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NBC’s Olympics – The Technology Behind The Triumphs

Decibel Management

With 180 commentators covering over 7000 hrs of footage, NBC’s coverage of the Tokyo Olympics was the largest of any media organization. and Tokyo, Japan. 1964: Year that marked NBC’s first-ever coverage of an Olympic Games — for the Tokyo Olympics. 1,600: Approximate number of NBC Olympics employees on-site in Tokyo.

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12 Imaginative Events and Activations from Rakuten

Bizzabo

Rakuten is a Tokyo, Japan-based organization that was founded in 1997 by Hiroshi Mikitani. Key Takeaway: You work really hard to plan the perfect event. You book the perfect venue, plan the right mix of educational content and entertainment options, and secure amazing speakers. Turn your stand-alone shindig into an event series.

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Event Heroes: How One Tech Company Is Mastering Event Marketing

Bizzabo

We kept it lower-key, and then we eventually went global with the event. We did the event as a world tour about six years ago, and we went to London, and Sydney, and Tokyo, and New York. And we expanded it a little bit and invited prospects to the event. Pre-event we do a couple of things. Britta: Sure.

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How to run a top-notch business event without breaking the bank

Plan Your Meetings

Invite/book 3 Speakers. Start promoting the event and selling tickets in 20 days. Host the event in 60 days. When you’re ready to take action on your goals and bring your event to life, EventBrite’s got a handy timeline and template for taking the next steps. Use free event management software.

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12 Imaginative Events from Cisco

Bizzabo

The company hosts many highly regarded conferences, trainings, and experiential marketing events each year. In this article, we'll look at 12 of them and analyze the corporate event management tactics that make them so successful. It's pretty much everything an attendee could want out of an event! Cisco Live.

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12 Imaginative Events from Twilio

Bizzabo

The event features expert speaker sessions, hands-on workshops, product deep dives, and more. Their corporate event management team makes their programming so value-packed, in fact, that 83% of past attendees plan to return in 2020 and 91% rate the general session as either good or excellent. Smart Communication Award. ??

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12 Imaginative Events from Intel

Bizzabo

For other organizations, it might mean bringing in popular speakers to give keynotes at their conferences. If you want to boost your company’s event branding , partner with the folks your audience already knows, likes, and trusts. Fall Desktop Launch Event. Or how can your event strategy cash in on pop culture?

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