Wed.Feb 03, 2021

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Hybrid Event Best Practices: A Virtual-First Approach

Eventmobi

After a year of adapting to virtual-only formats, many within the events industry are eagerly predicting that 2021 will be the year of hybrid events. What best practices will be essential in this new landscape? While hybrid events may seem like more familiar territory than strictly virtual formats, it is still too early to fall back on old models. Before the pandemic hit, most hybrid events treated the virtual audience as an afterthought.

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7 Stunning Examples of Event Planner Website Design

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Toronto Caterers Offering Special Valentine’s Day Menus

EventSource

We can certainly all benefit from a little extra love these days! Valentine’s Day is coming up fast and with everything closed down, couples are on the hunt for unique, tasty, and romantic meal ideas to help spice things up! We got you covered – many of Toronto’s top caterers are offering up some at-home Valentine’s Day delivery ideas that are sure to please the palate.

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VenuIQ ensures go ahead of vital NHS leadership conferences

Event Industry News

The NHS Confederation has celebrated the successful conclusion of its latest virtual event for the leadership of the NHS, created by award-winning events software provider VenuIQ, to meet necessary COVID-19 restrictions. . The annual PNC Network Conference took place on 11th November 2020 and welcomed 1000 delegates nationwide to discuss the innovation and issues in primary care.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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[TEMPLATE] How to Help Conference Attendees Justify Event Cost

ePly

Increasing conference attendance can be a seriously arduous task. You must convince your audience to commit not only their money, but also their time. (And we all know, time is money.) Tack on travel fees for a national (or international) in-person event and, well, it can be a bit of an uphill climb asking attendees to spend hundreds, even thousands to attend your event.

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The Pros and Cons of Hybrid Events

Eventsforce

Want the lowdown on tech trends and virtual events? In your inbox, every week. Right now, virtual events will likely stay the dominant player in the events space for at least the next six months of the year. However, as we start to see the impact of Covid-19 vaccination programmes and lockdown restrictions slowly start to ease, in-person events will return – albeit in a modest size.

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Hybrid Is the Way Forward, But Double the Work and Expense

PCMA Convene

Respondents to the January Dashboard survey shared their thoughts on the cost of hybrid events like Convening Leaders 2021 (above). (Syafiq AB photo). When we wrapped up the December Recovery Dashboard survey results, we noticed that both planners and suppliers reported feeling significantly more hopeful than in November. We attributed that to the timing of the survey, which went out the same week that the first wave of vaccines was being given to health-care workers.

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Top Virtual Platforms for Events: Launch Interactions

Event Industry News

Launch Interactions partners with the leading event technologies to offer agencies and organisations across the globe a one-stop-shop for everything event-tech in the physical, virtual, hybrid and webinar event space. Launch has been supporting clients with event technology since early 2017, offering clients the freedom to change their technology without needing to change trusted teams and partners when a different solution is required for an event.

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With Digital Events, All the World’s a Stage

PCMA Convene

Frances McDormand (clockwise from left), Nyasha Hatendi, and Frankie Faison perform Sophocles’ Philoctetes during a Theater of War Frontline production. Before the pandemic, if someone had asked Bryan Doerries, the cofounder of Theater of War Productions , whether his company’s performances, which interlace dramatic readings of ancient Greek plays with audience conversations, could transfer successfully to an online corporate communication platform, he would have said no.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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Choose a virtual event platform that truly empowers your audience

Event Industry News

No matter the event, no matter the format, you bring people together to learn from each other, connect with one another and have a unique and fulfilling experience as a collective. And that magic of events drives our mission at Brella : empower all participants with access to relevant knowledge and connections. Because when you combine the freshest insights with the feeling of meeting the right person at the right time, your experience must be memorable.

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Bizzabo Announces Partnership with Adobe

Bizzabo

We're joining forces with Adobe and their Exchange Partner Program, enabling you to plan and measure your virtual, in-person, and hybrid events. We're excited to announce that Bizzabo has officially joined the Adobe Exchange for Enterprise Cloud partner program. This partnership brings together the unique positioning of both platforms and further strengthens Bizzabo’s mission of enabling B2B marketers to manage, measure and grow professional events across the globe in any format -- virtual, in-p

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Glisser – the new frontier in virtual and hybrid events

Event Industry News

Glisser is an award-winning virtual and hybrid event platform used by the likes of Informa, Uber, Clarion, Facebook and Jack Morton, and in hybrid studios such as etc.venues and ICC Belfast. Our highly customizable platform works with both our own live streaming and major live streaming providers, presents slides instantly to all devices, offers extensive monetization options, and uses best-in-class audience engagement tools to improve attendee experiences and provide powerful analytics.

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Top Pick Venues that Host Hybrid Meetings

Unique Venues

As lockdowns and quarantine measures over the last year have forced a large percentage of the workforce to the home office, companies continue to look for new ways to bring people together in innovative ways. Research shows over 50% of all meetings are currently remote causing thousands to suffer from the very unscientific term “Zoom Fatigue.” Most will agree the best work is done when people are in the same space feeling the energy circulating throughout a room.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Twin take off for ETL start-up competitions

Event Industry News

With the launch of Event Tech Live USA & Canada there are two versions of the show’s coveted start-up competition this year, one on either side of the Atlantic. Open to new tech companies in any location, from 1st february 2021, both competitions are bristling with prizes including a £5k marketing spend from headline sponsor Event Industry News (EIN).

