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The Five Best Online Training Courses for Virtual Events

Gallus Events

Many event organisers and event companies are seeking out the best online training courses for virtual events and there are a lot on offer. We have searched far and wide to find the five best training courses for online events. . We wanted to find courses that were 100% focused on delivering great content. No free courses.

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The Challenge of Virtualizing Trade Shows and Exhibit Halls

PCMA Convene

Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. The exhibitions industry watched as the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, the largest annual trade show in the U.S. It’s up to trade-show organizers to keep that spark alive.

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Temporary Fix or Permanent Change? An AV Perspective on the Evolution of Trade Shows

PCMA Convene

” The name AVIXA may not ring a bell with you, but you’re likely familiar with InfoComm, the largest professional audiovisual trade show in North America. We own, manage, and operate events and so we are keenly interested in, of course, what happens with the changing business model.

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How to Make Your Next Trade Show a Success

Ins'Tent

A trade show is a competitive environment. Before your next trade show event, embrace the opportunity offered by custom printed signage to maximize your success. Your trade show marketing extends to every inch of your display. Ideally, your brand colors are set before the trade show.

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What Separates Men From Women When Choosing to Attend Trade Shows?

PCMA Convene

As event marketers work to attract traffic to their trade-show floors, it’s common to tailor messaging based on where those prospective attendees live, what type of companies they represent, their age, and a number of other demographic factors. Age, though, is an important factor in understanding the makeup of trade-show audiences.

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Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences

Conferences that Work

My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers? But of course, by definition, the meeting gets someone with: little or no speaking experience; no track record; and. In addition, we’ve all had to sit through “speakers” who blatantly promote themselves and their companies on our dime and time. an unknown level of expertise.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

They assume that meetings will consist of sessions with speakers on a stage. That’s better than a flawed traditional meeting, of course, but we can do so much better. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. Yes, all these logistical considerations are important and need to be done well!