essential aspect of the business world. With a conference app, event coordination and planning have become easier than ever before. In this blog post, we will explore how to build an app for a conference. Networking Features Networking is an essential part of any conference or event.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Here are nine mythodologies about conferences. At least half the sessions programmed at traditional conferences are not what attendees want. Mythodology: A “ conference curator ” can improve the quality of your conference content. Reality : Sadly, conference curators don’t exist.

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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. Cindy Smith. Leading Up to the Event. They’ll take care of you”.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Big business, conferences, education, government, medicine, membership associations, nonprofits, professional societies, religious organizations, trade organizations, etc. Yes, your conference and your membership organization are customary, standard institutions. “I’m done with !”. The Research About Your Institution.

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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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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 25, 2017

Our conference learning spaces affect our audience. Then we can focus on changing our conference participants’ learning spaces with the right goal in mind—nurturing their learning. Are You Putting Lipstick On Outdated Conference Education Models And Calling It A Success? Are your conference participants guests or collaborators?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 4, 2019

Have you ever attended a conference education session because of the presenter and not the content? (I We need more conference facilitated experiences where time flies, everyone present is involved in the work of their own learning and everyone has the opportunity to grow professionally. Content And Conferences.

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EventMB

JUNE 16, 2022

Europe is rightly a popular conference destination for many US organizations, yet there are significant cost implications to consider. The UFI European conference 2022 in Poznan took place with a refugee center operating in the same building. Getting inside the heads of your delegates will enable you to make informed decisions.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Your brain on story acts very differently than when your brain is receiving data, facts and information. During the storytelling and listening process, our brains link unrelated images and better understand critical information. Developing Your Conference Story Arc. Then make it the central focus of your conference.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2019

The first peer conference I convened and designed was held June 3 – 5, 1992 at Marlboro College, Vermont. So, as of today, the community of practice that eventually became edACCESS has enjoyed 27 years of peer conferences. Twenty-three people came to the inaugural conference. 27 years of peer conferences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 22, 2017

You can make your conference the purple cow of all conference experiences. By creating conference experiences that help your participants think smarter! This means designing conference experiences that go full frontal ! The Traditional Low Level Cognitive Conference. Most conference experiences are passive.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 27, 2017

Most conferences offer some type of learning opportunities for their participants. From informal peer networking to roundtable discussions to formal expert lectures and panel discussions. Traditionally, the goal of conference education is to deliver as much information as possible as fast as possible to as many people as possible.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 24, 2018

Who owns the overall experience that customers have at your conference? Who oversees and manages the conference customers’ journey? Or perhaps no one is considering the holistic experience of your conference customer? Do you know what your conference target market customer wants? Owning The Conference Customer Experience.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 6, 2018

Ah, the ubiquitous conference one-hour lecture. As an example I’ll use a three-day conference I’m currently designing. Here are three session formats we’re using for the middle of the conference arc. In my experience, each of them is far more effective than a traditional conference lecture.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Power of Discovery The Venues of Excellence Annual Conference 2024 – will be held at Alton Towers Resort & Conference Centre. The aim of the event is to provide motivation and inspiration from an excellent range of industry speakers and informative sessions all focused on helping venues strive for continued excellence.

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