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Indoor, Outdoor, New & Old – Why we love this venue!

Event Birdie

The Mint is quite simply one of Sydney’s best venues for small to medium functions, conferences and special events. Why? Because it has such beautiful heritage buildings that have been seamlessly blended with contemporary architecture and there is a gorgeous mix of indoor and outdoor spaces. And, this is most important, when you arrive onsite you are transported away from the hustle and bustle of the city to a space unlike any other in town – and that, in our opinion is a mark of a special venue

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Top Virtual Platforms for Events: Conference Compass

Event Industry News

Conference Compass and its event apps enable large and small associations, professional conference organisers, corporate meeting planners and event tech suppliers to build and engage their virtual/on-site audiences as equal citizens, and turn them into active communities. And we serve some of the biggest conferences worldwide. When the pandemic hit and everyone felt the devastating impact of COVID-19, we immediately stepped in and made vital changes to our event platform by integrating live-stre

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4 Things To Note BEFORE Hosting A Virtual Event

Hubilo Blog

Imagine sitting in a closed meeting room with 15 people touching each other shoulder to shoulder, and then this happens… *cough, cough!* — Yeah! We can’t either. At least not before a full-proof vaccine is discovered! So, when the world was put under lockdown, everyone was inside – conferences canceled, meetings suspended, and we felt that we would never see another soul for a long time.

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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InspiredMinds announces new board advisors

Event Industry News

InspiredMinds the London based AI and Health Technology scaleup with a community of 200,000 users world wide has announced it is strengthening its board with a powerhouse addition of four new advisors as the media company announces the launch of an AI omnichannel for its community called Mothership ™ Chris Broad, former Apple Chief of Staff joins with immediate effect to assist on the transition to an always on community.

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Who's News for February 4, 2021

Special Events

Special events business news.

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Top Banana announce seven promotions despite challenging year for the industry

Event Industry News

Creative communications agency, Top Banana, today celebrate the promotion of 7 of their valued employees. The promoted positions are from across the business including their marketing, design, events and leadership team. This follows the promotion of Jemma Peers to Managing Director in January of this year. Jemma Peers, comments “Whilst the past 12 months has been a challenging time in many ways, we are really proud of how our team embraced the change, overcame the challenges and continued to de

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Announcing UNTETHERED 2021: Design-a-thon

Hubb

We are thrilled to announce UNTETHERED 2021: Design-a-thon, a unique event that brings together event professionals to inspire and empower each other.

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The Ultimate Guide to Hosting Hybrid Events For Your Association

For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity. This ready-to-use playbook presents a framework for event organizers embarking on the hybrid events journey.

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Accelevents – The all-in-one events platform you need to add to your tech stack

Event Industry News

Accelevents is an all-in-one virtual & hybrid events platform that empowers event organizers and marketing professionals to create authentic human connections and memorable experiences. Redefine the way you connect with your audience with a user-friendly, yet robust set of customizable and interactive features. Your event attendees can watch keynote talks, attend multiple breakout sessions, engage with each other in workshops, interact with virtual exhibitors, network with groups or individu

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Which Diploma Course is For Me?

Event Academy

The post Which Diploma Course is For Me? appeared first on Event Academy.

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Hubb: Top Virtual Platforms for Events

Event Industry News

Hubb is re-inventing the way the world experiences events. The Hubb platform enables event organizers to design exceptional experiences, whether virtual, in-person or hybrid. Events have changed forever by moving online. In the future, even face-to-face events will need a strong virtual component. But virtual events are not simply onsite meetings moved online.

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What This UK Study Foreshadows for the Future of Events: It’s Not Good

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Download 7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement

Download "7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement" eBook and write winning event emails right away! Relying on decades of social science research and cutting edge behavioral data, SpotMe shows you their science-based methods for creating wildly successful event-marketing email campaigns for almost any situation. SpotMe is the event management platform for B2B marketers.

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Top Virtual Platforms for Events: Conference Compass

Event Industry News

Conference Compass and its event apps enable large and small associations, professional conference organisers, corporate meeting planners and event tech suppliers to build and engage their virtual/on-site audiences as equal citizens, and turn them into active communities. And we serve some of the biggest conferences worldwide. When the pandemic hit and everyone felt the devastating impact of COVID-19, we immediately stepped in and made vital changes to our event platform by integrating live-stre

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Socio Redefines Event Data & Analytics with the Launch of Data Dashboard

Socio Events

Events are powerful, and we know they work. Few marketing channels allow for the same level of engagement, brand immersion, and trust that events offer. While event organizers and sponsors have long recognized the many benefits of events, proving event ROI has always been challenging. With 24% of the typical marketing budget going toward events, we firmly believe that events can, should, and will be as measurable, optimizable, and repeatable as the rest of the marketing stack.

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Accelevents – The all-in-one events platform you need to add to your tech stack

Event Industry News

Accelevents is an all-in-one virtual & hybrid events platform that empowers event organizers and marketing professionals to create authentic human connections and memorable experiences. Redefine the way you connect with your audience with a user-friendly, yet robust set of customizable and interactive features. Your event attendees can watch keynote talks, attend multiple breakout sessions, engage with each other in workshops, interact with virtual exhibitors, network with groups or individu

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